Letters

On behalf of the board, I extend our sincere thanks and gratitude to Mr Goodwin and Mrs Bataineh for their years of service and dedication to the St Christopher’s School community, and we wish them all the best in the future.

Their passion for learning has transformed the school at all levels, with the commitment to the students always at the forefront.

I look forward to working with Ed and the board on the implementation of our succession plan which will also be supported by the expertise of an international recruitment education  consultancy.

Tim Murray,  chairman of the St  Christopher’s School Board of Governors  and CEO of Aluminum  Bahrain (ALBA).

I would like to extend my deep-felt thanks to all of those – from all parts of Bahrain and of Bahraini society – who have expressed sympathy and solidarity with the UK after the recent terrorist attack.

As the Prime Minister said, this was an attack on free people everywhere – and we would like to thanks our friends and allies around the world who have made it clear that they stand with us at this time.

An act of terrorism tried to silence our democracy, but we are not afraid, and our resolve will never waver in the face of terrorism.

Simon Martin,

pictured above, British

ambassador to Bahrain.

As part of its corporate social responsibility programme WAGIB, Gulf International Bank (GIB) is organising a tree planting initiative on Saturday, April 22 to observe World Earth Day. 

Families with children and the general public are invited to participate at the Sitra Al Kubra Garden from 9am to noon.

GIB will organise the planting with the support of the Capital Municipal Council, Capital Municipality, Groasis Tech and Gulf City Cleaning. GIB has registered Bahrain on the global campaign site via www.earthday.org to mark the kingdom’s participation in the annual global campaign. 

This is the second year that GIB is commemorating World Earth Day with tree planting. Last year scores of families with children and nature lovers made the bank’s green initiative a great success. Employees of the bank and environmental enthusiasts planted trees, shrubs and flowers to beautify the Sitra Corniche area, see picture below.

The World Earth Day began in 1970 as a movement to give voice to an emerging consciousness, channelling human energy toward environmental issues. It is noted around the globe with environmentally conscious activities.

The organisation has an ambitious target of planting 7.8 billion trees globally by 2020.

WAGIB is committed to supporting local communities in which GIB operates with a range of sustainable development programmes and local initiatives.

WAGIB emphasises themes with long-term positive results in the fields of youth and career development, women’s empowerment, economic development, health awareness and the environment.

Corporate Communications Department,

Gulf International Bank.