Month: March 2018

Andria Zafirakou, an art and textiles teacher from Alperton Community School, Brent, London, has been named as the winner of the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2018, awarded under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai. The glittering

“Must we change, can we change, will we change?” These were the three questions posed by former United States Vice President and leading environmentalist Al Gore on the second day of the sixth Global Education & Skills Forum (GESF 2018), which took place at The Atlantis Dubai on March 18. The prominent author and activist,

 The contemporary homegrown eatery Homestead Restaurant and Bakery is the latest in a long line of food and beverage concepts to open its doors at Dubai’s eclectic new destination The Yard, located in the neighbourhood of Al Khawaneej. The city’s latest foodie haven aims to attract residents from the local community and beyond. Its charming

From breath-taking décor to exquisite cuisine and keenly attentive service, weddings at Address Boulevard deliver enchanting memories and captivating moments of the big day. Spectacular event venues make up a refined palette of choices, including outdoor and indoor venues that are specifically designed to deliver a celebration graced by class and finesse. And being second

 From chastising Jeremy Corbyn, UK’s Leader of the Opposition, for his “disgraceful behaviour of being an apologist for the Russian regime” to candid views on Brexit and US President Donald Trump, former British prime minister Tony Blair and George Osborne, editor of London Evening Standard and a former Chancellor of the Exchequer, offered varied perspectives

WOMEN ACHIEVE, a women’s advancement initiative launched by AmCham Abu Dhabi’s Women in Business Committee, celebrated its fifth anniversary on March 15, 2018 at The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal. The symposium featured keynote addresses by The Honorable Barbara A. Leaf, U.S. Ambassador to the U.A.E., Virginia Grebbien, Chief of Staff, Parsons Corporation and Asantewaa

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation, Empower, has been awarded the Dubai Chamber Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, label for the fourth year consecutively, in recognition of its commitment to achieving sustainable development and its CSR efforts. The award highlights Empower’s established culture of environmental awareness among its employees, customers, and community members. Ahmad bin Shafar, CEO