New restrictions due to increasing number of Covid-19 From August 14 to September 4, festivals, entertainment events, concerts, sports competitions and children’s entertainment centers will be restricted. According to the decision of the Coordinating Council, from August 14 to September 4, for 3 weeks Municipal transport traffic, festivals, entertainment events, concerts and sports competitions...Read More
An international team of scientists has successfully sequenced genome data of three mammals including a human from skeletal remains discovered in Georgia’s west, revealing “previously undocumented” ancestral lineages. Unearthed from the Satsurblia Cave in the Tskaltubo Municipality between 2012-2017, the remains had been subjected to long studies that eventually yielded data using “shotgun” method of...Read More
UNESCO expert will come to Georgia in June to study the current situation at the Gelati Monastery Complex, Tea Tsulukiani, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, announced while talking about the roof restoration works at Gelati in the Akhali Dghe (New Day) Program of the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB). Tsulukiani spoke about the...Read More
According to evidence from clinical trials, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is 95% effective at preventing laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 illness in people without evidence of previous infection. Starting today, people over 65 years of age will be allowed to register for the Covid-19 vaccination in Georgia and make a choice between Pfizer and British AstraZeneca vaccines. So far, more than 4,000...Read More
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili congratulated Joe Biden, President-elect of the United States, and Kamala Harris, Vice President-elect of the country, for their victory. “My congratulations Joe Biden! Georgia, the Caucasus region, and the world need a free, strong and democratic America. I look forward to working with you to make the cooperation and the bonds between our two...Read More
Police in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, have fired water cannons at crowds protesting against the results of last week’s parliamentary election. Thousands of people gathered outside the Central Election Commission to demand a new vote, after accusing the governing party of rigging the poll. The Georgian Dream party has denied the accusations of fraud. International...Read More
