📹💰 Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze will donate 15,000 lari (about $5,000) to families in need in the capital.
That is what he promised to do if he won the trial against Maya Mamulashvili, a journalist from TV Pirveli. Today the trial ended in his favor. The court partially satisfied the claim of the mayor (instead of 100 thousand lari, only 15 thousand were issued). Also, the TV company was instructed to refute the claim that Kaladze allegedly embezzled 60 million lari ($22 million) from city tenders.
That is what he promised to do if he won the trial against Maya Mamulashvili, a journalist from TV Pirveli. Today the trial ended in his favor. The court partially satisfied the claim of the mayor (instead of 100 thousand lari, only 15 thousand were issued). Also, the TV company was instructed to refute the claim that Kaladze allegedly embezzled 60 million lari ($22 million) from city tenders.
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❓What is happening with ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili now?
There is a lot of news related to him, so I have collected all the most important things over the past year about the eccentric and flamboyant polititian.
🗓2021:
01.10. - Mikheil Saakashvili returned to Georgia, where he was arrested, as he had previously been sentenced in absentia in his homeland to imprisonment in two criminal cases
02.10. - went on a hunger strike
25.10. - the state of health began to deteriorate, the first consult with the resuscitator
03.11. - President Zurabishvili ruled out his pardon
08.11. - transported to hospital
18.11. - went to intensive care
19.11. - stopped the hunger strike, transferred to the military hospital of the city of Gori
November/December – trials in several criminal cases continue
30.12. - returned to jail
🗓 2022:
21.02. - went on a hunger strike
10.03. - stopped hunger strike
20.04. - became ill during the trial, after which he was taken to the hospital and since May, the courts began to be postponed due to the weakness and poor health of the politician
12.05. - transported to the civil clinic "Vivamed", where he is to this day
31.07. - announced his retirement from politics
11.08. - Doctors assess his condition as critical
21.11. - the lawyer and relatives assumed that he was poisoned and are asking for an investigation
29.11. - the ex-president himself, according to the Ministry of Justice, refused a toxicological examination
01.12. - The Ministry of Justice ruled out the transfer of Saakashvili to foreign clinics, since such a procedure is not prescribed by law and can lead to evading responsibility
❓ What is expected in 2023? Discussion of the state of his health, consultations with foreign experts, resumption of court hearings. In the case of normalization of health, sentences in several cases.
There is a lot of news related to him, so I have collected all the most important things over the past year about the eccentric and flamboyant polititian.
🗓2021:
01.10. - Mikheil Saakashvili returned to Georgia, where he was arrested, as he had previously been sentenced in absentia in his homeland to imprisonment in two criminal cases
02.10. - went on a hunger strike
25.10. - the state of health began to deteriorate, the first consult with the resuscitator
03.11. - President Zurabishvili ruled out his pardon
08.11. - transported to hospital
18.11. - went to intensive care
19.11. - stopped the hunger strike, transferred to the military hospital of the city of Gori
November/December – trials in several criminal cases continue
30.12. - returned to jail
🗓 2022:
21.02. - went on a hunger strike
10.03. - stopped hunger strike
20.04. - became ill during the trial, after which he was taken to the hospital and since May, the courts began to be postponed due to the weakness and poor health of the politician
12.05. - transported to the civil clinic "Vivamed", where he is to this day
31.07. - announced his retirement from politics
11.08. - Doctors assess his condition as critical
21.11. - the lawyer and relatives assumed that he was poisoned and are asking for an investigation
29.11. - the ex-president himself, according to the Ministry of Justice, refused a toxicological examination
01.12. - The Ministry of Justice ruled out the transfer of Saakashvili to foreign clinics, since such a procedure is not prescribed by law and can lead to evading responsibility
❓ What is expected in 2023? Discussion of the state of his health, consultations with foreign experts, resumption of court hearings. In the case of normalization of health, sentences in several cases.
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👮🏻♂️🚘 The driving license exams in Georgia will be made harder again.
Those wishing to get a license, in addition to the “city ride” that appeared this spring (previously only a theory and a platform practice were needed), from September 1, 2023, the ability to check the technical condition of a car will be added. An applicant passing the theory, platform practice and city ride will have to answer questions about the technical serviceability of the car, either using a tools or orally.
Let me remind you that from January 2023, additional questions are introduced when taking the practical part of exam. You will have to answer verbally questions about the operation of the car (checking the oil, brake fluid, brake system, steering wheel, headlights, engine, etc.).
ℹ️ Any foreign citizen over 16 years old has the opportunity to pass exams for driving license in Georgia.
Those wishing to get a license, in addition to the “city ride” that appeared this spring (previously only a theory and a platform practice were needed), from September 1, 2023, the ability to check the technical condition of a car will be added. An applicant passing the theory, platform practice and city ride will have to answer questions about the technical serviceability of the car, either using a tools or orally.
