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200fils www .dt.bh Sunda y, August 23, 2015 Issue No. 675 1 An apple contains about 17% of your daily needs for vitamin C, an antioxidant that can help prevent ‘Impossible to track all’ skin cancer. SEE P China move yet to deliver gold bonanza Page 12 11 Sunday, August 23, 2015 AGES 11-13 Increase Your Chance to Win with NBB MasterCard ational Bank of Bahrain (NBB) The bank’s launchedN its summer promotion for NBB customers will have MasterCard credit and debit cardholders. The the opportunity to promotion is designed enter a draw and to reward the bank’s customers when using be awarded with their MasterCard credit two prizes of US$ and debit cards for day-to- day purchases. It will run 10,000 each, two until the end of September 2015. prizes of US$5,000 As part of the summer each, and five prizes promotion, the bank’s customers will have the of US$2,000 each, opportunity to enter simply by using their a draw and be awarded with two prizes of US$ NBB MasterCard 10,000 each, two prizes of US$5,000 each, and credit or debit five prizes of US$2,000 cards for purchases each, simply by using their NBB MasterCard at all merchants credit or debit cards for where MasterCard is purchases at all merchants where MasterCard is accepted. accepted. Each 50 Bahraini Dinars (BD) spent in the Kingdom of Bahrain will Abdul Aziz Al Ahmed, card promotional campaign is by simply using their NBB Country Manager – Bahrain, priceless rewards. Together, entitle the customer to one General Manager of NBB’s one of the several initiatives cards as they normally would MasterCard said, “We have we remain committed chance to win and each BD Domestic Banking Group that the bank has launched for day-to-day purchases, a longstanding relationship on making the payments 50 spent outside the Kingdom said, “NBB has always been to provide additional value to without any requirement of with the National Bank of experience safer, simpler will entitle the customer to keen to develop its banking its customers. The promotion purchasing certificates or Bahrain and are delighted to and secure for everyone two chances to win. services for its customers. The was designed to make it easy filling vouchers.” be part of this promotion to with a MasterCard payment Speaking at the launch, MasterCard credit and debit for cardholders to participate, Khaled Abdulkarim, provide our cardholders with solution.” BHD 555 monthly-salary for Al Baraka contest winner rs. Entesar Abbas The “Al Barakat” account MA.Rasool was declared winner of Al Baraka also offers its clients the Islamic Bank’s contest. The contest held for the bank’s chance to win valuable “AlBarakat” accounts, has prizes, including the a prize of monthly salary of BD 555 for one year, grand prize- a luxury villa The draw was organized in Durrat Al Bahrain. The at the headquarters of the bank in the Diplomatic raffle draw for the grand Area under the supervision prize will be held next of external auditors and a representative from month. Ministry of Industry & Commerce. Money The “Al Barakat” account also Apart from this, there are quarterly offers its clients the chance to win prizes, four Mercedes E-Class Model. 8 valuable prizes, including the grand Also, the opportunity to win a prize- a luxury villa in Durrat Al monthly salary of BD 555 for one Bahrain. The raffle draw for the grand year, will also be open to try your Transfers P27 prize will be held next month. luck. Currencyand Exchange at great rates Nitin Sisupalan/DTNN [email protected] JO1433_BFC_Generic_Display_8cmX4cm.indd 1 ‘Beat Bumper’ Manama to burn up upreme Council SWomen, headed by Bahrain’s wife of His Majesty the a month in the last quarter dance floors King HRH Princess this year, according Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al to the Second Quarter Khalifa, marked its 14th for 5/11/15 2:29 PM Statistical Report for anniversary yesterday. An Civil and Private Sectors institution that supports in Bahrain published by the welfare of women the Kingdom’s Social 8 According to a new state report, in Bahrain, have some the welfare of women in P06 Insurance Organisation the civil sector has fared, more good news coming last month. Bahraini women take home more its way in the form of especially when developed certain statistics related to Moreover, women nations such as US and money than their male counterparts…. constituted more than UK still debate the gender the work culture in the half of the Civil Sector Kingdom. wage-gap issue. Even the employees between the best place in the US for Women between the age of 30 and 44 years. age of 30 and 44 years took pay equity – Washington Men and women between DC – paid women just 91 home more money than this age group constituted their male counterparts per cent of what men were 49pc – the highest paid in 2013, according to last quarter in average portion – of total Civil monthly