Baltic News Network - News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia » Social http://bnn-news.com MOST ACTUAL NEWS FROM LATVIA, LITHUANIA, ESTONIA Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 CPCB requests permission to initiate criminal prosecution of bribery suspected official http://bnn-news.com/cpcb-requests-permission-initiate-criminal-prosecution-bribery-suspected-official-95935 http://bnn-news.com/cpcb-requests-permission-initiate-criminal-prosecution-bribery-suspected-official-95935#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 14:26:59 +0000 LETA http://bnn-news.com/?p=95935 http://bnn-news.com/cpcb-requests-permission-initiate-criminal-prosecution-bribery-suspected-official-95935/feed 0 World Bank: Latvian experts need to be more involved in other countries’ development http://bnn-news.com/world-bank-latvian-experts-involved-countries-development-95920 http://bnn-news.com/world-bank-latvian-experts-involved-countries-development-95920#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:28:12 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95920 http://bnn-news.com/world-bank-latvian-experts-involved-countries-development-95920/feed 0 Tourists from Belarus stay the longest at Latvian hotels http://bnn-news.com/tourists-belarus-stay-longest-latvian-hotels-95893 http://bnn-news.com/tourists-belarus-stay-longest-latvian-hotels-95893#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 12:03:31 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95893 http://bnn-news.com/tourists-belarus-stay-longest-latvian-hotels-95893/feed 0 U.S. boy scouts allow gay members to participate http://bnn-news.com/u-s-boy-scouts-gay-members-participate-95886 http://bnn-news.com/u-s-boy-scouts-gay-members-participate-95886#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 11:37:12 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95886 http://bnn-news.com/u-s-boy-scouts-gay-members-participate-95886/feed 0 Voluntary car insurance is now more popular in Latvia http://bnn-news.com/voluntary-car-insurance-popular-latvia-95881 http://bnn-news.com/voluntary-car-insurance-popular-latvia-95881#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 11:05:21 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95881 http://bnn-news.com/voluntary-car-insurance-popular-latvia-95881/feed 0 Latvian government plans to increase school coaches’ salaries http://bnn-news.com/latvian-government-plans-increase-school-coaches-salaries-95857 http://bnn-news.com/latvian-government-plans-increase-school-coaches-salaries-95857#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:48 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95857 http://bnn-news.com/latvian-government-plans-increase-school-coaches-salaries-95857/feed 0 U.S. General: Latvia is a leader in creating the “New Silk Road” http://bnn-news.com/u-s-general-latvia-leader-creating-new-silk-road-95811 http://bnn-news.com/u-s-general-latvia-leader-creating-new-silk-road-95811#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 06:11:39 +0000 LETA http://bnn-news.com/?p=95811 http://bnn-news.com/u-s-general-latvia-leader-creating-new-silk-road-95811/feed 0 Court in France questions Head of IMF http://bnn-news.com/court-france-questions-head-imf-95802 http://bnn-news.com/court-france-questions-head-imf-95802#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 14:12:12 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95802 http://bnn-news.com/court-france-questions-head-imf-95802/feed 0 12 million LVL overpaid for expensive compensated medications http://bnn-news.com/12-million-lvl-overpaid-expensive-compensated-medications-95780 http://bnn-news.com/12-million-lvl-overpaid-expensive-compensated-medications-95780#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 12:33:26 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95780 Ārstējies nepārmaksājot” (Don't overpay for treatment) informative campaign.]]> http://bnn-news.com/12-million-lvl-overpaid-expensive-compensated-medications-95780/feed 0 Latvia’s producer prices up by 1.4% http://bnn-news.com/latvias-producer-prices-1-4-95770 http://bnn-news.com/latvias-producer-prices-1-4-95770#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 11:29:14 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95770 http://bnn-news.com/latvias-producer-prices-1-4-95770/feed 0 Insurers: apartment robbers even take pasta http://bnn-news.com/insurers-apartment-robbers-pasta-95763 http://bnn-news.com/insurers-apartment-robbers-pasta-95763#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 10:26:52 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95763 http://bnn-news.com/insurers-apartment-robbers-pasta-95763/feed 0 Latvia: one car per three residents http://bnn-news.com/latvia-car-residents-95750 http://bnn-news.com/latvia-car-residents-95750#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 09:53:28 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95750 Autoplius.]]