The state of emergency in the border area of Latvia–Belarus will have to be extended, Saeima deputies are convinced after two days of visits to Daugavpils and Krāslava, Latvian Radio reported January 19.
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Along with increases in gas and electricity prices, rising prices for raw materials, prices for bread and pastries can grow by at least 30% in the coming half-year, as forecast by Latvian Bakers' Association and bread producers in Latgale, Latvian Radio reported December 23.
The State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) calls for caution each year when a layer of ice forms on water bodies. Ice is thin, and there have already been calls on people falling through, Latvian Radio reported December 16.
The State Forest Service (VMD) has confirmed 33 wolf attacks (on other animals, not people) this year, a third of which were registered in Latgale. VMD asks residents to report any damage caused by wolves, Latvian Radio reported October 13.
Ten to twenty attempts to illegally cross the Latvian-Belarusian border are prevented every day, Latvian Radio reported October 11.
Alūksne poultry farm APF Holdings opened a third location this year and are hatching plans to extend business in Preiļi, Latvian Radio reported September 30.
With the requirement for a Covid-19 certificate or a negative test for beauty service providers and recipients, the industry will likely go underground, Latvian Radio reported September 9.
The weekend was very tense for the Emergency Medical Service (NMPD), as they faced issues finding spots for intensive care patients with Covid-19, NMPD Head Liene Cipule told Latvian Radio August 6.
Daugavpils City Council has abandoned plans for a tram line which would connect the center of Latvia's second-largest city with the outlying Jauna forštate district, because otherwise it could not afford to buy new trams. Instead, the tram line is expected to extend only to the northern part of the Fortress district.
On Thursday, August 5, the Vidzeme District Court of the City of Rīga imposed a fine of 6,000 euros on Saeima deputy Aldis Adamovičs (New Unity party) for fraudulently claiming compensation for rent and transport expenses.
Daugavpils municipality has developed a mobile application for residents' communication with the local government authorities, Latvian Radio reported January 14.
Daugavpils municipality has been trying for many years to move forward the creation and development of an airport. For the first time, the State has allocated funding of EUR 100 000 for the geological survey and pre-project exploration of the Lociki airport site, Latvian Radio reported August 10.
For the eighth year in a row, Daugavpils is dedicating August to music, filling the city with tunes of all sorts of styles and genres, Latvian Radio reported August 4.
Latgale locals are worried about a plan to set up a storage facility of radioactive waste on the Lithuanian side of the border, just 30 kilometers away from Daugavpils, Latvia's second city. The facility is to store waste from the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, which was closed ten years ago with the matter of storing waste still unsolved. Local residents and leaders have been sounding the alarm.
The Meža Mackeviči military facility near Daugavpils, eastern Latvia, is currently hosting the Tomahawk Soaring exercise which includes the participation of Czech, Italian, Polish, Canadian, and Spanish allies.
It's official - mushrooming season is underway in Latvia, so expect a massive population movement in the direction of the forests in coming days and weeks.
On June 2 a major cycling trail stretching for some 120 kilometers on both banks of River Daugava was unveiled in eastern Latvia, reported Latvian Radio.
The Pāternieki crossing point on the border with Belarus will become an experimental freight logistics center with terminals for transhipment, as well as zones of manufacture in addition to truck parking spots, reports Latvian Radio May 29.
Intelligent cameras will be installed on roads close to Latvia's eastern border. Furthermore, border guard will be given both thermal cameras and personal cameras for use while they're protecting the border, reports Latvian Radio February 26.
The cost of upgrading the tram lines in Latvia's second city, Daugavpils, has increased by 2 million euros, and due to design errors the planned reconstruction of the tracks has been stuck for almost half a year and could result in the loss of European funds needed for its completion, reports Latvian Radio.
87 local bus routes may be affected and 38 cancelled completely as part of cutting inefficient routes in the Latgale cultural region in eastern Latvia, reports Latvian Radio January 11.
The mayor of Latvia's second-largest city, Daugavpils, has been given six months to improve his Latvian language skills or face the possibility of being disbarred from office, reports Latvian Radio.
Latvia intends to build a 120-km fence on the border with Belarus by 2021, reported Latvian Radio on November 1.
Flatcars for transporting NATO military equipment will be produced at the Daugavpils department of LDz Ritošā sastāva serviss starting early next year, Edgars Abrams, a board member at the company told Latvian Radio Thursday.
Over the weekend, thousands of Catholic pilgrims arrived at the Basilica of the Assumption in Aglona, eastern Latvia, in cars, on bicycles and on foot to hold the annual Virgin Mary Ascension celebration, reported Latvian Radio Sunday.
The Šmakovka (moonshine) Museum in Daugavpils opened up on the weekend, inviting connoisseurs from across the world to taste authentic Latgalian homebrew and look at state-of-the-art ways of making the stiff aquavit, reported Latvian Radio's Silvija Smagare Sunday.
More than 80 people have been sacked from Daugavpils Lokomotīvju Remonta Rūpnīca (DLRR), a train engine maintenance company that employs 550 people in Daugavpils, Latvia's second largest city, reported Latvian Radio Monday.
September 25 was Mark Rothko's 112th birthday. Four new exhibitions were opened at the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center to honor the event, Latvian Radio reported on Saturday.
The municipal heating company of the city of Daugavpils, Daugavpils siltumtīkli, is taking a €4.3m credit line to buy up gas for heating and to be able to heat the inhabitants' houses in winter, reported Latvian Radio on Wednesday.
Two companies - the Russian TransMashGroup and Lithuanian TMHB - are competing for selling new trams to the city of Daugavpils. Even though none of them are manufacturers, both are offering Russian-made trams that cost more than the ones bought last year, despite the falling Ruble.
Manhole covers, gutters, even bus stops - all are disappearing from the streets of Latvia's second-largest city, Daugavpils, as thieves steal anything made of metal and not bolted down - and even a few things that are, Latvian Radio reported Wednesday.
The Naujene Museum of Local History in Daugavpils district launched its Nature Information Center, becoming Latgale province, and Eastern Europe’s most high-tech modern facility for virtually exploring the natural environment, equipped with touch-screen glass walls and a holographic 3-D cube to encourage visitors to take part in researching nature themselves with the help of the new technology.