Letters

The American Mission Hospital held its Annual Gala Dinner at The Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa on Sunday to honour the organisations for their kind support to the Island Classic, held under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad.

We came together to recognise the sponsors who play an important role in making this event possible. All our hard work and effort would not amount to anything without the support of our kind benefactors. Sunday was their night where they were given their due recognition and honoured with mementos to mark the event.

Dr George Cheriyan, AMH Chief Medical Officer/CEO.

21st AMH ISLAND CLASSIC SPONSORS

PLATINUM SPONSOR

Credimax

EMERALD SPONSORS

E.K. Kanoo    

Al Hawaj                         

GOLD SPONSORS

Bahrain Confidential

The Royal Golf Club

Xerox

SILVER SPONSORS

African & Eastern

RCSI, Bahrain

United Gulf Bank

HOLE SPONSORS

Aer Rianta Int’l (Middle East)

Aqua Cool

Burger King

Chilis

Coca Cola

Dairy Queen

Diplomat Radissonblu Hotel

DHL

Deeko Bahrain Ltd.

Gulf Weekly

Golden tulip

Ithmaar Bank

Mazin Computer Center

Mohammed Jalal Catering

Papa Johns

Ramada City Center Hotel

Ramee Grand Hotel

VIVA

Yusuf & Ayesha Almoayed Charity

We are organising a Fun & Health Day Out supporting Bahrain Cancer Society on Friday, December 14, at the Corniche Al-Ghoos Park.

It is open to all – both sexes, all nationalities – aged eight and above. You could cycle, run or walk a 5.3km route. 

The entry fee of BD2 per event and all participants will get a race number, plus a medal and certificate at the finish-line.

Please register before Tuesday, December 11. A confirmation email will be sent with an entry form attached to print, sign and bring for a pre-race briefing and race number collection. Details to follow.

Registration after this date, or on the day, will be BD5.

There will be free family entertainment at the event, including face painting and a DJ playing favourite tunes.

Schedule of events on the day:

12.30pm: Bazzar opens with stalls manned by Bahraini Productive Families.

1.30pm: Opening ceremony

2pm: Cycle start

3pm: Run start

4.30pm: Walk start

7pm: Closing ceremony

Medical assistance and support will be provided by various hospitals offering light medical check-ups for blood pressure / blood sugar / etc. plus medical assistance and support throughout with an ambulance and medical team on standby. There will also be six water stations.

For further information please contact me.

Adnan Aljaber Alqassab, event director.

Mobile: 39132102.

Email: adnan@adnanevents.org

The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) has launched an art competition aimed at 18-25-year-old university students.

The competition, based around the theme ‘a glimpse of Bahrain’, aims to create awareness about EDB’s mandate and role amongst Bahraini youth while at the same time introducing Bahrain to potential investors and high level foreign stakeholders through converting the best paintings into corporate gifts.

With three top cash prizes worth BD 1,000, BD 500, and BD 250, the competition will be open for submissions until November 29. The winning paintings will be presented as gifts to international guests and stakeholders, allowing Bahraini youth the opportunity to contribute to the EDB’s ongoing mission of attracting foreign investment.  Not only that but all the winning submissions will be features on the Bahrain EDB website under a gallery dedicated to this initiative titled ‘meet the contestants’.

To enter contestants must be both Bahraini nationals and registered University students. Submissions must be in a A4 size or 8.3 inches by 11.7 inches format, and be an original artwork – no part of the submission can be copied or adapted from another source. Submissions must also be one-dimensional and can be rendered in a variety of media such as acrylic, oil, watercolour, pastel, pencil, charcoal or mixed media.

Each entry will be judged against the below criteria, with each category accounted for equally:

• Creativity – how the work breaks new ground in communicating its message

• Quality – The skill involved in producing the work

• Originality - the level to which the work is unique and original

• Composition and Layout – The visual balance of the various elements of work and how the story is conveyed

An entry form must be filled out by each entrant and submitted physically, along with the artwork, to the EDB office. The entries must also be accompanied by copies of university IDs and CPRs. Once submitted, all entries will become the property of the EDB.

For more details visit www.bahrainedb.com/edb-art-competition 

Nayef Adnan,

Advisor, national & global communications.

Bahrain FinTech Bay’s global Block-chain conference, BlockOn 2018 - Redefining Finance, gears up to train executives, innovation leaders and developers in Block-chain theory and its practical application.

The event is taking place tomorrow at the Wyndham Grand, Bahrain Bay under the patronage of Khalid Al Rumaihi, chief executive, Economic Development Board (EDB) and chairman of the executive board of Bahrain FinTech Bay.

The one day conference, which is expected to attract more than 300 global Block-chain innovators and professionals including a diverse group of regulators, entrepreneurs, investors and financial industry executives, aims to explore the rising opportunities and challenges presented by the industry with a heavy focus on training and development.

In addition to a series of panels, keynotes, fireside chats and roundtables addressing the impact of Block-chain on finance and other industries, BlockOn will feature learning opportunities for participants through a dedicated Business Track and Technical Track. Participants can sign on for workshops in one or both tracks to maximise the learning experience.

The Business Track is geared towards helping executives and innovation leaders gain sufficient knowledge and better understand what all the buzz around Block-chain is about.

We’re excited to offer participants the chance to gain deeper insights and practical knowledge of Block-chain, how it works and how to develop smart contracts for financial services.

Block-chain is revolutionising how business is and can be conducted around the world and across every sector and BlockOn aims to ensure that attendees can effectively apply their knowledge in order to drive innovation in their organisations and harness the power of Block-chain either now or in the future as it continues to grow and transform the way business is transacted.

Khalid Saad, CEO of Bahrain FinTech Bay.