The News in Brief
Monday, May 23
Ilia the Second hopes confrontation between politicians will end well
Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia Ilia the Second hopes that the confrontation between politicians will end well.
“26 May approaches. It may be a difficult day and I want to ask everyone to strengthen their prayers for peace in Georgia and goodness and a kind attitude among the people,” the Patriarch stated at Holy Trinity Cathedral in his Sunday sermon.
(Interpressnews)
Heavy rain inflicts serious damage on districts of Tbilisi
A natural disaster inflicted serious damage on almost all the districts of Tbilisi on Saturday night. The emergency office was working all night long. Rain flooded the ground floors of apartments and roads and cars were unable to move due to the heavy rain and hail.
The Dighomi district was damaged most of all. A Toyota Jeep fell into a trench as it was trying to turn on a road saturated with rain. Traffic jams were created on the roads due to the sudden flood.
Traffic movement was restricted and the Patrol Police were trying to regulate it. People at home during the rain had some problems as well. The cellars of almost all blocks were flooded in Dighomi.
Cars left in the open air were also damaged by the flood and hail. The roads were damaged when the flood washed road metals onto the streets which restricted traffic movement. The Vake-Saburtalo municipal office of cleaning was working the whole night. Clean up operations were taking place in almost all districts of Tbilisi. In some places, special equipment was used to clean the streets of road metals.
The flood killed three people in Telavi when the river flooded in the village of Shalauri and threw an Opel car from the bridge. Three people in the car at the time couldn’t escape from it. The bodies of 18-year old Mari Daghelishvili, 18-year old Mari Askilashvili and 37-year old Nana Grdzelishvili have been recovered.
(The Messenger)
Mikheil Saakashvili meets population of Karaleti and Gori
The Georgian President met the people of Karaleti and Gori on Saturday. In Karaleti Mikheil Saakashvili visited the renewed kindergarten. The Georgian Diaspora in France and its Chair Otar Zurabishvili initiated the refurbishment of the ground floor of the kindergarten, damaged during the August war. GEL 58,000 has been spent on the repair works. Sixteen people are now employed in the Karaleti kindergarten.
Otar Zurabishvili visited the village alongside the President. He expressed support for and solidarity with Georgia on behalf of Georgian emigrants.
(Interpressnews)
Bomb in hotel not confirmed
Tamuna Guledani, head of the Marketing Department of the Sheration Metechi Palace Hotel, confirmed to Interpressnews that an unidentified person had phoned reporting that an explosive device had been planted there. Consequently the hotel was evacuated. After a sweep however no device was found.
The hotel guests stayed in the grounds while it was swept by police.
(Interpressnews)
Home of Georgian shot at in Nabakevi village, Gali district
Russian occupiers and Abkhaz separatists have taken revenge on an ethnic Georgian living in the village of Nabakevi. They opened fire on Gocha Gulaia`s house, situated at the administrative border with breakaway Abkhazia.
A road along which the occupiers take cars and other items looted from the Georgian village lies close to the house. Gocha Gulaia had allowed the Georgian police to block the road. It is believed that the shooting was in retaliation for this.
Three children were at the house during the incident. No casualties have been reported. EU monitors have arrived at the site.
(Rustavi 2)
Georgian Penitentiary and Probation Minister meets prison Governors
The Georgian Penitentiary and Probation Minister presented the reforms ongoing in the field to prison Governors on Saturday. Dimitri Shashkin talked about the programmes to improve medical and educational conditions in jails.
Shashkin outlined details of the draft bill initiated by the Ministry to the Governors. The bill has been drafted with the help of international organisations and experts. One of the most important changes for the prisoners will be replacing long visits with short term releases.
(Rustavi 2)
Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia Ilia the Second hopes that the confrontation between politicians will end well.
“26 May approaches. It may be a difficult day and I want to ask everyone to strengthen their prayers for peace in Georgia and goodness and a kind attitude among the people,” the Patriarch stated at Holy Trinity Cathedral in his Sunday sermon.
(Interpressnews)
Heavy rain inflicts serious damage on districts of Tbilisi
A natural disaster inflicted serious damage on almost all the districts of Tbilisi on Saturday night. The emergency office was working all night long. Rain flooded the ground floors of apartments and roads and cars were unable to move due to the heavy rain and hail.
The Dighomi district was damaged most of all. A Toyota Jeep fell into a trench as it was trying to turn on a road saturated with rain. Traffic jams were created on the roads due to the sudden flood.
Traffic movement was restricted and the Patrol Police were trying to regulate it. People at home during the rain had some problems as well. The cellars of almost all blocks were flooded in Dighomi.
Cars left in the open air were also damaged by the flood and hail. The roads were damaged when the flood washed road metals onto the streets which restricted traffic movement. The Vake-Saburtalo municipal office of cleaning was working the whole night. Clean up operations were taking place in almost all districts of Tbilisi. In some places, special equipment was used to clean the streets of road metals.
The flood killed three people in Telavi when the river flooded in the village of Shalauri and threw an Opel car from the bridge. Three people in the car at the time couldn’t escape from it. The bodies of 18-year old Mari Daghelishvili, 18-year old Mari Askilashvili and 37-year old Nana Grdzelishvili have been recovered.
(The Messenger)
Mikheil Saakashvili meets population of Karaleti and Gori
The Georgian President met the people of Karaleti and Gori on Saturday. In Karaleti Mikheil Saakashvili visited the renewed kindergarten. The Georgian Diaspora in France and its Chair Otar Zurabishvili initiated the refurbishment of the ground floor of the kindergarten, damaged during the August war. GEL 58,000 has been spent on the repair works. Sixteen people are now employed in the Karaleti kindergarten.
Otar Zurabishvili visited the village alongside the President. He expressed support for and solidarity with Georgia on behalf of Georgian emigrants.
(Interpressnews)
Bomb in hotel not confirmed
Tamuna Guledani, head of the Marketing Department of the Sheration Metechi Palace Hotel, confirmed to Interpressnews that an unidentified person had phoned reporting that an explosive device had been planted there. Consequently the hotel was evacuated. After a sweep however no device was found.
The hotel guests stayed in the grounds while it was swept by police.
(Interpressnews)
Home of Georgian shot at in Nabakevi village, Gali district
Russian occupiers and Abkhaz separatists have taken revenge on an ethnic Georgian living in the village of Nabakevi. They opened fire on Gocha Gulaia`s house, situated at the administrative border with breakaway Abkhazia.
A road along which the occupiers take cars and other items looted from the Georgian village lies close to the house. Gocha Gulaia had allowed the Georgian police to block the road. It is believed that the shooting was in retaliation for this.
Three children were at the house during the incident. No casualties have been reported. EU monitors have arrived at the site.
(Rustavi 2)
Georgian Penitentiary and Probation Minister meets prison Governors
The Georgian Penitentiary and Probation Minister presented the reforms ongoing in the field to prison Governors on Saturday. Dimitri Shashkin talked about the programmes to improve medical and educational conditions in jails.
Shashkin outlined details of the draft bill initiated by the Ministry to the Governors. The bill has been drafted with the help of international organisations and experts. One of the most important changes for the prisoners will be replacing long visits with short term releases.
(Rustavi 2)