So far, 9.7 million doses of vaccine against Covid-19 have been delivered to Latvia altogether, of which a third have been used. The rest has…
Posts published in December 2024
Rēzekne stops tradition of giving candy to local children for Christmas
Monday, December 9, 2024At the end of November, the Rezekne Municipality website announced a change in the way Christmas is celebrated – the municipality will no longer give…
Winter has begun in Latvia
Monday, December 9, 2024Meteorological winter has started in most of Latvia, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center. Since December 4, average daily temperatures have been…
New train stations to open in Latvia mid-December
Monday, December 9, 2024As of December15 , the train timetable in Latvia will change and three new stops will be opened, said VSIA “Autotransporta direkcija” (ATD). New stops…
It is bats: Latvia creates nature reserve for Western barbastelle
Monday, December 9, 2024A new nature conservation area has been established in Latvia for the rare Western barbastelle. Researchers estimate that the population of these bats in Latvia…
Suspicions of unfair trade next to Rīga’s cemetery gates 06:00
Monday, December 9, 2024For the first time this year, Riga Municipality banned private individuals from street sales at the First Forest Cemetery in November, during the time of…
Saeima to continue viewing budget on Thursday 04:53
Monday, December 9, 2024On Wednesday, December 4, the Latvian parliament began viewing the 2025 budget. Work on it will continue on Thursday. By Wednesday evening, the Saeima had…
Latvian border area inhabitants still consume Belarusian media 03:17
Monday, December 9, 2024In settlements close to the border with Belarus, TV and radio content produced by the neighboring country is freely available for reception, and is consumed…
Scam call intensity in Latvia is not diminishing 04:04
Monday, December 9, 2024In November 2024, the State Police recorded 11 cases of telephone scams involving at least € 10,000 and even larger sums of money, Latvian Television…
Latvian “Flow” gets two more USA film awards
Monday, December 9, 2024On Sunday, December 8, Gints Zilbalodis’ animated film “Flow”, which has been officially nominated by Latvia for an Academy Award in the category “Best International…