Leading upmarket British food retailer Waitrose, which opened its first outlet in Bahrain at The Lagoon in Amwaj Island, is preparing to launch its second venture in a new BD4.2 million mall opposite St Christopher’s School in Saar.
SUPPORTERS at the Think Pink Gala Ball had plenty to cheer about when it was announced that a big-hearted anonymous local company had donated $40,000 (BD15,000) towards the breast cancer awareness campaign’s scanner appeal.
WITH the usual assortment of doctors, lawyers, ad executives, jingle writers and police showing up on your TV set, you would hardly believe that more than 14 million Americans are out of work, writes Tim Kenneally. Finally, that tide seems to be shifting. On Fox’s Raising Hope, the unabashedly downtrodden Chance family struggles with finances while rearing an infant borne out of a one-night stand.
Firstly, let me congratulate you on your weekly newspaper that brings us information about all walks of life on this beautiful island. You are doing a wonderful job. Keep it up. In your last issue, the front page article highlighted a new invention called Wudu which was very interesting. Since I am working in the same field I have to point out the main challenge in introducing it will be space. As Mr Fakhro stated, in places like mosques the cleaning area is so congested it may be difficult to instal many of them. Nevertheless, I hope to see this new invention fixed in prayer halls in the near future.
Shoppers at Carrefour Bahrain can get a slice of the action as the hypermarket celebrates its third anniversary by introducing hundreds of gifts and promotions.
The Pakistan Embassy is hosting a contemporary art exhibition in co-operation with The Collectors Galleria, Lahore featuring 12 prominent Pakistani artists at the Bahrain Arts Centre, near Bahrain National Museum. The exhibition, which ends tomorrow, shows the works of Abrar, Mohammed Ali Bukhari, Mussarat, Farrukh Shahab, Sarfraz Mussawir, Salman Farooqi, Amjad Butt, Shafique Farooqui, Momin Khan, Moazzam Ali, Qamar Siddiqui and Tariq Javed. It will feature mixed media and oil paintings. Timings are from 8am to 1pm and 4pm to 8pm.
If anyone tells you that a 50-year-old shouldn’t be driving a Challenger, then firstly I’m not quite 50, and secondly, quite frankly, they have no idea what they are talking about ... everyone should be driving one. I’m not one to use superlatives that often, but the Dodge Challenger SRT8 is brilliant and undeniably one of the most exhilarating and exciting drives I have had in a very long time. Before I go into detail, let me just give you a few figures to whet your taste buds. It has a V8 6.4-litre engine, the biggest engine on the island, which sounds unbelievably gorgeous and delivers a thumping 470bph. It goes from 0-100kph in about 4.7 seconds. It’s top speed, well let’s just say that there are very few cars on the island whose speedometer registers 300kph – that’s 187 mph for us Brits, which means at full pelt you can cover the length of Bahrain in just under six minutes.
The Korma restaurant is situated close to the popular Indian Club in Manama and lies in a competitive catchment area featuring some of the neighbourhood’s favourite dining haunts.
When I check into the Celica Hostel in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, I notice that the receptionist is in a bit of a tizz. “You’ve just missed the prime minister,” she explains.
Alba will again be a Strategic Aluminium Partner for the fourth Gulf Industry Fair (GIF) to be staged in Bahrain early next year following the renewal of a sponsorship agreement with show organisers Hilal Conferences & Exhibitions (HCE).