income. a report by the American Sector employees in the Association of University These women in the quarter, according to the Women. Civil Sector drew an report. average monthly salary of Going with the recent asterdmhbahrain These numbers point trend in the GCC, where almost BD819 – about 7.6 at an increase of women per cent higher than the women are finding in the sector, which has it easier to land a high average of BD761 their traditionally been a men’s male counterparts received paying job than before, forte. the Kingdom seems to be This healthy trend of leading by example. more women, with higher With gender wage gap average pay, according even creating trouble to the numbers from for US Presidential the report, show how candidates in politics Bahrain’s dedication to debates, Bahrainis can, with pride, note that our Kingdom has left much of the western world trailing behind in terms of uplifting women in the workplace. 2 Sunday, August 23, 2015 3,000 US sailors Reopen border: switch aircraft carriers Colombia to Venezuela #PollToday The US Navy sent two Colombia’s President Do Bahraini aircraft carriers to San Juan Manuel Santos women enjoy Diego for a complicated urged Venezuela switchover in which the yesterday to reconsider better status and crews of the two nauti- its decision to close its recognition than cal giants change ships. border. Abbas quits PLO leader- the rest of GCC? ship ahead of election www.dt.bh Twitter : @DTribune Yes No Can’t Say Ramallah Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas resigned yesterday as head of the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Executive Committee in a bid to SCW MARKS FOURTEEN force new elections for the top body, an official said. Wassel Abu Yussef said that more than half of the 18-member committee had also stepped down. YEARS OF EXCELLENCE “The resignation of the A celebration of remarkable achievements president of the executive committee Mahmud Abbas DT News Network sent a congratulatory cable to women in Bahrain, it has been nation, Princess Sabeeka has and more than half of its [email protected] Wife of His Majesty the King following a carefully calibrated been the major architect in the members has created a and Chairwoman of SCW HRH strategy to help ensure the remarkably positive changes legal vacuum, and there- Manama Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim best living conditions and the towards the presence and role for the Palestine National he Supreme Council of Al Khalifa on the occasion highest standards for Bahraini of women in public institutions Council has been asked to TWomen, the apex body of praising the crucial role played women. and in private companies. She meet in one month to elect women’s affairs and welfare by her in dealing with women The Council is headed by was also the driving force a new executive commit- in the Kingdom, marked its issues and constant keenness HRH Princess Sabeeka who behind the various drives to tee,” Yussef said. 14th anniversary yesterday, on empowering them in the has, since her marriage in support women politically, Yussef added, however, celebrating its outstanding economic, social, professional 1968, launched and overseen socially and economically that the resignations would contributions and remarkable fields, among others. several initiatives to enhance through a multitude of achievements in enhancing the With the appointment on the quality of life for Bahraini high-level workshops, take effect only when the HRH Princess Sabeeka bint status of the women of Bahrain. day of Dr Bahiya Al Jishi as Ibrahim Al Khalifa families, mainly those with training programmes and PNC meets. Chairman of the Shura Head of the Diplomatic limited income and with consultations. Council Ali Saleh Al Saleh has Mission to Belgium, Bahrain has demonstrated that Bahraini special needs. The 16 members of the women are treading on a path Distinguished by her Council represent all the to a vibrant future. considerable contributions segments of the Bahraini Bahrain, often cited as towards national efforts to society, thus ensuring that a pioneer in the region empower Bahraini women and all components are present in championing women’s to ensure their active role as physically and mentally in rights, has been actively equal partners in building the all the decisions and plans to advocating and implementing elevate the status of women a greater and more rewarding in the Kingdom. They have political, economic and social Bahrain is considerable experience in empowerment of women often cited as dealing with matters and issues across all areas. Empowerment pertaining to women. of women has become a way a pioneer in The General Secretariat of of life ever since the Council, the region in the Council, headed by Hala headed by HRH Princess Al Ansari, aims to activate its Sabeeka, was founded on championing prerogatives, to draw up plans August 22, 2001.