Social Scene

Social Scene




Canada Day

July 11 - 17, 2007
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A gathering of Canadians from Bahrain and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia was held to mark their country’s 140th national day, celebrated on July 1, at Crowne Plaza Hotel.





Toastmasters’ panel

July 11 - 17, 2007
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A new executive committee for 2007-2008 for the Indian Club Toastmasters was elected at the Palace Hotel, Manama. Present was Indian Ambassador Balkrishna Shetty.





Charity gesture

July 11 - 17, 2007
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Al Rashid Group donated a car for the Bahrain Down Syndrome Society’s Early Intervention Centre Programme at the society premises.





Summer camp fun

July 11 - 17, 2007
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A summer camp was launched by the Indian Club, Manama for children aged five to 15.





Fun day out

July 11 - 17, 2007
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An end-of-year field trip was held for children from the KG2 Kids of Palms Primary School.





Asry honours

July 11 - 17, 2007
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An honouring ceremony for 45 employees at the Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (Asry) was held at the company’s VIP restaurant.





Mövenpick events

July 11 - 17, 2007
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Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain opened a new Internet lounge for its employees living in the accommodation within the hotel compound.





Diplomat’s raffle winners

July 11 - 17, 2007
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The Diplomat Radisson SAS Hotel, Residence & Spa held its weekly raffle draw.





Pearl of a promotion

July 11 - 17, 2007
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Maroof Johar (ticket number 04001), Ali Abdulla Abdali (06259), Yasser Abbas Mansoor (04112) and Harjinder Sandhu (06111) have won the Awal Gulf Manufacturing Company raffle draw.





Effective supervision

July 11 - 17, 2007
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“Supervisors are the front line managers, so the more professional and efficient they are, the better service we offer,” said Faisal Al Asfoor, assistant training and development manager, Y K Al Moayyed & Sons, at the end of the “Effective Supervision” training course conducted by Flextrain for Training and Consulting for a group of supervisors.





BD450,000 Batelco donation

July 11 - 17, 2007
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Batelco chairman Shaikh Hamad bin Abdulla Al Khalifa has presented BD450,000 to Al Noor Charity Association chairwoman Shaikha Lamia bint Mohamed Al Khalifa at a presentation ceremony held at Batelco headquarters in Hamala.





An Elite group of employees

July 11 - 17, 2007
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In line with its vision of building an exceptional workforce, the Elite Group has come up with a very novel way of recognising its most valued employees.





Book launch

July 11 - 17, 2007
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A book on the history of Bahrain’s Jewish community was launched at Jashanmal Bookstore, A’ali Shopping Complex.





Fourth of July celebrations

July 11 - 17, 2007
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The US embassy hosted a reception to mark the 231st American Independence Day at the Diplomat Radisson SAS Hotel, Residence and Spa.





Airline training

July 11 - 17, 2007
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Seventeen trainee engineers were congratulated in a ceremony at the Gulf Air Flight Simulator Centre,  Muharraq.





New Hawaj outlets

July 11 - 17, 2007
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Three new shops were opened by Al Hawaj Group at Seef Mall’s new west wing.





Holiday fun

July 11 - 17, 2007
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Thirty children, aged four to 14, are attending a summer camp at EZ Fit in Budaiya.





Top of the class

July 11 - 17, 2007
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Nine students from government secondary schools, who scored highest in this year’s examinations, were honoured by Gulf Air in a ceremony held at the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain Hotel and Spa.