Firefighters continue efforts to contain forest fire in Georgia
Rescuers of the Georgian Emergency Management Service are “intensively continuing” their efforts to localise a forest fire near Akhaldaba …
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Borjomi suburb rocked by earthquake
© Photo: Maria Novoselova / Vestnik Kavkaza Today, a minor earthquake stroke Borjomi suburb. It was recorded 12 km away from the city. Today, seismologists registered an …
Georgia sends reservists to combat Borjomi forest fire
The Georgian Ministry of Defence on Thursday sent additional 100 servicemembers to the central-western Borjomi municipality to combat the blaze that erupted last Friday, with the unit joining more than 1,200 professionals from the …
Turkish firefighting aircraft joins efforts combating forest fire in Georgia
In a move marking international assistance to Georgian state bodies, a specialised Turkish firefighting aircraft has joined efforts to extinguish the forest fire in central-western Georgia’s Borjomi municipality that has been raging since …
Talks on gov’t co-ownership of Borjomi mineral water company completed
The Georgian Government has completed talks with shareholders of IDS Borjomi, one of the largest mineral water producers in Georgia, and will become a co-owner of the enterprise without having to make expenses for the move, Prime Minister Irakli …
Borjomi mineral water company employees on strike
About 400 employees of IDS Borjomi, one of the largest mineral water producers in Georgia, went on strike earlier today demanding reinstatement of 50 coworkers dismissed following the company’s announcement of a “temporary …
Georgian authorities assure: Borjomi brand not to disappear
The Borjomi mineral water brand will continue its operation, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili assured. Earlier, IDS Borjomi Georgia, on behalf of the owner company, announced its readiness to transfer part of the share to the …
Two earthquakes hit Georgia
On Saturday, May 21, two earthquakes occurred in Georgia in two hours, the National Center for Seismic Monitoring of the Institute of Earth Sciences informs. The first earthquake with a 3.6-magnitude occurred at 06:12 local time (05:12 …
Borjomi mineral company, striking workers reach agreement
Borjomi mineral water company in central Georgia and about 350 workers who went on strike on May 18 demanding higher salaries and better working conditions have finally reached the agreement, announce that the strike is over. The …
Borjomi suspends operation of both factories in Georgia
Borjomi mineral water company in central Georgia has announced the temporary suspension of operations at two of its plants to ‘avoid provocations staged by activists’. About 350 workers of bottling factories have …
Foreign tourists stuck in ancient fortress near Borjomi
According to the Georgian Emergency Management Service, tourists from Great Britain and Egypt were stuck in the mountains near Borjomi, in the ancient fortress of Gogias Tsikhe. It is clarified that foreign tourists decided to climb the …
Wildfire in Borjomi Gorge extinguished
Up to 150 firefighters, 30 foresters and a border police helicopter have been brought in to extinguish a fire in Georgia's Borjomi Gorge. According to the Georgian Emergency Management Service, two centres of the fire have been …
Young carjackers make trip to Borjomi
Two teenagers, detained by police in Gori, charged with carjacking, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia reports. It is clarified that the detainees, born in 2003 and 2004, are the citizens of Georgia. The young …
Man wanted for half of his life detained in Borjomi
In Borjomi, the policemen detained a 48-year-old man, who was on the state wanted list for 24 years, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia reported. In July 1994, a man accused of robbery and banditry was …
Tsagveri fire in Georgia not extinguished yet
The forest near Tsagveri resort in south-central Georgia is still burning, Georgia’s Minister for Regional Development and Infrastructure Zurab Alavidze said. Azerbaijan and Turkey have sent 5 helicopters to …
Borjomi wildfire extinguished
Georgia's Interior Minister Giorgi Mgebrishvili said that a massive forest fire that broke out a week ago in Georgia’s Borjomi Gorge has been extinguished. He also noted that the special headquarters that was …
Georgian army joins fire extinguishing efforts in Borjomi Gorge
Georgia's Armed Forces have joined firefighting efforts in Georgia’s Borjomi Gorge where a massive forest fire broke out five days ago. The use of the army was authorised by a decree issued by the country's President …
World Bank promises to help Georgia in restoring Borjomi forest
The World Bank is ready to provide financial and technical assistance to Georgia to overcome outcomes of the recent fire in the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park, the WB regional director Mercy Tembon said after her meeting with …
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus and Turkey helping to save Borjomi
Georgia's loss of its "pearl" would become a national catastrophe
Defense Minister: Georgia grateful to Azerbaijan for its fraternal help
Georgian Minister of Defense Levan Izoria has hailed the assistance Azerbaijan has provided in fighting the continuing strong fires in the country, Trend reports citing Georgia Online. He thanked Azerbaijan on the …
