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“Latvian Hawks”
Latvianhawks does take part in any major ice hockey event in Ireland, In 2007 season Latvianhawks represented themselves in both A and B division leagues.…
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Latvia completes homework for U.S. visa waiver
Latvia has finalized all requirements for joining the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, meaning Latvian citizens may be just a few months away from being able…
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Latvian Folk Dance Group ‘Jampadracis’
Latvian Folk Dance Group ‘Jampadracis’ (the name means hullabaloo or riot in Latvian), started life in the spring of 2006 after a suggestion by the…
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Crisis
None of the Latvian officials will receive the salary increase in 2009. This decision was made by the Latvian cabinet council during the special meeting…
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Latvian population in Ireland may now top 37,000
Ireland now may be home to at least 37,000 former residents of Latvia, according to data compiled by the Irish Department of Social and Family…
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Emigration from Latvia rising again, data show
Emigration from Latvia to other countries appears to be on the upswing this year after slowing in 2007, according to data provided by the Central…
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President Valdis Zatlers has discussed the situation in Georgia with other heads of state
President Valdis Zatlers has discussed the situation in Georgia and the international implications of the military conflict there with other heads of state. Latvia’s President…
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Ireland, Peru to join in ‘Gaismas tilti’ event
It won’t be just folks in Latvia going Aug. 22 to their favorite local bridge to light lanterns in honor of Latvia’s 90th anniversary. Latvians…
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Immigrants send €1.5bn euros back home
Foreign workers send more of earnings to homeland than previously thought. Immigrants sent back more than €1.5 billion to eastern Europe last year, three times…
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The Freedom Monument in Riga
The Freedom Monument (Latvian: Brīvības piemineklis) is a memorial located in Riga, Latvia honoring soldiers killed during the Latvian War of Independence (1918-1920). It is…
