The News in Brief
Monday, March 25
By Levan Abramishvili
Lado Apkhazava lost the Global Teacher Prize
Georgian civil education teacher Lado Apkhazava, who has gained popularity by working in a remote village of Chibati, Guria region lost the Global Teacher Prize. He has been named one of the 10 finalists for the prize. Initially, he was chosen in the top 50 teachers from over 10 000 applications.
Earlier this year, Apkhazava was awarded with the Teacher’s National Award and a Mentor Teacher status by Mikheil Batiashvili, The Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport of Georgia.
The winner of the prestigious prize is Peter Tabichi, a Kenyan math and physics teacher, who won the $1 million at a star-studded event in Dubai on Sunday. Tabichi said the prize showed that “teachers matter” and that “teaching is a noble profession.”
Before the finals, Apkhazava said: “Winning isn’t necessary. Please don’t create big expectations. The winner will be someone that the world needs more. I will do everything in my power, but I’m already a winner since this competition has never had a loser.”
Endangered giant turtle found on the coast of Poti
An endangered giant sea turtle was found on the coastal line of Poti. It came from the Aegean Sea in the Black Sea water area. Due to the lack of appropriate conditions in Batumi Delphinium and Aquarium, the turtle was taken to the hotel Paragraph aquarium.
The turtle was identified as The Caretta Caretta Turtle (known also as loggerhead sea turtle) that live in the Mediterranean, they spawn along the Laganas Gulf.
They can have considerable dimensions (the largest weights 140 kg. and measures circa 120 cm whereas the smallest measures 80 cm.) but, in spite of this, they are very fast.
Loggerhead sea turtles were once intensively hunted for their meat and eggs; consumption has decreased, however, due to worldwide legislation. Despite this, turtle meat and eggs are still consumed in countries where regulations are not strictly enforced.
All loggerhead turtle populations are listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The biggest threats facing loggerhead turtles are bycatch in fishing gear, loss, and degradation of nesting habitat, vessel strikes, and entanglement in marine debris.
The Caretta Caretta Turtle found in Poti needed urgent care, therefore it will spend some time in the Paragraph aquarium rehabilitating, after which it will be returned to its natural habitat.
Lado Apkhazava lost the Global Teacher Prize
Georgian civil education teacher Lado Apkhazava, who has gained popularity by working in a remote village of Chibati, Guria region lost the Global Teacher Prize. He has been named one of the 10 finalists for the prize. Initially, he was chosen in the top 50 teachers from over 10 000 applications.
Earlier this year, Apkhazava was awarded with the Teacher’s National Award and a Mentor Teacher status by Mikheil Batiashvili, The Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport of Georgia.
The winner of the prestigious prize is Peter Tabichi, a Kenyan math and physics teacher, who won the $1 million at a star-studded event in Dubai on Sunday. Tabichi said the prize showed that “teachers matter” and that “teaching is a noble profession.”
Before the finals, Apkhazava said: “Winning isn’t necessary. Please don’t create big expectations. The winner will be someone that the world needs more. I will do everything in my power, but I’m already a winner since this competition has never had a loser.”
Endangered giant turtle found on the coast of Poti
An endangered giant sea turtle was found on the coastal line of Poti. It came from the Aegean Sea in the Black Sea water area. Due to the lack of appropriate conditions in Batumi Delphinium and Aquarium, the turtle was taken to the hotel Paragraph aquarium.
The turtle was identified as The Caretta Caretta Turtle (known also as loggerhead sea turtle) that live in the Mediterranean, they spawn along the Laganas Gulf.
They can have considerable dimensions (the largest weights 140 kg. and measures circa 120 cm whereas the smallest measures 80 cm.) but, in spite of this, they are very fast.
Loggerhead sea turtles were once intensively hunted for their meat and eggs; consumption has decreased, however, due to worldwide legislation. Despite this, turtle meat and eggs are still consumed in countries where regulations are not strictly enforced.
All loggerhead turtle populations are listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The biggest threats facing loggerhead turtles are bycatch in fishing gear, loss, and degradation of nesting habitat, vessel strikes, and entanglement in marine debris.
The Caretta Caretta Turtle found in Poti needed urgent care, therefore it will spend some time in the Paragraph aquarium rehabilitating, after which it will be returned to its natural habitat.