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Borjomi suburb rocked by earthquake

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

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 …

Borjomi mineral water company employees on strike

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 …