Doha Municipality closes 12 food outlets in May for violating health rules

The Peninsula The Health Monitoring Section at Doha Municipality shutdown 12 food outlets for a period ranging between three to 30 days for violating health rules in May, 2020. Most violations were related to preparing food in unhealthy conditions and food handlers were not carrying proper health certificates, said the Ministry of Municipality and Environment […]

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Education Ministry awards contract for weekly disinfection of Qatar’s 217 government schools

Doha: Qatar’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education has awarded a contract to disinfect government schools throughout the country which have been closed since the middle of March. The contract will see Boecker disinfect 217 government schools on a weekly basis over the next 10 weeks with a 100% biodegradable, disinfectant that is non-toxic, non-corrosive […]

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Labour Ministry launches Digital Authentication System for multi-lingual employment contract

Doha: ​The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour & Social Affairs has launched the Digital Authentication System for Multi-lingual Employment Contract, which aims to offer an integrated digital alternative for authenticating employment contracts in companies. The Digital Authentication System for a Multi-lingual Employment Contract enables companies to use the service electronically as an alternative to direct […]

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Education Ministry awards contract for weekly disinfection of Qatar’s 217 government schools

The Peninsula Doha: Qatar’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education has awarded a contract to disinfect government schools throughout the country which have been closed since the middle of March. The contract will see Boecker disinfect 217 government schools on a weekly basis over the next 10 weeks with a 100% biodegradable, disinfectant that is […]

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Education Minister visits examination centers

The Peninsula Doha: The Minister of Education and Higher Education, H E Dr Mohammed bin Abdul Wahid Ali Al Hammadi, paid an inspection visit to examination centres at Doha Preparatory and Secondary Schools for Boys today. During the visit, the Minister assured the smooth running of the examinations following the precautionary measures to curb the […]

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Labour Ministry launches Digital Authentication System for multi-lingual employment contract

File photo by Kammutty VP © The Peninsula The Peninsula Doha: ​The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour & Social Affairs has launched the Digital Authentication System for Multi-lingual Employment Contract, which aims to offer an integrated digital alternative for authenticating employment contracts in companies. The Digital Authentication System for a Multi-lingual Employment Contract enables companies […]

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QDB highlights Qatar’s efforts in facing coronavirus repercussions on business sector

QNA Doha: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) took part in the annual start-ups and entrepreneurship conference “The Art of Innovation: Innovative Startups And its importance” held in Moscow via video conferencing. During his speech at a session entitled “The Economy of Solitude: How Companies evolved to face a new reality”, Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa, CEO […]

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Death toll from Covid-19 rises to 40 as 1523 more cases and 3147 recoveries reported in Qatar on June 1

Pic: Baher Amin | The Peninsula The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today reported 1,523 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 3,147 people having recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recovered people in Qatar to 33,437. The Ministry also announced two deaths due to the virus […]

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HMC’s Ambulance Service follows set of measures to ensure safety during COVID-19

Ali Darwish, Assistant Executive Director of HMC’s Ambulance Service. Fazeena Saleem | The Peninsula One of the major steps taken by the Hamad Medical Corporation’s Ambulance Service related to COVID-19 was to protect the paramedics and patients by providing personal protective equipment, following decontamination measures and set a schedule for smooth transportation of patients. Also […]

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