TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2011
LOCAL
Man arrested in Sharq for scamming several people 15 held in Ahmadi crackdown
Census Administration urges cooperation from residents KUWAIT: The Central Census Administration, which is in charge of the general electronic and field censuses of the country’s population, buildings and institutions for 2011, called on all citizens and expatriate residents in Kuwait to cooperate with its workers for the success of this national project. In a press release issued yesterday, the Administration revealed that it had held a meeting last week with representatives of several government bodies to discuss a number of census-related issues. The conferees have highly praised citizen’s cooperation with the staff and their participation in the first phase of the
electronic census which concluded on April 11, the Administration said. More than 352,000 people have registered for filling electronic forms of the census. The Administration said this figure shows unprecedented leap in the people registering for electronic census, which started April 21 and will last until May 5. The second phase of the 2011 census, the filed surveys, started April 21 and will last till May 31. The press release also highlighted the importance of the censuses in the enforcement of the country’s ambitious development plan. — KUNA
KUWAIT: Hawally investigators arrested a conman for scamming several people by convincing them to start a joint business project with him and then fleeing with their money. An investigation was launched in search of the conman after a man filed a case with authorities in Rumathiya against a person who claimed to be a senior employee with a ministry. He said that he agreed to give him KD 270,000 as part of a joint project to sell diesel fuel in Iraq but that he disappeared after he gave him his money. The suspect was apprehended by police in Sharq. When questioned, he explained that he was unemployed and that he previously scammed 15 other individuals. Security campaign Ahmadi police arrested a bootlegger, shutdown a brothel and detained fugitives during a campaign through Mahboulah, Mangaf, Abu Halifa and other areas of the governorate. Among the 15 that were arrested was a citizen wanted for a drug-related case and a Gulf national that was caught driving while intoxicated. The bootlegger, an Asian man, was arrested in Fintas and found with 80 bottles of homemade liquor in his car. Drug dealer held A Pakistani man was arrested for trying to smuggle 8,000 drug pills into the country.
The suspect was detained in Abu Hlaifa after he unknowingly sold 50 pills to an undercover police informant. The remaining pills were found inside his apar tment and he was referred to the proper authorities. Shuwaikh brawl At least three people were injured in a brawl at the Friday Market in Shuwaikh. According to eyewitnesses, the dispute started between a Jordanian vendor and two thugs after they harassed a female shopper in front of his stall. The two thugs left after the short confrontation with the vendor but returned later with a group of 20 friends. They attacked the vendor with light weapons while he was having launch in the market. The restaurant’s owner, an Egyptian man, also sustained injuries during the attack as well as a massive amount of property damage to his restaurant. An investigation was launched. Suspect caught An Asian man was arrested at the Kuwait International Airport (KIA) after he was caught trying to exit the country using his brother’s passport. A preliminary investigation revealed that the man had a travel ban placed against him. The man’s plans were foiled when his true identity was discovered by the recently installed fingerprint scanning system. The man and his brother were held for further questioning.
Kabad kidnap Police found a teenager that was reported missing by her family a week ago in an animal farm in Kabad where she was being detained by kidnappers. Police stormed the animal farm after being informed that a 15-year-old girl had been spotted there and four young men were arrested and charged with kidnapping. They were also charged with sexual assault after the victim informed police that she was raped. Attempted murder A citizen was hospitalized with serious injuries after his friend intentionally ran him over with his car following a dispute. The victim, a 38-year-old, was admitted to Jahra Hospital with several injuries and broken bones and required urgent surgery. It was discovered that the man was run over by his friend in Doha after the two got into an argument. A case was filed at the Jahra police station. Harassment charges Jabriya authorities launched an investigation into allegations made by a woman who accused police investigators of sexual harassment while she was being interrogated after her husband was arrested. Police believe that the woman fabricated her story in an attempt to save her husband, who was arrested for a previous offense and is being charged with resisting arrest.
Food distributors to wait for lab results before distributing goods KUWAIT: The Kuwait Municipality said yesterday that its efforts and campaign to stress the need for favorable lab results before distribution of food items was a success and that many distributors are now complying with measures in this regard. Complying with the request to wait for results before distribution illustrates the awareness among the distributors, director of the imported foods department at the municipality Istiqlal AlMesallam said. If a company was found to be selling tainted newly imported foods, it shall be subject to penalties without exception, she added. Locally, inspection raids on
groceries and food distributors in several areas of the country have resulted in uncovering tons of foods unfit for human consumption, most recently in AlArdhiya Industrial and Shuwaikh Industrial areas. Giving some of these companies the benefit of the doubt, “some of these companies have fallen into the trap and sold fraudulently marked goods,” she said. “Others have no knowledge of the ingredients in the items they bring into the country.” However, the municipality shall carry out legal procedures on violators regardless of the reasons behind the risking of consumer health, the official underlined. — KUNA KUWAIT: Maj Gen Sheikh Mohammed Al-Yousef Al-Sabah and other officials visiting the US Coastguard vessel Branov.
