News - Page 2 of 3

News

Power outage in thousands of homes Saturday

June 19th, 2016567 High winds and rain storm have damaged electrical lines throughout Latvia, resulting in power outage in around 20,000 homes on Saturday. Most of the electrical...

News

Young diplomats from Baltic and Nordic countries meet in Riga

May 26th, 2016441 On 26 and 27 May Riga is hosting an annual seminar of young diplomats from the Baltic and Nordic countries (NB8) – Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia,...

News

The Big Cleanup aka Liela Talka takes place nationwide

April 22nd, 2016581 The Big Cleanup — or Lielā Talka in Latvian, takes place nationwide Saturday, April 23. The slogan of the event that brings people together to clean up the...

News

Municipal water purification in process, Chlorine odor present

January 27th, 20162697 City water supply provider "Rīgas Ūdens" ("Riga Water") is implementing municipal drinking water purification this week. Chlorine odor might be present in tap water...

News

President Vējonis in hospital — power given to Saeima speaker

January 25th, 201610111 Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis was moved between hospitals in Riga as concerns over his health continued. After being admitted to Riga Eastern Clinical University...

News

Latvian President nominates Māris Kučinskis as PM Candidate

January 13th, 20168269 Latvian President Raimonds Vējonis has announced a prime minister candidate Wednesday — nominating Māris Kučinskis for the position. The decision did not come...

News

Public transportation FREE for motorists in snowstorm

January 11th, 20164121 The Riga Council has announced today that public transportation will be free for motorists on Monday, to reduce traffic in snowstorm. Your vehicle registration...

News

Imanta Hacker Gets Time Served for Role in Gozi Computer Virus

January 6th, 20164199 A Latvian hacker who made $1,000 for writing code used in a virus that infected more than a million computers worldwide has already spent enough time in prison, a U.S....

News

Riga gets covered in beautiful snow

January 4th, 20166415 The long awaited winter has finally arrived — Riga got covered in beautiful snow over the first weekend of 2016. Causing transportation problems and traffic...

Page 2 of 3123

Latvia plays Lithuania in EuroBasket preparation

Latvia beats Estonia, advances to the Final Phase of EuroBasket 2015

Latvia falls to Lithuania in the Baltic Battle

EuroBasket 2015 kicks off in Riga with Team Latvia win

Dinamo will start the season against Ak Bars

KHL Schedule 2015/16 announced

Eliza Cauce finishes 4th, Ulla Zirne 17th in Luge World Cup

TEDxRiga 2016 held with success, celebrates 5th year