A number of schools are struggling to find space to comply with the new regulation - at least three square meters must be provided per pupil, Latvian Television reported November 25.
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The Internal Security Board of the State Revenue Service (VID), in cooperation with the Tax and Customs Police Office, last week detained a high-level VID official, Latvian Television reported November 17.
Five days before the seventh anniversary of the Zolitūde tragedy, the full verdict of the Criminal Court has finally been delivered, Latvian Television reported November 16.
On Monday, a record high number of 52 COVID-19 patients were taken to the hospital. Of all 313 patients currently in hospital, nearly a half are over 70 years of age, Latvian Television reported November 9.
An agreement has been reached on freeing up additional 300 hospital beds, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Health Daina Mūrmane-Umbraško told Latvian Television November 5.
Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases, regional and university hospitals will have to save 15% of beds for new patients taken in by Emergency Medical Service (NMPD), Daina Mūrmane-Umbraško, State Secretary for the Ministry of Health, told Latvian Television October 29.
As of Monday, COVID-19 tests will be free only with a referral. It is not money and reagents that is lacking - it is the capacity of laboratories and employees, Latvian Television reported October 23.
Starting next Monday, state-paid COVID-19 testing will only be available for those with a doctor's referral, Latvian Television reported October 21.
Eyewitness reports broke out Tuesday October 20 morning that a rather large individual was running along train tracks on the railway bridge in the center of Rīga.
The Saeima's responsible commission agreed to improve the procedures for the adoption and post-adoption supervision of Latvian children abroad, Latvian Television reported September 9.
A pupil at Rīga Austrumu Secondary School has contracted COVID-19. As a result, all classmates and four teachers are in quarantine, Latvian Television reported September 8.
This year, safety measures to limit COVID-19 will present additional difficulties for pupils and educators. The Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) has developed recommendations on how to organize teaching, but the best model will be chosen by each school itself, Latvian Radio said August 19.
No consensus has yet been achieved by the government on the introduction of a temporary foreign adoption ban, Latvian Television reported July 22.
The farm “Vilciņi 1”, in Dobele, has devoted an area of 65 hectares to durum wheat, the classic pasta wheat not usually grown to Latvia, owners told Latvian Television July 18.
Global success has been achieved by a study conducted in Latvia on the impact of physical activities on cancer treatment, Latvian Television reported July 16.
The National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP), in compliance with sanctions imposed by the Council of the European Union (EU), has decided to ban the distribution of seven “RT” (“Russia Today”) group channels, which are the most influential Russian propaganda channels in the West, informed NEPLP on June 30.
A demonstration a couple of dozen people strong gathered outside the Danish embassy in Rīga January 15 to ask the Danish authorities not to extradite Latvian citizen Kristīne Misāne to South Africa as part of a child custody battle.
On Wednesday, January 1, one of Riga's most popular public transport stops - the minibus ranks opposite the Central Railway Station - has closed for business, LTV reported.
The Procurement Monitoring Bureau has turned down a complaint filed by Spanish company Patentes Talgo S.L. (Talgo) about procurement of new electric trains by Latvia's publicly-owned joint-stock company Pasažieru Vilciens (Passenger Train), permitting the Latvian company to sign a previously agreed contract with Czech company Škoda Vagonka (ŠV).
Justice Minister Jānis Bordāns (New Conservative Party) said May 22 he'll review a decision by judge Vivita Freimane to free a man who cut his wife's ear off after a restraining order had been put on him.
On May 1, a couple thousand cyclists partook in the annual Critical Mass event, which aims to attract attention to the perceived lack of cycling infrastructure in Rīga. Condemned by the authorities, the polarizing event saw motor transport blocked across Rīga; nevertheless, some officials, like the Transport Minister, participated as well.
Educators across Latvia are to strike at the Saeima in March if the government does not include a wage rise for teachers in the new budget, with teachers saying they will strike during the exit exams if this strike action does not work, reported LTV.
The new government of Krišjānis Kariņš (New Unity) has ruled that there won't be a wage raise for teachers this year, despite the previous government's plan of a hike to €750 instead of the current €710 a month, the PM told the press February 7.
More than 8,000 people in Latvia have participated in a EU-sponsored lifelong learning scheme, reports LTV September 11.
A Latvian parliament committee on March 13 lowered the minimum age from which children in institutional care can visit foreign host families, reported Latvian Radio.
On March 8, the International Women's Day, about 100 people went on a solidarity march in central Riga, reported Latvian Radio.
The Latvian Saeima on February 8 sent language reform amendments for review in the Saeima Education, culture and science committee.
Welfare Minister Jānis Reirs has sacked Inese Paudere, the top-ranking official responsible for social care centers in Rīga, reports Latvian Radio February 5.
Latvia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has sent a note to Ukraine - a form of initial official protest drawing attention to a topic of perceived importance - over Latvia's inclusion on a Ukrainian list of potential tax haven countries.
More than 150,000 people visited Latvia's pavilion at the 'EXPO 2017' event in Astana, the organizers said September 10. The country was also awarded a bronze medal in design among similar-sized pavilions.
A total 188 families are waiting to adopt children in Latvia, and the long queue is one of the most irritating aspects of the adoption process, would-be-guardians said in a Welfare Ministry poll with 322 respondents, reports Latvian Radio.