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Riga

South Ossetia supported

RIGA- This morning, at the initiative of Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins, there was a telephone conversation between the Minister and theGeorgian Foreign Minister Ekaterine Tkeshelashvilli in orderto review the recent military...

The Night Hawk has flown

There'll be no postings on this blog for a week or so, since I'm off now on a short holiday in the Baltic States visiting Tallinn in Estonia, Riga in Latvia and Vilnius in Lithuania. I'll write up an account for my web site on...

Latvian economy at virtual standstill

RIGA, Latvia_Latvia's economic growth plummeted earlier this year, and the Baltic country continues to be plagued by galloping inflation of nearly 17 percent, the government said Friday. During the first six months of 2008,...

World’s fastest tall ship turns 19

The Pallada, the pride of the Far Eastern State Technical Fisheries University (Dalrybvtuz), celebrated her birthday on July 4, 2008. The ship was named for the famed Russian frigate, described by Ivan Goncharov in his novel...

Paterson signs 35 pieces of legislation into laws

Tired of being inundated with unsolicited faxes that offer low-cost health insurance and discount trips to Mexico? A new state law that takes effect Oct. 4 will require companies that send the ads to provide a no-cost way for...

Sun, sand and spas at Jurmala

RIGA - After six months of living in Latvia, I finally made it to the shores of Jurmala — and once I got there, I never wanted to leave. Hot sun, sand and beach-volleyball tournaments aren’t usually the images first associated...

Loving Riga

Dear sir In May/June this year a friend and I holidayed in Riga. I wanted to write to a newspaper in Riga in the hope that I could broadcast our satisfaction with Latvia as a tourist venue and a place to meet friendly locals...

No rush to finish budget

RIGA - The Latvian government plans to take its time in the decision-making process for next year’s budget and will conduct discussions with other government ministers over developments in global economic markets, says Latvian...

Mass grave unearthed at elementary school Bodies found in schoolyard

RIGA - A search team has found a site thought to contain hundreds of bodies of World War II veterans underneath an elementary school in Riga. The volunteer battlefield search team Legendas found the mass grave, which they...

People power vote shot down

RIGA - A vote giving people the right to throw out their politicians has failed to pass, preliminary results indicate. The landmark referendum would have altered the constitution to give Latvian citizens the right to directly...