February 07, 2010
Irish solicitor disappointed by lack of charges in Saulīte case
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.
Sadarbībā ar Pasaules brīvo latviešu apvienību, piedāvājam ziņas, resursus un pārdomas par latviešu izglītību ārzemēs.
BALSSI intensive language courses set in Wisconsin
February 05, 2010
The Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia (CREECA) and the Department of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host the Baltic Studies Summer Institute (BALSSI) from June 14-Aug. 6. BALSSI is sponsored by a consortium of 12 U.S. universities and receives additional support from the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies.
- AFS offers intensive summer language program in Latvia
- PBLA skolotāju seminārs 2010. gada jūlijā Rīgā
- Scholarship for Latvian and German speaking undergraduate
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Events
January 07
Latvia
History museum exhibits games, toys
“Rotaļlietu noslēpumi pilī,” an exhibit of games and toys from the pre-computer age, runs from Jan. 7 until May 30 in the National History Museum of Latvia, Pils laukums 3, Rīga. The museum is open from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, but closed Sundays and Mondays. For further information, visit www.history-museum.lv.
February 12
Colorado
ALA sponsors Culture Days
The American Latvian Association (ALA) sponsors Culture Days (Kultūras dienas) from Feb. 12-14 in the Latvian Culture Center of Colorado, 10705 W. Virginia Ave., Lakewood. The program includes a presentation by Juris Mežinskis, chair of the ALA; information on Latvian language and education programs; displays of Latvian crafts; a Saturday dance with the Lithuanian band Kolorado Vabalai, and a ski outing to Winter Park. For further information, visit www.coloradolatvians.com.
February 12
Illinois
Valentine’s dance set in Chicago
A Valentine’s Dance (Sirsniņu balle) hosted by the American Latvian Youth Association (Amerikas latviešu jaunatnes apvienība, or ALJA) is scheduled at 8 p.m. Feb. 12 at the home of Kārlis Lenšs, 1528 North Halsted St., Unit A, Chicago. Admission for ALJA members is USD 20. For further information, visit the event’s Facebook page.
Did you know?
Nobel Prize winner born in Rīga
Wilhelm Ostwald, the 1909 winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, was born to German parents in Rīga…
History of beer in Latvia spans centuries
December 24, 2009
If there’s any beverage that can claim to be Latvia’s national drink, it’s beer. Hundreds of dainas and folk songs about beer have been passed down through the centuries. Beer has always been consumed by Latvians. It has accompanied Latvians through life’s joys and sorrows.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Reviews
Just another travel guide? For Rīga, fortunately not!
February 03, 2010
Are all travel guides the same? Is this really just “another travel guide”? Fortunately not! Around Christmas a breath of fresh air could be felt wafting through the streets of RĪga. Although Rīga was in the depths of a financial crisis, this has not been a hindrance to many creative souls in the capital. New shops, cafes, cafeterias have sprung up. The new travel guide, Another Travel Guide Rīga is proof of this itself. The guide is presented in an unusual format—proving that not all travel guides are of the same ilk.
Commentary
Sold: A piece of diplomatic history at 17th and Webster
February 01, 2010
On Jan. 7, in a quiet neighbourhood on the northwest side of Washington, D.C., the Latvian government sold a small piece of land that once had a big impact on our country’s history. The brown brick two-story building on the corner of 17th and Webster may have served as Latvia’s first embassy in the United States for 14 years, but for many it will always be remembered in its first diplomatic incarnation, as the Legation of Latvia.
In the forum
Latvia for Sale...... posted by Dejotajs on 05 Feb 2010
Someone send William McIntosh, the D-Day Memorial's president, a copy of "The Soviet Story" posted by ambersun on 04 Feb 2010
Months go by.... posted by nick on 01 Feb 2010
English to Latvian translation required posted by fleuryfox on 01 Feb 2010
Blue paper, white chalk for medicinal healing in Latvia posted by Irena on 31 Jan 2010
Protests in Russia posted by Arija on 31 Jan 2010
LATVIAN CONTENT IN ENGLISH--Brand new list from the Bookstore at Saulaine! posted by Kristine Kirsch Stivrins on 29 Jan 2010
Tragedy in Haiti posted by Bruno the Lett on 29 Jan 2010
Latvia featured in the News posted by Irena on 28 Jan 2010
Heart posted by nick on 27 Jan 2010
Music blog
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.
Books blog
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.
Dažādi
‘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.
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News
07 Feb 2010
Irish solicitor disappointed by lack of charges in Saulīte case
The Irish attorney who represented murder victim Baiba Saulīte,…
Blogs
07 Feb 2010
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…
Reviews
03 Feb 2010
Just another travel guide? For Rīga, fortunately not!
Are all travel guides the same? Is this really…
Links to news about Latvia and Latvians, plus other items found while surfing the Web.
Russians buy whole Latvian town. Britain's The Telegraph reports on the sale of Skrunda-1 to Alekseevskoye-Serviss.
Latvia’s cutbacks ‘have boosted competitiveness’. A Standard & Poor analyst says the austerity measures are paying off.
Latvian far right goes after “disloyal” Russians. A Web site in Rīga publicizes the license plates of those who sport unpatriotic symbols, reports Russia Today.
Latvians worried about decision to accept Gitmo inmate. Deutsche Welle reports on concerns about terrorism.
Latvia to auction ghost town. Privatization agency readies to offer Skrunda-1.
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