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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The relative calm on the Latvian-Belarusian border is over - with every warmer day, the number of illegal border crossers increases, Latvian Television reported on April 5.
Demolishing a slum outside Gaiļezers Hospital in Rīga, workers have found a capsule with a message for generations to come. It shows plans to build a maternity home next to the hospital, which was never completed, Latvian Television reported on April 1.
There are still plenty of needs in war-torn Ukraine but the amount of donations has shrunk. In spite of this, another convoy of vans of the society “Tev” (For You) goes to Kherson with a load of aid. One of them will take help to a bomb shelter, Latvian Television reported on April 1.
Several online grocery stores that opened amid severe restrictions during the Covid pandemic have closed. But that doesn't mean people only want to shop face-to-face after the pandemic. Polls show the opposite – food purchases on the internet are increasing, Latvian Television reported on March 9.
The Ministry of Agriculture (ZM) has expanded the list of Russian and Belarusian goods subject to a possible import ban. It is planned to see the relevant regulations in the Cabinet on Tuesday, LETA reports.
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.
Taking possession of the construction object, experts at Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital (PSKUS) have identified missing construction documentation, PSKUS said on February 22.
Under the supervision of police, a takeover of the construction site of Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital began on Wednesday, February 21.
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.
The January cold spell is particularly felt this month in heating bills.The largest housing manager – “Riga House Manager” (Rīgas namu pārvaldnieks, RNP) points out that the bill may even be twice as high for some households, Latvian Television reported on February 12.
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 so-called “Moscow House”, which the Saeima has decided to nationalize, was stripped of its coat of arms and also the sign saying Moscow House during the night to Friday, February 2.
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.
Outside the government building on Tuesday, January 23, the association the Rising Sun (Austošā Saule) protested against imports and transit of Russian goods.
When ordering goods in the Electronic Procurement System (EIS), where state and local government institutions shop, it is possible to receive a surprise – a product manufactured in Russia. Latvian Television received such on Wednesday, January 17.
More than half – 55% – of the Latvian population pay attention to whether the producer or trader of goods cooperates with the aggressor countries Russia and Belarus, according to the survey carried out by the research company Kantar, Latvian Television reported on January 17.
The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) plans to assess the trip of several Saeima deputies to China. Several members working with China's Parliament are currently in China. Foreign policy experts also pay heightened attention to the visit, Latvian Television reported on January 16.
The largest environmental education center in the Baltics has been opened in Salaspils. In the new center "Botania", seemingly dry science turns into an exciting journey into the plant kingdom, Latvian Television reported January 10.
Armed Russian army soldiers carefully colored in pencil: the parents of a child in one of Rīga's kindergartens received such a surprise gift. The kindergarten's management denies that such material was distributed, Latvian Television reported on January 9.
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.
Latvia will encourage the European Union (EU) to ban imports of grain from Russia, the government agreed on December 6.
Since 2008, the 'Santa's Fun Run' event has become a tradition in Latvia and on Sunday again around 500 examples of the familiar Yuletide figure gathered to limber up ahead of their extremely challenging distribution schedule towards the end of this month.
Dardedze, a non-governmental organization which helps victims of youth sexual violence, is calling on parents and guardians to discuss the boundaries of appropriate physical contact with children, so they know what is not permissible behavior by adults.
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.
State police have begun checks on a number of cases of people calling themselves environmental activists deflating car tires. Such activity is known to have taken place in several countries, Latvian Television reported October 18.
On Tuesday, 29 August, the government tasked the responsible parties with speeding up infrastructure building on the Latvia–Belarus border, Latvian Television reports.
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.
The days Covid-19 took over daily news are gone. Though Covid has subsided, it hasn't disappeared altogether. A life is still taken every week by the virus, Latvian Television reported on August 22.
The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has carried out a number of activities at the Latvian Postal service (Latvijas pasts, LP), LETA reported Wednesday.