70 Customs staff designation changes approved
MoF refuses to enhance budget for bonuses
KUWAIT CITY, April 19: Civil Service Commission (CSC) has approved the request of General Administration for Customs to change the designations of 70 Customs employees to mechanical technician, provided they obtained their certificates prior to July 2017, reports AlRai daily.
It affirmed that no application will be approved for employees who submit them after that date for changing designation, adding that this number is enough for carrying out the relevant tasks in the customs unit at border checkpoints for the next five years.
Meanwhile, a reliable source from General Administration for Customs revealed that Ministry of Finance (MoF) has refused to enhance the budget for excellent performance bonuses to increase the number of beneficiaries among the employees by ten percent.
He said the bonuses worth a total of KD 2,100,000 will be disbursed in May based on CSC standards in this regard.
A post graduate student from the Allied Medical Science College in Kuwait University Sarah Al-Rabea received her master’s degree in medical laboratory science.
Her dissertation was on “Classification of brain cancer tumor (glioblastoma)” as per which the most aggressive type of brain cancers can be classified into two — primary and secondary — in terms of the different types of cells and spreading level as well as its effect on surgery.
The dissertation also contained a detailed diagnostic strategy for classifying this type of tumor within the shortest time and at simple costs. It affirmed the importance of this classification in helping doctors set up suitable strategy for treatment based on the type of brain tumor.
In her statement, Al-Rabea indicated that the classification of these tumors is similar in number with that followed in the United States of America.
She expressed appreciation and gratitude to everyone who contributed and supported her in passing her master’s program.
It is worth mentioning that Glioblastoma, also known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is the most aggressive type of cancer that begins from the brain.
They can either start from normal brain cells or develop from an existing low-grade astrocytoma. The diagnosis typically is composed of a combination of CT scan, MRI scan, and tissue biopsy.