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02 Thursday, February 21, 2013 Good morning Doha FIRE DIAL DOHA 999 AMBULANCE POLICE Electricity 991 Water 991 Hamad Hospital 44394444 Childs Emergency Centre (Al Saad) 44393333 Rumila Hospital 44396666 Women’s Hospital 44396666 Airport Services- Enquiry 44622999 Airport Services-Operator 44656666 Qatar Airways 44496666/44496000 Qatar Airways (Airport) 44496688 Gulf Air 44455444 Gulf Air (Airport) 44656318 Immigration & Passport Department 44890333 Traffic Department 44890666 Water Emergency 44325959 Electricity Emergency 44677601 Weather Forecasting (Admn) 44656590 Drain Centre 44687894 Municipality (Doha) 44336336 Ministry of Education 44941111 Qatar Television (QTV) 44894444 Qatar Broadcasting Service (QBS) 44894444 Qatar University 44852222 Postal Department 44464000 SriLankan Airlines 44322628/44369910 Oman Air 44320509/44321373 Oman Air (Airport) 44626835 Contact US: Qatar Tribune ■ EDITORIAL ■ Phone: 44422077, Fax: 44416790 ■ ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING ■ Phone: 44666810, Fax: 44654975, P. O. Box: 23493, Doha. EDITORIAL: qatar.editor@gmail.com, qatar.pressreleases@gmail.com, COMMERCIAL PRESS RELEASE: qtpressreleases@qatar-tribune.com, ADMINISTRATION: admin@qatar-tribune.com, ADVERTISEMENT: advertising@qatar-tribune.com CIRCULATION: circulation@qatar-tribune.com, CLASSIFIED: classifieds@qatar-tribune.com Your news, Your views Read online 24X7.... visit EL SALVADOR’S FIRST LADY VISITS QF Qatar Foundation’s Deputy Director of Communication Rashed al Qurese with the First Lady of El Salvador Vanda Pignato and her accompanying delegation at Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, in Doha, on Wednesday. Pignato is in Doha on an official visit that aims at enhancing bilateral relations between Qatar and El Salvador. Draft law exempts investors of I-T on profits TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA IN a move aimed at encouraging foreign capital investment in the Qatari market, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved the draft law exempting the share of non- Qatari investors in profits of some Qatari joint stock companies from income tax. The Cabinet at its weekly meeting at Emiri Diwan, which was presided over by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmad bin Abdullah al Mahmoud, agreed to amend some provisions of the law No 20 of 2008 in this regard. The approval of the draft law is expected to facilitate exemption of non-Qatari investors’ profits in shares realised from trading of all securities, including units of investment funds, listed for trading on the stock exchange. The Cabinet also approved a draft law regulating the practice of Hajj (pilgrimage) and Ummrah (lesser pilgrimage) services by introducing conditions and controls over granting of licence to offer the Hajj and Ummrah pilgrimages. The draft, which has been referred to the Advisory Council, also calls for formation of Qatar (Hajj) pilgrimage mission and deciding about its functions. Besides, the Cabinet approved the proposal for a fixed slice of power consumption at the productive farms registered with the Ministry of Environment to be less than the cost price in order to boost agricultural production and enforcement of the modern farming methods. The Cabinet also approved a draft law of the Ministry of Environment on the controls and terms of aquaculture farming. The aforesaid draft law formulates the licensing procedures for establishing fish farms, importing and transferring of the farmed aquatics.
