Not only young women report having experienced sexual harassment in the academic environment. A letter received by Latvian Television reveals that a young man had also encountered such issues.
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Overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, a Molotov cocktail was thrown through the window into the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, the museum's director Solvita Vība confirmed.
The organization of a €210 million tender for the routine maintenance of Riga's streets was one of the biggest projects under the responsibility of the Riga Outdoor and Mobility Department. The Department was raided by the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) on Monday, and this might delay the process further, Latvian Television reported Tuesday.
The issue of language, namely not speaking Russian, often becomes the cause of harassment targeted toward young doctors – not only with patients but senior colleagues. The Latvian Junior Doctors Association spoke about this at a meeting with the Health Minister on Monday, who pointed out it is high time to change this, Latvian Television reported February 19.
Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital (PSKUS) will terminate its contract with LLC “Velve” to build the new A2 hospital building complex on February 13 due to the company's breach of contract obligations and delays in execution of construction works, the hospital council announced on Tuesday, February 6.
The planned ban on Russian grain imports is a more symbolic move that politicians say could help convince other Member States of the need for a common ban. One of the largest grain processors in the Baltics thinks that transit should also be restricted on Baltic scale, Latvian Television reported on January 30.
At the end of this year, the contract of general practitioners (GPs) with the National Health Service (NVD) expires. Not all GPs have signed a new one yet, since according to Alise Nicmane-Aišpure, President of the Association of General Practitioners of Latvia, no association requirement has been implemented, Latvian Radio reported December 28.
At the end of the year, the number of cyber-attacks has increased significantly. Mobile operators have been forced to develop protective walls, both by blocking numbers and website links in texts, and by inviting customers to report suspicious messages themselves and check them, Latvian Television reported December 11.
Nearly EUR 6 million has been defrauded from Latvian residents this year. Police have observed an increase in the number of victims. While fraud schemes are largely not new, fraudsters have significantly improved methods of psychological assault or social engineering. They most often work in large groups, Latvian Television reported October 19.
Starting October 1, all pension beneficiaries will receive indexed pensions, meaning they will have a small increase. Swedbank's chief economist pointed out that the increase is so small that it is not likely to be able to cover the fall in purchasing power, Latvian Television reported on August 28.