Afkar Ali Ahmed

AJMAN - Ajman Public Transport Corporation (APTC) will start its operations and provide public transport from January 1, 2006.

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AJMAN — Residence permits will not be issued or renewed to watchmen of residential, industrial and commercial buildings unless they have gone through the training on safety and protection aspects offered to them by Ajman Civil Defence, Brigadier Salih Saeed Al Matroushi, Director-General, Ajman Civil Defence Department, has said.

AJMAN — Residents of 17 villas in a complex in Al Nuamia Area of Ajman gathered yesterday at the Ajman Municipality to lodge complaints against the owner for forcing them to pay Dh1, 000 for parking spaces, which does not find any mention in the lease contract.

AJMAN/SHARJAH — With people turning their backs on pricy restaurants and cafeterias, mobile food vendors continue to ply their trade at street corners selling potentially hazardous stuff since the first day of the holy month of Ramadan despite intensified inspection campaigns organised by Ajman and Sharjah municipalities to ensure food safety.

DUBAI — As part of activities of the holy month of Ramadan, the Dubai Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department has launched a Q&A telephone forum through which Islamic experts and scholars answer queries from Muslims on the aspects of fasting and worship during the holy month.

AJMAN — The Ajman Municipality has permitted cafeterias and restaurants in the emirate to provide non-Muslim costumers with home delivery and takeaway services during the holy month of Ramadan.

AJMAN — Schools in Ajman are generally ready to receive students for the new academic year with many vacancies of teachers filled up and maintenance and cleaning services put in place to various degrees. However, with air conditioners still requiring replacement and umbrellas yet to be installed to provide protection from the sun in several schools due to a funds crunch, students may be in for some warm times.

AJMAN — The health section inspection campaign targetting food outlets and manufacturers has proved effective with around 13 samples of food products being found unfit for human consumption after analysis by Ajman Central Lab yesterday.

SHARJAH — Roads in Sharjah have turned killing fields with reckless drivers on the prowl and negligent pedestrians adding to the nightmare. Police concede that traffic mishaps have become one of the biggest causes of deaths here. The latest in this tragic saga is the incident on Monday night when a Palestinian mother and her two children were killed on the spot after a speeding vehicle ran over them in Al Jizzat Area.

AJMAN — All the residents of Ajman Elderly Welfare Home (AEWH) have benefited from the 16 medical beds provided to them by Damas as part of its campaign to support the elderly in the emirate, Leila Al Zarooni, Deputy Director of (AEWH) told Khaleej Times.