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In a far-reaching confidence-building initiative, the cost of licence registration and administration for companies operating in one of the world’s most sought-after business hubs – Jebel Ali Free Zone – will be slashed by up to 70 per cent, DP World, announced on Tuesday.

DP World, UAE Region, which operates the region’s oldest and largest free trade zone, said the initiative would immediately assist more than the 7,500 businesses that operate out of Jafza and hundreds of new businesses attracted by the region’s most sought-after free zone’s plug and play infrastructure and solutions for trade.

The across-the-board reductions in business-related fees by between 50 per cent and 70 per cent will be applicable for registration, licensing and related administrative functions for companies currently operating in Jafza as well as for new investors.

In addition, a range of other online services will now be offered free of cost as a direct result of Jafza’s on-going digitalisation process, DP World, the region’s premier logistics and business hub operator, said in a statement.

Established in 1985, Jafza is home to companies from 100 countries, including Fortune-500 firms. The free zone accounts for almost 23.9 per cent of total foreign direct investment flow into the UAE while contributing 23.8 per cent of Dubai’s GDP. In 2018, the free zone, which is facilitating the employment of more than 150,000 people, generated trade worth $93 billion.

Mohammed Al Muallem, CEO & Managing Director, DP World, UAE Region and CEO of Jafza, said the initiative is highly significant and in line with the recent call by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, to bring down the cost of doing business and enhance investor experience.

Al Muallem said it is a timely move to inspire   customers towards pursuing their business targets with greater confidence and purpose. “It’s specifically designed to create value and opportunities for the companies to channel their resources to support their activities sustainably. We believe this forward-looking initiative will enable companies to do business in a smarter way and generate more business and create new jobs.”

“Trade has always powered Dubai’s economic development and DP World has played a central role in supporting it. The activities of our flagships Jebel Ali Port and Jebel Ali Free Zone are very closely connected with companies located there to take advantage of the world class infrastructure facilities and investment incentives and to connect to global markets. The twin economic growth engines are examples to the world and serve as models DP World is rolling out in other locations across our network worldwide. As wealth generators, they are critical infrastructure assets that underpin prosperity and success for our nation,” said Al Muallem.

DP World, UAE Region contributes to over 33.4 per cent of Dubai’s GDP and believes this initiative will further enhance the ease of doing business at Jafza, and continue to position Dubai as one of the global centres for commerce and trade.

Dubai’s Emirates has suspended its daily flights to Venice and reduce frequency to Milan after all of Italy went under lockdown because of the Covid-19 outbreak.

“In light of the current situation in Italy, we have suspended our daily flight to Venice from March 12 to 31. We have also temporarily reduced the frequency of our daily flights to Milan from three to one,” an Emirates spokesperson said in a statement to Khaleej Times.

“This remaining daily flight will continue to operate as EK205/206 from Dubai to Milan, but will not operate onward to New York, as this sector has also been suspended from March 11 until April 3,” said the statement.

All of Italy was placed under lockdown as more than 9,000 people have become infected in the European country in little over two weeks, out of a global total of more than 113,000 in over 100 countries.

Nearly 4,000 people have died across the world, the vast majority in mainland China.

The Dubai-based carrier said its services to Rome will be reduced from two flights a day to one until April 30, while services to Bologna remain unchanged.

“We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Affected customers should contact their booking agent or Emirates office to make alternative arrangements. We continue to monitor the situation closely, and look forward to resuming normal operations when feasible,” said the spokesperson.

Earlier, British Airways, Jet2 and Ryanair stopped all Italy flights until April. Tunisia announced suspending all flights and shipping to Italy except to Rome.

A Dubai expat, caught red-handed providing an undercover policeman with hashish, has been charged at the Court of First Instance.

The 27-year-old Egyptian woman is facing charges of facilitating the drug use to others and using amphetamine and crystal meth.

The defendant, currently a jobless, has been placed in detention.

The case dates back to July 18 last year and was registered at the Al Muraqqabat police station.

A lieutenant from the anti-narcotics general directorate of Dubai Police said they were tipped-off by a reliable source that the defendant used drugs and possessed a quantity for selling it to addicts.

“Through investigation, we verified the information to be true. After taking the necessary legal procedure, we assigned a policeman to get in contact with the accused.

“In front of me, the policeman requested a quantity of drugs from the defendant on WhatsApp. They agreed on a venue to meet in Al Muraqqabat. She sent her location at 1.30am. I, together with other anti-narcotics officers, accompanied the policeman and watched him from a distance.”

The policeman proceeded to meet the defendant in a civil car.

“Right after she handed over hashish to the undercover cop and collected the cash, we raided the car following a signal (earlier agreed on) by that cop. The defendant then admitted that she indeed handed over a quantity of hashish to the officer as she needed cash to pay for her rent,” the lieutenant told the public prosecution investigator.

According to the crime lab report, the quantity seized from the accused was hashish and weighed 3.67 grams.

Her urine sample tested positive for amphetamine and crystal meth.

A 14-month-old Emirati baby girl choked to death on Tuesday evening in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah after a piece of chips she was eating got stuck in her throat.

The young victim, based in Wadi Shaam, could not breathe because the piece of chips blocked her trachea, according to sources.

“Though her parents tried hard to save her life and rushed her to the nearest hospital, she was in a critical condition when admitted.”

“The parents turned their baby girl upside down and slapped her back several times, but to no avail.”

The emergency duty doctors exerted their utmost effort and tried several times to resuscitate her, but unfortunately, she was shortly declared dead, they added.

“The young girl’s brain was deprived of oxygen for a long time due to the blocked airway, and her face turned blue due to lack of oxygen.”

The baby girl was moved to the morgue of the hospital and was later buried at the Al Waaeb cemetery.

The emirate of Fujairah, back in 2018, saw a similar case where a two-year-old Emirati baby boy choked after a piece of grape was stuck in his throat.

Dr. Engy Ziada, a specialist pediatrician, urged all parents to take first aid training courses to better deal with such emergencies.

“The life of any person will be dangerously affected if his or her brain is deprived of air for more than four minutes.”

She also advised parents to keep the hard materials away from their toddlers. “Parents should also cut fruit into small pieces when given to their children, and always observe them while eating.”

“If the baby turns blue, parents are advised to start CPR, and call the emergency services for help.”

Dr Dhiraj Sidagonda, a specialist pediatrician, told Khaleej Times that a child’s windpipe has almost the same diameter as a drinking straw.

“Parents need to be careful while feeding their children, and choose the right food, and keep items and toys out of reach.”

According to Injury Facts 2017, choking is the fourth leading cause of ‘unintentional injury’ death.

There are 100,000 unintentional childhood injuries, including choking, according to the Children Health and Environment Report by the World Health Organisation. The Middle East and the region have a whopping 40 per cent unintentional or related to choking incidents in children, whereas Europe, has 7.9-25.4 per cent, a year.

Global child injury deaths by choking, smothering, asphyxiation and animal bites for children aged 0-17 is 31.1 per cent. Moreover, 16.8 per cent of global child injury deaths are caused by drowning. Children under five years of age have the highest drowning mortality rates worldwide, with New Zealand and Canada as an exception.

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