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Just Rewards?

Gardener’s loyalty rewarded DUBAI: Dubai’s ruler has awarded a 63-year-old Pakistani gardener 50,000 dirhams ($13,600 or BD5,125) for always showing up to work on time during the 28 years he spent working there. The bonus Mohammad Nazier received was the equivalent of 49 months’ pay from his job with the state’s municipal authority. GDN :: …

Caper flower

Caper flower (Capparis spinosa L.), originally uploaded by malyousif. The first time this plant flowers with me. I bought this herb plant, the Caper (Capparis spinosa) from the recent Bahrain Garden Show and put it in a pot by the front door on a pedestal as it has a habit of "flowing" and it looks …

Government doing something about animal welfare

This morning’s Al-Wasat has some good news: كما أصدر رئيس الوزراء توجيهاته إلى وزارة شئون البلديات والزراعة والجهات الأخرى ذات العلاقة إلى تشديد الرقابة على استيراد وأماكن بيع الطيور والزواحف وذلك في ضوء شكاوى المواطنين من قيام البعض باستيراد وبيع الزواحف الخطرة أو الطيور التي لم يستكمل نموها أو الحيوانات التي تحتاج الى ظروف معينة …