Last year the unemployment rate in Georgia increased by 2.1 percent compared to 2020 and amounted to 20.6 percent, the National Statistics Office of Georgia said on Wednesday. The agency suggested that in 2021 labour force participation rate (share o...
Georgia has reported one coronavirus death between May 9 and May 15, the country’s National Center for Disease Control said on Tuesday. Georgia has recorded 602 new cases of coronavirus infection in the reported period, while 697 people have recovere...
Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria has called on state agencies to prevent possible crimes and investigate alleged crimes committed against the LGBT+ community which hamper sexual minorities publicly mark the International Day Against Homophobia,...
The Georgian Patriarchate says that the Family Purity Day on May 17, which was established back in 2013 in Georgia after a clash between far-right groups and the supporters of sexual minorities, will be dedicated to peace in Georgia, Ukraine and in t...
Students of Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University, the oldest university in Georgia, have been protesting resumption of in-person studies over the past several days, demanding the university administration to also maintain onlain studies for s...
An eight-month-old Ukrainian baby who has undergone heart surgery at Jo Ann University Hospital of Tbilisi was discharged on Wednesday. The hospital staff said goodbye to the patient and his parents holding Ukrainian and Georgian flags, in solidarity...
A new survey by the Women’s Initiative Support Group says that Georgians have become more tolerant towards LGBT+ community. However, more than half believe that the LGBT+ representatives are asking for privileges and not protection of rights, while a...
Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia says that only 34 percent of the country’s adult population have received both doses of the coronavirus vaccine so far, “which is a low rate and poses threats that the virus may mutate.” She stated that a...
The Immunization Council of Georgia has recommended a booster dose of the coronavirus vaccine for children over 12 with chronic diseases. The category of the children will be able to be vaccinated after the relevant order is issued by the government....
The Georgian Ministry of Education is scheduled to enact new regulations on school excursions after several students have died in accidents over the past several years. According to the new rules, the excursion location should not be more than 150 ki...
