Today’s Newspaper Cuttings
10 October 2014
Today’s news in the papers Maltatoday.com.mt Melita completes bonds repayment – Melita Direct
Independent.com.mt Kinnie proudly supports VOICES 2014 – Vodafone CSR Indirect HSBC Malta staff positively changing lives of 1,800 young Ghanians – HSBC CSR Melita completes bonds repayment – Melita Direct New Limitless student offers from GO – GO Diret
di-ve.com Melita completes Bonds repayment – Melita Direct GO plc signs contract with ISL to support its eLearning Training Programme – GO Direct
timesofmalta.com HSBC staff donate €16,000 for Ghana Water Project – HSBC CSR GO chair for auditing forum – GO Direct
Josannecassar.com Kinnie proudly supports VOICES 2014 – Vodafone CSR Indirect HSBC Malta staff positively changing lives of 1,800 young Ghanians – HSBC CSR
Vodafone in the news
CLIENT: MEDIUM: DATE: AVE:
VODAFONE CSR INDIRECT INDEPENDENT.COM.MT 7 OCTOBER 2014 â‚Ź 135.00
Kinnie proudly supports VOICES 2014 Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 14:50
Kinnie is proud to be extending its support to this year's edition of the popular VOICES concerts, sponsored by Vodafone Foundation Malta. This is the eleventh consecutive time that Kinnie is supporting this popular event. The concerts are being held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta from 1 to 5 and 8 to 12 October. This year's theme is "VOICES heart and soul". The VOICES Foundation is a non-profit organization and its concerts, held every two years, serve to raise money for charitable and worthy causes. Ever since the first concert in June 1991 VOICES have raised and donated over â‚Ź1.7million to charitable organizations. The driving force behind VOICES is still the same as when the idea started in 1991 - to bring young people together in a positive and creative environment, to offer good entertainment and to be a voice for and aid the underprivileged. "We are extremely proud to be long-time supporters of the VOICES initiative through our flagship brand, Kinnie. Ever since the first concert held in 1991, this extremely talented and gifted choir, has attracted large audiences to the biennial concerts which have now become a national fund raising event," said Lara Filletti, Brand Executive for Kinnie.
CLIENT: MEDIUM: DATE: AVE:
VODAFONE CSR DIRECT JOSANNECASSAR.COM 8 OCTOBER 2014 €
KINNIE PROUDLY SUPPORTS VOICES 2014 Kinnie is proud to be extending its support to this year’s edition of the popular VOICES concerts, sponsored by Vodafone Foundation Malta. This is the eleventh consecutive time that Kinnie is supporting this popular event. The concerts are being held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta from 1 to 5 and 8 to 12 October 2014. This year’s theme is “VOICES heart and soul”. The VOICES Foundation is a non-profit organization and its concerts, held every two years, serve to raise money for charitable and worthy causes. Ever since the first concert in June 1991 VOICES have raised and donated over €1.7million to charitable organizations. The driving force behind VOICES is still the same as when the idea started in 1991 – to bring young people together in a positive and creative environment, to offer good entertainment and to be a voice for and aid the underprivileged. “We are extremely proud to be long-time supporters of the VOICES initiative through our flagship brand, Kinnie. Ever since the first concert held in 1991, this extremely talented and gifted choir, has attracted large audiences to the biennial concerts which have now become a national fund raising event,” said Lara Filletti, Brand Executive for Kinnie. For more information please visit www.voices.org.mt. Kinnie is produced, marketed and distributed by Simonds Farsons Cisk plc, a member of The Farsons Group.
Other stories in the news
CLIENT: MEDIUM: DATE: AVE:
GO DIRECT INDEPENDENT.COM.MT 3 OCTOBER 2014 € 135.00
New limitless student offers from GO Friday, 3 October 2014, 18:13
Students entering University, MCAST, Junior College, Higher Secondary and other post secondary schools, can benefit from numerous offers when signing up for GO's Limitless Student Plan. The plan already offers students the opportunity to enjoy limitless calling and texting to their best friends, and the ability to surf the web on their smartphones at an unbeatable rate.
