Monday—July 5, 2004 TALLINN (CITY PAPER) Baltic economies continue to rocket ahead, still registering the highest growth rates anywhere in Europe. In the latest statistics to be released, Estonia reported a 6.8 percent growth rate for the first quarter of 2004, a higher-than-expected figure. L...

Tuesday—September 28, 2004 10 Years from M/S Estonia Disaster Estonia commemorates tenth anniversary of M/S Estonia ferry catastrophe. 852 people, mostly Estonians, Swedes and Finns, died when the Estonia ferry sank in stormy seas in the early hours of September 1994 on its way from Tallinn t...

Friday—October 29, 2004 Emsis government falls The Latvian parliament, or Saeima, rejected the 2005 national budget draft in its first reading. According to Saeima rules, if the Saeima votes against the cabinet of ministers' national budget draft in either its first or second reading, this is...

Thursday—November 25, 2004 Estonian police officer killed by suicide bomber At 3 a.m. this morning, police were alerted to a man wandering around Tallinn's Õismäe neighborhood with explosive materials strapped to his body. Shortly before 3:30 a.m., they intercepted the man, who climbed into...

Monday—December 20, 2004 Silver Spoons and Restaurants The Gastronomy Awards Society of Estonia, a not-for-profit group committed to the betterment of the dining experience in Estonia, has released its nominees for the 2004 Silver Spoon Awards: Best gourmet restaurant: Pegasus Stenhus Ã...