- Bitter Sweet World Hockey Championships for Latvia
- President in Chicago for NATO summit
- Vasks compilation of works exceptional
- Galante captivates in the soul of Rīga
- LU studente veic pētījumu par diasporu un Latvijas medijiem
- Latvian school and the iPad
- Dziesmu svētkos varēs atjaunot pases, iepriekš piesakoties
- Trimdas mākslas lielizstāde Rīgā
- ALA kongresā nosprauž nākotnes virzienus
- Popular group Prāta vētra releases album and plans tour
- A Numbers Game - the future of the Latvian émigré community
- Latest Latvian voices CD features mostly Latvian repertoire
- Ko Garezera VV sagaida no latviešu pamatskolām
- Standard & Poor’s returns Latvia’s credit rating to investment grade
- Two men held in Dmitrijeva case
- Vēl var pieteikties uz skolotāju kursiem Rīgā
- Country band Sestā Jūdze sets May 5 to release latest album
- How many Latvians watch The Late Show?
- Vilis Vārsbergs, former head of LELBA, dies in Chicago at age 82
- Re-release of two latest Piecīši albums on one CD
- Vai konference rosinās valsti atbalstīt tautiešus ārvalstīs?
- Move to digital records among topics discussed at archives conference
- Dzimtās valodas apguve diasporas situācijā
- A tasty spread of new music
- Lieldienas traditions celebrate rebirth
- NYT: For a couple million euros, Latvian manor is all yours
- Laima Jansone: ‘Zalktis: Vortex of Living Energy’
- U.S. confirms next ambassador to Latvia
- Muckraking website’s editor wounded; Rīga mayor slammed for comment
- Trip west of Urals seeks evidence of fate of Latvian deportees
- Third album by Double Faced Eels takes a turn toward the serious
- Novel from Australia examines fate of Latvian soldiers detained in Sweden
- British police report possible breakthrough in Dmitrijeva case
- During NATO visit, Latvian officials should remember Gen. Jānis Kurelis
- PMLP: Last year, 14,450 residents of Latvia permanently moved abroad
- Vērtīga konference Amerikas latviešu skolotājiem
- Laima Vaikule sets 15-city tour aimed at Russian fans in North America
- Košā: ‘Savā pagalmā’
- A dozen composers’ works combine to honor those hard to silence
- Conference in Rīga addresses citizenship
- On debut album, rockers Laime Pilnīga take listener on cosmic journey
- Female group Latvian Voices releases album of folk, original compositions
- Citizenship agency to appeal court’s ruling in Latvian physicist’s case
- Jazz album highlights Latvian artists
- In language referendum, Latvians abroad vote in record numbers
- Voters slam Russian as state language; referendum turnout sets records
- Polls open in language referendum amid predictions of high turnout
- Central bank issues coin with granite
- Konkursa ‘Starp tevi un mani ir valoda’ uzvarētāji zināmi
- Feb. 18 referendum is very dangerous
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Opinions
20 May 2012
Bitter Sweet World Hockey Championships for Latvia
With everything said and done, Latvia placed 10th at this year’s International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships. Victories against Germany and Italy as well as a goal differential advantage over Germany and Switzerland who finished with the same number of points was enough to propel Latvia from last year’s 13th place finish to 10th.
News
19 May 2012
President in Chicago for NATO summit
Latvian President Andris Bērziņš is on a three-day visit to Chicago to attend the NATO defense alliance summit and to meet with the local Latvian community, according to his press office.
Reviews
16 May 2012
Vasks compilation of works exceptional
Though Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks has achieved success and fame with compositions for solo instruments, string quartets, orchestras, piano, among many other instruments, some of his most powerful and memorable works are his choir songs. The addition of text and language (particularly the Latvian language), in combination with the exceptional skill of the world-class Latvian Radio Choir, make his choir songs particularly haunting and emotionally affecting.
Links to news about Latvia and Latvians, plus other items found while surfing the Web.
Google adds Estonia and Latvia to popular Street View feature. Google has introduced the Baltic states of Estonia and Latvia to its popular Street View feature on Google Maps.
Latvian celebrity chef on Chicago morning show. Latvian celebrity chef Mārtiņš Rītiņš, in the US to cater for the NATO summit shares some Latvian cuisine with CBS 2 Chicago morning show
Native of Latvia seeks Holocaust justice. The Boston Globe reports on a Massachusetts resident who is seeking USD 190 million in restitution.
Latvian duo playing well. The International Ice Hockey Federation presents a feature on young World Championship players Jānis Sprukts and Miks Indrašis.
Uz latvietes izveidotā Urzula’s Nail Bar pakalpojumiem Īrijā rindā gaida divas nedēļas. Dienas bizness stāsta par Urzulas Brences panākumiem Longfordā.
Explore Iz kolōnijām, our growing guide to Latvian communities abroad. The project received support from the Latvian government's former Secretariat of the Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration.
