KUWAIT: Chairman of the Environment Public Authority (EPA) Sheikh Abdullah Al-Humoud Al-Sabah called for 'regulating' barbequing on Kuwaiti coasts and islands. In a letter he sent to Kuwait Municipality's director, Sheikh Abdullah said that a meeting had been held including the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR), Kuwait Municipality and the Touristic Enterprises Company (TEC) to discuss regulating the locations and activities of barbequing on various islands and on coastal areas and that each of them was asked to present a plan accordingly. Sheikh Abdullah stressed the need to ban barbequing on southern islands, which are Kubbar, Garouh and Um Al-Maradem, in order to protect their natural beauty and regulate this activity in other areas. Notably, the Municipality's coordination manager Aatif Al-Matroud had presided a meeting to discuss designating places for barbequing in public places, yards, facilities and the seafront.

Kuwaiti nurses

After receiving the board of directors of Kuwait Nursing Society (KNS) headed by Bandar Nashmi Al-Enezi, Health Minister Dr Ali Al-Obaidi announced his approval of granting Kuwaiti nursing staff members two days off a week instead of one after a one-year experiment in this regard succeeded. Commenting on the decision, Enezi praised Obaidi's decision and said that he also promised to try applying the same system with bedoon and GCC nurses soon pending including them if it succeeded.

Enezi said that the new board of directors discussed various important issues with the minister including having the youth take up nursing as a career, and reshuffling and referring those who had been in service for a long time to retirement. "The minister promised to study these proposals," he added, noting that KNS would meet the minister soon to follow up on these demands.

Advisor

MP Mohammed Tana Al-Enezi yesterday filed an inquiry to Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Acting Oil Minister Anas Al-Saleh over appointing an Egyptian advisor in the oil sector. The lawmaker had previously raised questions about violations the advisor had allegedly committed while working for the public authority for the disabled and had the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MSAL) dismiss him.

By A Saleh