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Gulf Daily News
Tuesday, 11th June 2013
Email: gdnnews@gdn.com.bh
College honours
200 graduates
n Graduates at the event and, right, Dr Al Nuaimi, third from left, with other officials
MORE than 200 students
graduated from the Royal
College of Surgeons in
Ireland – Medical University
of Bahrain (RCSI-MUB)
yesterday.
The ceremony was held
under the patronage of His
Royal Highness Prime Minister
Prince Khalifa bin Salman
Al Khalifa, who appointed
Education Minister Dr Majid
Al Nuaimi to represent him at
the event.
Students who completed
their undergraduate and postgraduate degrees were honoured in the presence of government officials, parliamentarians, family members and
friends.
Sixty-three graduates received
degrees in medicine, 114 in nursing, 16
were conferred with Masters from both
nursing and medicine while nine completed their Masters from RCSI Institute
of Leadership.
n Prof Murphy honours graduates
Degrees were presented by RCSIMUB interim president Professor
Sameer Otoom, while National
University of Ireland (NUI) degrees
were presented by chancellor Dr
Maurice Manning.
Royal College of Physicians of
n Officials honouring graduates
Ireland licentiates were honoured by
president Professor John Murphy and
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
licentiates were presented by RCSI
president Professor Patrick Broe.
Two Bahraini students were among
the winners of four new inaugural prizes
at this year’s conferring ceremony.
The James Finucane Prize in
Medicine was won by Ameer Adnan
Al Arrayed while the Rufaida Al
Aslamia Prize in Nursing was won
by Zainab Aqeel Maki Mohamed
Humood.
Ms Humood was nominated
by senior clinical staff for consistently excelling in the delivery of nursing care to patients.
“It is the culmination of
many years of hard work, singular focus and utmost dedication,” said Professor Otoom.
“These graduates have overcome many difficulties and
challenges.
“Therefore, you all are worthy of our admiration and congratulations.”
RCSI-MUB is a constituent
university of the Royal College
of Surgeons in Ireland.
“I am confident that those
graduating here in RCSI
Bahrain will be worthy ambassadors for NUI degrees in
future,” said Dr Manning, who
attended the graduation for the
first time.
LuLu to celebrate
115th Philippines
Independence Day
LULU Hypermarket will celebrate the 115th Philippines
Independence Day from
tomorrow until Saturday at its
branches in A’ali, Riffa, Hidd
and Sanabis.
The celebration, which will
focus on the Filipino way of
life, aims to shed light on the
country’s culture, colour, sport
and food.
Philippines
Ambassador
Sahid Glang and Philippines
consul general Raquel Solano
will be present at the launch of
the celebration at Ramli Mall at
6.30pm tomorrow.
It will be followed by a cultural presentation by the community and Filipino staff of
LuLu Hypermarket.
The celebrations will feature favourite Filipino pastimes
such as darts and table tennis tournament, a children’s art
competition and a singing contest for children, all of which
will take place at Ramli Mall.
Filipino cuisine will also be
highlighted at the hypermarket’s hot foods section.
Man cleared of
arson charge
A SAUDI has been cleared of
arson after judges learned that
he was arrested an hour after
tyres were burnt.
The 24-year-old was acquitted
of arson and taking part in an
illegal gathering in Muharraq
by the High Criminal Court yesterday.
He was accused of being
among a group of masked men
who burned tyres near a petrol
station on January 17.
“It is not possible that the
defendant will set the tyres on
fire and then wait there for an
hour until the police arrest him,”
said the court verdict.
The defendant had pleaded
not guilty and said he was simply
in the area to get his car fixed,
although police said he tried to
escape arrest.
Jailed for theft
TWO Bangladeshis have been
jailed for three years for credit
card theft. One of them stole
it from his Indian roommate
and gave it to his friend, who
withdrew BD110.