Inaugural Riffa Views Health Day Set

The management of the Royal Golf Club is delighted to announce that the first “Riffa Views Health Day” will take place at the Club on Saturday 2nd July in association with the newly opened Royal Bahrain Hospital.

Guests will be invited to listen to presentations from four medical specialists and will be able to take advantage of free health checks on their height, weight, blood pressure and blood sugar level. The event is open to all members of the Riffa Views community, whether they are residents, golf or country club members or parents from the Riffa Views International School.

Yasser Abdulrahman Al-Raee, Managing Director of Riffa Views commented “Riffa Views promotes an active lifestyle with the availability of outdoor recreational spaces, a tennis facility, the Royal Golf Club and a state-of-the-art Country Club. Furthering our promotion of a healthy lifestyle, we are very pleased to be able to give our valued residents this opportunity to keep a check on their health.”

“The Riffa Views Health Day will take place in our Majlis function room from 12.30pm,” explained Susan Stevenson, General Manager of the Royal Golf Club. “This event offers excellent benefits to our members including a complimentary voucher for a more comprehensive health check-up at the Royal Bahrain Hospital.”

Residents, RVIS parents and club members wishing to attend the Riffa Views Health Day are invited to sign up online by visiting www.theroyalgolfclub.com Alternatively they may call +973-1775 0777 to speak to the Club’s Events team.

Batelco and Riffa Views Sign Significant Agreement

Batelco to Provide Fiber Network with Capability for Triple Play Solution for Riffa Views Homes

Batelco, the Kingdom’s leading integrated communications provider and Riffa Views, Bahrain’s premium golf residential development, have signed an agreement that will provide residents of Riffa Views with state-of-the-art communications services.

The agreement will see Batelco design, supply, install and commission a Fiber Network for advanced Triple Play solution based on GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Networks) technology. GPON not only provides substantially higher efficiency as a transport network, but also delivers simplicity and superb scalability for future expansion in supporting additional services. The state-of-the-art technology will provide telephony, internet, VPN (Virtual Private Network) and IPTV capability for all residents of Riffa Views.

The announcement demonstrates Batelco’s position as a provider of cutting edge services for the consumer and business sectors. Batelco has a proven track record in delivering integrated business communication solutions and one-stop-shop convenience.

The agreement was signed by Batelco CEO Bahrain Rashid Abdulla and Riffa Views Managing Director Yasser Abdulrahman Al Raee at a ceremony held on June 6th at the Royal Golf Club.
“We are very pleased to sign this significant agreement with Riffa Views which provides us with an excellent opportunity to showcase our world class integrated solutions,” said Mr. Abdulla. “The completion of the project will ensure that residents of the iconic housing development are amongst the best connected in the Kingdom of Bahrain,” he added.

Mr. Al Raee commented: “We are pleased to have signed this agreement with Batelco which will facilitate the provision of cutting edge triple play services at a competitive price for the residents of Riffa Views. Homeowners will benefit from a state-of-the-art technology that offers reliable high-speed internet, telephony and video. Residents will only have to interact with one communications provider for the provision of these services and we trust this will enhance their customer experience.” “This agreement represents the fulfillment of a commitment made at the outset of the project to the homeowners of Riffa Views.”

About Batelco:
Batelco Group, listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange, is the leading integrated communications’ provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain and a company of reference among the region’s key telecommunications players for innovation and customer experience.
Batelco serves both the corporate and consumer markets in the most liberalised and competitive environment in the Middle East Africa region. It delivers cutting-edge fixed and wireless telecommunications services to its customers in Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Yemen, Egypt and India.

The Batelco Group of companies offers end-to-end telecommunications solutions for its residential, business and government customers in Bahrain on Next Generation, all IP fixed and 3.5G wireless networks, MPLS based regional data solutions and, GSM mobile and WiMax broadband services across the countries in which it operates.

About Riffa Views Signature Estates:
Arcapita formed a joint venture with Bahrain International Golf Company (BIGC) to execute Riffa Views. The 1,056 villa project comprises three exclusively distinct Signature Estates, a Colin Montgomerie championship golf course, a world-class international school, a country club, a tennis facility and state-of-the- art facilities and amenities.

Caption: Following the signing ceremony, from left to right, Batelco Senior Manager Pre-Sales & Solution Safwan Zain, Riffa Views Senior Sales Manager Mohamed AbdulRahman, Batelco General Manager Enterprise Division Adel Daylami, Riffa Views Managing Director Yasser Al Raee, Batelco Chief Executive Bahrain Rashid Abdulla, Batelco Account Manager Sayed Ahmed Almusawi,  Batelco Senior Sales Manager (Enterprise Sales) Yusuf Ahmed, Batelco Public Relations Manager Osama AlSaad and Riffa Views Head of Marketing & PR Karla Solano