Minister: to develop society, we need to invest in teachers
By investing in teachers, we develop society as a whole, said Latvian Minister of Education and Science Anda Čakša at the opening of…
Russian pensioner attempts to bribe Latvian border guards
On Thursday, the 13th of April, a Russian citizen was detained at Grebnev border checkpoint on suspicion of giving a EUR 200 bribe…
Vilnius airport to suspend flights during the NATO summit
During the NATO summit, flights at the Vilnius airport will be suspended, and restrictions will be imposed in the airspace for almost a…
Ukraine reports continuous Russian attacks
The Russian army keeps on attacking in the eastern part of Ukraine, in Bakhmut, and has also shelled Kherson, writes Reuters. Deputy Minister…
Latvian government considers closing down shopping malls for weekends
Limiting the open hours of shopping malls for weekends is not only a matter or economy or survival for smaller traders but also…
Businessman in Latvia sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for offering a bribe
The Court of Economic Affairs (ELT) has found Rīgas namu apsaimniekotājs JSC board chairman Igors Trubko guilty of offering a briber of EUR…
VIDEO | FBI arrests suspect for leaking classified US documents
A 21-year-old Air Force soldier has been arrested in the US and charged with leaking secret military documents, which also contained information about…
Latvian government has no plans to provide Skulte LNG developers any financial guarantees
Latvia’s government has rejected the request to provide any financial guarantees to Skulte LNG terminal’s developers, said Minister of Climate and Energy Raimonds…
Nearly half of clothes brought to Latvia are “close to garbage state”
According to data from the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP), Latvia imports on average more than 30 000 tonnes of various clothes,…