Let me remind you that from January 2023, additional questions are introduced when taking the practical part of exam. You will have to answer verbally questions about the operation of the car (checking the oil, brake fluid, brake system, steering wheel, headlights, engine, etc.).
ℹ️ Any foreign citizen over 16 years old has the opportunity to pass exams for driving license in Georgia.
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🥳🎅🏼🎄 Winter Fair 2022 in Tbilisi.
On December 3rd, a small but very pleasant New Year's fair from diplomatic missions in Georgia will be held at Sheraton Metekhi Palace. Exhibition and sale of goods from different countries, a varied menu at the food court and a friendly holiday atmosphere. My family and I go there regularly and would recommend it.
📷 Photos from the 2021 festival
📌 The link to the event is here.
On December 3rd, a small but very pleasant New Year's fair from diplomatic missions in Georgia will be held at Sheraton Metekhi Palace. Exhibition and sale of goods from different countries, a varied menu at the food court and a friendly holiday atmosphere. My family and I go there regularly and would recommend it.
📷 Photos from the 2021 festival
📌 The link to the event is here.
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🇬🇪🇺🇦 Five Georgian volunteers were killed over the past day in Ukraine.
The reason was the most severe artillery shelling by the Russian army near Bakhmut. Killed: Auto Rurua, Romeo Kvaratskhelia, Romeo Pichkhaya, Merab Aladashvili and Badri Markelia. Eternal memory to the fallen!
The President of Georgia offered official condolences to the families and friends of the victims.
ℹ️ During the war in Ukraine, 32 Georgian volunteers were killed.
The reason was the most severe artillery shelling by the Russian army near Bakhmut. Killed: Auto Rurua, Romeo Kvaratskhelia, Romeo Pichkhaya, Merab Aladashvili and Badri Markelia. Eternal memory to the fallen!
The President of Georgia offered official condolences to the families and friends of the victims.
ℹ️ During the war in Ukraine, 32 Georgian volunteers were killed.
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📊 The Ministry of Education of Georgia has released several statistics about education in the country.
📍 by the beginning of the school year, approximately 62,300 teachers worked in Georgian schools (-1.1% compared to the same period last year)
📍 87.4% female teachers and 12.6% male
📍 There are 2302 schools in the country (-6 from last year)
📍 as of September 15 (the beginning of studies in the country's schools), there were 633,300 students (+ 1.4% more than in the last academic year)
📍 35.4% of students go to schools in Tbilisi
❗️ Last academic year, 8,800 children dropped out (+25.5% from last year)
📍 11 Russian-language schools currently operate throughout Georgia, and you can study in Russian in 45 sectors of public schools
📍 currently 16042 people study in Russian-speaking schools and sectors (in May 2021 there were 14222)
📍 there are 3 schools in the country with a Ukrainian-speaking sector (two in Tbilisi and one in Batumi), 3,000 schoolchildren study there
📍 by the beginning of the school year, approximately 62,300 teachers worked in Georgian schools (-1.1% compared to the same period last year)
📍 87.4% female teachers and 12.6% male
📍 There are 2302 schools in the country (-6 from last year)
📍 as of September 15 (the beginning of studies in the country's schools), there were 633,300 students (+ 1.4% more than in the last academic year)
📍 35.4% of students go to schools in Tbilisi
❗️ Last academic year, 8,800 children dropped out (+25.5% from last year)
📍 11 Russian-language schools currently operate throughout Georgia, and you can study in Russian in 45 sectors of public schools
📍 currently 16042 people study in Russian-speaking schools and sectors (in May 2021 there were 14222)
📍 there are 3 schools in the country with a Ukrainian-speaking sector (two in Tbilisi and one in Batumi), 3,000 schoolchildren study there
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🇹🇷📱🇬🇪 From Turkey to Georgia for .... iPhones.
Just the other day, I wrote that interest in Turkish online stores has grown among those living in the country, as there have been reports of traffic in the opposite direction.
❗️Citizens of Turkey come to Georgia en masse for the models of the latest iPhones. According to polls, people come to Adjara even from Istanbul. “Telephone” traffic even caused queues at the land border at the Sarpi checkpoint. According to statistics, iPhone prices in Turkey range from 30,000 to 57,000 liras ($1,600 to $3,000). In Batumi, such models can cost from $1,300, besides, buyers issue a return of value added tax at customs, receiving back 2-4 thousand liras ($100-200).
Also, visitors want to buy a phone right now, because in 2023, the fee for registering the IMEI of a phone brought from abroad will be increased from 3,000 to 6,000 lira ($ 300) .
Just the other day, I wrote that interest in Turkish online stores has grown among those living in the country, as there have been reports of traffic in the opposite direction.
❗️Citizens of Turkey come to Georgia en masse for the models of the latest iPhones. According to polls, people come to Adjara even from Istanbul. “Telephone” traffic even caused queues at the land border at the Sarpi checkpoint. According to statistics, iPhone prices in Turkey range from 30,000 to 57,000 liras ($1,600 to $3,000). In Batumi, such models can cost from $1,300, besides, buyers issue a return of value added tax at customs, receiving back 2-4 thousand liras ($100-200).
