Change in attitude
It’s no wonder that we are lacking in financial services talent (‘UAE faces financial services talent crunch’, Gulf News, July 2). If Human Resources departments continue to hire people with the same attitude as 10 or 15 years ago, they will keep hiring the wrong candidates. Times have changed and today no one wants to be stuck in a bad job. Especially when one knows one’s worth.
From Ms Lanchik Lana
UAE
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Everyone was a beginner
Businesses don’t want to hire graduates because they don’t have enough experience, but does anyone come out of university with 10 years of experience? Businesses don’t want to pay high salaries to people with experience, but well experienced candidates do expect certain benefits for their skills.
Companies need to know that everyone was once a beginner, even their CEO. Train them and have patience with them, you cannot build a business overnight. So how do you expect ready-made employees to be available in the job market?
From Mr Nadz Abd
UAE
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Better salaries needed
The right fit is out there, in fact, many people with extraordinary skills visit the UAE for a job hunt. Unfortunately, not all companies are offering attractive packages to convince people to leave their home country.
From Mr Abdul Wahab Essani
UAE
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Who is to blame?
You find children younger than 13 years old using Facebook by giving false birth dates and parents allowing them to do so (‘Parents urged to monitor children’s internet use’, Gulf News, July 2). Now, who do you blame? The children or the parents?
From Ms Ani Rag
UAE
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Great work, RTA!
Dubai is a committed city that delivers as per the planned schedule (‘Flyover opens to Abu Dhabi-bound traffic’, Gulf News, July 2). Congratulations to the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and the concerned team for their extra effort to make Dubai more beautiful
From Mr Ali Imran
UAE
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Amazed to see it!
When the bridge opened, we drove over it and then while coming back from Abu Dhabi, we got a better look at it. We were amazed to see it. It’s awesome!
From Ms Yousra Faizan
UAE
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They delivered
Perfection in quality! Talk about great service and time management by RTA. They delivered on Friday, as promised!
From Mr Rahul Burman
UAE
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No pain, no hassle, job done!
Congratulations to RTA. It was another smooth, hassle-free transition from the old to the new. No pain, no hassle, job done!
From Mr Phil Jones
Dubai
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So much selection
I have shifted back to India, and I really miss the weekend visits to the fruits and vegetables market (‘An oasis of year-long fresh fruits and vegetables in Dubai’, Gulf News, July 1). I miss the variety offered and the prices are much lower as compared to the supermarket. But, yes, you have to be careful while buying as you end up buying more than you need!
From Mr Sanprit Singh Arora
UAE
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Great quality
You can order these fruits and vegetable and they will deliver it for you, too! Best prices. Best fresh fruit. Best quality picked. I’m very happy with it. Their meat is good, too!
From Ms Kate Gravestock
Sharjah
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Don’t like bartering
I love it, too. However, I find it very frustrating haggling over prices at the other shops at the fruit and vegetable market. I go for the air conditioned shop that doesn’t require bartering.
From Ms Camila Magalhaes Diforena
UAE
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Make buffets less of a waste
Whether it’s during Ramadan iftars or Friday brunches, I think that the authorities should charge the hotels more expensive licences for those who are organising buffets. The hotels must introduce entrance cards so that when they take any items, the entry card is punched and whatever taken on the plate must be charged when they are going out so that people will take only what is required. When they leave the restaurant, they should take the leftover food.
From Mr Stany Quadros
UAE
Turkey’s military attitude
We need to defeat terrorism before it defeats our countries. The Turkish military is now satisfied as it forced its civilian government to apologise to Russia, forced government to give up demands for a buffer zone in Syria and restored relations with Israel.
But Turkish military seems unable to provide security to civilians and foreigners inside Turkey. First of all, let’s not forget that Daesh began because the whole world remained mute spectators to deaths of thousands of Syrians by the Syrian President Bashar Al Assad regime.
So we need to defeat both Daesh and Al Assad. After every terror attack, Turkey’s army conducts strikes on either Daesh or the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). But this is just showing off. If the Turkish military was not filled with air and had respect for those 41 civilians killed in the airport, then it should send its soldiers into Syria, to defeat Daesh.
The Turkish army does not want to help the Syrian rebels who are fighting, but if Daesh is not eliminated, then in a year’s time, this will really start to destroy the Turkish economy. If the economy suffers, then who will pay the wages of the Turkish soldiers?
Due to the attitude of the Turkish military, Daesh has made Turkey its favourite terror destination.
Instead of insulting a democratically elected government and threatening it with a military coup, they should focus on Daesh and internal security.
Countries effected by Daesh should contribute to boots on the ground effort to defeat Daesh. No more delays.
From Mr Rizwan Siddiqui
UAE
Hollywood diversifies…
It is reported that some major changes are going to be taken place at the next Academy Awards organisation moving onwards. Almost half of the 683 people that are invited this year to join the organisation that bestows the Oscar trophies are women and nearly as many people of colour. They announced this last week in a bid to honour its vow to push for more diversity.
Provided most of those invited this year agree to join, the Academy’s membership demographic will begin to change from mainly white males and, for the most part, over the age of 60. But it will take time to fundamentally diversify the organisation’s 6,000 plus voting members.
From Mr Sunny Joseph
Mala, India
Remember the innocent victims
It’s very sad that 41 innocent people lost their lives and more than 239 were wounded in the terror attack at the airport in Turkey (‘Istanbul bombers ‘planned hostage-taking’, Gulf News, July 2). It is a heinous attack on innocent people and no religion or any principle or human values support this crime. A few months ago, we saw this at the Belgium airport. Such incidents will definitely affect the tourism of this beautiful country. Whether it is Daesh or any terror organization, this attack is against the human race and there is no justification for any terror attack. Let us remember the families of the victims and may they have the strength to overcome their grief.
From Mr Eappen Elias
Dubai
Children must choose
I completely agree with this report that children must be allowed to choose fields of their interest, only then can they give their best (‘Parental guidance: Don’t limit kids’ career choices’, Gulf News, June 24). Parents must never force a career path. They can help in research for better options in terms of a good scope for job opportunities in future, but the child must decide.
From Ms Syeda Ahmad
UAE
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Dangerous business
These drug dealers in the Philippines were not just suspected, they really were drug dealers (‘Police kill more drug dealers as Philippine leader takes office’, Gulf News, June 30). The policemen are not senseless enough to kill anyone if they are just suspects. They do have buy-bust entrapment operations in which some of them fight back with the officers. That sometimes ends with them getting killed.
From Ms Lovely Yza Tiu
UAE
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Catch the big fish
It’s good news for the Philippines! I hope they catch the big drug tycoon soon, then I might say that it’s been effective.
From Mr Jim Dela Rosa
UAE
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Not a solution
I will stick to my advocacy to raise awareness to the youth and Filipino Overseas Foreign Workers (OFW) because killing is an unhuman act and not a solution to the problem. Instead, educate the people for them to be aware that in every action. There are consequences awaiting in return.
Filipinos will suffer for the new president that took office. Now they have six years of reign with the supreme leader. Well, they voted for him!
From Ms Zyaz Bint Abood
UAE
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Violence not the answer
I think that the Filipinos selected the wrong president. Violence isn’t the answer.
From Mr M. Bin Mohammad
Dubai
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Other way didn’t work
Mr M. Bin Mohammad, it’s not fair to say that who voted him have elected the wrong person. For decades we have elected presidents that we thought could bring peace to this crime infested country in a legal or proper way. But it never really happened. So the people chose the unorthodox way. It’s still the first days of office for our current president, we’ll see what will happen before judging.
From Mr L. M. Destura
Abu Dhabi
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