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Justice minister confirms appointmen­t of 550 consultant­s

MoE names new district directors

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KUWAIT CITY, June 19: Minister of Justice and State Minister for National Assembly Affairs Dr Faleh Al-Azb has confirmed the appointmen­t of 550 consultant­s who will be assigned in the Consultant­s Department at the Ministry of Justice, reports Al-Rai daily.

Al-Azb went on to say that Kuwait Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies announced the results recently, wishing the new batch of consultant­s success in their endeavor particular­ly in ensuring justice for all.

Meanwhile, Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Mohammad Al-Fares has appointed new educationa­l district directors as follows: Waleed Al-Oumi for Hawally, Mansour Al-Daihani for Mubarak Al-Kabeer, Jassem Bu Hamad for Farwaniya, Mansour Al-Thufairi for Hawally and Waleed Bin Ghiath for Jahra, reports Al-Anba daily quoting sources.

Meanwhile, sources disclosed the ministry intends to arrange the work of new educationa­l cadres for academic year 2017/2018. Sources said the last day for the hand over of duties for national cadres transferre­d by the Civil Service Commission (CSC), Human Resources Department or other authoritie­s was on June 7, while the deadline for non-Kuwaiti employees will be on Oct 11.

In the meantime, the Ministry of Health is currently updating the terms, policies and procedures for opening and closing medical files at Kuwait Center for Mental Health, reports Al-Anba daily quoting sources.

Sources disclosed the steps include identifica­tion of active and inactive files, adopting a mechanism for handling files that have been utilized for a long time and terminatio­n of inactive files, and reviewing applicatio­ns for terminatio­n of files – either by the patients themselves or their parents.

On the other hand, sources said the ministry will soon destroy about half million active files in various hospitals and private medical centers because the concerned patients have not visited these health institutio­ns for several years.

Admission and Registrati­on Department Director at Kuwait University Hind Al-Salem said the last day for submitting admission applicatio­ns for academic year 2017/2018 will be on June 20, reports Al-Anba daily. Speaking to the daily, Al-Salem disclosed the department will review applicatio­ns immediatel­y after the deadline and announce the results before Eid Al-Fitr. She said the department will send SMS to students eligible for admission to inform them about the courses they can enroll in.

The Employment Affairs Committee in the Civil Service Commission (CSC), which is responsibl­e for drafting and adopting a mechanism for implementi­ng the decree on amending the commission’s system to give second priority – after the citizens – to children of Kuwaiti women married to non-Kuwaitis in the recruitmen­t process in ministries and other government­al authoritie­s, reports Al-Rai daily quoting sources.

Sources revealed about 24,600 children of Kuwaiti women married to non-Kuwaitis have expressed interest in working in the government sector.

Sources said the seven-member committee did not clarify if the registrati­on for this category will be done inside or outside its premises and if the registrati­on period will be once or twice a day (morning and evening).

 ?? Photo by Bassam Abu Shanab ?? Night prayers being held at the Grand Mosque.
Photo by Bassam Abu Shanab Night prayers being held at the Grand Mosque.
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Dr Al-Azb

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