Latvian long jumper earns gold, makes history in European championships

July 28, 2010

The fourth time was the charm for Latvian long jumper Ineta Radēviča, who scored big July 28 during the 20th European Athletic Championships in Spain, leaping to a new personal best and earning a gold medal for her country.

U.S. transfers former Guantánamo Bay detainee to Latvia

July 26, 2010

A former detainee held by U.S. authorities at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base has arrived in Latvia as part of a move by the Obama Administration to close the detention facility.

Absentee ballot requests trickle in for Saeima election set Oct. 2

July 23, 2010

So far just 87 citizens abroad—with the lion’s share from Norway—have requested absentee ballots for the Oct. 2 parliamentary election in Latvia, according to the Central Election Commission in Rīga.

Latvian center Gaŗezers marks 45 years of education, culture, recreation

July 22, 2010

The Latvian center Gaŗezers, located in southwest Michigan, is set to mark its 45th anniversary of providing educational, cultural and recreational resources to Latvians from the American Midwest and beyond.

Clinton marks anniversary of U.S. non-recognition policy

July 20, 2010

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is marking the 70th anniversary of the Welles Declaration, the document that declared the United States would not recognize the incorporation of the Baltic states into the Soviet Union.

Harmony Centre is first to file for upcoming Saeima election

July 15, 2010

The political party Harmony Centre (Saskaņas centrs), which some observers say will fare well in the upcoming Latvian parliamentary election, has become the first party to file its list of candidates, according to the Central Election Commission in Rīga.

Latvian company takes on skateboarding in miniature

July 13, 2010

Fingerline, a new Latvian company formed in February, is involved in the manufacture of ramps for fingerboards.

Direktore: Skolu jaunatnes svētki ieliek lūpās dziesmu, kājās deju

Publicēts 2010.07.09

Šajās dienās, no 6. līdz 11. jūlijam, Rīgā dzied un dejo 31 000 bērni un jaunieši no visas Latvijas. Tie visi ir dalībnieki X Latvijas skolu jaunatnes dziesmu un deju svētkos - svētki, kas palīdz nodrošināt, ka jaunākās paaudzes manto dziesmu svētku tradīcijas.

Vienotība: Next Saeima should amend law to allow dual citizenship

July 09, 2010

Latvia’s citizenship law should be amended by the next parliament to allow dual citizenship, the board of directors of the political association Vienotība announced July 8.

Summertime festivals abound in Latvia, featuring music, art, more

July 08, 2010

If you missed the Jāņi festivals across Latvia last month and will not make it in time for the 10th Latvian Youth Song and Dance Celebration in Rīga (July 6-11), the 16th International Early Music Festival (July 7-10), or the rock music celebration Saldus Saule (July 10), plenty of other cultural events are in the offing for the rest of the summer.

Officials bring passport station to U.S.; Canada, Australia are next

July 06, 2010

Officials from Rīga carrying a mobile passport station have begun a tour of the United States in an effort to provide Latvian citizens with new or updated documents before the Oct. 2 parliamentary election.

President meets with ‘Sveika, Latvija!’ tour

June 23, 2010

Thirteen teenagers from the United States and Australia, participants in a two-week tour of their ancestral homeland, met June 22 with Latvian President Valdis Zatlers, according to the president’s press office.

Latvians worldwide prepare to celebrate Jāņi

June 17, 2010

For Latvians abroad, this is another one of those odd years when the biggest celebration of the year, Midsummer or Jāņi, falls on a work day. While friends and relatives in Latvia will have time off to mark the June 24 holiday, many festivities abroad are scheduled for the weekend before or after.

Supreme Court to rule this month on Strunskis dual citizenship case

June 16, 2010

A Latvian family from Germany will learn late this month whether their appeal of Latvia’s ban on dual citizenship—which the Constitutional Court recently ruled is legal—will be upheld by the country’s Supreme Court.

U.S. names winners of Fulbright, Humphrey fellowships

June 13, 2010

Eleven students, professors and professionals will be heading to the United States during the next academic years thanks to support from the Fulbright and Humphrey fellowships, the U.S. Embassy in Rīga has announced.

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