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May 10, 2011, Tallinn - This morning, visiting Maryland National Guard Adjutant General, Major General James A. Adkins, presented the United States Legion of Merit Medal to Brigadier General Meelis Kiili of the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF). The medal was presented in recognition of Brigadier General Kiili's outstanding performance during...

ERR News - Sixty percent of Estonian youths want to continue their education abroad after finishing high school, and only 46 percent want to come back home, according to a poll conducted by Dream Foundation, an organization that offers study abroad programs. Of the 1,216 high school and trade school...

Some words of guidance and encouragement to voting members of the synods The respected reader of this paper has been often reminded of atrocities that Estonian people, as well as other nations, had endured during the 20th century and with the legacy of which we all have to deal with...

  Washington, DC --- The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC), which commemorates its 50th anniversary in April 2011, presented its Baltic Democracy Award to the two leaders of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe - Chairman Representative Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) and Co-Chairman Senator Benjamin L....

This edition of "Tänavalt" comes to you from a tänav in the North-Eastern Estonian village of Viru-Nigula. It's a somewhat classic storybook sight: a community has over 15 dark patches in the tops of the trees (puude ladvus) surrounding a church. If this paper had a audio feature, the noise...

  Washington, DC (JBANC) --- In its continuous effort to advocate for issues important to the Baltic-American community,  the Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC)  actively participated in an April 13 Advocacy Day for the Central and East European Coalition (CEEC). The Advocacy Day involved meetings with key staffers...

The EANC strategy committee was formed at the September meeting of the Council to review and update EANC activities to meet current needs.  The distribution of a questionnaire among Estonian-Americans and the search for best practices in other nationality organizations are on the agenda for the current activity year. Initially,...

  A new report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has found that Estonians put in among the longest hours and have among the lowest life expectancy of those living in the OECD's 34 member states. The organization's "Society at a Glance" report on social indicators published on...

14 March 2011- One of the world’s leading companies in oil shale development, Eesti Energia/Enefit of Estonia, purchased a 100% interest in Oil Shale Exploration Company (OSEC) of Alabama, which has significant oil shale interests in Utah. This puts Utah on the leading edge of development of oil shale resources....

ERR News - An Amur leopard named Darla, a member of one of the most rare cat species in the world, gave birth in the Tallinn Zoo during the early morning hours of April 14. One of the two male cubs was stillborn, but the other so far appears to...