I’ll be honest, before I started looking into living in Latvia I couldn’t have named a single city or located it on a map. The only time I had ever heard of Latvia was when Winston Bishop talked about ...

In central Riga, people are laying flowers beneath the Freedom Monument. It's a green statue of a woman holding three gold stars on top of a 42-metre stone pillar at the end of a broad, busy street.

The Baltic Times visits the secret defence settlement reclaimed by the government after 20 years of neglect and decay At first glance, the town of Skrunda appears unremarkable. Fields, farms and ...

Capital of the northeast European country of Latvia, Riga is a country only few travellers ever get out and see. A cosmopolitan city rich in nightlife, Riga is a place with much to do. Most famous for ...

The city council in the Latvian capital, Riga, has agreed to dismantle a contentious Soviet monument in the city center. The decision was made during a special session on May 13, with police ...

The new City Oasis is a planned residential area in Riga, Latvia that has been designed for optimal efficiency. The project includes hundreds of homes in a highly functional district that is safe and ...

SIA Merks, part of AS Merko Ehitus group, has entered into a contract with Jūrmala City Council for the construction of a city park and youth house in Kauguri, Latvia. The works include construction ...

In response to the war in Ukraine, Latvia has targeted residents with Russian passports as part of efforts to combat Moscow’s influence. Daugavpils, Latvia. More than 80 percent of the population in ...