Kuwait Times

Published Date: December 19, 2009

KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah emphasized on Kuwait's keenness to utilize nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. It intends to use it as an alternative source of energy as one of its development projects' priorities. Delivering Kuwait's speech before the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change, on behalf of HH the Amir, Al-Mohammed stressed that Kuwait was one of the countries that called for reducing green house gas emissions that caused global warming. He went on to expl
ain that Kuwait had diversified its oil and industrial facilities, reported Annahar. He also asserted that the Kuwaiti government had asked Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), in collaboration with the world's best scientific research bodies, to devise the best scientific alternative to obtain 'clean energy.'

Private school teachers
KUWAIT: In an unprecedented move, the Ministry of Education will consider employing non-Kuwaiti teachers who work at private schools across the country. However, only those who possess sufficient foreign experience will be considered to fill in vacancies . This decision was not well-received, as some sources are concerned about its negative impact - bedoons being allowed opportunities to work at the Ministry. They criticized the timing at which the decision was made, reported Al-Qabas. The Department of
Private Education issued a statement asserting teachers' right to seek suitable positions, in addition to the Ministry's right to seek expertise from any necessary source.

Sewage network revival
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Public Works has recently launched a project to redevelop the tenth phase of its sewage networks. This areas that fall under its purview are Sabah Al-Salem, Bayan, Mishref, and Jabriya at a total, approximate cost of KD 68 million. The announcement was made by Head of the Sewage Engineering Department of the Ministry, Mahmoud Karam. He said that the project is part of the Ministry's efforts to raise the efficiency of the country's sewage networks, reported Al-Rai. The project will
feature operations to replace current pipelines with new ones that have higher quality specifications.

New labor law
KUWAIT: The new labor act will be discussed within a month's time, said Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, Mohammed Al-Kandari. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Bahrain's embassy celebration of its 38th national anniversary, Al-Kandari said that the draft law had been initially approved and that it has been accorded top priority during parliament's upcoming sessions, reported Annahar. Replying to a question about follow-up reports referred to human rights organizations on
Kuwait's expatriate laborers' situation, Al-Kandari said that these were being periodically sent in collaboration with the Foreign Ministry in a bid to improve Kuwait's image to avoid being blacklisted.