> http://bnn-news.com/latvia-car-residents-95750/feed 1 Wife of Latvian official denies claims about his attempts to hide from the law http://bnn-news.com/wife-latvian-official-denies-claims-attempts-hide-law-95731 http://bnn-news.com/wife-latvian-official-denies-claims-attempts-hide-law-95731#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 08:39:24 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95731 http://bnn-news.com/wife-latvian-official-denies-claims-attempts-hide-law-95731/feed 0 Lembergs’ cheap shopping spree abroad http://bnn-news.com/lembergs-cheap-shopping-spree-95723 http://bnn-news.com/lembergs-cheap-shopping-spree-95723#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 08:15:30 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95723 http://bnn-news.com/lembergs-cheap-shopping-spree-95723/feed 2 Builders: Castle of Light is almost finished http://bnn-news.com/builders-castle-light-finished-95710 http://bnn-news.com/builders-castle-light-finished-95710#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 07:38:53 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95710 http://bnn-news.com/builders-castle-light-finished-95710/feed 1 Man killed in London machete attack http://bnn-news.com/londona-uzbrukuma-ar-maceti-nogalina-cilveku-95686 http://bnn-news.com/londona-uzbrukuma-ar-maceti-nogalina-cilveku-95686#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 07:32:50 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95686 http://bnn-news.com/londona-uzbrukuma-ar-maceti-nogalina-cilveku-95686/feed 1 Aircraft bomb found at Ventspils is neutralized in open sea http://bnn-news.com/aircraft-bomb-ventspils-neutralized-open-sea-95696 http://bnn-news.com/aircraft-bomb-ventspils-neutralized-open-sea-95696#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:52:18 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95696 http://bnn-news.com/aircraft-bomb-ventspils-neutralized-open-sea-95696/feed 0 PHOTO: reconstruction continues at Riga Castle http://bnn-news.com/photo-disassembly-works-riga-castle-finished-95687 http://bnn-news.com/photo-disassembly-works-riga-castle-finished-95687#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 06:28:31 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95687 http://bnn-news.com/photo-disassembly-works-riga-castle-finished-95687/feed 0 PHOTO: first capital reconstruction of Latvian National Arts Museum since 1905 http://bnn-news.com/photo-capital-reconstruction-latvian-national-arts-museum-1905-95672 http://bnn-news.com/photo-capital-reconstruction-latvian-national-arts-museum-1905-95672#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 14:10:56 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95672 http://bnn-news.com/photo-capital-reconstruction-latvian-national-arts-museum-1905-95672/feed 0 500 kg large aircraft bomb found at Ventspils port http://bnn-news.com/500-kg-large-aircraft-bomb-ventspils-port-95657 http://bnn-news.com/500-kg-large-aircraft-bomb-ventspils-port-95657#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:40:54 +0000 LETA http://bnn-news.com/?p=95657 http://bnn-news.com/500-kg-large-aircraft-bomb-ventspils-port-95657/feed 0 Latvian residents travelled more often last year http://bnn-news.com/latvian-residents-travelled-year-95625 http://bnn-news.com/latvian-residents-travelled-year-95625#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 11:32:08 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95625 http://bnn-news.com/latvian-residents-travelled-year-95625/feed 0 Average income per capita in the Baltics exceed pre-crisis peak http://bnn-news.com/average-income-capita-baltics-exceed-pre-crisis-peak-95618 http://bnn-news.com/average-income-capita-baltics-exceed-pre-crisis-peak-95618#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 11:03:57 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95618 http://bnn-news.com/average-income-capita-baltics-exceed-pre-crisis-peak-95618/feed 2 Bank of Latvia: increase rate of the national economy to slow down http://bnn-news.com/bank-latvia-national-economy-growth-increase-95588 http://bnn-news.com/bank-latvia-national-economy-growth-increase-95588#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 08:07:22 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95588 http://bnn-news.com/bank-latvia-national-economy-growth-increase-95588/feed 1 PHOTO: Gumball 3000 lifestyle rally in Riga http://bnn-news.com/photo-gumball-3000-lifestyle-rally-riga-95569 http://bnn-news.com/photo-gumball-3000-lifestyle-rally-riga-95569#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 07:06:44 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95569 Gumball 3000 rally arrived in Riga. 2013 marks the 15th jubilee of the rally, which is known to the general public with exquisite cars, fabulous parties and world class celebrities. Every year, they gather and go off on a seven-day tour, covering 3 000 miles following a special route. This year, it includes Riga.]]