The offers available on GO's Limitless Student Plan include limitless calls and texts to five mobile numbers of their choice on any network, and 500MB of mobile internet for 30 days with just a €5 top up. Students on the GO Limitless Student Plan also enjoy the lowest SMS rate around of 1c per SMS to any local number. Moreover, they only pay 10 cents per MB for any pay per use mobile internet usage Along with this plan, GO are currently also including a Max Bundle at €10 for 30 days. This gives students 2GB of mobile internet, 100 minutes of calls to local numbers, and 2,000 SMSs to all GO customers. The bundle adds extra value to the Limitless Student Plan by ensuring that internet and minutes are always available at the best possible rate for those mobile numbers outside the five selected contacts. For a special one-time offer, GO are also offering students the chance to save €2 off the €10 bundle fee during the month of October if registration and activation occurs within the month Besides this, Limitless Student Plan customers can also benefit from a €50 discount on Alcatel POP 8 tablets. This device features a borderless, super-thin and extra light frame, 8" touchscreen with a high resolution IPS HD display, WiFi and 3G together with a fast Quadcore processor. It is also GO TV
CLIENT: MEDIUM: DATE: AVE:
GO DIRECT INDEPENDENT.COM.MT 3 OCTOBER 2014 â‚Ź 135.00
Anywhere compatible, giving students the opportunity to watch live TV on to go. This offer is available to students from 1 October until 31 December 2014. Romina Zammit Manager - Mobile Residential Segment at GO said, "The Limitless Student Plan proved popular with students last year so this year we're adding on a few extra benefits to make it even more appealing. At GO we are committed to enhancing our customer experience by creating custom-made plans, in this case a plan specifically designed to fit the student lifestyle." GO will be present at MCAST and University during Fresher's Week when students will be able to obtain more information on the Limitless Student Plan. Alternatively, further details can be found www.go.com.mt/student, on GO's Facebook page, or by contacting Customer Care on 146 (free from a GO mobile connection), on 79222146 from any other connection. Terms and conditions apply.
CLIENT: MEDIUM: DATE: AVE:
GO DIRECT TIMESOFMALTA.COM 9 OCTOBER 2014 € 228.00
Thursday, October 9, 2014, 00:01
Go chair for auditing forum
Ingrid Azzopardi, Go’s group internal auditor, has been appointed chairman of The Malta Forum for Internal Auditors for a two year period. Ms Azzopardi, an active member on the executive committee, is a founder member of the forum which was set up in 2007. A certified public accountant and auditor, Ms Azzopardi set up Go’s internal audit function over the past 20 years. She is also a member of the Global International Institute of Internal Auditors based in the US. The Malta Forum for Internal Auditors will host its next seminar on corporate governance and risk on November 18. http://www.fiamalta.org
CLIENT: MEDIUM: DATE: AVE:
GO DIRECT DI-VE.COM 10 OCTOBER 2014 € 128.00
GO PLC signs contract with ISL to support its eLearning Training Programme Article By: di-ve.com news editorial@di-ve.com Information Systems Ltd (ISL) authorized partners for Skillsoft, a leading provider of content resources; announce that GO PLC has engaged ISL to provide e-learning content and learning management technology. The new contract will allow GO to access the Cisco KnowledgeCenter™ Portal which provides a broad spectrum of online training and performance support resources. Skillsoft’s Cisco Portal introduces an array of resources designed and chosen to challenge and motivate employees. Each Knowledge Center includes hands on Practice Labs allowing IT professionals and Cisco engineers to learn and use Cisco skills in a real time environment. The intuitive and award winning LMS (learning management system) allows GO employees access to Skillsoft’s Reference Area which includes all Books24x7® titles that pertain to Cisco, access to other relevant titles within Books24x7 library, Practice Labs and a Project Center. “"The constant evolution and ever increasing complexity of global networks puts tremendous pressure on businesses to keep pace. Continual training, skills development and certification testing of the IT staff are essential to meeting these evolving demands,"” said Simon Calleja Urry Director for Research and Development at ISL. “Skillsoft Knowledge Center has helped our Cisco engineers to tap into a wealth of resources in order to sharpen their skills and knowledge. By allowing access on a 365, 24x7 basis, it allows training to be flexible according to the needs of the organization” said Sarah Camilleri Training and Development Specialist at GO.
About ISL Information Systems Ltd (ISL) celebrates its 20th anniversary in business in 2014. Over the past 20 years, ISL has grown to become a leading technology services company serving businesses throughout Malta, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. ISL’s flagship solutions, Eyesel Business Suite and Autoline’s flexible modular architecture, together with industry specific modules, allows ISL to deliver industry specific ERP solutions within a single system. ISL’s other solutions are K8, PaperLess and Atlas Fusion. For more information visit www.isl.com.mt About Skillsoft Skillsoft is a pioneer in the field of learning with a long history of innovation. Skillsoft provides cloud-based learning solutions for our customers worldwide, who range from global enterprises, government and education customers to mid-sized and small businesses. Skillsoft currently serve over 6,000 customers and more than 19,000,000 learners worldwide and provide continuing, hands-on support to assist them in maximizing their ongoing success.
