Month: May 2025

Certification of bus stations is made within the framework of intercity transportation reforms.

From June 1, Georgian bus stations are obliged to receive certificates for continuing their work, according to which electronic boards and special platforms for boarding will be installed at the bus stations, as well as a system for purchasing electronic tickets will be introduced.

Certification of bus stations is done within the framework of intercity transportation reform, which is in an active phase in the country.

“The Georgian reality was alien to the electronic ticket purchase system, only individual carriers have it. According to our information, the Land Transportation Agency is creating a unified platform for electronic ticketing, with which we are fully cooperating. There will also be electronic boards, like in airports, which will show the arrival, departure and delay of transportation. All innovations will be adapted to the safety and comfort of passengers,” said Paata Kvavadze, representative of the largest bus station network Okriba.

On March 1, 2025, the regulation came into force, according to which drivers must obtain a permit for road passenger transportation.

During the same period, the regulation according to which drivers engaged in passenger transportation are obliged to undergo periodic medical examination and drug testing came into force.

Once the certificates come into effect, bus stations will be divided into three classes:

• First class bus stations will carry international and/or intercity and district passenger transportation;
• Second class bus stations carry domestic transportation, while international transportation is possible only if there is no first class station;
• The third class of station allows intra-district transportation, while intercity and international transportation is possible only if there are no first and second class stations; and The third class of station allows intra-district transportation, while intercity and international transportation is possible only if there are no first and second class stations.

All intercity transportation in the country will run only from bus station to bus station, and regular passenger transportation within the boundaries of municipalities will follow strictly defined routes.

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The U.S. Embassy has issued a warning about bombs planted in three shopping centers in Tbilisi.

On the night of May 6, the U.S. Embassy in Georgia put out a warning about a potential bomb threat in three Tbilisi shopping centers, telling its staff to avoid those places until further notice.

According to the embassy, the threat involves East Point, Galleria Tbilisi, and Tbilisi Mall.

Not long after, Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS) responded, saying its teams were already dealing with “another false alarm.” They added that all necessary steps were being taken within their authority.

The SSS also called on foreign embassies in Georgia to respect the work of local security services, act responsibly, and avoid making public statements that haven’t been cleared with the proper agencies.