Today’s Newspaper Cuttings
14 October 2014
Today’s news in the papers Independent.com.mt Music Marathon in sid of the Hospice Movement and YMCA Homeless at Talbot & Bons – Vodafone CSR Indirect BOV supports the 7th edition of Arts Expression – BOV CSR
di-ve.com Music marathon in aid of charity at Talbot & Bons – Vodafone CSR Indirect
timesofmalta.com Vodafone helps two graduates with training – Vodafone Direct High cost ofpaper – GO Anti Double the value for Melita customers – Melita Direct
Josannecassar.com Music Marathon in aid of charity at Talbot & Bons – Vodafone CSR Indirect
Vodafone in the news
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 00:01
Vodafone helps two graduates with training Samra Akhtarkhavari and Giulia Brunetti are currently undergoing a customised training programme through Vodafone’s Discover Program. Both graduates are currently undergoing a customer-facing induction phase. Their final destination roles will be in customer experience (commercial) and customer value management (Consumer Business Unit) respectively. “We aim to be the leading customer and talent-oriented organisation that engages people,” said Gabriella Tanti Cappitta, resourcing senior executive at Vodafone Malta.
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MUSIC MARATHON IN AID OF CHARITY AT TALBOT & BONS Talbot & Bons, the cafe-wine-lounge at Skyparks Business Centre, Luqa, is holding a three-day music marathon, sponsored by Methode Electronics in aid of YMCA Homeless and the Hospice Movement. Spread over 50 hours with non-stop music, the festival will feature some 45 acts musicians and bands covering a diversity of genres, as well as Malta’s most known personalities, who will also be present to raise awareness about both philantropic organisations that will benefit from the marathon. Kicking off at 3pm on Friday with Red Electrik opening the event, the marathon will see the participation of heavyweights Nadine Axisa, Claudia Faniello, Olivia Lewis, Pamela Bezzina, Glen Vella and Rachel Fabri, among others. The Vinny Vella quartet, the Jes Psaila and Friends, Carl Borg band and the Harry Eddleston trio, all known for their distinctive jazz contributions will also take part. Gianluca Bezzina will be closing the event on Sunday. Other names include dynamic musical trio Dumtak, who are expected to cover genres ranging from rock to pop and jazz, and folk/acoustic duo Kizum Klof. Musicians Alwyn Borg Myatt, Infinite Loop, The Residents, Fiona Cauchi, Ellipse Criminal Kiss, Sandrina & Keith (Kiko), Dbanned, Maria & Norbert, and Ben Purplle will also be taking part. Other household names who will be lending a hand during the marathon include journalist Keith Demicoli, DJ Joe Tanti, television personalities Claire Agius Ordway, Owen Bonnici and Ronald Briffa; film-makers Mark Doneo and Salvu Mallia, footballer Justin Haber, actress Manolita Grech; actor Lino Mintoff; and MPs Silvio Schembri, Ian Borg and Toni Bezzina. During the three-day marathon, Agius Ordway, Bonnici, Haber and Demicoli will be joining a number of personalities, including television hosts and other politicians, and spending the night camped on the Talbot & Bons terrace in order to raise awareness about the plight of homeless people. They will be joined by MPs Ian Borg and Kristy Debono, and television personality Xandru Grech; more names are being added every day. The marathon will offer different vibes during different times of the day. The evening will continue with some jazz numbers, while Saturday mornings will take on a child-friendly note with animation, attractions and music repertoire that will also appeal to the little ones. The event will also be attended by H.E. The President on Saturday.
