Saeima passes law on preserving Riga's historic center
Saeima today passed the law on preservation and protection of the historic center of Riga after repeated review.
Rafters' celebration to be held at "Stockmann" and "Forum Cinemas" construction site
On Tuesday, June 3, the traditional rafters^apostrofs; celebration for the department store "Stockmann" and the multi-cinema movie theater complex "Forum Cinemas" will be held in Riga, LETA was informed by "Stockmann^apostrofs;s" marketing manager Annika Davidsone.
Land rental agreement signed between Riga City Council and "Multihalle"
Riga City Council and "Multihalle Ltd." signed a land rental agreement for construction of the new multi-functional arena this morning, Vilnis Baltins, the executive director at "Multihalle Ltd." informed LETA.
Government agrees in principle to provide support for organizing ice hockey championships in Riga
The Cabinet of Ministers agreed in principle today to back organization of the 2006 World Ice Hockey Championships in Riga.
Gaters recommends suspending construction of "Sun Stone" high-rise in Riga
Minister of Regional Development and Local Government Affairs Ivars Gaters recommends suspending construction of the "Sun Stone" business complex in Riga^apostrofs;s Kipsala, in explaining his stance on development of the riverside area.
"Elkor mode" losses over LVL 70,000 from weekend blaze
Losses of more than LVL 70,000 are being estimated for the "Elkor" Group^apostrofs;s clothing chain store "Elkor mode" from the fire at 19 Brivibas Street on Sunday, LETA was informed by the tenant, "Podiums Ltd."...
Firefighters suspect two reasons behind fire on Brivibas Street
The State Fire and Rescue Service suspects two causes of the weekend^apostrofs;s fire in a multi-story building at 19 Brivibas Street yesterday.
"Severstal" wants to expand operations in Latvia
Anatoly Kruchinin, director general at the metallurgical company "Severstal", said, during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Ainars Slesers today, that the Russian company wanted to expand its operations in Latvia considerably.
