Kuwait Times

Published Date: September 08, 2008

KUWAIT: MP Mubarak Al-Walan has slammed Minister of Education Nouriya Al-Sabeeh's decision to reopen schools before the end of Ramadan. Al-Walan said that the minister had taken the decision despite his warnings about various problems in schools across the country, including furniture shortages, a need for maintenance work and air conditioning problems, which could have been at least partially remedied during the Ramadan period. The MP said that the AC systems in a number of schools in the Saad Al-Abdulla
h area are already broken, despite the schools only being constructed in recent years. Al-Walan predicted that more problems would be discovered in other schools following the beginning of the new term, adding that he would be directing a number of parliamentary questions to Al-Sabeeh about the daily problems faced by the country's schools.

Power conservation
KUWAIT: Talal Al-Qahtani, the head of National Project for Power Conservation has requested for a meeting with the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad in order to discuss the latest developments on the project. The Ministry of Electricity reportedly has not paid the allocated amount of money for the project and has made only partial payments. The ministry paid the last installment in March at a total value of KD 300,000. The full amount allocated for the project is KD 10 million which will be paid wi
thin four years, reported Al-Watan. The Ministry has paid only KD 600,000 so far. However, Al-Qahtani decided to meet the Premier after receiving information that the minister would suspend the project.

Pre-winter allergies
KUWAIT: The Public Health Consultant at the Al-Ahmadi Hospital Dr Abdullatif Al-Mor cautioned people who suffer from allergies to be careful at this time of the year. He advised them to take all necessary medication as a precautionary measure. He said that the allergy season has begun in Kuwait, with its humidity and the approach of winter carrying an increase in the possibility of allergic reactions and diseases of the respiratory system. Allergies are unnatural reactions to natural substances like pollen
for example which is normally accepted by unaffected people's bodies. An allergic individual's body secretes a chemical substance to fight the pollen which results in sneezing, rashes or breathing difficulties, said Dr Al-Mor. "By using medication like inhalers and so on, one can limit the effects of allergies in this season," he said.

Traffic security plan
KUWAIT: A comprehensive security plan has been established for the coming academic year said General Manager of the Central Operations' Public Administration in the Ministry of Interior Brig Saud Al-Husaini yesterday. Al-Husaini in a press statement said that the operation is ready for implementation and will cover all areas in Kuwait, focusing on the flow of traffic close to schools. He indicated to the emergency number 777 and reminded drivers to call it in case of urgent situations.