Ticket revenues for the municipal public transport company “Rīgas satiksme” are estimated to be €16 million less than a year earlier, Latvian Radio reported December 15.
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Many hospitals limit their services due to increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients, but patients themselves also refuse services for fear of coronavirus risks, Latvian Radio reported December 9.
Health experts discussed the digitization of health data at an online summit, once again using the opportunity, to bring the notoriously ailing e-veselība (e-health) system into the spotlight, Latvian Radio reported November 26.
Remote learning process is still not available to many disadvantaged families, Latvian Association of Local Governments (LPS) said November 12.
University of Latvia spoke to Latvian Radio October 6 showcasing their research projects and inventions within COVID-19 limitation program.
Two candidates have entered into the competition for the introduction of a beverage packaging deposit system, Latvian Radio reported October 1.
Rīga Technical University spoke to Latvian Radio September 25 about projects currently in progress to help the COVID-19 situation.
The Ministry of Agriculture (ZM) and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (VARAM) have different views on the European Union's (EU) strategy “from field to table”, Latvian Radio reported September 15.
During the COVID-19 crisis, residents are returning to Latvia after many years of absence. In some regions of Latvia, data shows that there were even more remigrants in this half-year than a year ago, Latvian Radio reported September 14.
By the end of this year, all municipalities in Latvia had to introduce mandatory separate collection of biodegradable waste. This week, the government decided to delay that deadline until 2023 because local governments haven't met those requirements, Latvian Radio reported September 10.
Data compiled by the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) show that the total number of foreign students in Latvia's higher education institutions this year has fallen. Many are yet to arrive; those who are here, self-isolate in dormitories or rented apartments, Latvian Radio reported September 9.
Latvian honey producers may now export their products to China, as the Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) has agreed on the necessary authorizations after several years of negotiations with the Chinese representatives, Latvian Radio reported September 6.
The State Environmental Service (VVD) will choose the operator of the packaging deposit system at the end of September. Producers of beverages are concerned about putting the system in the hands of an uncontrolled merchant, since the competition places little role on the operator being a producer of beverages, Latvian Radio reported on August 21.
Latvia's coasts have had an increase of more than 20% in waste over the last five years, according to the "Mana jūra" (My Sea) campaign, Latvian Radio reported August 22.
Recently, Ilze Žilde, Head of the United Staff of the National Armed Forces, became the first woman ever to be assigned the rank of colonel in the Latvian army, the National Armed Forces.
A pilot project on reduced value added tax (VAT) rates for fresh vegetables and fruit has concluded. The results have left the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Finance in different minds, Latvian Radio reported July 31.
The Internet catalog novadagarsa.lv, which lists local farmers, has introduced a new section - "pašlasīšana" (self-harvest), Latvian Radio said July 31.
Voters will only be able to participate in Riga extraordinary elections on-site in Riga, Central Elections Commission (CVK) spokeswoman Laura Zaharova told Latvian Radio July 30.
The State Forest Service (VMD) disagrees with the State Audit claims that data on lynx populations in Latvia are misleading, Latvian Radio reported on July 9.
Yarrow is found everywhere - meadows, fields, roadside. Botanist Agnese Priede shares some tips on the use of this versatile plant.
Midsummer is approaching quickly. Latvians have long explored meadows and their treasures not only for edible plants but also for aesthetic pleasure. Botanist Agnese Priede and Latvian Radio reveals the secrets of the bedstraw.
Search for the drone which was lost on May 2 and found two weeks later cost National Armed Forces (NBS) EUR 25000 in search efforts, whereas Riga International Airport does not disclose its losses, said representatives of Civil Aviation Agency (CAA) to Latvian Radio on May 29.
The National Armed Forces (NBS) received a new personality assessment tool developed by Latvian scientists, reported Latvian Radio on May 28.
Latvian National Art museum and its departments are open to visitors, said museum director Māra Lāce to Latvian Radio on May 19.
The Latvian company Exonicus has recently developed a virtual scenario for medics to help with reducing spread of COVID-19, said chief executive Jānis Kondrāts to Latvian Radio on May 15.
As Latvian democracy celebrates two major anniversaries in 2020, historian Imants Cīrulis told Latvian Radio about forms of protest in the past and nowadays.
Even with increased unemployment in the first half of 2020, seasonal rural jobs still lack the necessary workforce with certain skills at certain times, reports Latvian Radio.
In the 1980s, print and broadcast journalists in Latvia became freer from both Soviet ideology and censorship, but did this new spirit permeate to the local Russian speakers as well?
A Rīga Free City schilling, a key from a 16th-century chest, and two 17th-century stoves to be used at an inn. These are some of the finds in the excavations at Mazjumprava manor near Rīga, reports Latvian Radio.
The Labvakar (Good Evening!) program, first broadcast January 31, 1988 on LTV, was an information powerhouse just as Latvia was set to regain its independence. Labvakar undermined the Soviet system with direct and indirect criticism, and as such its hosts had to circumvent censorship to provide objective news stories.
Carbon dating of an item in the collection of the National History Museum of Latvia has thrown up a surprise with a small boat recovered from a swamp turning out to be far more ancient than initially thought, reported Latvian Radio November 18.
Renovation work is underway at Hāmaņa Muiža (Hamann Manor), a magnificent wooden manor house from the eighteenth century that has suffered decades of neglect and abuse.