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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…

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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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Vasaras nometnes bērniem atrodamas arī Latvijā

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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…

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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…

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Ēnas

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…

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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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‘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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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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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