The National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) will keep Ivars Belte as the head of Latvian Television (LTV) for five more years. The two other board members will be picked in a competition when their term in office runs out, reported LSM Wednesday.
On Sunday four 'Supernova' finalists were picked to fight for the chance to represent Latvia in the Eurovision song contest, reported LSM.
Several dozen of KVV Liepājas metalurgs (KVV LM) employees demanded for the steelworks to resume operations in a protest staged outside the Cabinet of Ministers, reported Latvian Radio Tuesday.
Only 59 of 300 reservists called to military exercises organized by the Latvian army have shown up. However, the National Armed Forces (NBS) have no intention of punishing those who are dodging the notices, Normunds Stafeckis, a representative of the armed forces told Latvian Television's Rīta Panorāma Wednesday.
