A large number of people are prepared to help the victims of the Jēkabpils floods, with donations of EUR 50,000 collected so far, Latvian Radio reported on January 16.
Author's articles
Although due to inflation, most foreign students in Latvia have had to reduce their daily expenses and ask for more financial support from their parents, most do not see price increases as a problem with which they would not be able to fight, Latvian Radio reported on November 29.
Inflation has raised concerns for shops about a possible rise in thefts in the autumn and winter. The shops say currently there is no such trend, but the security company G4S Latvia says there is, Latvian Radio reported on September 15.
The Latvian funeral traditions – to lay the deceased into the ground in a coffin, followed by a feast – have changed by the limits of the Covid-19 pandemic, as more choose cremation and fewer organize feasts, Latvian Radio reported on August 7.
People rush to buy wood pellets in time in preparation for the next heating season. Previously, one pack of pellets, which contains about a tonne, cost around €150, but at the moment the price has doubled, and many residents cannot get them at all, Latvian Radio reported June 10.