The Final Decision on Funding Allocation at the Riga City Council | Positivus Festival Lineup and Comedy Program

The Final Decision on Funding Allocation at the Riga City Council | Positivus Festival Lineup and Comedy Program

The final decision on the allocation of funding must be made at the meeting of the Riga City Council. ​The festival will take place in Riga for the second summer. Before that, it took place in Salacgrīva for several years. As reported, the “Positivus” festival will take place in Lucavsala on July 14 and 15. … Read more

Security guards and video cameras will monitor the order on the Mežparks stage, which is open to visitors

Security guards and video cameras will monitor the order on the Mežparks stage, which is open to visitors

After large-scale reconstruction and landscaping works, the Grand Stage of Mežaparks has been opened to visitors, where security guards and video cameras will monitor the order, reports TV3 Ziņas. The Mežaparks stage will house not only the Song Festival Museum, but also an exhibition hall, where the works of the artist Baiba Ābelīte will be … Read more

Stacker: Riga schools are ready for face-to-face studies

Stacker: Riga schools are ready for face-to-face studies

Mass testing of unvaccinated students, which started this week, is not going well in Riga either, but they are all to be solved. This is what the mayor of the capital said today, August 27, reporting on the readiness of schools for the new school year, reports TV3 News. Of course, taking the Covid-19 saliva … Read more

NEST: Instead of compulsory vaccination, educators should also be allowed to work with a negative Covid-19 test

NEST: Instead of compulsory vaccination, educators should also be allowed to work with a negative Covid-19 test

There is a grumble among educators about the government’s plans this week to make vaccination compulsory for members of the profession. There are even teachers who, in case of such an ultimatum, would be ready to terminate their work. As a compromise option, the trade union is calling for the unvaccinated to be allowed to … Read more

A project with lost money from the people of Riga failed: “Aqua Rīga” way from idea to liquidation

A project with lost money from the people of Riga failed: “Aqua Rīga” way from idea to liquidation

This week, the Riga City Council decided to put an end to the Aqua Riga project. Almost ten years ago, the responsible ministries had already warned the Riga City Council not to engage in commercial activities with the production of bottled water, but the local government under the leadership of Nila Ušakova (S) ignored it … Read more

Riga City Council will refuse monthly parking subscriptions for deputies

Riga City Council will refuse monthly parking subscriptions for deputies

From next year, the Riga City Council will refuse monthly parking reservations for deputies, LETA was informed by the Public Relations Department of the Riga City Council. At the co-operation meeting of the Riga City Council coalition parties “For Development / For!”, “Progressive”, “New Unity”, National Union / Latvian Association of Regions and New Conservative … Read more