Demonstrators at Saeima protest plan to lift apartment rent "ceiling"
About 50 Rigans have gathered at the Saeima building this morning to protest against the planned lifting of the apartment rent "ceiling".
Superficial assessment of technical condition behind caving in of building on Valnu Street in Old Town
The key reason for the caving in of the building at 3 Valnu Street in Old Town Riga was a superficial assessment of its technical condition, according to an opinion from the State Labor Inspection....
UNESCO requests visual harmonization of new buildings with Riga's historic panorama
UNESCO World Heritage Committee^apostrofs;s 28th session has filed a request for Riga to harmonize its new buildings with the historic downtown panorama and preserve existing bodies of water as public outdoor space without any new...
EUR 20 million to be invested in second round of construction at "Reval Hotel Latvia"
About EUR 20 million (LVL 13.28 million) are planned for investments in the second round of construction in the immediate area of the "Reval Hotel Latvia" in the center of Riga.
"Grigis un Co Ltd." ready to build hotel in Liepaja
"Grigis un Co Ltd." expresses readiness to build a hotel in Liepaja, if the government allots co-financing needed for construction of the second ice arena for the 2006 Ice Hockey Championship.
UNESCO expresses regret over ignored proposals on Riga's "Sun Stone" high-rise
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee^apostrofs;s 28th session expresses regret over the failure to comply with proposals set by the committee at the previous session on reducing the number of floors of the "Saules akmens" (Sun...
Saeima to purchase furniture for LVL 29,000
Four companies have won a tender on the purchase of furniture and other equipment, held by the Saeima Chancellery. They will supply furniture for LVL 28,741 to the parliament building, LETA was informed by the...
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Riga Dome Church closed to public because of dangerous condition
Minister of Culture Helena Demakova today issued a decree on closing the Riga Dome Church to the public, as the building has become too dangerous to visitors.