What’s on today

Mass streaming: Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia Parish of the Holy Family Cathedral announces that there will be live streaming of the Holy Masses in English from Holy Family Cathedral, Kuwait, during these days of coronavirus situation until further notice. There should not be more than 5 persons including the celebrating priest. All are requested to stay at home and participate in the Holy Mass with due preparations: Monday to Thursday – 6:30 pm Friday – 9:00 am Saturday to Sunday – 6:00 pm For details log on to Web: http://www. avona.org

Office email: hfckuwait11@gmail.com

KFAS Academy free online courses:

KFAS Academy — a fully-owned subsidiary of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) — announced it will be offering their full line of their Higher Education online courses for free throughout the current school closure period in Kuwait. The decision came about to help minimize the effect of school closure on the learning journey of University students and high-school students getting ready to enter Universities.

The courses covering Maths Placement test, Pre-Calculus, Biology and English Vocabulary Enrichment will all be offered for free as long as school closure is in effect. Students are welcome to simply access the Academy’s website (www. kfasAcademy.com) and sign up to enroll

in the courses.

Bridge game: Bridge tournament is being held every Sunday and Wednesday at 20:00 hours, played at the Graduates Club, next to Kuwait Engineering Society. Interested Bridge pairs or individual players please contact Mohammed Merchant, Tel: 24815622, 24841158, 99612287.

Islamic classes in French: The Enlightenment into Islam is offering Islamic Classes in French for ladies. Timings 4:30 to 7 pm. Every Wednesday. Please register at the office (Women’s Section), 2nd floor. For more information please contact us. Telephone 25362684, 99789954, 99507076, 97743327. Fax 25342573 (attention — Enlightenment into Islam)

Drinking problem?:

Friends of Bill W. are available to help. Totally confidential. Email: rohsecretary@gmail.com

Narcotics Anonymous:

NA can help with addiction problems. Totally confidential: 94087800 English/Arabic.

Cancer online support group:

If you are Cancer patient or family member fighting with this deadly disease, come join our online support group. Best way of dealing with this disease is providing support and share our experience with each other. There are lot of things which even doctors can’t tell so be member of this website and start sharing your experiences which may help others. October is recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). The primary purpose is to promote self examination and screening mammography as the most effective way to save lives by detecting breast cancer at early stage. For more information visit: http:// fightingwithcancer.webs.com/

March 27

SIF ‘Sastra Prathibha’ awards:

Science International Forum (SIF) Kuwait has announced the results of its 6th edition Sastra Prathibha Contest in Kuwait. Top scoring 18 students were declared ‘Sastra Prathibha’ from the students who appeared the exam in three categories.

The winners of the Sastra Prathibha title are Reine Mary John (Class 4), Sahassra Gatamanani (Class 4), Madhav Prasanth (Class 4), Aditya Arun Kartha (Class 5), Jalaludeen Akbar (Class 5), Shuvangi Das (Class 5), Manha Anees Shina (Class 6), Mathew George (Class 6), Riddhiraj Kumar (Class 7), Angelina Elizabeth Poulose (Class 7), Isaam Thalhath (Class 7), Ashwin Sajan Pillai (Class 8), Anushikha Sreeja Vinod (Class 8), Taha Rafik Chikte (Class 9), Gokul Sreenivasan (Class 9), Vaishnavi Rajesh Pai (Class 10), Prakhar Gupta (Class 10), Shreya Lizzy Thomas (Class 10).

The prestigious ‘Acharya J.C.Bose Sastra Puraskar’ for the best school is secured by Indian Education School, (Bhavans).

The awards for winners and outstanding performers will be distributed at the grand honoring function, which is scheduled to be held on March 27, at Indian Central School, Abbasiya. Winners of Sastra Pratibha title will get the opportunity to visit prestigious research laboratories in India and also get the opportunity for personal interaction with top scientists in India. For further updates on SPC Season VI, please follow www.facebook. com/sifkuwait, or email at info@sifkuwait.com.

April 3

KMS to mark 4th anniversary:

Kuwait Malayali Samajam (KMS) is celebrating its 4th anniversary on April 3, 2020 at Poppins Auditorium in Abbasiya from 5 pm onward. Various cultural programs will be staged in this occasion. C.S. Bathar is nominated as the program convener for the anniversary celebration.

April 10

Ethnic Food Fest postponed:

Due to the prevailing situation related to Coronavirus (COVID-19) and to support the government’s preventive initiatives in this regard, Maurya Kala Parisar has postponed its 7th Ethnic Food Festival, which was scheduled to be held on April 10. A new date for the event would be advised in due course. We request everyone to stay safe and follow the government’s instructions in this regard. We pray to safeguard Kuwait and its people from all harm.