> http://bnn-news.com/photo-gumball-3000-lifestyle-rally-riga-95569/feed 0 Economy Minister: Russian business interest increases in Latvia http://bnn-news.com/economy-minister-russian-business-interest-grows-latvia-95554 http://bnn-news.com/economy-minister-russian-business-interest-grows-latvia-95554#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 06:12:00 +0000 LETA http://bnn-news.com/?p=95554 http://bnn-news.com/economy-minister-russian-business-interest-grows-latvia-95554/feed 0 This week’s special in Latvia – thunder and lightning http://bnn-news.com/weeks-weather-latvia-thunder-lightning-95512 http://bnn-news.com/weeks-weather-latvia-thunder-lightning-95512#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 12:16:03 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95512 http://bnn-news.com/weeks-weather-latvia-thunder-lightning-95512/feed 0 Lembergs on residents’ complaints: not worth listening to chatter on the streets! http://bnn-news.com/lembergs-residents-complaints-worth-listening-chatter-streets-95490 http://bnn-news.com/lembergs-residents-complaints-worth-listening-chatter-streets-95490#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 10:41:54 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95490 http://bnn-news.com/lembergs-residents-complaints-worth-listening-chatter-streets-95490/feed 0 Latvian entrepreneurs have the longest hours in the Baltics http://bnn-news.com/latvian-entrepreneurs-longest-hours-baltics-95475 http://bnn-news.com/latvian-entrepreneurs-longest-hours-baltics-95475#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 09:08:27 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95475 http://bnn-news.com/latvian-entrepreneurs-longest-hours-baltics-95475/feed 3 Reform Party: language problem popularization at kindergartens is a political game http://bnn-news.com/reform-party-language-problem-popularization-kindergartens-political-game-95453 http://bnn-news.com/reform-party-language-problem-popularization-kindergartens-political-game-95453#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 07:38:39 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95453 Reform Party believes (RP).]]> http://bnn-news.com/reform-party-language-problem-popularization-kindergartens-political-game-95453/feed 0 Education Ministry: the English language exam experiment was successful http://bnn-news.com/education-ministry-english-language-exam-experiment-successful-95441 http://bnn-news.com/education-ministry-english-language-exam-experiment-successful-95441#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 06:33:40 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95441 http://bnn-news.com/education-ministry-english-language-exam-experiment-successful-95441/feed 1 Riga mayoral candidate. Guntis Belēvičs: bull in a china shop? http://bnn-news.com/riga-mayoral-candidate-guntis-belevics-bull-china-shop-95429 http://bnn-news.com/riga-mayoral-candidate-guntis-belevics-bull-china-shop-95429#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 14:18:48 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95429 http://bnn-news.com/riga-mayoral-candidate-guntis-belevics-bull-china-shop-95429/feed 0 Survey: popularity of current Ventspils management is below 50% http://bnn-news.com/survey-popularity-current-ventspils-management-50-95393 http://bnn-news.com/survey-popularity-current-ventspils-management-50-95393#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 11:07:03 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95393 http://bnn-news.com/survey-popularity-current-ventspils-management-50-95393/feed 0 Weather in Latvia to cool down at the end of the week http://bnn-news.com/weather-latvia-cool-week-95379 http://bnn-news.com/weather-latvia-cool-week-95379#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:12:26 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95379 http://bnn-news.com/weather-latvia-cool-week-95379/feed 0 Political calendar of Latvia. May 20 – 24, 2013 http://bnn-news.com/political-calendar-latvia-20-24-2013-95364 http://bnn-news.com/political-calendar-latvia-20-24-2013-95364#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 09:04:09 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95364 http://bnn-news.com/political-calendar-latvia-20-24-2013-95364/feed 0 By rounding prices in Euro, the zoo, theatres and museums would violate the law http://bnn-news.com/rounding-prices-euro-zoo-theatres-museums-violate-law-95345 http://bnn-news.com/rounding-prices-euro-zoo-theatres-museums-violate-law-95345#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 07:23:25 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95345 http://bnn-news.com/rounding-prices-euro-zoo-theatres-museums-violate-law-95345/feed 0 Bribery accused Latvian official not found in Vena; authorities may start international manhunt http://bnn-news.com/bribery-accused-latvian-official-vena-authorities-start-international-manhunt-95338 http://bnn-news.com/bribery-accused-latvian-official-vena-authorities-start-international-manhunt-95338#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 06:38:15 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95338 http://bnn-news.com/bribery-accused-latvian-official-vena-authorities-start-international-manhunt-95338/feed 0 More than 20 000 enthusiasts to run in the Nordea Riga marathon http://bnn-news.com/20-000-enthusiasts-run-nordea-riga-marathon-95258 http://bnn-news.com/20-000-enthusiasts-run-nordea-riga-marathon-95258#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 06:30:38 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95258 Nordea Riga marathon. The runners will be offered two distances to run: five and ten kilometres, as well as a semi-marathon and other marathon distances.]]