Al-Yousef inspects US Coastguard vessel Branov
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Municipality officials inspecting one of the food warehouses yesterday.
KUWAIT: A senior Ministry of Interior (MoI) official on Sunday visited the US Coastguard vessel Branov, accompanied by the commander of the US Coastguard Patrol Force for Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA). Maj Gen Sheikh Mohammed Al-Yousef Al-Sabah, the MoI Assistant Undersecretar y for Border Security Affairs, was given a guided tour of the Branov, along with the commanding officer to find out more about the nature of the vessel’s management and its capabilities. Following the visit to the Branov, the two senior officials also visited the offices of the
Directorate General of Kuwait’s Coast Guard Service, with officials there familiarizing them with its mission, the duties it performs, its
Kuwait participates in pollutants conference in Geneva GENEVA: Kuwait is participating in the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, held in Geneva from April 25-29, to ban the usage of pollutants in food industries and promote a regional center on this subject. The Kuwaiti delegation is headed by Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Ambassador Dherar Razouqi with the participation of the Director of Environment Public Authority Dr Salah Al-Modhi and the consultant of the Kuwaiti permanent delegation in Geneva Malik Al-Wazzan. Kuwait’s participation in this international conference comes as part of its duties as member and host for the regional center of the Stockholm convention for the Asian and Pacific region. Dr Al-Modhi said that Kuwait will show its support to the Stockholm convention during this conference, stressing its importance to mankind and the environment. Kuwait will also be part of a special meeting of the World Environmental Center ( WEC), an independent and non-profit organization that creates and promotes sustainable business solutions and development plans, in order to advance the regional center’s abilities, he added. Al-Modhi further said that the conference aims at adopting a number of suggestions and amendments to the Stockholm convention and ensuring their implementation in future meetings.
The conference of the parties evaluates, every three years, the need to keep using DDT (a synthetic pesticide) to control diseases according to the latest scientific, technical, and environmental information. It will also look into the suggestion of listing “Endosulfan” in insecticide manufacturing due to its harmful effects on human skin as well as studying banning nine chemical substances according the regulations of the Persistent Organic Pollutants commit-
tee. Al-Modhi also noted that the conference will discuss a guiding document related to exchange of environmental information on a wider regional and international level. He stressed that, out of Kuwaiti leadership’s concern on following up on food sources and manufacturing, it will ensure that the developing countries of Asia and the Pacific region would ban the use of harmful substances in goods that are imported by the State of Kuwait. —KUNA
organizational structure and the projects planned for the future. The senior US officer praised the hi-tech equipment used by
the Kuwaiti Coastguard, and the two officials exchanged commemorative gifts at the conclusion of their visit. — KUNA
Al-Sayer leaves for Moscow for health lifestyles conference KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Hilal AlSayer, accompanied by a high ranking health delegation, left yesterday for Moscow to participate in the First Global Ministerial Conference on Healthy Lifestyles and Non-communicable Disease Control, to kick off in Moscow tomorrow. The Kuwaiti delegation to the conference includes Assistant Undersecretary of the Kuwait Ministry of Health Dr Youssef Al-Nesf, Assistant Undersecretary of health services in the Ministry of Health, Dr Qais Al-Dowairi, Head of the Legal Department at the Ministry Mahmoud Abdulhadi and Head of Public Relations Department Faisal Al-Duwsairi. In press statements, Al-Nesf said the conferees would mull the most required measures to control non-communicable diseases which drain the budgets of many countries and negatively impact on their development plans.
The three-day conference is a key milestone in the international campaign to curb the impacts of cancers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and chronic lung diseases. It is jointly organized by the Russian Federation and WHO, and takes place on 27-29 April 2011, Moscow, the Russian Federation. Its aim is to support Member States develop and strengthen policies and programs on healthy lifestyles and NCD prevention. These efforts are based on the Global strategy for the prevention and control of NCDs and its action plan, which include multisectoral and innovative approaches in prevention and care. The conference is also being held in the lead up to the United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases on 19-20 September 2011. — KUNA
Kuwait’s Guangzhou consulate launches website
GENEVA: Kuwaiti delegation participating in the conference yesterday.
GUANGZHOU, China: The Kuwaiti Consulate in Guangzhou has launched its new official website under the supervision of Consul Abdulwahab Al-Saqer. Al-Saqer said that the website was established as a means of connecting Kuwaitis with the diplomatic mission in Guangzhou, adding that it would also be used as a tool to promote business with Chinese and other investors.
Amongst other things, the site offers information about Kuwaiti history, said Al-Saqer, adding that it will also provide other information about Kuwait for visitors and those interested in finding out more about the country. He fur ther revealed that the site would also include a daily newsletter, as well as an interactive page for visitors. — KUNA