Monday, January 29, 2018 3 26 private firms suspended for violating ad regulations DT News Network taken,” the official commented in a [email protected] press statement issued yesterday. Al Ghatam affirmed that the campaigns against such violations will he has continue. suspended more than 25 private “The municipality shall remove the establishmentsT for advertisement advertisements that violate regulations regulation violations. and report the companies to legal Northern Area Municipality affairs, which would communicate General Director Yousif Al Ghatam with them to remove the violations yesterday confirmed that the and pay fines of up to BD300. We have municipality’s inspectors detected removed over 300 such advertisements over 300 advertisements that flouted in different parts of the governorate regulations in the governorate during within the first 14 days of the year,” the first two weeks of January. he added. Al Ghatam said the Commercial The Municipality’s Inspection Registrations (CRs) of 26 private Department Head Abdulaziz Al Wadi establishments were suspended over explained that the campaign also advertisements offences, which include included illegal street vendors and cars posting ads on public areas without displayed for sale in public places. obtaining the necessary permit. Al Wadi said 15 raids on illegal “There are companies that vendors were conducted this year, unrightfully used specially allocated while the owners of 70 vehicles sites for commercial advertisements unlawfully displayed for sale in public and without obtaining the necessary areas were fined and notified to remove licenses. The CRs of these companies their cars, adding that the campaigns have been suspended and the included areas such as , procedures to refer them to legal , Hamala, , Hajar, affairs in the municipality have been and Abusaiba. Municipality workers removing an illegal advertisement put up flouting rules Bold steps needed to revitalise BCCI: Tojjar Bloc Mohammed Zafran/DTNN [email protected] ‘A change needed’ Manama ahrain Chamber of DT News Network done so far. The Chamber Commerce and Industry Manama is the voice of the people and B(BCCI) currently has a weak, ohammed Dadabhai, should serve that,” he said diminished role and only ‘bold a prominent during an interactive session steps’ can help bring back Mbusinessman, who was of the press conference. its strength and influence, present in support of the bloc “This should not be a according to members of the has said that the Chamber monopolized house of Tojjar Bloc who are in the badly needed a change. the same people. I see the BCCI poll fray. “I speak as a Bahraini same faces every year. There is a disconnect merchant when I say we need Our government is very between BCCI and the business a change. A change because transparent, the leadership community, said a member the chamber has been looked always listens to us, but in of the Tojjar bloc at a press at as a monopolized house the case of the elected BCCI conference held to announce of some people who have officials, we only see them details about their election been there for a long time. every four years when they campaign yesterday. I have seen them young and need our votes. We need a According to its mission now they are old, I want to change, enough is enough,” statement, the bloc aims ask them what they have he added. to transform BCCI into an Members of the Tojjar Bloc at the press conference held yesterday influential partner in economic decision making by making Dr. Waheeb Alkhaja, Jameel majority group we will have between them and the local will be tasked to grow to economic files that need to be it dynamic and effective Alghanah, Khalid Najibi, the ‘100 days plan’ for the first business community because share and contribution to the addressed with a revitalized representative for its members. Fareed Ghloom Bader, Basim 100 days, within that we have of that gap a lot of things were country’s GDP. The State is chamber. A chamber leadership BCCI has an outdated Mohammed AlSaie and Dr. whatever solutions necessary missed out,” he said. adopting mechanism to reduce not paralyzed by indecision, and bureaucratic structure Mohammed Juman. to support the local business “Our strategy does not dependence on oil as the world inner quarrelling, and power which has made it unable to “The bloc aims to find community in as come from catchy words as shifts to clean energy. The struggles but one with qualified provide value and support progress in all areas of well as correcting the part of some of the others. We have chamber with its current form and competent leadership that to its members, according business,” said Sameer Nass. the chamber of commerce,” gone through detailed strategy is unable to contribute and is focused and committed to the group. The members The fact that the members of said A Hamid A Hussain Al of finding where there are influence decisions in raising to provide solutions. It is of the group are, Sameer the bloc come from various Asfoor weaknesses and where there additional revenues to tackle necessary to highlight the role Abdulla Nass, Waleed Kanoo, background such as real “The current administration are urgent decision that need to budget deficits from taxes of the chamber in the next Dr. Abdulmajeed Alawadhi, estate, industrial, engineering, have missed out on reaching be made,” said Basim Al Saie. levies and fees. Nor is it able session in joining hands with Mohammed AJM Kooheji, construction, investment out to the local business “In the next five years, we to present and argue on behalf the legislative and executive Aaref Hejres, Uzair Usman, and services, is a significant community, there has been a will witness major economic of the private sector,” the bloc branch to address these Sonya Janahi, Batool Dadabhai, advantage, he said. big gap. There has not been transformation in the private said in a statement yesterday. challenges and dangers,” it A Hamid A Hussain Al Asfoor, “Once we are elected as a support or a partnership sector. The private sector “There are many thorny stated.