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Mr. Truman, who was most recently Head of Internet Security at the UK's largest Internet Service Provider (ISP) British Telecom (BT), was appointed this week to lead the activities of TRA, Government and industry in developing internet safety and security policies to support Bahrain becoming a world-class digital nation.

Mr. Truman, who has been involved in the Internet safety arena for more than a decade, was formerly responsible for developing and enforcing the policies under which the BT's customers used the Internet and for managing the company's Internet customer Security Team, as well as handling mass market Internet customer security issues.

He was also responsible for a range of world-leading safety initiatives, including BTCleanfeed, the first ever URL filter designed specifically to prevent UK users from accessing illegal images of child sexual abuse, which he has spoken about at conferences across the world.
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The global summit, themed 'Relaunching Growth' and taking place in Dalian from 10-12 September, is a timely gathering of the foremost policy-makers and business leaders for whom reviving economic growth remains the priority.

According to WEF, this new generation of leaders - the New Champions - will be responsible for direct transformational and sustainable recovery through entrepreneurship, innovation and technology.

Shaikh Mohammed, who is due to speak at the event on the global economic outlook, said:

'We are in China to address some of the foremost challenges on the global agenda. And just as the Chinese proverb tells us that in a crisis we should beware the danger - but look out also for the opportunity, it is important that we focus on turning these challenges into opportunities. We must work together to restore confidence and revitalise the global economy in a sustainable manner. And ensure a renewed ability to provide a better tomorrow for our people.'

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Being one of the leading national companies with a firmly established Corporate Social Responsibility policy, Batelco is committed to helping prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as Swine Flu.

The masks will be allocated to all hospitals and medical centres under the umbrella of the Ministry of Health, for use by their staff who work in high risk areas.

Ministry of Health, Health Centres Director Seema Zainal praised Batelco's efforts and the Company's ongoing support for the Ministry of Health's various initiatives.

'The donation of the masks is a timely gesture coming at the right time to help protect Ministry's staff that are vulnerable to contracting the virus, as they have direct contact with H1N1 patients.'Read more

The bills, carrying a maturity of 182 days, are issued by the CBB, on behalf of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The issue date of the bills is 13th September 2009 and the maturity date is 14th March 2010.

The weighted average rate of interest is 0.90%, compared with 1.00% for the previous issue on 16th August 2009.

The approximate average price for the issue was 99.548%, with the lowest accepted price being 99.547%.

This is issue No. 1251 (ISIN BH000A0T9Z65( of Government Treasury Bills. With this, the total outstanding value of Government Treasury Bills is BD325m.

It was discussed that a number of Municipalities have not issued permits for masts and aerial sites for more than one year. Further, until recently, Municipalities have not been concerned with the erection of aerials on building roof tops. Given this situation and the commitments of licensed telecommunications operators to offer mobile services and fixed wireless broadband services, licensees have been forced to erect masts and install aerials prior to the granting of permits by Municipalities.

Alan Horne stated that
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It was discussed that a number of Municipalities have not issued permits for masts and aerial sites for more than one year. Further, until recently, Municipalities have not been concerned with the erection of aerials on building roof tops. Given this situation and the commitments of licensed telecommunications operators to offer mobile services and fixed wireless broadband services, licensees have been forced to erect masts and install aerials prior to the granting of permits by Municipalities.

Alan Horne stated that
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The General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP) has now completed implementing all the necessary requirements for the 'Long Range Identification and Tracking of Ships' System (LRIT), a system whose implementation is obligatory by all International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states.

Falling in line with its ambition to realise a leadership position in the international maritime community, the GOP has now completed the implementation of all LRIT requirements, well ahead of the IMO's September 31 deadline.

As part of its strategic plans, the GOP is looking to adhere to all of the 'International Convention of Safety of Life at Sea' requirements, to which Bahrain agreed to in 1985.

The LRIT system allows contracting governments to identify the location of their ships and enables them to track the vessels all over the world at any time. This system also allows the country to identify foreign ships that are approaching maritime boundaries or territorial waters.
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The airshow, which will take place under Royal patronage from 21-23 January 2010, will be significantly different to any other aerospace event in the Middle East by way of its highly exclusive design.

It is being organised by Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA) for the Kingdom of Bahrain alongside FIL and in contrast to other airshows, there will be no exhibition halls, just 40 participating companies each of whom will operate from a luxury five star chalet, fronted by its own equipment display area.

These companies alone will be afforded the exclusive one-on-one opportunities to meet with high level visiting delegations.

Most recent organisations to sign up to the event include Boeing, EADS, and SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company. These companies add to the existing prestigious participants already announced, amongst which are BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Sikorsky and the US department of Defence.

The Flying Display is also set to form a very exciting demonstration of capabilities with expected participation from the US Navy, flying one of their F-18 Super Hornets as well as a SH60 Seahawk. Also expected is the H92 from Sikorsky. BIAS sponsor, Gulf Air - the official carrier for the airshow - will present a daily flypast and the Bahraini Air Force hope to demonstrate the F5 fighter jet, Hawk and F-16 Fighting Falcon.
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The bills, carrying a maturity of 91 days, are issued by the CBB, on behalf of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The issue date of the bills is 9 September 2009 and the maturity date is 9 December 2009.

The weighted average rate of interest is 0.74% compare with 0.69%, for the previous issue on 26 August 2009.

The approximate average price for the issue was 99.814% with the lowest accepted price being 99.811%.

This is issue No. 1250 (ISIN BH000A0T9ZK9) of Government Treasury Bills. With this, the total outstanding value of Government Treasury Bills is BD325m.