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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
The currently existing value-added tax (VAT) of 21 percent can stand to be reduced, believes Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. […]
The Lithuania Tribune’s decision to implement a paywall raised questions among our readers, so we thought it would be helpful to answer some of the questions and concerns that we’ve heard most often from our readers. Read on for some answers to questions you may have from the Lithuania Tribune’s editor-in-chief Ruslanas Iržikevičius. […]
Record numbers attended the fifth annual celebration of Lithuanian Independence Celebrate Lithuanian Independence at Chicago‘s Navy Pier on March 13. […]
Foreigners residing in Vilnius organized a small march of their own to celebrate Lithuania‘s Independence Day on March 11. […]
To celebrate the Day of the Restoration of Independence on March 11, Vilnius changed the arrangement of traffic lights from the usual red-yellow-green to yellow-green-red, the colours of Lithuania’s national flag. […]
A new museum at the President’s Palace will introduce visitors to the functioning of the Lithuanian state. […]
On Sunday, the Lithuanian St. Casimir Parish festival began in East London began with a Holy Mass at Casimir Church with Bishop Nicholas Hudson from the Diocese of Westminster. On a sunny afternoon, the church was so full with Lithuanians that people were even listening from the street outside. “Today we prayed together for Lithuanians of the world and for each other” said Petras Tverijonas,who has served as the Priest of the Roman Catholic Church of St Casimir for seventeen years. […]
At a press conference in Trakai following the annual Russian opposition forum, Lithuanian commentators shared their insights into the results of this year’s discussions. The annual forum invites Russian intellectuals, public figures, journalists and other individuals to discuss Russia’s situation, its future and its relationship with the West. […]
As Vilnius’ traditional annual St. Casimir’s Fair kicks off this Friday, there will be street closings and public transportation changes that are worth knowing about for anyone traveling into, within or through the city. […]
The 17th annual Vilnius Book Fair saw over 65.000 Lithuanians gather in the LITEXPO halls in the capital. Lithuanians from all age groups perused publishers’ stands for new reads, autographs and pictures with their favourite authors. […]
Frank Kruk, a Lithuanian literary classic published in 1934 by Petras Cvirka, has been translated into English and has made its North American debut. […]
The operation of the electricity interconnector between Lithuania and Sweden pushed electricity prices down to record lows in Lithuania last week, according to Litgrid, as it started to operate in test mode. […]
Baltic basketball fans who have been comparing and contrasting the NBA careers of Jonas Valančiūnas from Lithuania and Kristaps Porzingis from Latvia were treated with an exciting game on Monday when Valančiūnas’ Raptors and Porzingis’ Knicks met face-to-face once again, this time in New York. […]
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