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Translated diary offers teenage boy’s view of life after war
February 07, 2010
The book has been out for a few months, but now there’s a Web site to support The Journal of Valdis Fomenko, the English translation of a teenage Latvian boy’s diary of life in a liberated Nazi concentration camp at the end of World War II.
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‘Glābējsilīte’ is word of the year
January 18, 2010
In what clearly is a sign of the times, the Latvian word of the year is glābējsilīte, a place where unwanted babies can be abandoned, the Rīga Latvian Society (Rīgas Latviešu biedrība) has announced.
Music
Maskačkas spēlmaņi releases double album of dance tunes
January 12, 2010
The Rīga folk ensemble Maskačkas spēlmaņi in December released a new album consisting of two compact discs and a detailed, illustrated booklet of folk dances from around Latvia.
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Baltic Times
An English-language weekly newspaper. Based in Rīga, it covers all three Baltic countries. EN
Chas
A daily Russian-language newspaper in Rīga. RU
Db.lv
Web site run by Dienas bizness, Latvia's leading business newspaper. LV
Diena
Daily newspaper based in Rīga and published in the mornings Monday through Saturday. LV
Latvijas Avīze
Formerly known as Lauku Avīze, the paper converted to a daily in December 2003. LV
LETA
The oldest news agency in Latvia (formed in 1919) offers both free and subscription-based news. EN LV RU
Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze
A morning daily newspaper based in Rīga, part of the holdings of SIA Mediju nams. LV
Irish solicitor disappointed by lack of charges in Saulīte case
February 07, 2010
The Irish attorney who represented murder victim Baiba Saulīte, the 28-year-old immigrant Latvian mother of two who was gunned down in November 2006, has expressed unhappiness that her suspected killer will not be charged.
John Hennessy, a solicitor in the Dublin suburb of Swords, told Irish newspaper The Herald that he is “bitterly disappointed” the Director of Public Prosecutions will not bring charges. Hennessy represented Saulīte in her custody battle before she was killed.
Recent news
February 02, 2010
Latvia readies for Winter Olympics; record contingent heads to Canada
The Winter Olympics, which this year begins Feb. 12 in Canada, is all about speed and finesse on ice and snow. For that you need cold weather or mountains. While Latvia has no mountains to speak of, it is the 10th most northerly country in the world and traditionally has had lots of snow and cold winters.
February 02, 2010
Latvia accepts Guantánamo detainee
Latvia has agreed to take in one of the U.S. prisoners now behind bars at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.
Publicēts 2010.01.28
Tuvojoties vēlēšanām, vēstniecība ASV aicina pārbaudīt pases
Tuvojoties 10. Saeimas vēlēšanām šā gada 2. oktobrī, Latvijas vēstniecība ASV aicina visus Latvijas pilsoņus, kuri sasnieguši 18 gadu vecumu un līdz ar to ir tiesīgi balsot, pārliecināties, ka viņiem ir derīga Latvijas Republikas pilsoņa pase.
January 18, 2010
Latvia pledges aid to Haiti victims
Support for the victims of last week’s massive earthquake in Haiti will also come from the cash-strapped Latvian government, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Jan. 18.
Publicēts 2010.01.13
Biedrība Cēsinieku klubs meklē bijušos cēsniekus ārpus Latvijas
Biedrība Cēsinieku klubs, kas astoto gadu darbojas Rīgā un apvieno bijušos cēsniekus – savas dzimtās pilsētas patriotus, meklē aktīvus bijušos cēsniekus, kā arī citus ar vēsturisko Cēsu apriņķi un rajonu saistītus iedzīvotājus ārpus Latvijas, kuri tur vairs nedzīvo, bet vēlētos uzturēt saikni ar savu dzimto vietu un dot savu artavu tās attīstībā.
January 08, 2010
Latvia sells old embassy in Washington
Four years after opening its new embassy in Washington, D.C., Latvia has sold the old building that had served as the government-in-exile’s legation since the 1950s.
January 06, 2010
Magazine: Despite economy, Latvia still ranks well in living standards
While Latvia’s economy is not much to boast about, the country still ranks pretty high in a list of the best places in the world to live, according to International Living magazine.
January 06, 2010
Folk club in Vecrīga offers taste of Latvian music, food traditions
It may be surprising that in the “land that sings” there are very few places where a visitor can actually hear traditional Latvian music unless they attend a particular scheduled concert. However, a young foreign-born Latvian and some enterprising locals recently got together to fill the gap by opening a Latvian folk club in downtown Rīga.
January 04, 2010
Irish data suggest migrants from Latvia jumped 5% in 2009
New applications for identification numbers by Latvian residents who have moved to Ireland jumped by more than 5 percent from 2008 to 2009, according to figures compiled by the country’s Department of Social and Family Affairs.
January 01, 2010
Sorority seeks contributions to complete artist Cenne’s album
The Daugaviete A!L! sorority is seeking contributions to complete an album of the life’s work of Latvian-Canadian artist Gundega Cenne.
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07 Feb 2010
Irish solicitor disappointed by lack of charges in Saulīte case
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Translated diary offers teenage boy’s view of life after war
The book has been out for a few months, but now there’s a Web…
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03 Feb 2010
Just another travel guide? For Rīga, fortunately not!
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