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Arab Times
a day ago
- Business
- Arab Times
Your Highness the Prime Minister ... Rain begins with a drop, then it pours
SOME time ago, I wrote an article titled, 'If there is a will, there is a way.' This proverb illustrates what must be done for institutions to succeed. In Management Science, there is a golden rule -- individual interests must be subordinated to public interests, not the other way around. However, for decades, Kuwait has been living in the opposite pattern -- one that brought backwardness and decline for the country. For example, for years, we have been talking about the need to reform the electricity infrastructure and escape the cycle of fear every summer -- fear of power outages during the peak summer heat; as well as the need to import electricity from neighboring countries. This entails an enormous cost for public finance. Unfortunately, this vital facility was subject to extortion by influential individuals who had their tools in the National Assembly, as it happened with every major project over the past 30 years. Instead of modernization, obstacles increased. As a result, everything in Kuwait was declining, up to the point where we felt as if we were living in a 19th-century country with a modern appearance. So, whenever the government announces a project that benefits Kuwait today, everyone welcomes it. In this regard, the mere signing of the contract for the second and third phases of the Zour power plant is already a confirmation that the country is on its way to achieving success -- free from parliamentary interference and influential figures who made everything subject to a price they received in advance. Otherwise, they obstructed the projects through their influence in the National Assembly, Tenders Committee, Audit Bureau or various ministries. If these projects were implemented long ago, Kuwait would have saved itself a great deal -- whether in terms of production disruption, time wasted due to power outages, or financially, as it has lost a lot, perhaps more than a billion Kuwaiti dinars in recent years. Nevertheless, as the saying goes, 'Better late than never.' Today, we are living in a completely new era, unlike what we have known over the past three decades. This era is characterized by a desire for reform and at the same time, a swift decision-making process. This is why Kuwait is experiencing a kind of developmental boom. While it is true that the construction of this new station -- which will greatly benefit Kuwait-- will begin operating three years from now, its speedy completion is required. Those who work are bound to make mistakes, and those who do not work will not make mistakes, but they will be dooming themselves to backwardness. Therefore, there are many projects that the country has needed for decades, and which have been delayed significantly. All of them are necessary and serve the national economy; starting with service infrastructure, through health and medical projects, which will make it a destination for medical tourism and ending with entertainment projects that encourage spending money domestically, rather than seasonal migration to neighboring countries during each vacation. These projects include the development of islands, acceleration of Mubarak Port completion and the new airport, among others. In other words -- in colloquial terms: 'Let people come to the country, not Kuwaitis migrating to other countries.'
Saba Yemen
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Tenders Committee in Sa'ada approves announcement of bids for several service & development projects
Sa'ada – SABA: The Tenders Committee in Sa'ada Governorate, chaired by Governor Mohammed Jaber Awad, discussed bids for several service and development projects in the governorate during its meeting today. In the presence of the Deputy Governor for Works Affairs, Engineer Ibrahim Al-Namari, the committee reviewed a project for the purchase and supply of computers and equipment to install an automated system at the Maternity and Childhood Hospital. The meeting examined the project's cost coverage from its allocated budget and the report of the Bid Analysis and Evaluation Committee for the limited tender submissions. The committee also reviewed a request to announce a tender for the rehabilitation project of the College of Agriculture in the governorate, approved under the 1446 AH plan. Additionally, the meeting addressed: - A memorandum from the Health and Environment Office and Talh Hospital regarding the need to purchase a multi-purpose small service and transport vehicle, along with the evaluation report for bids submitted. - A request to procure and supply an immunity testing device. - A memorandum from the Executive Unit for Road Construction and Public Space Maintenance concerning the approval of a project to pave internal streets in Sa'ada city. - A request to complete the second phase of the Cultural Center hall. The committee also discussed: - A memorandum from the Works Sector and Technical Unit on completing the paving and expansion of the road in Azlat Jadaa' (Wuld Amer) in Ghamr District. - Completing the construction and paving of the road in Azlat Hanbah in Qatabir District, both approved under the governorate's 1446 AH plan based on submitted quantity schedules and estimated costs. Governor Awad emphasized the local authority's commitment to finalizing tenders for service and development projects to improve services and alleviate citizens' hardships. He stressed the importance of concerted efforts to implement projects that serve local development, prioritizing those approved under this year's governorate plan. The committee made appropriate decisions on the discussed topics and referred them to specialized committees for further study. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Saba Yemen
14-05-2025
- Business
- Saba Yemen
Bids opened for project to supply 1,200 chairs to capital authority schools
Sana'a - Saba: The Capital Authority on Wednesday opened the bids for a project to purchase, supply, and install 1,200 double school chairs for completed schools, at an estimated cost of 50,449,000 Yemeni riyals, funded by the local authority. The bids were referred to the technical evaluation committee for review and assessment by the Tenders Committee, headed by Sharaf Al-Hadi, Chairman of the Planning and Finance Committee of the Capital Secretariat. The opening was attended by Adel Al-Aqari, Chairman of the Services Committee, and Abdulqadir Al-Mahdi, Education Sector official. Al-Hadi explained that this project is part of the local authority's plan to rehabilitate and maintain schools, complete ongoing school constructions, and equip them with necessary supplies in preparation for the new academic year 1447 AH. Whatsapp Telegram Email more of (Local)
