Mosques, churches to up count
Wedding halls at full strength soon
KUWAIT CITY, Sept 12: The opening dates for the currently-suspended commercial activities have been concluded. One of the most important commercial activities that are expected to open is wedding halls. Also, an increase in the number of worshippers in mosques, churches and Husseiniyas will be allowed, provided that the health authorities’ regulations are adhered to, reports Al-Anba daily quoting informed sources.
In an exclusive press statement, the sources explained that the expected decision of the Cabinet harmonizes the date of the opening of the wedding halls and the timing of the announcement, so that the time difference between them is at least one month. This means that the announcement of its opening should be at least one month before the approved date so that families can carry out wedding preparations, and the halls that were closed for more than a year can be re-equipped and renovated.
Opening wedding halls and increasing the number of worshippers are among the activities that are still prohibited such as family and social gatherings, graduation ceremonies and events of all kinds, events, conferences, cultural exhibitions, training courses, and the organization of hotel buffets.
A ministerial committee comprising of the ministers of Health, Justice, Finance and Oil, with the cooperation of the ministerial committee that coordinates between the government and the parliament, which includes the ministers of Foreign Affairs, Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Interior, Parliament Affairs, Media, Commerce and Industry, and Municipal Affairs, has started resolving the obstacles to the government’s work program and taking measures to implement it on the ground, prior to the inaugural of the second parliamentary term on October 26.
Regarding the housing issue, the sources reassured citizens by saying, “The implementation of the plans for the new housing projects is carried out according to timetables based on the decisions of the Cabinet. The implementation of the plans and time programs takes place in Mutlaa City, South Abdullah Al-Mubarak City, South Sabah Al-Ahmad City, South City and Saad Al-Abdullah”.
They said the Cabinet supports the efforts of the PAHW to overcome obstacles in order to implement the plans in a timely manner.
The sources revealed that the Cabinet will work on providing the needs of the Mutlaa Residential City with public fire services, as it had previously assigned the PAHW to cover the needs of the area while citizens build their plots.
Meanwhile , the President of the Federation of Consumer Cooperative Societies, Dr Saad Al-Shabo, announced an agreement has been reached between the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Federation of Cooperative Societies, in coordination with the Ministry of Education, for the cooperatives to work in the area of maintenance of public schools, including air-conditioning, stressing that this agreement would not have been achieved without the support of Minister Social Affairs Dr. Mishaan Al-Otaibi and his bold and practical decision in this regard, reports Al-Anba daily.
Al-Shabo told the daily this agreement with the Ministry of Social Affairs in coordination with the Assistant Undersecretary for Public Education Osama Al-Sultan culminates unremitting efforts by the Federation of the Cooperative Societies to ensure a smooth start for the new academic year without any obstacles or confusion.
He explained the money spent will be taken from the social aid item, and will include maintenance of air conditioners, toilets and water coolers, in addition to providing masks, disinfectants, hand sanitizers and health supplies.