The prosecutor asks the court to sentence Valērijs Lazarevs, who beat up a young man a year ago and demanded that the Ukrainian flag be removed from his shoulders, to two years' conditional sentence in a court hearing on June 14.
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During the night from June 13 to 14, a red oak at the Rīga central bus station was moved from its temporary accommodation and permanently planted on the Ģenerāļa Radziņa embankment, Rīga City Council said Wednesday.
More than 20% of the ticks analyzed in all Latvian laboratories have been tested positive for Lyme borrelia this year. Borrelia can cause Lyme disease against which there are no vaccines. The other dangerous tick-borne illness – encephalitis – has only been found in a few ticks, Latvian Television reported on May 26.
Covid pandemic time has made a dent in the number of visitors to the Rundāle Palace and the countries where tourists come from, according to the observations of Laura Lūse, director of the Rundāle Palace Museum, Latvian Television reported on May 25.
On Monday, May 22, the Saeima Mandate, Ethics and Submissions Committee confirmed that all three candidates nominated for the office of President – Uldis Pīlēns, Edgars Rinkēvičs, and Elīna Pinto – comply with the requirements of the Constitution and the Law on the election of the President of Latvia and may apply for this post.
It's been a month since Leons Rusiņš allegedly murdered his ex-partner in front of her mother and child near Jēkabpils. The lawyer for the killed woman presumes that the family could turn to court against the state for what happened, Latvian Television reported on May 16.
Expressing support for Ukraine on its way to accession to the European Union (EU) and commemorating the victims of the war, a flower composition in the colors of the Ukrainian flag was created in Rīga on Monday at the Freedom Monument, Latvian Television reported.
In connection with the murder case in Jēkabpils, the chief of the State Police's Austrumzemgale Station (former Jēkabpils precinct), Rolands Bērziņš, will lose his job, Latvian Television and LETA were informed by the State Police on April 28.
A place to meet Ukrainians living in Riga, to eat borscht or teach a word in Latvian to refugee children. The Ukrainian Refugee Support and Integration Center, “The Heart of Riga” (Rīgas sirds) has started work in the city council building, Latvian Television reported on April 26.
The State Police were legally unable to protect the murder victim in Jēkabpils municipality, the police chief Armands Ruks said in a press conference on Wednesday, April 19. The tragic case has brought to light serious shortcomings in legal proceedings regarding stalking and threatening.
State Police have been looking for 53-year-old Leons Rusiņš for two days. He killed his former partner in Jēkabpils, whom he was following for over a year. He also stalked the girlfriend's colleagues, Latvian Television reported April 18.
In many parts of the world, including Rīga, people could be seen walking around wearing brightly-colored odd socks on Tuesday, March 21 to mark World Down Syndrome Day, reported LTV.
All residents of Ventspils Street 25, Rīga, have left the building as requested a week ago after the house was declared dangerous and uninhabitable. the state of emergency. The responsible services have put the building into conservation and closed any access to it, Latvian Television reported on February 28.
Until March 16, 2022, a van had red – diplomatic – number plates and was carrying personnel of the Russian Embassy in Latvia. It was sold and turned into a relief van for Ukraine. Aigars Loss, the activist of the association “Tev”, has traveled to Ukraine 17 times in it, Latvian Television reported February 21.
As of Tuesday, February 21, amendments to the law have entered into force, allowing cars confiscated in Latvia from drunk drivers to be handed over to Ukraine.
Sleeping bags for use in snow, Ukrainian army uniforms, special food and a pick-up truck adapted to host a large machine gun – on Monday, February 20, a convoy organized by the Confederation of Ukrainians in Latvia traveled to Bakhmut.
Following the earthquake in Turkey, Latvian microsurgeons Mārtiņš Malzubris and Olafs Libermanis have expressed their readiness to go there to help the victims. The two doctors were also among the first to travel to Ukraine to operate on the wounded soldiers in the first days of the war launched by Russia, Latvian Television reported February 13.
Last weekend, a Latvian Television camera crew joined the inspectors of the Road Police Traffic Safety Board on a raid to monitor drunk driving incidents. LTV reported the results on February 6.
The artistic director of the New Riga Theater (JRT), Alvis Hermanis, announced on social networks that the theater, in protest against delays in the completion of construction of the theater building on Lāčplēša Street, will stop staging new plays, Latvian Television reported on January 18.
The volunteer battalion “Carpathian Sich” and other units on the Ukrainian front have started testing the wood-gas stoves made by volunteers in Latvia, which have been given the name "Freedom Flame". The idea of the stove itself is not new, but volunteers in Latvia have come up with the idea that they could be useful for Ukrainians, Latvian Television reported on January 11.
Last week, LSM reported the strange case of a post-mortem mix-up that resulted in a family being supplied with the wrong body at the funeral of their dearly departed.
In order to receive a pass regarding the exemption from the state language proficiency test, 22 people have already applied to the Riga Psychiatric and Narcology Center. This will only be allowed in very severe cases, psychiatrists told Latvian Television on January 5.
Following the death of a patient at Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital (PSKUS), a mix-up has allegedly happened and a different dead woman was brought to the cemetery. PSKUS assumes that the actual deceased woman has already been buried elsewhere, Latvian Television reported on January 4.
During the New Year's holiday, 32 drunk drivers were caught on Latvia's roads, 25 of whom were under heavy influence of alcohol. Those with more than one-and-a-half percent of alcohol in their blood who were driving their cars were left on the road without a car. It was confiscated. In the parking lot of the Provision State Agency, the number of cars taken from drunk drivers is increasing every day, Latvian Television reported on January 3.
Medics follow news from Europe with concern, where the number of Covid-19 infections is climbing rapidly. It can be presumed that a Covid-19 epidemic can also be expected after the influenza epidemic, Latvian Television reported on January 2.
For many in Latvia, this holiday season will be remembered by high temperatures, cough and fatigue. Flu and other viruses are spreading rapidly in Latvia. The admissions department of the Children's Hospital is crowded, and the Emergency Medical Service (NMPD) is operating in crisis mode, receiving two thousand calls a day, Latvian Television reported on December 26.
Nearly 500 young Ukrainians will receive gifts from people in Latvia who have responded to the invitation of the Society Tavi draugi (“Your Friends”) and have filled the “Christmas Express” with gifts for children in Ukraine's orphanages, Latvian Television reported on December 19.
The Rīga East Clinical Hospital (RAKUS) is planning to construct the most state-of-the-art pharmacy in the Baltic. The pharmacy will have a smart medicine cabinet and pneumatic mail that can send medicines to any department within seconds, Latvian Television reported on November 27.
In the course of a few weeks, EUR 37,000 has been collected for the Ukrainian army thanks to the “Stopify” donation streaming platform created in Latvia. Quadricycles, drones, thermal cameras, tactical gloves, and other equipment have been purchased, Latvian Television reported November 24.
The parents of many children are concerned by the fact that pharmacies don't have the medicines prescribed by their doctor. Adult antibiotics are also lacking. The lack of antibiotics is a problem for all of Europe, which has so far relied too heavily on supplies from third countries, Latvian Television reported on November 10.
Three teenagers have been identified as victims in an investigation of suspected sexual crimes carried out by a teacher at Carnikava Secondary school. There is another suspect in the process who has tried to influence the victims after the teacher has been detained, Latvian Television reported on November 10.
Fifteen doctors from Ukraine have arrived at the National Rehabilitation Centre “Vaivari” to gain experience in organizing care and rehabilitation for soldiers – amputees. Recovery of the wounded soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces is also continuing in the center, Latvian Television reported on November 10.