Nation Thursday, February 21, 2013 03 Bright Smiles, Bright Futures for better oral health care LANI ROSE R DIZON DOHA MORE than 6,000 primary schoolchildren in Qatar will be monitored on their daily brushing habits as part of an oral health programme. The programme is aimed to promote good habits like brushing at least twice a day. The eight-week-long ‘Bright Smiles, Bright Futures’ programme which is being organised by the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) and the Colgate-Palmolive, will be implemented to all second and third year primary school students from 30 health-promoting independent schools in Doha from March 1 till April-end. An agreement to facilitate the programme, which is said to be the first of its kind in Qatar, was signed on Wednesday by SCH Public Health Director Dr Mohammed al Thani and Marios Tirkides, marketing director for Colgate- Dr Mohammed al Thani with Marios Tirkides during an agreement signing ceremony, in Doha, on Wednesday. Palmolive Arabia & Gulf States. Dr Abdulla al Emadi, consultant of oral health at the SCH, also said, “For the coming eight weeks we will provide the students with the needed educational materials such as daily brushing charts, toothbrushes and toothpastes, and other lecture materials to educate them about proper oral health care. The charts will determine whether a student brushes his/her teeth in the morning and evening. At the end of the programme the students will receive certificates to recognise their efforts towards good oral care. Through the programme, they will develop healthy habits, and brushing twice a day would become natural for them. This will also promote oral health within the family.” According to Emadi, the programme will be implemented in Arabic for the next three years. Afterwards it will be re-evaluated to be implemented for all second and third year primary students under the umbrella of the Supreme Education Council (SEC) in Qatar. Dental caries followed by periodontal disease are the most common oral health problems among the children in Qatar, added Emadi. He further said, “We did the first national oral health survey among over 4,200 students in Qatar, and the results of the study will be released by the World Health Organisation by April-end. I can tell from my experience and the data gathered that there is a desperate need for a programme promoting oral health care among schoolchildren here.” Meanwhile, according to Tirkides, children who took part in the ‘Bright Smiles, Bright Futures’ programme, tend to brush twice daily, visit the dentist more, and often have better nutritional habits. He also said, “The programme has already reached more than 650 million children and their families in 80 countries. And we’re targeting to reach one billion children by 2020. Through the programme, children in need receive free dental screenings and education to help build healthy habits, self-esteem and a foundation for success.” QA career offer for Qatari students at London fair TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA QATAR Airways continues its drive to recruit young Qatari students by sponsoring an annual career fair in London this weekend. The event, organised by the State of Qatar’s Embassy in London, expects to attract over 150 pre-registered Qatari students currently studying at UK universities and colleges. Taking place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on February 22 and 23, it aims to provide undergraduates with opportunities to secure scholarships with leading Qatari organisations. Qatar Airways, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, will again have a leading delegation from its National Scholarship Programme from head office on hand in London to provide undergraduates with career opportunities in over 20 different career disciplines. Chief Executive Officer Akbar al Baker said: “Qatar Airways is committed to identifying and nurturing the best young national talent for wide range of careers we have on offer, from technical, operational and marketing to sales, airport services and corporate communications. With so many options available, Qatar Airways provides a career path both in Qatar and overseas across our over 120 global network of destinations.” Baker also said: “The annual Career Fair in the UK this week, our third presence over the years, will enable us to meet some young people and show them what we have to offer. Our continued success and growth depends on harnessing young Qatari talent as leaders of tomorrow and to maintain pride in the country’s national airline — and with it the world class standards that passengers all over the world have come to expect from us.” Drive to evict labourers from family areas continues TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA INSPECTIONS by the Doha municipal authorities have revealed several violations of the law banning labourers from residing in areas where families live. During the inspection, the officials issued 21 warnings for violation of Law No 10 of the year 2010 which prohibits workers from residing in family areas. Besides, 10 eviction orders were issued and 26 evictions were carried out with the help of police force. On completion of the ‘operation eviction’, the Municipal Control Department expressed its gratitude to Al Fazaa for assistance in implementing the eviction orders. The inspecting team also received 44 complaints of labourers housed in buildings in family areas. Under the law in force, in the event of non-compliance with eviction orders, police forces intervene to get the properties in question vacated. A law issued in 2011 prohibits workers from residing in family areas. The law also prohibits renting out of any type of house by owners or managers to workers in the zones meant for families. Implementation of the law is a multi-stage affair. First, municipal officials conduct an inspection of the premises. Then a warning notice asking the property owner to evict workers from the house within 30 days of the issuance of the notice is sent through registered post along with acknowledgement receipt. If the workers stay put in the said quarters, an administrative decision to vacate the house is served on the home owner followed by forced eviction in case of non-compliance. A Qatar Airways poster.
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