Joyride ends abruptly as youngster slams newly-hijacked car into wall in Liepaja
Last week Latvian police detained a youngster suspected of hijacking a car and causing a road traffic accident while drunk. The young man…
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Rīgas Satiksme may remain in charge of paid parking in Latvia’s capital for one more year
Riga City Council has plans to entrust management of paid parking locations in Riga to Rīgas Satiksme for one more year, according to…
New commercial park’s development in Riga to receive up to EUR 40 million of investments
VPH real estate developer has commenced construction of a new commercial park within the territory of Riga Milk Production Plant in Riga, Valmieras…
Majority of Latvian residents’ shopping habits impacted by food price rise
The food price rise observed in recent months has affected 85% of Latvian residents’ food-purchasing habits. Only 13% of residents say their food-purchasing…
Professor: reduction of VAT for food would help some businesses «exit from grey zone»
Bank analysts note that this year inflation in Latvia will continue going up. It is expected to stabilise or go down no sooner…
Meteorological summer commences in Latvia
According to current forecast, Monday, 6 June, marked the start of meteorological summer in Latvia. It began when daytime air temperature stayed no…
US Congress allocates 180 million dollars towards Baltic defence
In 2022 the US Congress allocated USD 180 million towards the improvement of defence of Baltic States, as reported by Latvian Ministry of…
Latvian parliament permits criminal prosecution of Mārtiņš Bondars
On Thursday, 2 June, Latvia’s Saeima decided to allow criminal prosecution of 13th Saeima deputy Mārtiņš Bondars, BNN was told by Saeima press-service….
Latvian parliament conceptually supports measures to limit gambling
On Thursday, 2 June, the Saeima conceptually supported amendments to the Law on Gambling and Lotteries that provide for restricting gambling restrictions, as…