CLIENT: MEDIUM: DATE: AVE:
MELITA DIRECT DI-VE.COM 7 OCTOBER 2014 € 128.00
07 | 10 | 2014 at 14:17
Melita Completes Bonds Repayment Article By: di-ve.com news editorial@di-ve.com Melita announced that it has completed the full repayment of the nominal value and final interest due on its Melita Capital PLC 7.15% Bonds 2014 – 2016. Bondholders who appeared on the register of bondholders as at close of business on the 15th of September 2014 received their payments by means of direct credit to the bondholders’ bank account details held by the company. The bonds were redeemed following a resolution of the Board of Directors of Melita Capital PLC and last traded on 10th September 2014. “Once again we would like to thank all bondholders for the support shown through their respective investment in the Melita Capital PLC Bonds. The bondholders’ support has helped our organisation to invest in infrastructure and services that offer more value and more possibilities to our customers”, stated Mr Andrei Torriani, CEO of the Melita Group. Proceeds from the successful bonds issue in 2009 were used towards further growth in mobile services and broadband infrastructure for the Melita Group. Earlier Melita also announced that as part of its refinancing process the group of companies is consolidating and simplifying its corporate structure. Melita Mobile Ltd, Melita Infrastructure Ltd and Melita PLC are now consolidated into one entity – Melita PLC. The resulting and simpler Group structure will enable the Group to achieve a more financially agile and operationally efficient organization and position the Group to continue with its execution of an ambitious growth strategy.
CLIENT: MEDIUM: DATE: AVE:
MELITA DIRECT MALTATODAY.COM.MT 7 OCTOBER 2014 € 190.00
Melita completes bonds repayment Bonds redeemed following Melita Capital plc board resolution 7 October 2014, 2:11pm
Melita has completed the full repayment of the nominal value and final interest due on its Melita Capital PLC 7.15% Bonds 2014 – 2016. Bondholders who appeared on the register of bondholders as at close of business on the 15th of September 2014 received their payments by means of direct credit to the bondholders’ bank account details held by the company. The bonds were redeemed following a resolution of the Board of Directors of Melita Capital PLC and last traded on 10th September 2014. “Once again we would like to thank all bondholders for the support shown through their respective investment in the Melita Capital PLC Bonds. The bondholders’ support has helped our organisation to invest in infrastructure and services that offer more value and more possibilities to our customers,” Andrei Torriani, CEO of the Melita Group, said. Proceeds from the successful bonds issue in 2009 were used towards further growth in mobile services and broadband infrastructure for the Melita Group. Earlier Melita also announced that as part of its refinancing process the group of companies is consolidating and simplifying its corporate structure. Melita Mobile Ltd, Melita Infrastructure Ltd and Melita PLC are now consolidated into one entity – Melita PLC. The resulting and simpler Group structure will enable the Group to achieve a more financially agile and operationally efficient organization and position the Group to continue with its execution of an ambitious growth strategy.
CLIENT: MEDIUM: DATE: AVE:
MELITA DIRECT TIMESOFMALTA.COM 7 OCTOBER 2014 € 228.00
Tuesday, October 7, 2014, 14:01
Melita completes bonds repayment Melita said today it has completed the full repayment of the nominal value and final interest due on its Melita Capital PLC 7.15% Bonds 2014 – 2016. Bondholders who appeared on the register of bondholders as at close of business on September 15 received their payments by direct credit to the bondholders’ bank account details. The bonds were redeemed following a resolution of the Board of Directors of Melita Capital PLC and last traded on September 10. “Once again we would like to thank all bondholders for the support shown through their respective investment in the Melita Capital PLC Bonds. The bondholders’ support has helped our organisation to invest in infrastructure and services that offer more value and more possibilities to our customers”, said Andrei Torriani, CEO of the Melita Group. Proceeds from the successful bonds issue in 2009 were used towards further growth in mobile services and broadband infrastructure for the Melita Group. Earlier Melita also announced that as part of its refinancing process the group of companies is consolidating and simplifying its corporate structure. Melita Mobile Ltd, Melita Infrastructure Ltd and Melita PLC are now consolidated into one entity – Melita PLC. The resulting and simpler Group structure will enable the Group to achieve a more financially agile and operationally efficient organization and position the Group to continue with its execution of an ambitious growth strategy.
