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Fire sweeps Sharjah tower
Fire sweeps Sharjah tower Afkar Abdullah / 21 July 2013 In yet another residential Sharjah blaze, a fire has partially gutted a 30-storey building leaving about 30 residents homeless and damaging nearby cars. The fire, which tore through the whole block in Al Hudah Tower started around 8.45am and took firefighters about an hour to get it under control, Sharjah Civil Defence Director-General Brigadier Abdullah Saeed Al Suwaidi said. “Firefighters arrived at the scene in less than five minutes and went about evacuating the residents through the building…(before) efforts were made to put out the blaze and control it from spreading to other blocks.” The fire started on the third floor and spread up to the 30th floor, leaving a long trail of damage up one side of the building. Five cars parked outside were also partly burnt by the flying debris caused by the blaze. Thankfully there were no fatalities or injuries reported, Al Suwaidi said. The blaze is the first big residential fire to be reported in the emirate this summer, with the emirate notorious for big residential fires such as those that gutted Al Baker Tower, which displaced 125 families last January. afkarali@khaleejtimes.com Continue reading
DM releases 70,000 fingerlings into sea
DM releases 70,000 fingerlings into sea Staff Reporter / 11 July 2013 To preserve the marine environment, 70,000 baby fish have been released into the sea. Khalid Sulaitin, head of Environment Emergency Office, said, “70,000 fingerlings of Sobaity and Sha’am fishes were released in the Mamzar sea to preserve the environment and biodiversity.” Sulaitin explained that till about 30-35 years ago, there used to be a healthy population of fish in the waters at Al Mamzar but the new projects had endangered their lives. They were now working to fix that gap, and the releasing of these fishlings in the water was a step in that direction. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality said that the civic body had chosen these two types of fish considering their rapid breeding — they lay eggs in less than six months and proliferate in a maximum period of six to nine months. Each egg of these fish contained two to three million larva, which meant it could quickly proliferate, feeding the marine environment with a large number of fish. As for the heat, Lootah said, “The summer does not pose a threat to them as they acclimatise with the water temperature and the depth of the water will be appropriate for them. They will be far from Al Mamzar Beach dedicated to marine and other games, which will allow it to reproduce without any risk.” He added that the municipality would cooperate with the Emirates Association for Fishermen to release approximately 150,000 to 200,000 fingerlings of different species of local and other fishes every year expecting a large amount of growth in fisheries. Sulaitin said he was in touch with Al Mubarak Fishes Co,, the company which donated these fish. Lootah urged the public to help in the preservation of the marine environment by supporting such eco-friendly projects. news@khaleejtimes.com Continue reading
Public schools to get new uniform
Public schools to get new uniform Staff Reporter / 20 June 2013 Public schools will now have a new uniform, announced the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec). The new uniform will come into effect at the beginning of the school year 2013/2014 across 12 schools during the pilot phase. The rest of the schools will continue to use their current uniform. The trial phase will be carried out in Al Hidaya Kindergarten, Al Dhabiania, Al Thuraya, Khadeeja Al Kubra, Al Mawaheb, Aisha Om Al Momeneen and Palestine Schools in Abu Dhabi. The new uniform will come into effect from the beginning of 2013-14 school year. — Supplied photo In Al Ain, they include Al Diwan Kindergarten, Al La’ale and Al Badya Schools while in the Western Region it will be Al Areej Kindergarten and Qatar Al Nada School. Mohammad Salem Al Dhaheri, Adec’s executive director of School Operations said the standardised uniforms will have the attractive colours of blue, navy blue and sky blue. According to Al Dhaheri, the new design is comfortable, carries Adec’s logo, will fit both genders and different age categories and will be available for the summer and winter. Dhabia Al Qamzi, Al Mawaheb School Principal, said the new uniform designs take into consideration the weather and added that trendy styles and designs encourage students to abide by them. “Adec is providing school uniforms at affordable prices to minimise family burdens at the beginning of each school year.” KG students will have two sets of uniforms. The first is a long-sleeved shirt, trousers, tie, winter blazer and jacket while the second is a short-sleeved shirt, shorts and winter blazer and jacket. Cycle 1 (Grades 1-5) girls can choose between a long-sleeved shirt, school dress, and a winter blazer or a long-sleeved shirt, skirt, scarf and a winter blazer. Cycle 2 (Grades 6-9) and Cycle 3 (Grades 10-12) girls will also have a long-sleeved shirt, school dress, a winter blazer and scarf as one set, and a long-sleeved shirt, skirt, a winter blazer and jacket in the other set. olivia@khaleejtimes.com Continue reading
