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Melo-M offers latest track as free download

March 03, 2010

“Total Chellout à la Mozart,” a new single by maniacal Latvian cello trio Melo-M, is available as a free download until March 10, the Rīga-based recording company Platforma Music has announced.

Music

Ērglis teams with Pauls on album of pop tunes

February 28, 2010

Through the years, composer Raimonds Pauls has teamed up with quite a few young talents. The latest to benefit from the Pauls’ touch is Andris Ērglis, who worked with the composer to record the new album Caur rozā brillēm.

Books

Reference work rescues long-lost Latvian terms

February 27, 2010

At 32 lats, the recently released Tautlietu vārdene compiled by Janīna Kursīte should be considered an investment. Drawing on mythology, folklore, history and ethnography, the 560-page reference book provides explanations of terms that today are often lost from everyday speech.

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Politics in Latvia

Unity has potential, but faces rocky road

March 14, 2010

The formation of the new alliance Unity (Vienotība) on March 6 from three major centre-right parties to campaign in the coming Oct. 3 parliamentary election has been long awaited.

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Singer Aisha to represent Latvia in Eurovision Song Contest

February 27, 2010

Representing Latvia in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway, will be singer Aisha performing the song “What For.” Let’s hope her voice improves by the time of the competition.

Politics in Latvia

Latvia awaits a political thaw

February 16, 2010

While one of the fiercest—and at times most beautiful—winters has gripped Latvia and most of Europe during the past months, we have already seen the first preparations for what is likely to be a very hot spring and summer for Latvia politically, leading up to the Saeima elections in October.

Latvian Computing

Conference offers a promising future for Latvian IT

December 01, 2009

Imagine the next time you’re visiting Rīga you pull your iPhone or Blackberry out of your pocket and point it to your favourite Art Nouveau architecture to receive more fascinating facts about the building.

Politics in Latvia

Indecisive politics surround a decisive budget

November 12, 2009

The grueling budgetary process in which Latvia has been engaged for months is coming to some resolution with a final adoption of the 2010 budget scheduled by Dec. 1.

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PMLP birojs Čiekurkalnā

Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde atrodas Čiekurkalna rajonā Rīgā. (Foto: Andris Straumanis)

Būsim arī vienoti par pilsonības jautājumu

Publicēts 2010.03.09

Mēs esam sanākuši šajā pilnsapulcē, lai uzklausītu mūsu partijas biedru domas par triju partiju vēlēšanas apvienību “Vienotību”, kā arī balsotu par to. Šāda nesavtīga pieeja ir nepieciešama, lai Latvijai būtu pozitīvas izaugsmes un attīstības iespējas. Bet neaizmirsīsim šajā vēsturiskajā brīdī tos Latvijas pilsoņus, kuriem ir atņemta iespēja aktīvi piedalīties savas valsts veidošanā. Neaizmirsīsim tos, kas dzīvo ārpus Latvijas un tomēr ir pieskaitāmi Latvijas pilsoņu kopumam.

Runāju par Latvijas pilsoņiem, kuri bija spiesti doties bēgļu gaitās, okupācijas varai prettiesiski likvidējot Latvijas valsts suverēno varu, periodā no 1940. gada 17. jūnija līdz 1990. gada 4. maijam, kad Latvijas valsts rīcībspēja tika pārtraukta.

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Opinions

February 01, 2010

Sold: A piece of diplomatic history at 17th and Webster

On Jan. 7, in a quiet neighbourhood on the northwest side of Washington, D.C., the Latvian government sold a small piece of land that once had a big impact on our country’s history. The brown brick two-story building on the corner of 17th and Webster may have served as Latvia’s first embassy in the United States for 14 years, but for many it will always be remembered in its first diplomatic incarnation, as the Legation of Latvia.

January 13, 2010

Latvia exports success

During Latvia’s boom years, our exports never exceeded imports. Last year, during the peak of the economic crisis, they did. What gives? A look at some of our top exporting companies offers some surprising clues.

Publicēts 2009.12.31

2010. gads prasīs daudz spēka un darba

Labvakar, Latvija! Stāvot uz gadu mijas sliekšņa, allaž atskatāmies pagātnē un domājam par nākotni.

Publicēts 2009.11.17

Lai mums izdodas saglabāt nešaubīgu ticību Latvijas nākotnei

Es nešaubīgi ticu Latvijas nākotnei, kas izaugs no mums.

November 10, 2009

In Latvia, the kids are all right

One afternoon not long ago, I was standing in line at my neighborhood pharmacy, where the overhead lighting was almost as harsh as the saleslady’s icy glare. When my turn came to step up to the counter, I rattled off a list of items as if I were ordering sandwiches at a deli.

Publicēts 2009.11.05

ALA, PBLA gatavojas 10. Saeimas vēlēšanām

Kaut arī līdz Latvijas Republikas 10. Saeimas vēlēšanām ir vēl gads, gatavošanās šim procesam kļūst par vienu no galvenajām Amerikas latviešu apvienības (ALA) Informācijas nozares darba prioritātēm.

Publicēts 2009.10.15

Latvija izdzīvos. Jautājums būs tikai, kā?

Pasaules brīvo latviešu apvienība kā ārzemju latviešu centrālo organizāciju augstākā pārstāvība pastāv un darbojas jau vairāk nekā 53 gadus. Mūsu organizācijai ir ievērojama pieredze un atpazīstamība. PBLA valde pārstāv visas lielākās latviešu mītnes zemes - ASV, Kanādu, Austrāliju, Eiropu, Krieviju un Dienvidameriku.

September 28, 2009

Living in Rīga brings appreciation for heat

I had never thought much about heat before. Its presence indoors was so reliable that the seasons seemed to pass seamlessly from warm months to cold. Weather belonged outside. Then I moved to Rīga, Latvia.

September 18, 2009

Capitalizing on Rīga

Don’t expect Rīga to be completed if it becomes a European Capital of Culture in 2014. According to legend, Rīga can never be “finished,” or it will sink to the bottom of the Daugava River.

August 19, 2009

How do you say ‘zaglis’ in English?

I’m a liar and a thief, a deceiver and a cheat. I steal precious goods with one hand and give back an inferior product with the other, drawing a profit from the difference. I make a living peddling mere shadows of the truth, spend my days practicing the fine art of deception. I translate texts from Latvian into English.

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17 Mar 2010

People’s Party quits government, coalition now in minority

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16 Mar 2010

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16 Mar 2010

Hundreds march to honor Legion, while protesters attack fascism

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