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BD20,000 support for special art workshop
AN art workshop for people with special needs can now go ahead, thanks to the support of donors.
The Rotary Club of Adliya has donated BD20,000 to the Social Development Ministry which will establish the specialised art workshop. It is one of four planned for across the country.
The aim of the initiative is to give disabled [...]
Bahrain turns pink!
Bahrain is turning pink as companies, schools and individuals join a nationwide initiative to raise money and awareness in aid of breast cancer.
A charity gala dinner, lectures and fitness activities are some of the events being planned to mark World Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which falls every year in October.
The Think Pink Bahrain initiative is [...]
Gift of learning for 16 orphans
Sixteen Bahraini orphans will receive top of the line education in leading private schools starting next academic year, Bahrain-based Ithmaar Bank announced yesterday.
The students will be selected after a rigorous screening programme, said bank chairman Khalid Abdulla Janahi.
He said that the first initiative, carried out with the Royal Charity Organisation, would entail the sponsorship of [...]
Bahrain to ban alcohol in residential areas
Bahrain will impose a ban on alcohol, discos and live entertainment in residential areas of the Muslim kingdom next year, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
Bahrain is one of the more liberal states in the conservative Gulf region, but Islamists have been promoting their views since winning a foothold in parliament in 2002.
“Hotels and restaurants in [...]
Report Cites Bid by Sunnis in Bahrain to Rig Elections
Shiites in Bahrain demonstrated Friday against what they said was a government effort to grant citizenship to Sunnis from other Arab countries.
Just months before Bahrain is to hold parliamentary and municipal elections, a former government adviser has set off a political firestorm with a report describing what he says is a vast conspiracy to rig [...]
Dream holiday for sick Bahraini girl
A dream holiday, where a meeting with famous cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck is guaranteed, is set to become a special birthday present for a seriously ill Bahraini girl.
An excited Ruqaya Mohammed couldn’t hide her glee when British Airways officials at A’ali Shopping Complex informed her yesterday that she has been selected as [...]
Company faces embassy clamp
The Indian Embassy has blacklisted a Bahrain company accused of not giving written contracts to any of its employees.
It has forbidden Indians from working for the company, while the allegations are investigated by embassy and Labour Ministry officials.
Indian ambassador Balkrishna Shetty said yesterday that the action had been taken after evidence was presented by one [...]
A dream home for tent family
A Bahraini family forced to sleep rough because they were scared their dilapidated house would collapse at any moment were given the keys to a villa in Hamad Town last night.
A VIP stepped in after reading about their plight in the GDN and bought them the luxury, three-bedroom property – promising to cover the furnishing [...]
Bahrain’s women leading the way
UNITED NATIONS: Bahrain’s first female diplomat, Shaikha Haya bint Rashid Al Khalifa, will be formally elected tomorrow as the next president of the UN General Assembly, UN officials said.
Shaikha Haya, a champion of women’s rights in Islamic courts and one of the first two Bahraini women to practice law in the country, beginning in 1975, [...]
Hospitals and malls out of bounds for Bahrain rallyists
Bahrain’s lower house has approved a new law that bans rallies near airports, hospitals and shopping malls, but allows them on the main avenues and near diplomatic missions.
Rallies are also banned in locations deemed security-sensitive by the Interior Minister, the Council of Representatives agreed on Tuesday afternoon following a heated debate over the merits of [...]
Unpaid workers wait for justice
A group of Asian workers living on handouts for over 18 months will have to wait another month until a case they filed against their employer is resolved.
The 27 men from India, Pakistan and Nepal who worked as drivers, painters, machinery operators and electricians filed the case nine months ago for unpaid salaries, leave salaries [...]
Sex education ‘a child’s right’
Children’s right to sex education was highlighted yesterday at a talk show organised by the voluntary group Helpline at the Carlton Hotel, Adliya. The event aimed to break the silence about sex and build a bridge between young people, adults and professionals.
“It is widely accepted that young people have a right to sex education because [...]
Bahrainis predict a bright future…
Most Bahrainis think positively and have visions of a bright future for their country, a random survey has revealed.
A majority 62.9 per cent of those surveyed are optimistic about Bahrain’s future prospects, Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research board of trustees’ president Dr Mohammed Al Ghatam said yesterday.
In contrast, 12.1pc sounded rather pessimistic, when it [...]
Tell children what ‘bad touching’ is
A call has gone out to break the wall of silence surrounding child abuse in Bahrain.
Health officials say child abuse is common, but the extent of the problem is still unknown because most households still consider it a taboo subject.
The cycle of silence must be broken, said Health Ministry Primary Health Care Child Protection Committee [...]
Waging war on family abuse
A new national strategy to combat family abuse is on the way, according to Social Development Minister Dr Fatima Al Balooshi.
It will include special courts, a shelter for the abused and a child protection unit.
The strategy be drawn up in co-ordination with a Canadian expert in family violence, who will soon travel to Bahrain.
The government [...]
