01 May 2011
KUWAIT: The Civil Service Commission approved the appointment of bedoon (stateless) teachers at state schools from the beginning of the next academic year. A CSC insider said that the commission has now officially informed the Central System for Remedying the Status of Illegal Residents (CSRSIR) of its decision so that the CSRSIR can coordinate with the Ministry of Education (MoE) to invite applications from bedoon teachers.
The CSC has stipulated that priority in employment be given to the bedoon children of Kuwaiti women, along with those whose forebears were registered in the 1965 census and those who are graduates of Kuwaiti universities, the insider explained, adding that on issues of pay and conditions, bedoon teachers will be classified in the same category as their expatriate colleagues.
On a separate issue, Kuwait's embassies are reportedly set to resurrect the coordinated overseas information service which offers information about Kuwait to media and individuals from around the world to help present the best possible image of the country internationally.
Provision of the service will be supervised by the relevant staff at Kuwait's embassies around the world to help keep costs down and conserve time and effort, whilst avoiding excessive bureaucratic red tape, explained a diplomatic insider. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official also explained that this step disproves rumors that the information ministry is set to re-launch its foreign information division.
Meanwhile, in other news, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI) has agreed to amend the Kuwait Investment Company's governing regulations to allow the KIC to invest its funds in bonds issued by other Gulf nations' government bodies. The MCI has stipulated, however, that the KIC's investment in these bonds should not exceed 30 percent of the total value of its funds.
Approving decision to allow the bond investment move, Minister of Commerce and Industry Ahmad Al-Haroun said that since the objective of the KIC is to achieve good returns through investment in Kuwaiti bonds, it could also participate in investment in bonds issued by non-Kuwaiti borrowers.
In a separate development, the government has tasked a specialist team with monitoring and reporting on the implementation of privatization in state bodies and the dismantling or restructuring of some ministries which previous studies have recommended should be privatized, including the ministries of communications and of electricity and water.
A government insider said that the members of the specialist team have been holding meetings with senior officials from the bodies in question to discuss which divisions should be privatized and to work on preparing the necessary legal arrangements to expedite the privatization process.
KUWAIT: The Civil Service Commission approved the appointment of bedoon (stateless) teachers at state schools from the beginning of the next academic year. A CSC insider said that the commission has now officially informed the Central System for Remedying the Status of Illegal Residents (CSRSIR) of its decision so that the CSRSIR can coordinate with the Ministry of Education (MoE) to invite applications from bedoon teachers.
The CSC has stipulated that priority in employment be given to the bedoon children of Kuwaiti women, along with those whose forebears were registered in the 1965 census and those who are graduates of Kuwaiti universities, the insider explained, adding that on issues of pay and conditions, bedoon teachers will be classified in the same category as their expatriate colleagues.
On a separate issue, Kuwait's embassies are reportedly set to resurrect the coordinated overseas information service which offers information about Kuwait to media and individuals from around the world to help present the best possible image of the country internationally.
Provision of the service will be supervised by the relevant staff at Kuwait's embassies around the world to help keep costs down and conserve time and effort, whilst avoiding excessive bureaucratic red tape, explained a diplomatic insider. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official also explained that this step disproves rumors that the information ministry is set to re-launch its foreign information division.
Meanwhile, in other news, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI) has agreed to amend the Kuwait Investment Company's governing regulations to allow the KIC to invest its funds in bonds issued by other Gulf nations' government bodies. The MCI has stipulated, however, that the KIC's investment in these bonds should not exceed 30 percent of the total value of its funds.
Approving decision to allow the bond investment move, Minister of Commerce and Industry Ahmad Al-Haroun said that since the objective of the KIC is to achieve good returns through investment in Kuwaiti bonds, it could also participate in investment in bonds issued by non-Kuwaiti borrowers.
In a separate development, the government has tasked a specialist team with monitoring and reporting on the implementation of privatization in state bodies and the dismantling or restructuring of some ministries which previous studies have recommended should be privatized, including the ministries of communications and of electricity and water.
A government insider said that the members of the specialist team have been holding meetings with senior officials from the bodies in question to discuss which divisions should be privatized and to work on preparing the necessary legal arrangements to expedite the privatization process.
© Kuwait Times 2011
