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Court jails Kuwaiti to 7 yrs in maid’s rape
The Criminal Court sentenced a Kuwaiti citizen to seven-year imprisonment with hard labor for raping and threatening his domestic helper, reports Al-Qabas daily.
Plan to replace all expats
The new policy to replace the expatriates has come into effect quoting senior government sources. The sources explained as part of the new policy experienced Kuwaitis will now train the new graduates.
Dual health insurance
The objective of additional charges on the health insurance paid through insurance companies for those who desire to renew family residency visas for parents is to cover the cost of medical services in both government and private health facilities, quoting sources close to Ministry of Interior.
Doctors and graduates among 22,000 expatriates deported
Over the past eight months until August this year the Ministry of Interior has deported 22,000 expatriates for various reasons including those violating the labor laws and criminals, and those who committed serious traffic violations.
MOE warns teachers in Kuwait
Ministry of Education has warned newly contracted not to indulge in political issues and stay away from social media unless it is related to their work. The ministry has also warned the teachers to stay away from issues which stir sectarianism, tribalism and doctrinal strife in schools and everything that may harm the reputation of the country.
Private schools allowed to increase fees
Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Muhammad Al-Fares has stressed the importance of the role played by private schools, stressing the increase of educational fees in these schools for academic year 2017/2018 is only three percent and there is no other hike in fees.
Warnings issued for singles in Kuwait
The Public Relations Department of Kuwait Municipality revealed that emergency teams from Farwaniya Municipality carried out a field tour targeting bachelors living in residential houses in Khaitan area and discovered 20 violating buildings. Warnings were issued against the owners of the violating buildings, asking them to evacuate the bachelors.
Not any more jobs for Expats , Kuwait Municipality
The Kuwait Municipality has announced that expatriates will not be hired in future for any of its contracts quoting an official of the Municipality. This is in addition to ending the employment of those expatriates whose services are no longer required by the Municipality and other who have completed their term of contract.
Only ‘six’ agencies named to hire Indian housemaids and should not exceed 400 KD
The head of the Federation of Home Employment Offices, Fadhel Ashkanani, said the offices will begin recruiting Indian maids following a decision by the government of India to do away with the $2,500 bank guarantee that was needed to be deposited with the Indian Embassy for the recruitment of Indian female domestic workers for Kuwait.
Renewing the residence permit of unqualified ‘bachelors’ based on work
The Council of Ministers gives importance to the recommendations made by the Supreme Committee that was formed to amend the demographic structure of the nation quoting a ministerial source.