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“At Talbot & Bons we take our corporate social responsibility very seriously and thus we decided to organise this event which we know our clients will enjoy and that will also help those with specific needs. Our target is to reach €10,000 over the weekend and we are convinced that the generosity of our patrons combined with that of the artists and other participants will help us succeed,” Talbot & Bons owners Amy Talbot and Alan Mercieca Bons said. Funds will be raised through a variety of activities such as art auctions, merchandise, SMS donations, subsidised food items, raffles and more. The main sponsor of the marathon is Methode Electronics, with supporting sponsors The Vodafone Malta Foundation, Mochika, Enba, Microsoft, Toyota, General Soft Drinks (Coca-Cola), Entertainment.com.mt, Nexos lighting, Pure Concepts, Besteam, AF Sign Studio and Band Aid Music. The Talbot & Bons Music Marathon takes place between October 17 and 19. For more information visit the events page on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/events/740229919384116/?fref=ts
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Music marathon in aid of charity at Talbot & Bons Article By: di-ve.com news editorial@di-ve.com Talbot & Bons, the cafe-wine-lounge at Skyparks Business Centre, Luqa, is holding a three-day music marathon in aid of YMCA Homeless and the Hospice Movement. Spread over 50 hours with non-stop music, the festival will feature some 45 acts, musicians and bands covering a diversity of genres, as well as Malta’s most known personalities, who will also be present to raise awareness about both philantropic organisations that will benefit from the marathon. It kicked off yesterday at 3 p.m., with Red Electrik, the marathon will see the participation of heavyweights Nadine Axisa, Claudia Faniello, Olivia Lewis, Pamela Bezzina, Pamela Bezzina, Glen Vella and Rachel Fabri, among others. The Vinny Vella quartet, the Jes Psaila and Friends band, Carl Borg band and the Harry Eddleston trio, all known for their distinctive jazz contributions, will also take part. Gianluca Bezzina will be closing the event on Sunday, 19 October. Other names include dynamic musical trio Dumtak, who are expected to cover genres ranging from rock to pop and jazz, and folk/acoustic duo Kizum Klof. Musicians Alwyn Borg Myatt, Infinite Loop, The Residents, Fiona Cauchi, Ellipse Criminal Kiss, Sandrina & Keith (Kiko), Dbanned, Maria & Norbert, and Ben Purplle will also be taking part. Other household names who will be lending a hand during the marathon include journalist Keith Demicoli, DJ Joe Tanti, television personalities Claire Agius Ordway, Owen Bonnici and Ronald Briffa; film-makers Mark Doneo and Salvu Mallia, footballer Justin Haber, actress Manolita Grech; actor Lino Mintoff; and MPs Silvio Schembri, Ian Borg and Toni Bezzina. During the three-day marathon, Agius Ordway, Bonnici, Haber and Demicoli will be joining a number of personalities, including television hosts and other politicians, and spending the night camped on the Talbot & Bons terrace in order to raise awareness about the plight of homeless people. They will be joined by MPs Ian Borg and Kristy Debono, and television personality Xandru Grech; more names are being added every day. The marathon will offer different vibes during different times of the day. The evening will continue with some jazz numbers, while on Saturday morning the President of Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, will pay a visit and there will take on a child-friendly note with animation, attractions and music repertoire that will also appeal to the little ones.
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“At Talbot & Bons we take our corporate social responsibility very seriously and thus we decided to organise this event which we know our clients will enjoy and that will also help those with specific needs. Our target is to reach €10,000 over the weekend and we are convinced that the generosity of our patrons combined with that of the artists and other participants will help us succeed,” Talbot & Bons owners Amy Talbot and Alan Mercieca Bons said. The representatives of YMCA Homeless and the Hospice Movement thanked Talbot & Bons for this initiative, which has been planned during the past two months. Maria Sammut, Operations Manager of YMCA, said the money would go to a new project to ensure young adults leaving institutions at age 18 will be given a place. Hospice offers palliative care to some 900 patients per year at no cost and helps immediate family to cope with bereavement, according to the Hospice Movement volunteer Wilhelmina Sammut. Funds will be raised through a variety of activities such as art auctions, merchandise, SMS donations, subsidised food items, raffles and more. The main sponsor of the marathon is Methode Electronics, with supporting sponsors The Vodafone Malta Foundation, Mochika, Enba, Microsoft, Toyota, General Soft Drinks (Coca-Cola), Entertainment.com.mt, Nexos lighting, Pure Concepts, AF Sign Studio and Band Aid Music. For more information visit the events page on Facebookwww.facebook.com/events/740229919384116/?fref=ts.
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Music marathon in aid of the Hospice Movement and YMCA Homeless at Talbot & Bons Monday, 13 October 2014, 09:00
Talbot & Bons, the cafĂŠ/wine-lounge at Skyparks Business Centre, Luqa, is holding a three-day music marathon in aid of YMCA Homeless and the Hospice Movement. With 50 hours of non-stop music, the festival will feature some 45 acts, musicians and bands covering a diversity of genres, as well as some of Malta's best-known personalities, who will be there to raise awareness about both the philanthropic organisations that will benefit from the event. Kicking off at 3pm on Friday (17 October), with Red Electrik, the marathon will see the participation of heavyweights Nadine Axisa, Claudia Faniello, Olivia Lewis, Pamela Bezzina, Glen Vella and Rachel Fabri, among others. The Vinny Vella quartet, the Jes Psaila and Friends band, the Carl Borg band and the Harry Eddleston trio, all known for their distinctive jazz, will also take part. Gianluca Bezzina will be closing the event on Sunday, 19 October. Dynamic musical trio Dumtak, who are expected to cover genres ranging from rock to pop and jazz, and folk/acoustic duo Kizum Klof, musicians Alwyn Borg Myatt, Infinite Loop, The Residents, Fiona Cauchi, Ellipse Criminal Kiss, Sandrina & Keith (Kiko), Dbanned, Maria & Norbert, and Ben Purple will also be taking part.