CLIENT: MEDIUM: DATE: AVE:
MELITA DIRECT INDEPENDENT.COM.MT 7 OCTOBER 2014 â‚Ź 135.00
Melita completes bonds repayment Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 14:10
Melita announced that it has completed the full repayment of the nominal value and final interest due on its Melita Capital PLC 7.15% Bonds 2014 - 2016. Bondholders who appeared on the register of bondholders as at close of business on the 15th of September 2014 received their payments by means of direct credit to the bondholders' bank account details held by the company. The bonds were redeemed following a resolution of the Board of Directors of Melita Capital PLC and last traded on 10th September 2014. "Once again we would like to thank all bondholders for the support shown through their respective investment in the Melita Capital PLC Bonds. The bondholders' support has helped our organisation to invest in infrastructure and services that offer more value and more possibilities to our customers", stated Mr Andrei Torriani, CEO of the Melita Group. Proceeds from the successful bonds issue in 2009 were used towards further growth in mobile services and broadband infrastructure for the Melita Group. Earlier Melita also announced that as part of its refinancing process the group of companies is consolidating and simplifying its corporate structure. Melita Mobile Ltd, Melita Infrastructure Ltd and Melita PLC are now consolidated into one entity - Melita PLC. The resulting and simpler Group structure will enable the Group to achieve a more financially agile and operationally efficient organization and position the Group to continue with its execution of an ambitious growth strategy.
CLIENT: MEDIUM: DATE: AVE:
HSBC CSR INDEPENDENT.COM.MT 7 OCTOBER 2014 € 135.00
HSBC Malta staff positively changing lives of 1,800 young Ghanaians Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 13:57
Students living in Ghana, without access to safe and clean water, will soon benefit from the generosity of HSBC Malta employees. Together they have together contributed €16,000 towards a WaterAid project at a high school in the East Gonja District, northern Ghana. WaterAid, an international charity, works with some of the poorest communities around the world to provide long-term water, sanitation and hygiene solutions. Following the gesture by staff, HSBC Bank matched the total collection by another €16,000 and to date 50 per cent of the total cost of the project has already been delivered to WaterAid. HSBC Malta CEO Mark Watkinson said: "The contribution raised by HSBC Malta employees will help touch the lives of 1,800 students in northern Ghana, and go a long way in improving water provision, sanitation and hygiene standards for the school. The generosity of HSBC Malta staff is a testimony to their well-placed belief in humanity." The goal of HSBC Malta project is to provide the students with access to new toilets, safe water and hygiene education. The water supply for the school, situated about two kilometres from the town of Salaga, cannot run due to pressure problems and blockages in the pipe lines. As a result, the school depends on water tanker services. Some students travel an eight kilometre round trip to
CLIENT: MEDIUM: DATE: AVE:
HSBC CSR INDEPENDENT.COM.MT 7 OCTOBER 2014 € 135.00
nearby Kpembi dam for water, leading to concern among teachers about students' health as well as wasted time and energy. Most students that were interviewed during WaterAid's scoping study in May 2013 said that the time spent fetching water was having a negative effect on their education and health. They also suffer from water, sanitation and hygiene related illnesses, such as skin rashes and diarrhoea. HSBC Malta's target is to collect €32,000 through staff fundraising activities, while the Bank will match this sum to reach the project target. Over a one year period, the total funding of €65,000 will provide two rain water harvesting systems, three toilet blocks with separate facilities for boys and girls, and a biogas facility to support safe disposal of waste and flow of gas to the school kitchen. The ambitious funding is also envisaged to help with training and capacity building workshops for biogas artisans, project oversight visits, facilitation of a learning and sharing forum for the school and community, at least two school health club training sessions, promotion of school hygiene activities, community mobilisation and sensitisation, and training of community hygiene volunteers. The Bank recently raised another round of funds for WaterAid Ghana during the HSBC Malta annual triathlon challenge. Part of these funds were also directed to the Malta Community Chest Fund. As part of the global HSBC Water Programme, HSBC is supporting WaterAid projects in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Ghana and Nigeria, bringing safe water to 1.1 million people and toilets to 1.9 million people.
