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Never give up on goals

April 23 - 29, 2008
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A common problem with teenagers is the issue of academic pressure.

Many adolescents go through a phase where they feel like they cannot g ...

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Never give up on goals



Young shine a light on green issues

April 23 - 29, 2008
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THE Gulf Hotel International Convention Centre played host to the 5th annual Coca-Cola Environmental Treasure Hunt's Youth Workshop for 2008.

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Young shine a light on green issues



Quality service gets recognition

April 23 - 29, 2008
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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. Th ...

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Quality service gets recognition



Time to get touchy

April 23 - 29, 2008
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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 scrat ...

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Time to get touchy



health executive

April 23 - 29, 2008
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Tim Gardner, director of nursing at Bahrain's American Mission Hospital

"There is an acute shortage of nurses world over and professiona ...

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health executive



PHILIPPINES ENVOY

April 23 - 29, 2008
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Eduardo Pablo M Maglaya, Ambassador, Embassy of the Philippines in Bahrain. Overseas Filipino workers are known across the world as hardworking, a ...

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PHILIPPINES ENVOY



The carer

April 23 - 29, 2008
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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 E ...

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The carer



Nursing the world

April 23 - 29, 2008
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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 whe ...

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Nursing the world



New X-ray units to monitor lorries entering Bahrain

April 23 - 29, 2008
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Bahrain's customs directorate is considering employing an electronic vehicle monitoring system that will track heavy goods vehicles as they enter ...

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New X-ray units to monitor
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Mum's the word

April 23 - 29, 2008
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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 shou ...

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Mum's the word



How often do you phone your mamma?

April 23 - 29, 2008
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GulfWeekly asked a cross-section of readers. Here's what they said ..., Sara Isa Yousef, 20, sales girl at Tommy Hilfiger, Hidd:

I call my ...

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How often do you phone your mamma?



A special kind of love

April 23 - 29, 2008
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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 clas ...

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A special kind of love



Quality service gets recognition

April 23 - 29, 2008
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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. Th ...

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Quality service gets recognition



Time to get touchy

April 23 - 29, 2008
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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 scrat ...

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Time to get touchy



Shelter away from stigma for children

April 23 - 29, 2008
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Orphaned Bahraini children - and those whose parents are not known to the authorities - are provided a loving home in Hoora until a suitable fami ...

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Shelter away from stigma for children



Home is where the heart is

April 23 - 29, 2008
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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 y ...

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Home is where the heart is



A different challenge

April 23 - 29, 2008
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Teenage Crown Prince Scholar Hassan Al Halwachi, made the kingdom proud by winning a prestigious annual science challenge organised by the

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A different challenge



The right Curves

April 23 - 29, 2008
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With gyms and fitness centres mushrooming on the island claiming amazing results or money-back guarantees to lure residents, a women-only gym is ...

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The right Curves



A really cool launch

April 23 - 29, 2008
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LG Electronics, the world's largest air conditioner manufacturer, is aiming to make the most essential of Bahrain family home and business applia ...

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A really cool launch



Dubai-it! Fly for free

April 23 - 29, 2008
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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 ...

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Dubai-it! Fly for free