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THE battle to win the heart and minds of air travellers is hotting up over Bahrain's skies with Jazeera Airways announcing it would be the first airline to offer FREE flights from the kingdom to Kuwait and Dubai.
LG Electronics, the world's largest air conditioner manufacturer, is aiming to make the most essential of Bahrain family home and business appliances more cost effective and 'green'.
With gyms and fitness centres mushrooming on the island claiming amazing results or money-back guarantees to lure residents, a women-only gym is making its presence felt in the first few weeks of its launch confident that a credible worldwide reputation and an international brand name as its ticket to success.
Teenage Crown Prince Scholar Hassan Al Halwachi, made the kingdom proud by winning a prestigious annual science challenge organised by the
MUSIC teacher Theresa Finzi can remember the moment she cuddled tiny Jasper Ma-Jiang-Thomas Lee in her arms for the first time after seven long years of waiting patiently for the chance to offer a needy child a home.
Orphaned Bahraini children - and those whose parents are not known to the authorities - are provided a loving home in Hoora until a suitable family is found to foster them.
THE Gulf Hotel International Convention Centre played host to the 5th annual Coca-Cola Environmental Treasure Hunt's Youth Workshop for 2008.
A common problem with teenagers is the issue of academic pressure.
The 18-year-old co-ed still has two years to go before she graduates from one of the Philippines' top nursing colleges, but she already knows where she wants to work.
Pacita Concepcion Francisco, charge nurse at the Urgent Care Unit at American Mission Hospital. At the age of 24 she left her home town in Nueva Ecija in the Phillipines to work in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She continued to work there for the next 27 years.
Eduardo Pablo M Maglaya, Ambassador, Embassy of the Philippines in Bahrain. Overseas Filipino workers are known across the world as hardworking, adaptable, easily trainable and service-oriented. Filipino nurses are no exception. In addition to these qualities, Filipino nurses are also known for their caring ways, excellent bedside manners and facility of the English language.
Tim Gardner, director of nursing at Bahrain's American Mission Hospital
YOU'D never guess, but I'm a shy chap really. I've never been a touchy, feely sort of bloke although like many a man, I enjoy my back being scratched.
The team at Banyan Tree Desert Spa and Resort, Al Areen brought home the Gala Spa Award for Best Luxury Hotel City/Resort to Bahrain recently. The Gala Spa Awards, the most important beauty and spa awards worldwide, is organised by Gala, a well-known German lifestyle magazine.
YOU'D never guess, but I'm a shy chap really. I've never been a touchy, feely sort of bloke although like many a man, I enjoy my back being scratched.
The team at Banyan Tree Desert Spa and Resort, Al Areen brought home the Gala Spa Award for Best Luxury Hotel City/Resort to Bahrain recently. The Gala Spa Awards, the most important beauty and spa awards worldwide, is organised by Gala, a well-known German lifestyle magazine.
When I was 14-years-old, a girl at school knowledgably informed me that because I was adopted I wasn't as loved as all the other girls in my class and all of my life people have asked me why my sister and I look like such opposites.
GulfWeekly asked a cross-section of readers. Here's what they said ..., Sara Isa Yousef, 20, sales girl at Tommy Hilfiger, Hidd:
PERHAPS the hardest part of being an expat is having to cope with being away from loved ones ... and the burning question is: just how often should you phone your mamma?
Bahrain's customs directorate is considering employing an electronic vehicle monitoring system that will track heavy goods vehicles as they enter and travel through the kingdom.
