‘Rules strict to prevent fish price manipulation’

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 13: Emergency Team Leader for the Capital Governorate in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Hamid AlDhafiri has confirmed the implementation of stricter rules to prevent market manipulation, in coordination with the concerned authorities; to protect consumers, refer violators to the authorities and control prices, reports Al-Qabas daily.

Al-Dhafiri told the daily that the quantities of fish traded in Souk Sharq determine the selling prices for various types, as well as the law of supply and demand and fish seasons. He affirmed the ministry’s teams are working hard to uncover violations, especially commercial fraud and unjustified price hikes.

He added Sharq Fish Market conducts two auctions daily – at dawn for importers and after the afternoon prayer for local traders – under the supervision of teams from the ministry, Public Authority for Food and Nutrition, and Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources with the aim of preventing fraud or anomalies in the auction.

Volunteers needed: The Public Authority for Youth has announced volunteering opportunities for the 45th Kuwait International Book Fair, which will be held from Jan 16-26, 2023 in cooperation with the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL), reports Al-Qabas daily.

In a recent press statement, Director of the Voluntary Work Department at the authority Walid Al-Ansari explained that this is based on the national strategy for volunteer work aimed at developing and empowering volunteers. He said the volunteers are free to choose the timings – 9:00 am to 1:00 pm for the morning shift or 4:00 to 9:00 pm for the evening shift.

Al-Ansari added a training program entitled, “The Art of Dealing with the Public,” will be conducted for the volunteers. He said those interested in this volunteer work must register in the Volunteer Work Academy Program during the exhibition period. He clarified that the exhibition is a gateway for launching the Volunteer Work Academy Program for 2022/2023.

He advised the youths – 18 to 34 years old – who are interested in this volunteer work to register through the ‘Our Hands’ portal on the website of the authority (www.youth.gov.kw).