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Other household names who will be lending a hand during the marathon include journalist Keith Demicoli, DJ Joe Tanti, television personalities Claire Agius Ordway, Owen Bonnici and Ronald Briffa; film-makers Mark Doneo and Salvu Mallia, footballer Justin Haber, ; actor Lino Mintoff and MPs Silvio Schembri, Ian Borg and Toni Bezzina. During the three-day marathon, Claire Agius Ordway, Owen Bonnici and Justin Haber will be joining a number of other personalities and spending the night camped out on the Talbot & Bons terrace in order to raise awareness on the plight of homeless people. They will be joined by MPs Ian Borg and Kristy Debono, and television personality Xandru Grech and more names are being added every day. The marathon will offer different vibes at different times of the day. The evening will continue with some jazz numbers, while on Saturday morning President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca will pay a visit and there will be a child-friendly atmosphere, with animation and other attractions and a selection of music that will also appeal to the little ones. "At Talbot & Bons we take our corporate social responsibility very seriously and thus we decided to organise this event - which we know our clients will enjoy and that will also help those with specific needs. Our target is to reach â‚Ź10,000 over the weekend and we are convinced that the generosity of our patrons, combined with that of the artists and other participants, will help us succeed," said Talbot & Bons owners Amy Talbot and Alan Mercieca Bons. The representatives of YMCA Homeless and the Hospice Movement have expressed their thanks to Talbot & Bons for their initiative which has been two months in the planning. YMCA Operations Manager Maria Sammut said the money raised would go towards a new project to ensure that young adults leaving residential care at the age of 18 will have somewhere to live. The Hospice movement offers palliative care to some 900 patients a year, at no cost, and helps the immediate family to cope with bereavement, said Hospice movement volunteer Wilhelmina Sammut. Funds will be raised through a variety of activities such as art auctions, the sale of various items of merchandise, SMS donations, subsidised food items, and raffles. The main sponsor of the marathon is Methode Electronics, with supporting sponsors The Vodafone Malta Foundation, Mochika, Enba, Microsoft, Toyota, General Soft Drinks (Coca-Cola), Entertainment.com.mt, Nexos lighting, Pure Concepts, AF Sign Studio and Band Aid Music.
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High cost of paper Joseph Muscat (‘Cost of Paper’, October 7) should feel lucky. Go charge €2 for sending you a bill and an extra €2 if you decide to pay it yourself (instead of through direct debit). This is clearly stated in their terms and conditions.
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BOV supports the 7th edition of Arts Expression Monday, 13 October 2014, 17:13
Bank of Valletta is supporting the seventh edition of Arts Expression, which was launched at the Cavalieri Art Hotel in St Julians on the 10th October. This collective exhibition will give audiences the opportunity to view a whole spectrum of artistic works, ranging from paintings to sculptures to photographic works. Bank of Valletta spoke to Christine Calleja, the organiser of Arts Expression. With the exhibits as a backdrop, Christine talks about the scope behind this initiative, the challenges it poses, as well as the satisfaction of organising such a large-scale event. What is Arts Expression and how did it start?
The name says it all. From its inception, Arts Expression was intended to showcase the works of local talented artists, who share an incredible drive to express themselves in different palettes, styles and tones. The exhibition generally features a whole spectrum of works of art including paintings, sculptures, photographs, ceramics and even digital arts. Since it was launched way back in 2005, Arts Expression was successful in organising six editions which brought together over ninety artists. We are convinced that anyone visiting the exhibition will manage to find a resounding note with one or perhaps more of the artistic works on display.
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What can people expect this year which may be different to previous years?
This year marks the seventh edition of the Arts Expression. Seven local artists will be showcasing an ensemble of paintings using various media, including egg art exhibits - Adele Borg, Candice Fava, Matthew Apap, Matthew Farrugia, Matthew Mifsud, Nick Inguanez and Tiziana Calleja. For the art-lover, this exhibition promises to be an exciting experience. Participating artists are free to let their creativity roam, without restrictions of style or media. What inspires you to organise this series of exhibitions?
The aim behind every exhibition is the promotion of as many art forms and techniques as possible, whilst providing a launching pad for upcoming artists. Through this artistic exhibition, we strive to create an equal platform for all participating artists and we do this by giving the opportunity to upcoming artists to exhibit alongside established artists. Personally, I believe that there is always something to be learnt from everyone. This experience has widened my perspective not only on an artistic level but also as an individual. I have encountered people from all walks of life, and every work of art is an expression of their life experiences. I think this is why I persist in undertaking this mammoth task, in spite of the challenges involved. With arts and culture featuring prominently on the Bank's Community Program, Arts Expression is yet another opportunity for the Bank to introduce the public to new works of art whilst giving budding artists the possibility to take the first critical steps in their artistic career. The Cavalieri Arts Expression will be open until the 26th October 2014.