Also, visitors want to buy a phone right now, because in 2023, the fee for registering the IMEI of a phone brought from abroad will be increased from 3,000 to 6,000 lira ($ 300) .
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❗️There is another political scandal in Georgia.
After 17 years of work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nata Koridze, the wife of Zurab Japaridze, one of the leaders of the opposition forces in Georgia, was fired. At the time of her dismissal, she served as Deputy Director of the Department of Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration. According to Koridze, the official reason for her dismissal is the reorganization.
😲 Noteworthy is the reaction of the vice-speaker of parliament from the ruling party, Gia Volsky, who believes that family members of oppositionists cannot work where they will have access to state secrets.:
“She has access to secret information, of course, she cannot share this information with a person who daily acts against Georgia. I believe that one of the leaders of such actions is the leader of Girchi, Zurab Japaridze. I don't know if this is the motive for the dismissal. Apparently, there was some reason, because a representative of the family of such an oppositionist cannot work where she has access to secret information, ”he told reporters.
After 17 years of work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nata Koridze, the wife of Zurab Japaridze, one of the leaders of the opposition forces in Georgia, was fired. At the time of her dismissal, she served as Deputy Director of the Department of Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration. According to Koridze, the official reason for her dismissal is the reorganization.
😲 Noteworthy is the reaction of the vice-speaker of parliament from the ruling party, Gia Volsky, who believes that family members of oppositionists cannot work where they will have access to state secrets.:
“She has access to secret information, of course, she cannot share this information with a person who daily acts against Georgia. I believe that one of the leaders of such actions is the leader of Girchi, Zurab Japaridze. I don't know if this is the motive for the dismissal. Apparently, there was some reason, because a representative of the family of such an oppositionist cannot work where she has access to secret information, ”he told reporters.
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👶💃 Baby Boom in Sukhishvili National Ballet!
Five girls, members of the famous Georgian dance group, gave birth to .... five girls. The soloists, who have just come out of the maternity leave, join the team at New Year's concerts. All tickets there have already been sold and the ballet asks on its Facebook page, if they add another performance on December 29?
Five girls, members of the famous Georgian dance group, gave birth to .... five girls. The soloists, who have just come out of the maternity leave, join the team at New Year's concerts. All tickets there have already been sold and the ballet asks on its Facebook page, if they add another performance on December 29?
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🇬🇪⚽️🥇 Dinamo Tbilisi became the Georgian Football Champion in 2022.
In the most difficult struggle, they won back the backlog from DInamo Batumi after the first half of the championship and took the gold. For the last three years, Dinamo from the capital and Adjara have been taking championships in rotation: 2020 - Tbilisi, 2021 - Batumi, 2022 Tbilisi. Should we expect revenge from the seaside team next season?
It is noteworthy that Lokomotiv Tbilisi dropped out of the top league, scoring only 8 points in 36 matches with a goal difference of 28:101. This is surprising, given that they recently, in European competitions, beat the strong Russian Dinamo.
In the most difficult struggle, they won back the backlog from DInamo Batumi after the first half of the championship and took the gold. For the last three years, Dinamo from the capital and Adjara have been taking championships in rotation: 2020 - Tbilisi, 2021 - Batumi, 2022 Tbilisi. Should we expect revenge from the seaside team next season?
It is noteworthy that Lokomotiv Tbilisi dropped out of the top league, scoring only 8 points in 36 matches with a goal difference of 28:101. This is surprising, given that they recently, in European competitions, beat the strong Russian Dinamo.
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👨🏻🔧 On December 10, from 14:00 to 18:00, Carreer Fest will be held at the Rooms Hotel in Tbilisi.
Job search event in Georgia. About 60 companies with active vacancies will be presented at the festival. Judging by the partners of the project, there will certainly be an IT segment from foreign companies and interesting local organizations. Anyone can enter, but first you must register.
📌 Registration link here.
Job search event in Georgia. About 60 companies with active vacancies will be presented at the festival. Judging by the partners of the project, there will certainly be an IT segment from foreign companies and interesting local organizations. Anyone can enter, but first you must register.
📌 Registration link here.
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🏺Not only Georgian wine, but also perfumes in Qvevri shaped bottles will soon appear in Georgia.
The limited edition bottles will go on sale in 2023. This is a joint project of Georgian designer Zviad Tsikolia (known for branded watches) and French perfumer Antoine Lie. Earlier, the Georgian master has already used the theme of an earthen vessel for wine. For example (on the photo), these were souvenirs in the form of a rocket or earrings with original elements.
The limited edition bottles will go on sale in 2023. This is a joint project of Georgian designer Zviad Tsikolia (known for branded watches) and French perfumer Antoine Lie. Earlier, the Georgian master has already used the theme of an earthen vessel for wine. For example (on the photo), these were souvenirs in the form of a rocket or earrings with original elements.
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