September 1st, 20153543September 1 marked the start of 2015/16 Academic Year in Riga schools
Commonly known as the Knowledge Day, September 1 is an annual holiday when children from all over the city flea to their future alma maters — primary schools, secondary schools, high schools, colleges, universities and the like.
Armed with Gladioli, a traditional...
August 31st, 2015501242Riga Shipyard refocuses on large-size metal structures
JSC "Rigas kugu buvetava" (Riga Shipyard) informs about refocusing on a new, promising area: producing of large-size metal structures such as tunnels, bridges. citing an increased competition in the segment of ship repair services and construction of new vessels.
In an interview...
August 20th, 20151875722KFC restaurant is finally opening in Riga, Latvia
Kentucky Fried Chicken, a world-famous fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken is to open doors in old town Riga this Fall.
The world's second largest restaurant chain after McDonald's and a subsidiary of Yum! Brands that also owns the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell...
August 14th, 201580798Riga City Festival 2015 — the largest event in town, starts Friday, August 14 and will last thru Sunday, August 16.
The Festival a.k.a. Rīgas Svētki organized by the City Council boasts many concerts, exhibitions, installations and competitions that you just can not miss! In total, an impressive 80 different and entertaining...
August 10th, 201571183Latvian National basketball team has kicked off the EuroBasket 2015 exhibition game series with two wins — against Poland and Slovenia.
Regardless of head coach Ainars Bagatskis' game plan for both of the scrimmages — when "Buggy" clearly weren't going in for the win — Team Latvia was able to pull off a couple of nice W's,...
July 17th, 20158268In the first half of the current year the Freeport of Riga increased its cargo turnover by 2.3% in comparison with the relevant indicators of the same period of 2014, having handled 20.64 million tons. Average monthly amount handled at the Freeport is 3.44 million tons of various cargoes.
4.2% increase in dry bulk segment
In the...
July 6th, 20155628Use of the historic Riga Circus building should be put to a halt, according to the State Office of Construction Control
Latvian State Office of Construction Control carried out 600 out of 2,000 planned inspections of public buildings in Latvia. Problems were found in every fifth inspected building, as noted by Director Peteris...
July 3rd, 201517861XI Latvian School Youth Song and Dance Festival kicks off in Riga
The XI School Youth Song and Dance Festival takes place in Riga from July 6 to 12. It is one not only of the largest festivals in Latvia, but also the most significant and oldest. It is held once every five years.
This year it is expected that 37,400 young participants...
July 3rd, 2015231150Minions hit Riga theaters before USA premiere
Minions is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated adventure action comedy film, and a prequel/spin-off to the Despicable Me franchise.
The film stars Pierre Coffin (as the Minions), Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan, and Geoffrey Rush.
The Latvian version...
July 1st, 201512943Dinamo Riga will square off against Kazan Ak Bars — at home, to start the KHL 2015/16 Season.
The schedule of the 8th KHL season has been recently revealed, and the Rigans will have an honor to receive the powerful Ak Bars during the opening game in Latvian capital on August 25.
Our home team will have two games at Arena Riga to...
