May I pass on my deepest condolences to all those affected by the Manchester bomb blast.
Being from the Manchester area myself, it is shocking and deeply saddening to know the city is reeling once more from a barbaric attack on innocent people.
Security must be improved in all locations where masses of the general public gather and people everywhere should feel at liberty to challenge anyone acting mysteriously. May the victims’ souls rest in peace.
Jane Bett, UK
We can reduce food wastage
Regarding the article The UAE wastes Dh13bn of food a year (May 23), the problem of hotels is two-fold: portions are too big and prices are too high. Make lower prices and smaller portions. They will have more customers and less waste.
Frederic Beaugran, Dubai
It is important for individuals to remain aware of this issue throughout the Ramadan season.
Although the Government and organisations such as the Red Crescent have come up with programmes to reduce food waste in our country, individual awareness is crucial.
Wastage of food contradicts the spirit of Ramadan and the values of fasting. If we realise that seriousness of this problem, then it would be easier for us to bring about a change. Let’s start with a smaller plate and portions.
Saadi Ahmad, Abu Dhabi
Schools must be affordable
Regarding the article 10 new schools to open in Dubai this year (May 21), the UAE might become a country filled with working adults and only children whose parents work for a company that pays for the education of their employees' children. Those companies are becoming rare. I think health care and education should at least be affordable.
Mizokie Strongarm, Dubai
Education and health care shouldn’t be so expensive. Every child should have access to quality education.
Saeed Ali, Dubai
I am happy to know that new schools are opening in Dubai. However, elsewhere in the country many schools are closing because of their inability to maintain standards.
There is no problem with opening new schools, but we must try to help existing schools to survive so that opening and closing do not happen in a cyclic order.
I also don’t think that opening new schools will have any meaning to most people unless they are affordable.
At a time when people are struggling to make ends meet, school fees are an extra burden on them. As a result, many expatriates are sending their children to their home countries.
Name withheld by request
Need clarity on will registration
It's good news that non-Muslim expatriates can now dictate where they want their assets to go when they die (UAE's non-Muslim expats now have a will for a way, May 24), but we need more details.
The law will come into effect on Tuesday, yet it’s not clear what the law says. For example, where does one go to register one’s already drafted will in one’s home country? In the middle of the article it says: “Dubai International Financial Centre’s Wills and Probate Registry, which is linked to the Dubai Government, is the only registration system for wills in the Middle East and North Africa.” Why so? Does that mean that people have to go to DIFC to register? This is all about Abu Dhabi, so what does DIFC have to do with it?
Anthony Edwards, Abu Dhabi
