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27 Aug 2008
Latvian population in Ireland may now top 37,000
Ireland now may be home to at least 37,000 former residents of Latvia, according to data compiled by the Irish Department of Social and Family Affairs.
The figure is based on records of Personal Public Service Numbers issued by the Irish government. From the middle of 2000 through the end of 2007, a total of 35,059 numbers have been issued to persons from Latvia. Through the first seven…
August 22, 2008
Passersby in the Maskavas forštate neighborhood of Rīga may soon be scratching their heads, wondering why a wardrobe full of photographs, books and knick-knacks is sitting out in the open. The large piece of furniture, in fact, will be an installation by Latvian-Canadian artist Rita Beiks and her collaborator Norman Spence, both of Vancouver. The installation will be part of “Dictatorship of the Majority,” the 2008 Rīga Sculpture Quadrennial open-air exhibition sponsored by Centre for Art Management and Information (Mākslas menedžmenta un informācijas centru, or MMIC).
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August 28
California: West Coast Latvian Song Festival
August 29
Victoria: An evening at the DV tavern
August 30
Queensland: DV lunch at the Latvian House
August 31
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- Rīgā kursi latviešu valodas skolotājiem diasporā
- Latvijas institūts izsludina konkursu ‘Latvija. Nākamie 90.’
- Arzemju latviešu skolotāju seminārs pulcina dalībniekus no visas pasaules
- Muzikantu pasakas kopā ar Ilgu Reiznieci
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News
26 Aug 2008
Latvia blasts Russian decision on Georgian regions
Latvian President Valdis Zatlers has strongly condemned Russia’s decision to recognize the independence of Georgia’s breakaway regions of…
25 Aug 2008
Emigration from Latvia rising again, data show
Emigration from Latvia to other countries appears to be on the upswing this year after slowing in 2007,…
24 Aug 2008
Referendum records just 1,000 votes abroad
Just 1,000 citizens abroad—less than half the number who voted at the beginning of the month—cast ballots in…
23 Aug 2008
Pension referendum falls far short of goal
Supporters of higher pension payments for Latvian retirees have fallen far short in their attempt to pass a…
23 Aug 2008
Javelin thrower adds silver to Latvia’s medals
We’ll take one of each, lūdzu. That could have been Latvia’s desire going into the Beijing Olympics, and…
22 Aug 2008
Polls ready for referendum on higher pensions
Beginning in Australia and moving westward, polls will open at 7 a.m. local time Aug. 23 as Latvians…
21 Aug 2008
Štrombergs speeds to gold medal in BMX cycling
In a sport born some 40 years ago in California’s youth culture and appearing for the first time…
21 Aug 2008
Latvian ancestry rises in Canada, but purity drops
More than 27,800 persons in Canada claimed at least some Latvian ancestry in the 2006 census, a 23…
20 Aug 2008
Ireland, Peru to join in ‘Gaismas tilti’ event
It won’t be just folks in Latvia going Aug. 22 to their favorite local bridge to light lanterns…
19 Aug 2008
Rīga takes second place in new Monopoly game
Rīga earned the second-highest number of votes in six weeks of online balloting and will claim one of…
Features
Cosmos heads down a new path, and to Canada
June 14, 2008
When Latvians go visit someone, they bring a ciemakukulis, a standard present for the host. It’s not generally necessary to…
Reviews
Ēnas will sweep you away, but not completely
August 18, 2008
People always say the pace of life in Europe is more relaxed or simply slower than elsewhere. This review, for example, could (or should) have…
Commentary
Russia’s ‘Russia problem’ also causes global misery
August 18, 2008
In his successful bid to topple President Gerald Ford in 1976, Gov. Jimmy Carter made very effective use of the…
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The Georgian Conundrum
For those of you who were all gung-ho about Latvija joining NATO, I would like to hear how you believe the Latvian Republic ought to respond, had Georgia succeeded in becoming a candidate member of NATO.
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Please help an ignorant Texan in love. posted by the7thcrow on 19 Aug 2008
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‘World famous’ Rezgale to perform in Vecpiebalga
August 05, 2008
Reading on Notikumi.lv about the Aug. 9 festival “Satiksmies Piebalgā” in Vecpiebalga, this line jumped off the page: “Šogad…
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News
27 Aug 2008
Latvian population in Ireland may now top 37,000
Ireland now may be home to at least 37,000 former residents of Latvia, according to data compiled by…
News
26 Aug 2008
Latvia blasts Russian decision on Georgian regions
Latvian President Valdis Zatlers has strongly condemned Russia’s decision to recognize the independence of Georgia’s breakaway regions of…
News
25 Aug 2008
Emigration from Latvia rising again, data show
Emigration from Latvia to other countries appears to be on the upswing this year after slowing in 2007,…
Links to news about Latvia and Latvians, plus other items found while surfing the Web.
Five things to do in Ventura County. The West Coast Latvian Song Festival gets a plug in the Ventura County Star.
Latvia’s largest BitTorrent tracker shutdown, admins arrested. Looks like there will be a lot of unhappy downloaders.
‘Troop surge’ strategist Fred Kagan calls for beefed-up Baltic defences against Russia. In an interview with London's The Sunday Telegraph, he says NATO must "make a fundamental decision here about its legal and ethical obligations."
48 Hours in: Riga, Latvia. Late summer is a great time to visit the capital, writes the Belfast Telegraph.
Baltic brain drain empties underfunded Estonia, Latvia schools. Students are choosing to pursue higher education outside of the region.
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