Web site uses paper reports to serve Manama expatriates
To ensure better services and facilities for expatriates, who constitute about 85 per cent of the population in the Capital, a special Web site has been launched.The Manama Municipal Council’s web site will help the authorities collect feedback on the services the expatriates need as well as solve their grievances, council secretary Jassim Redha told Bahrain Tribune yesterday.The web site was launched last week. “The site in English language will be an effective outreach programme to take the best facilities and services to the expatriates in our areas. It contains pictures, reports and updates on council projects, issues and weekly sessions, mostly taken from the Bahrain Tribune newspaper,” Redha said. The site is being updated, but can be accessed by the public. “We will download their comments on various issues for discussion at council meetings,” Redha said. “It is an experiment we hope to succeed in.“The public can also view our pdf files including the council magazine which is in Arabic, the news archives and can also access other useful links,” he said. “Our aim is to solve problems and update the expatriate community on the council activities,” Redha said.He said that the web site would also encourage open discussion between the community and the council on municipal and community problems.“The web site has a special section were the expatriates can submit their complaints, queries, views and doubts about the council and its services. “The expatriate community can also contribute through articles and reports,” Redha said.