Jānis Slaidiņš: Ammunition factories in Europe have started working at full capacity

“There is always talk about how much and what kind of weapons the allies are giving to Ukraine to fight against the occupiers. Remind me, what about the production of armaments? Warehouses are not inexhaustible and military factories do not work continuously,” a viewer of TV24’s “Actual war in Ukraine” program asks NBS major, National … Read more

Interview with Jānis Sārts, director of the NATO Strategic Communication Center of Excellence / 24.05.2023 / Article / LTV.LV

Although the attack activity of the Russian troops in the direction of Bakhmut decreased a little in the previous day, the shootings continue and this is still one of the hottest points on the war front, which has required not only a lot of resources of the occupying troops, but also the lives of the … Read more

Driving a Citroen is never boring: Jānis Vanks learns the coupe crossover C4X

Although the vanguard of the old Citroen days has passed into history, the spirit of unrest is still alive. The C4X is a combination of a fastback, a sedan and a crossover that doesn’t look like a compact car at all. The C4X is a fastback C4 extended by 24 centimeters, which Citroen started producing … Read more

Car news: Driving a Citroen is never boring. Jānis Vanks learns the coupe crossover C4X

The C4X is a combination of a fastback, a sedan and a crossover that doesn’t look like a compact car at all. C4X is a fastback C4 extended by 24 centimeters, which “Citroen” began to produce instead of the usual compact hatchback. The crossover format has many practical advantages – it’s easier to get in … Read more

Driving a Citroen is never boring. Jānis Vanks learns the new C4X (+VIDEO)

We decided to present the new coupe crossover C4X or BMW X4 in the French taste of the Citroen model range to an independent expert – the director of DBS Autoskola, Jānis Vankas. He has always liked Citroen’s boldness and willingness to experiment. Although the vanguard of the old Citroen days has passed into history, … Read more

How an attempt to pay taxes angered the actor Jānis Kroni

Actor Jānis Kronis, as an honest taxpayer, wanted to create a revenue account for economic activity. It was introduced in Latvia last fall, promising automatic payment of taxes to the State Revenue Service (SRS). For Kron, however, initially, the creation of this account turned out to be a long and quite unpleasant experience, which raised … Read more

Jānis Lūsēns comes to the ceremony with his girlfriend, he enters alone

“Great Music Award” presentation ceremony +150 Watch more As observed by the magazine “Kas Jauns”, the luxuriously dressed people, who rushed to the most important event of the year of classical music at the Opera in the snowfall, looked back when they saw that the famous composer Jānis Lūsēns and his spouse Evia Mundeciems were … Read more

Jānis Boš. “Draugiem Group” discovered talent

Jānis Boš started working at the Latvian “Draugiem Group”, which unites technology companies, as an intern in 2014. Climbing the career ladder within the group, he became a co-owner and member of the board of “Fast Brands Latvia”. SIA “Fast Brands Latvia” was founded in 2018. The company’s owners are also AS “Draugiem Group” owned … Read more

The great linguist was born 150 years ago and in the 19th century revival activist Jānis Endzelīns

Jānis Endzelīns (1873–1961) and Jēkabs Zvaigznīte (1833–1867). Archive photo 21:42, 22 February 2023 Viesturs Sprude, “Latvijas Avīze”, JSC “Latvijas Mediji” 150 years ago, Jānis Endzelīns, the creator of Latvian literary language and writing, creator of new words and terminology, was born in Michkēni, Kauguri parish – a linguist who is honored as the founder of … Read more

The exhibition ‘Non-things’ by artist and designer Jānis Straupes can be viewed at DMDM

From January 28 to March 26, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design (DMDM) will host the exhibition “Non-things”, which for the first time brings together the creative works of the artist and designer Jānis Straupe over the past twenty years, as well as revealing new ideas – ambitious sculptural and kinetic objects . Content … Read more