CLIENT: MEDIUM: DATE: AVE:
HSBC CSR TIMESOFMALTA.COM 7 OCTOBER 2014 € 228.00
Tuesday, October 7, 2014, 14:35
HSBC staff donate €16,000 for Ghana water project
HSBC Malta staff have donated €16,000 towards a WaterAid project at a high school in the East Gonja District, northern Ghana. WaterAid, an international charity, works with some of the poorest communities around the world to provide long-term water, sanitation and hygiene solutions. Following the gesture by staff, HSBC Bank matched the total collection by another €16,000. HSBC Malta CEO Mark Watkinson said: “The contribution raised by HSBC Malta employees will help touch the lives of 1,800 students in northern Ghana, and go a long way in improving water provision, sanitation and hygiene standards for the school. The generosity of HSBC Malta staff is a testimony to their well-placed belief in humanity.” The goal of HSBC Malta project is to provide the students with access to new toilets, safe water and hygiene education. The water supply for the school, situated about two kilometres from the town of Salaga, cannot run due to pressure problems and blockages in the pipe lines. As a result, the school depends on water tanker services. Some students travel an eight kilometre round trip to nearby Kpembi dam for water, leading to concern among teachers about students’ health as well as wasted time and energy. Most students that were interviewed during WaterAid’s scoping study in May 2013 said that the time spent fetching water was having a negative effect on their education and health. They also suffer from water, sanitation and hygiene related illnesses, such as skin rashes and diarrhoea. HSBC Malta’s target is to collect €32,000 through staff fundraising activities, while the Bank will match this sum to reach the project target. Over a one year period, the total funding of €65,000 will provide
CLIENT: MEDIUM: DATE: AVE:
HSBC CSR TIMESOFMALTA.COM 7 OCTOBER 2014 â‚Ź 228.00
two rain water harvesting systems, three toilet blocks with separate facilities for boys and girls, and a biogas facility to support safe disposal of waste and flow of gas to the school kitchen. The ambitious funding is also envisaged to help with training and capacity building workshops for biogas artisans, project oversight visits, facilitation of a learning and sharing forum for the school and community, at least two school health club training sessions, promotion of school hygiene activities, community mobilisation and sensitisation, and training of community hygiene volunteers. The Bank recently raised another round of funds for WaterAid Ghana during the HSBC Malta annual triathlon challenge. Part of these funds were also directed to the Malta Community Chest Fund.
CLIENT: MEDIUM: DATE: AVE:
HSBC CSR JOSANNECASSAR.COM 8 OCTOBER 2014 € 150.00
HSBC MALTA STAFF POSITIVELY CHANGING LIVES OF 1,800 YOUNG GHANAIANS Students living in Ghana, without access to safe and clean water, will soon benefit from the generosity of HSBC Malta employees. Together they have together contributed €16,000 towards a WaterAid project at a high school in the East Gonja District, northern Ghana. WaterAid, an international charity, works with some of the poorest communities around the world to provide long-term water, sanitation and hygiene solutions. Following the gesture by staff, HSBC Bank matched the total collection by another €16,000 and to date 50 per cent of the total cost of the project has already been delivered to WaterAid. HSBC Malta CEO Mark Watkinson said: “The contribution raised by HSBC Malta employees will help touch the lives of 1,800 students in northern Ghana, and go a long way in improving water provision, sanitation and hygiene standards for the school. The generosity of HSBC Malta staff is a testimony to their well-placed belief in humanity.” The goal of HSBC Malta project is to provide the students with access to new toilets, safe water and hygiene education. The water supply for the school, situated about two kilometres from the town of Salaga, cannot run due to pressure problems and blockages in the pipe lines. As a result, the school depends on water tanker services. Some students travel an eight kilometre round trip to nearby Kpembi dam for water, leading to concern among teachers about students’ health as well as wasted time and energy. Most students that were interviewed during WaterAid’s scoping study in May 2013 said that the time spent fetching water was having a negative effect on their education and health. They also suffer from water, sanitation and hygiene related illnesses, such as skin rashes and diarrhoea. HSBC Malta’s target is to collect €32,000 through staff fundraising activities, while the Bank will match this sum to reach the project target. Over a one year period, the total funding of €65,000 will provide two rain water harvesting systems, three toilet blocks with separate facilities for boys and girls, and a biogas facility to support safe disposal of waste and flow of gas to the school kitchen. The ambitious funding is also envisaged to help with training and capacity building workshops for biogas artisans, project oversight visits, facilitation of a learning and sharing forum for the school and community, at least two school health club training sessions, promotion of school hygiene activities, community mobilisation and sensitisation, and training of community hygiene volunteers. The Bank recently raised another round of funds for WaterAid Ghana during the HSBC Malta annual triathlon challenge. Part of these funds were also directed to the Malta Community Chest Fund. As part of the global HSBC Water Programme, HSBC is supporting WaterAid projects in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Ghana and Nigeria, bringing safe water to 1.1 million people and toilets to 1.9 million people.