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Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) on Thursday has announced that the recruitment of domestic workers will recommence starting on 14 September 2020. The LMRA noted that efforts are currently underway to coordinate with domestic expatriate employees employment offices, approved by the authority. This will ensure a smooth recruitment process which prioritises the health and safety of the Kingdom’s citizens and residents. The LMRA highlighted the importance of increased awareness and commitment by all to ensure mitigation efforts are supported to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). In this regard, the LMRA warned against dealing with unlicensed domestic expatriate employees…

The Oman education ministry has issued a health protocol for schools, which will reopen from November 1. The health protocol includes clear precautionary measures provided by the Ministry of Education, such as checking the temperature, sterilizers, face masks, and a one and a half physical-distancing in classes. According to the World Health Organization, children of the first circle do not have to wear face masks. There are other aspects related to informing the guardian if a student develops a fever, for example, and the guardian has to inform the school in case the student is infected. We have set a…

International donors have raised $700 million – less than half the target – to purchase future coronavirus vaccines for poor countries in a global initiative to ensure eventual vaccines do not go only to rich countries, a World Health Organization official said on Thursday. The COVAX Advanced Market Commitment has an initial target of $2 billion to buy the vaccines. “Up to today, what has been mobilised so far is $700 million … So there is a great deal of work to be done to diversify the possible sources of funding,” Matshidiso Moeti, Africa regional director for the WHO, told…

The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) today issued an edict, temporarily suspending the license granted to the Golden Gate project’s developing company, GG Developers SPC, for three months. Based on the provisions of Law 27/2017 promulgating the real estate sector regulations, the decision, which takes immediate effect, was taken as a result of the violations committed by the developer. The decision aims to preserve the unit buyers’ funds, and ensure the smooth progress of the Golden Gate project, RERA said.

A total of 83 eligible male and female Bahraini doctors are in the fray for Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Award for Bahraini Doctor in its first and second categories, the award’s Secretariat revealed. The award will be given away during the Bahrain Doctor Day celebration on November 4. 50 candidates have submitted their applications for the first category of the award on innovation and creativity in therapeutic and clinical medical research while 33 applicants are vying for the second category, “Extended Loyalty and Giving Award”, the Secretariat pointed out, adding that the deadline for submitting applications was September 5. It…

Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) CEO Ausamah bin Abdullah Al Absi said that the authority will not allow runaway workers to regularize their situation by obtaining a Flexi Permit or transferring to a new employer. The total number of runaway workers reported to the authority does not exceed 0.4% of the total expatriate workforce in the Kingdom, he added. Al Absi said that the Cabinet affirmed that runaway workers will not be allowed to work under a flexi permit. Therefore, their only option will be deportation. The employer files a report to the authority when any of his workers has…

“Bahrain had witnessed a spike in active COVID-19 cases in recent days and many of the cases were due to gatherings and negligence of the precautionary measures,” said Dr. Waleed Al Manea, Undersecretary of the MOH in a press conference held by the National team to combat COVID-19. He called upon everyone to avoid gatherings for 2 weeks and to follow the health measures. ♦ Vaccine clinical trial volunteer says he is driven by national duty, serving humanity ♦ Bahrain lifts compulsory 10-day COVID-19 quarantine for all arrivals The kingdom’s education and health ministries have launched a massive campaign to conduct COVID-19 tests for all…

The education and health ministries have launched a massive campaign to conduct coronavirus (COVID-19) tests for all public school administrators, teachers and technicians. The tests at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Conference Center are being held according to a specific schedule and should be completed before the start of the academic year. Public school staff were scheduled to resume their duties on September 6, but the date has been postponed to September 20 to allow for COVID-19 tests following the spike in the number of cases in the country. The ministry on Tuesday said that starting Wednesday, specific dates will…

An expatriate dermatologist has been suspended from practicing the profession in Saudi Arabia after being found practicing cosmetic surgery without a licence, local media reported. The decision was issued by Dr. Twfiq Al Rabea, Minister of Health, to crack down on violators of laws in the Kingdom. The Health Ministry appealed to health experts and practitioners to abide by article No.9 of the Saudi Law on Practicing Healthcare Professions in the Kingdom. The ministry warned that violators would be subjected to fines, suspension of their licences and imprisonment. Article 9 of the law stipulates that any health professional is not…

India aims for 50% of fuel stations owned by public sector oil companies to be operated by solar power within five years under the government’s green energy drive, its oil minister said on Tuesday. Dharmendra Pradhan said India’s three state-backed fuel retailers Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp and Bharat Petroleum, which operate about 63,150 fuel station across India, are moving to deploy solar panels across their operations. They have currently installed a combined 270 megawatts (MW) of solar power capacity and will add 60 MW more capacity in the coming year, Pradhan said. With government encouragement, Indian oil and…