Energy

Vilnius to turn heat back on in face of unexpected chilly weather

On Friday, the Vilnius municipal government will turn the central heating system back on. The municipal government claims that this is being done due to requests from residents as well as unseasonable weather forecasts. […]

Tautvydas Kieras
Global LT

Tautvydas Kieras: First Lithuanian signed to an NFL team – and he’s never played American football

The Kansas City Chiefs, an American football team in the NFL, has signed Tautvydas Kieras, a Lithuanian track and field athlete, onto its team as a linebacker. The catch? Kieras has never played a game of professional or college football in his life. […]

Vilnius goes dark for Earth Hour
Society

Vilnius centre lit by nothing but candles for Earth Hour 2016

At 8:30 local time on Saturday night, millions of people around the world turned off their lights and other electronic appliances for an hour to observe Earth Hour, an international tradition aimed at raising awareness about environmental conservation and efficient energy usage. In the centre of Vilnius, Lithuanians also observed the hour by gathering under the snow with a huge collection of candles. […]

CORPORATE

Despite successes wind farms continue to look for government support

The amount of electricity being generated by renewable resources in Lithuania is increasing – in Pagėgiai municipality in Western Lithuania alone, the wind farm that began operating there this year – the largest of its kind in the Baltics – generates about 2% of the country’s energy needs. However, according to the farm’s owners, their work would still be impossible without support from the government. […]

Photo: International Centre for Litvak Photography
Culture

’75 year-long musical composition’ to be played to commemorate Lithuania’s Holocaust victims

The award-winning founder and director of the International Centre for Litvak Photography Richard Schofield recently commissioned a piece of music to be performed as part of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Kaunas Ghetto. […]

Society

New Museum at President’s Palace explains how state works

A new museum at the President’s Palace will introduce visitors to the functioning of the Lithuanian state. […]