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Schools delighted with seeds of success

February 4 - 10, 2009
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There are four very happy schools in Bahrain, delighted in the knowledge that they are category winners in this year's Riffa Views Eden Challenge schools competition.





Last chance for free treat

February 4 - 10, 2009
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It's the last chance to enter our competition to find Bahrain's most romantic couple ... and the winners will be whisked away for a candlelit meal at one of the kingdom's leading hotel restaurants, travelling to and from their home in a chauffeur-driven luxury limo.





Scholarships deadline

February 4 - 10, 2009
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There is just a week to go until the deadline for applications to the Crown Prince's International Scholarship Programme (CPISP) for 2010.





A fresh start

February 4 - 10, 2009
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TWO-HUNDRED AND_SIXTY_students are to join Bahrain Polytechnic on February 16 for semester two, 2009.





All for a cause

February 4 - 10, 2009
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A group of 33 students from St Christopher's Senior School are visiting the Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand on a community service trip to help build a medical centre and classroom.





Restoring pride

February 4 - 10, 2009
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IN the same way that the Taj Mahal can inspire love and beauty among thousands and Rome's Colosseum can bring forth visions of the Roman Empire's glory and might, Bahrain's Bin Matar House is set to instil in many the pearling pride and achievement of this tiny archipelago.





Building blocks of friendship

February 4 - 10, 2009
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As Sri Lankans across the island celebrate their Independence Day today, one resident couple looks back into years of a growing friendship between their country and Bahrain, their second home.





Save energy and cash with King Trading

February 4 - 10, 2009
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IT is well known that the efficiency of electrical appliances reduces over time using increased power and costing more to run.





Make safety of pupils top priority

February 4 - 10, 2009
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I have extensively written about the inefficiency of Bahrain's school transportation system last year and I only find it fitting to compare what happened last year with this year.





For the children's sake

February 4 - 10, 2009
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When asked some time ago what they would wish for, the children of Gaza didn't want toys or designer goods but rather clean water to drink and the opportunity to go to school.





Advanced course in health care at RCSI

February 4 - 10, 2009
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The MSc in Health Care Ethics and Law first run in 2008 at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)_- Medical University of Bahrain is the first course of its kind in the GCC.