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A Russian court has decided to expel Latvian national Roberts Plaudis, a rapper with the stage name Platina, Latvia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) told Latvian Television on April 23.
The body of a Latvian fisherman who went missing last year after falling overboard has been recovered, reported Norwegian public media NRK April 22.
The migration of electronic signature (eParaksts)systems to a new technological platform will take place over the weekend, so Latvians will not have access to eParaksts tools, the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC) said in a release on April 22.
This year, 38.7% of the Latvian population has donated to support Ukraine or war refugees, according to a survey conducted by the market and public opinion research center "SKDS" on behalf of the LETA news agency.
On Wednesday morning, about 100 protesters gathered in front of the Riga City Council to oppose the plan to build a football stadium in Lucavsala. Meanwhile, the Riga City Council is deciding on Wednesday on the allocation of more than 10 hectares of land for the construction of a national football stadium in Lucavsala.
As of Monday, April 15, the portal eriga.lv shows the offer for open summer camps in Rīga, whereas all the camps on offer for the summer are seen on nometnes.gov.lv, Latvian Radio reports.
The accommodation center for asylum seekers has been operating in Liepna, Alūksne county, for seven months, and so far seems to be working well with no evidence of problems being caused among the local community, reports Latvia Radio.
As tourists continue to gradually return to Rīga after the Covid-19 pandemic, the Rīga city council is planning a special revitalization program for Old Riga this year, which has been allocated one million euros, city Executive Director Jānis Lange told Latvian Radio in an interview.
Several thousand more Russian citizens in Latvia could be required to pass a Latvian language exam. These are the persons who received a permanent residence permit in Latvia in 1992. The Saeima will begin to view the relevant amendments this week, Latvian Television reported.
On average, 7 to 10 children under the age of 19 lose their lives in drowning every year in Latvia. The main reason is a lack of swimming skills and knowledge about water safety, according to the Swimming Federation and the organization "Swim Safely", Latvian Radio reports April 9.
The State Police have issued a statement asking that eyewitnesses of the Saturday accident when a car drove into the Daugava come forward with information.
On Monday, two people died in Daugavpils as a car hit a bus stop, the State Police told LETA.
On Saturday, April 6, evening, a car drove into the Daugava River in Rīga near the Akmens Bridge, the State Police said.
A person died in the Rimi Olympic Center pool on April 1, LETA reported.
There are still plenty of needs in war-torn Ukraine but the amount of donations has shrunk. In spite of this, another convoy of vans of the society “Tev” (For You) goes to Kherson with a load of aid. One of them will take help to a bomb shelter, Latvian Television reported on April 1.
Residents on social networks expressed confusion about an email from the State Regional Development Agency (VRAA) over the need to verify user email accounts on the official portal “Latvija.lv.”
The Saeima Social and Labor Affairs Committee on Tuesday, March 26, backed amendments to the law stipulating that the sales of alcoholic beverages will be prohibited to persons under 20 years of age. Currently the legal limit is 18.
Monday morning began with statements from the State Police about the disappearance of several people over the weekend. As weather gets warmer people move around more, especially on the weekends, and the number of those missing increases, Latvian Television reported March 25.
Keeping elevators in technical order has been a challenge since Russia invaded Ukraine. Almost all the old elevators in the houses built during the Soviet Union are made in Belarus. “Riga House Manager” says the long-term answer would be a replacement, but most apartment building residents can't afford it, Latvian Television reported on March 25.
Unfortunately, you'll get one hour less sleep on Sunday as Latvia transitions to summer time, as every year.
Results of a population survey published on March 25 by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSB) by interviewing one in a hundred households show that 6.2 % of the total population suffered from severe material and social deprivation in 2023 (1.6 percentage points fewer than in 2022 when those were 7.8 %).
Less than a thousand of the 40,000 Russian citizens living in Latvia who are eligible to vote turned out for the so-called "elections" of the Russian President, which took place in Riga just a week ago. A large number did not hide their support for Putin. Latvian Television's "De facto" broadcast, aired March 24, tried to find out what has been done to reduce the ranks of war supporters in Latvia.
Something very strange and even slightly unsettling is happening – Latvians are becoming happier. Not only that, but they are becoming happier faster than almost anyone else on the planet... though admittedly from a downbeat starting point.
The number of people seeking help from various institutions and organizations because they may have experienced violence increases every year. In Liepāja, the women's rights center "Centrs Marta" provided support to more than 300 people last year. To help even more people, the Centre has decided to recruit volunteers, TV Kurzeme reported March 22.
Latvia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has written to the popular German magazine Der Spiegel to point out a host of inaccuracies and tendentious claims in a recent article about Russian speakers in Latvia, reports Latvian Radio.
The astronomical spring has begun, and birds are beginning to return to Latvia. “Let's give returning birds a home and fighting Ukrainian soldiers wings” is the motto of the Ukrainian support campaign, which brings together Latvians and Lithuanians to raise money for drones by painting birdhouses, Latvian Television reports.
Talsi municipality will no longer issue permits for organizing new types of gambling, according to the binding regulations of Talsi municipality "On organizing gambling", which entered into force this month, LETA reports.
On Monday, March 18, a building in an emergency condition collapsed at Pētersalas Street 4 in Rīga, therefore tram route 5 to Sarkandaugava was suspended for several hours.
The majority of Latvian population believe that Latvia's assistance to Ukraine should be maintained at its current level or increased, but a majority of Russian-speakers in Latvia have a different opinion, a public opinion poll conducted by the research centre Norstat in cooperation with LSM.lv suggests.
On the evening of Thursday, March 14, a flasmob “Stop Bloody Transit” took place in Riga, as people gathered to protest against the transit of manganese ore to Russia via Latvia.
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