Friday, December 01, 2006

intervention needed

The government says that our country's citizens live proudly each under a roof, with enough water and power resources that they would ever need and the necessary money to help them along the entire year's time.

If that's the case, pray tell, then; why is it that that us middle-class citizens get more visits from the poor from all over the country; Sohar, Ma'bailah, Seeb and other wilayats of Sultanate of Oman?

The country is running rapidly into the industrialization zone of investing into tourism resorts, factories, and LnG carriers. However, these companies only give away a fraction of their profits to the public under a signed agreement with the government's blessing (specifically: 1%). This kind of money is given into funding some small local projects at which the company/factory/resort itself sets itself up in. Like a school, or a group of air conditioners or even personal desktop computers for the local educational institute.

While on the other hand, what does the rest of the poor Omani population that has less 'class' get to do? Set up their businesses by taking interest loans from banks (which have been quite a trend lately, here in Oman) or having to settle with measly salary that barely covers their family's costs just because they barely have the experience or educational background or certificates necessary to step up for the positions that most public/private sectors put up in advertisements.

While the last population census counted Omanis to be 75% of the entire country while the rest were of foreigners. Omanization may have played down the problem this country has but it still far from being solved since we have over 500,000 new students graduating every year with high school certificates of which only 25% of that number is absorbed by local colleges and universities whilst the rest lay there with their heads on their hands thinking of what the next step for them could be.

Has the country planned out this cycle from the beginning putting into mind a solution that would solve this explosive situation? It is hard to say from this perspective. With the changes that come every year to the educational system, higher and school-wise, and the amount of colleges that are taking every advantage of the situation by renting out their courses with imaginary prices of which only 30% could actually afford the prices that conjur up, it seems the situation is escalating and worsening more than coming to an end.

It is high time someone of authority intervened by this writer's perspective.

5 comments:

Abdullah Al-Bahrani said...

I had alot to say about your post, so I posted my comments on my blog.

Sleepless In Muscat said...

Per Your Request:

I have read your post with the comments about mine, and as viable as they sound, there are still things that might not understand about Oman here, is when one problem solved, another one is created. And as the saying goes; 'you started it - you finish it'.

;o)

cheers

Anonymous said...

Hi SiM,

till a few months ago, i would just browse ur blog once in a way. but i must say your posts have improved tremendously, and that ur writing about better and more important topics. way to go! keep it up.

Sleepless In Muscat said...

Anonymous:

Thank you for your appreciative words and I do hope you always come back to read my blog and perhaps participate, too.

Thanks again.

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