Jeļena Vihrova

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Postal service hails digital age
Postal service hails digital age
The Latvian postal service, Latvijas Pasts, has catered several of its services to the digital age, introducing an online queue and texting when a package arrives, reports Latvian Radio 4. 
Latvia-designed mobile care centers up for EU award
Latvia-designed mobile care centers up for EU award

Mobile care vehicles improve the lives of elderly people who reside in rural areas by bringing much-needed services right to their doorstep. These vehicles were designed by the Samaritan Association of Latvia. It has now been named a finalist of the 2015 European Social Innovation Competition and will fight for one of three €50,000 prizes on at the awards ceremony on 25 November in Brussels, reported Latvian Radio 4 Monday.