> http://bnn-news.com/20-000-enthusiasts-run-nordea-riga-marathon-95258/feed 0 Economic Diary: Smash Business with Taxes http://bnn-news.com/economic-diary-smash-business-taxes-95237 http://bnn-news.com/economic-diary-smash-business-taxes-95237#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 05:30:22 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95237 http://bnn-news.com/economic-diary-smash-business-taxes-95237/feed 3 Latvia will not be organizing the 2017 World Ice Hockey Championship http://bnn-news.com/latvia-organizing-2017-world-ice-hockey-championship-95319 http://bnn-news.com/latvia-organizing-2017-world-ice-hockey-championship-95319#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:15:14 +0000 LETA http://bnn-news.com/?p=95319 http://bnn-news.com/latvia-organizing-2017-world-ice-hockey-championship-95319/feed 0 Criminal proceedings initiated following searches in RCC Transport Department http://bnn-news.com/criminal-proceedings-initiated-searches-rcc-transport-department-95306 http://bnn-news.com/criminal-proceedings-initiated-searches-rcc-transport-department-95306#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:49:32 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95306 http://bnn-news.com/criminal-proceedings-initiated-searches-rcc-transport-department-95306/feed 0 Combined heat and power plants produced 64% of the total heating energy in Latvia in 2012 http://bnn-news.com/combined-heat-power-plants-produced-64-total-heating-energy-latvia-2012-95289 http://bnn-news.com/combined-heat-power-plants-produced-64-total-heating-energy-latvia-2012-95289#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:19:06 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95289 http://bnn-news.com/combined-heat-power-plants-produced-64-total-heating-energy-latvia-2012-95289/feed 0 Latvia celebrates the International Hotlines Day http://bnn-news.com/latvia-celebrates-international-hotlines-day-95264 http://bnn-news.com/latvia-celebrates-international-hotlines-day-95264#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:22:07 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95264 http://bnn-news.com/latvia-celebrates-international-hotlines-day-95264/feed 0 Weekends expected to have +30° C heat in Latvia http://bnn-news.com/weekends-expected-30-heat-latvia-95216 http://bnn-news.com/weekends-expected-30-heat-latvia-95216#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 06:50:04 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95216 http://bnn-news.com/weekends-expected-30-heat-latvia-95216/feed 0 Paul Krugman declined participation in the First Riga Economic Forum http://bnn-news.com/paul-krugman-declined-participation-riga-economic-forum-95197 http://bnn-news.com/paul-krugman-declined-participation-riga-economic-forum-95197#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:35:52 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95197 http://bnn-news.com/paul-krugman-declined-participation-riga-economic-forum-95197/feed 3 Friendship between Unity and Prudentia: gigantic losses for state budget http://bnn-news.com/friendship-unity-prudentia-gigantic-losses-state-budget-95183 http://bnn-news.com/friendship-unity-prudentia-gigantic-losses-state-budget-95183#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 12:58:24 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95183 http://bnn-news.com/friendship-unity-prudentia-gigantic-losses-state-budget-95183/feed 1 Latvia’s problem of unemployed youth is reducing in scale http://bnn-news.com/latvias-problem-unemployed-youth-reducing-scale-95155 http://bnn-news.com/latvias-problem-unemployed-youth-reducing-scale-95155#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:08:27 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95155 http://bnn-news.com/latvias-problem-unemployed-youth-reducing-scale-95155/feed 0 Latvia’s living costs reach record high level http://bnn-news.com/latvias-living-costs-reach-record-high-level-95151 http://bnn-news.com/latvias-living-costs-reach-record-high-level-95151#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:28:01 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95151 http://bnn-news.com/latvias-living-costs-reach-record-high-level-95151/feed 0 HM: smoking in the presence of a child is considered abuse http://bnn-news.com/hm-smoking-presence-child-considered-abuse-95143 http://bnn-news.com/hm-smoking-presence-child-considered-abuse-95143#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:03:08 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95143 http://bnn-news.com/hm-smoking-presence-child-considered-abuse-95143/feed 0 TOP 5 of car thieves’ most precious prizes http://bnn-news.com/top-5-car-thieves-precious-prizes-95129 http://bnn-news.com/top-5-car-thieves-precious-prizes-95129#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 08:35:00 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95129 http://bnn-news.com/top-5-car-thieves-precious-prizes-95129/feed 0 Latvia to be heated a lot over the week http://bnn-news.com/latvia-heated-lot-week-95098 http://bnn-news.com/latvia-heated-lot-week-95098#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 06:04:06 +0000 BNN http://bnn-news.com/?p=95098 http://bnn-news.com/latvia-heated-lot-week-95098/feed 0