KUWAIT: The Municipality's PR department announced that Jahra municipality distributed 7,400 garbage containers of all sizes to various collection points. Jahra cleaning department manager Meshaal Al-Daihani explained that 2,500 containers were distributed in Qasr, Naseem, Taima and Oyoun, while 4,500 others were distributed in Saad Al-Abdullah, Sulaibiya and Qairawan. Meanwhile, 400 six-foot metal dumpsters were also distributed.

Verdict in fraud case

The court of cassation yesterday issued a final verdict in a case involving embezzlement at Sabah Al-Salem Co-op over 10 years ago, ordering the former chairman who was in charge then to pay back a sum of KD 510,000. The board chairman had been indicted for making contracts with a supply company he owned to supply the co-op with goods at prices higher than the market.

New digital studios

The information ministry is due to open new digitalized studios in two weeks, said informed sources, noting that the ministry had recently received two new outside broadcast vehicles. The sources also said that as part of its modernization plans led by Minister Mohammed Al-Jabri, the information ministry will soon launch a new digital library and several other new projects.

Cancer awareness

In collaboration with Cancer Aware Nation (CAN), the manpower authority yesterday organized a campaign to boost its female employees' awareness on cancer and highlight the significance of regular tests as a preventive measure, said the authority's official spokesperson Aseel Al-Mezyad, adding that a special mobile lab will be present every day outside the authority quarters during official working hours for this purpose.

By Meshaal Al-Enezi