Society

Many people in Armenia know Carolann and George Najarian. These Boston philanthropists have been implementing humanitarian projects in Armenia ever since the 1988 earthquake. A week ago, we received the following letter from them, which we reprint in its entirety. November 16, 2004 Dear Editor: This past week President Robert Kocharian’s advisor on corruption, Bagrat …

From December 2-5, many events were organized in honor of the handicapped in Armenia. Celebrations, seminars and other events took place in different regions of Armenia. The mass media prepared some reports and just left. It turned out that we only remember the handicapped once a year along with the help of international organizations. Those …

Selling fruits and vegetables is the only form of income for many people living in Abkhazia. Mandarin, oranges, lime and feykhoa are not only bought within the republic, but also in other countries. But very few people know how those fruits get to the market. Resident of the Dranda village Artem has sprayed the trees …

On November 26, Guinea’s Equatorial court condemned 6 Armenian pilots in starting a revolution. Five of the pilots got sentenced to 14 years in prison, and commander of the plane Ashot Karapetyan got sentenced to 24 years of imprisonment. The main suspect Nick Du Tuan, who had objected to the accusation of the 6 Armenian …

I am Armenian and I am surprised to know that the game “The Weakest Link” is not played in Armenia. This is a game where democracy is played Armenian style-Everyone moans and groans. I don’t know whether historians Movses Khorenatsi or Yeghish have the word “munat” (groan) in their works, but the fact remains that …

The level of Sevan Lake in 2002 was measured to be 1897.04 meters. According to the Ministry of Ecological Issues, the level of the lake has risen by 93 centimeters during the past two years. «Even if the project towards raising the level of Sevan by 6 meters is implemented by the Ministry of Ecology, …

Even the most highly acclaimed know-it-all of the “What? Where? Why?” television game show can not answer this question. I am not trying to give an answer either. I am just trying to grasp the concept of one thing: how could the highest number of people who were university graduates 10-15 years ago now be …

Perhaps the identity of a person or nation describes the insides and outsides. Maybe because thousands of scientists, scientific research centers and other centers have been studying the issues regarding essence, but I am just taking it and wording it my own way. If I am wrong, I ask the people who have dedicated their …

On November 16, a spiritual council meeting took place at the Holy See of Etchmiadzin, which has touched upon the issue of sects in Armenia-one of the main discussions has been the registration of the “Jehovah’s Witnesses”. The spiritual council has announced that “the Armenian church is worried that the religious sects being registered by …

Books in three libraries in Etchmiadzin are being bundled up to be taken to a kindergarten. There are no libraries for the books anymore, because the Mayor’s Office decided to sell two libraries and turn a third into a dance hall. The three libraries will become one, in the kindergarten building. The buildings of another …