We are lucky that we live in a country where the government actually cares for public health (Middle East fruit and veg ban means higher prices for UAE consumers, April 26).
In most countries in the developing world, such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, no one bothers about it. If there are regulations governing the use of pesticides and other harmful compounds in agriculture, they exist only on paper.
Hisham Sh, Abu Dhabi
I shop at Waitrose, where I have to pay an unbelievably high price for an organic aubergine.
James De Vile, Abu Dhabi
How come other countries are not banning fruits and vegetables from these countries?
This move will sadly push an already obesity-prone population further into the arms of junk food that’s cheap. This is unfathomable.
Tanya Milbourne, Dubai
There are already many fruit and veggies that are imported from the countries that haven’t been banned. Why does this push prices up?
Giulia Buttery, Dubai
People have full faith in the products that are sold here. It’s health that matters more than anything else.
Autshi A Ahmad, Dubai
This is where engineered crops come in to play. With higher yields and a built-in pest-resistance mechanism, they are the best option.
Issa AlKindy, Dubai
Laptop ban is all about business
The laptop ban is all about money (New Zealand considering joining laptop ban on flights from UAE, Qatar, April 25). The ban makes customers uncomfortable.
When customers are uncomfortable, they switch carriers, preferably for those countries to one of theirs. United States airlines refuse to raise their standards to compete with quality that Middle East Airlines provide, so they support this “security ban” to shift the dollar under the table.
Rgna Cordell, Dubai
This is a commercial war, disguised as a security need.
Dina Abou-Zahr, Abu Dhabi
Revise school curriculum
The reason why education here is lagging behind is because the curriculum is not suited to the children of this country (Adec chief: teachers can adapt to change or hit the road, April 26).
The UAE needs to create its own curriculum instead of importing foreign ones and trying to make them fit. It’s a disadvantage to its students.
This country has intelligent people who could perform amazingly with the right teaching.
Sammy Evans, Abu Dhabi
Being a teacher is a privilege, not a right for an “easy job”. If a teacher can’t handle this immense responsibility and stop viewing it as “just a pay check”, then they need to be fired. The work ethic is the problem. Remove the privilege and you will get a dedicated workforce up for the challenge.
Sara Smith, Dubai
Some parents are irresponsible
Life is precious (No excuse for shunning child seats, April 26). We are letting the future down if we are careless about safety at anytime.
How could parents forgive themselves for causing their children’s deaths? Life is cheap indeed when we consider seat belts too expensive. God forgive us for our foolish ways.
Big fines and driving bans are the way to stop this irresponsible and thoughtless behaviour.
Mark Farmborough, Ras Al Khaimah
They need to play the television advertisement we had in Australia that shows that a two-year-old being hurled through the car windscreen.
The slow-motion footage of an unsecured baby or toddler going through the windscreen is shocking. There is no excuse for not securing a baby/child in an approved car seat. None.
Beverley Guy, Dubai
