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Events 27 maltatoday, Sunday, 3 May 2015 The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has once again participated in the Good Friday Football tourna- ment, which has become an annual event in the local gaming calendar. Nine teams from the Dragonara, Portomaso and the Oracle Casinos participated in this tournament which took place in Zabbar, on Fri- day April 3, 2015. The Dragonara Casino team was awarded the trophy by the MGA's Executive Chairman, Joseph Cusch- ieri. All proceeds from the event were donated to Puttinu Cares. ROCS Travel has always tried its very best to be as innovative as pos- sible by introducing new destina- tions and new concepts. Sri Lanka, the destination chosen for this year, is definitely a unique choice for the contestants of Liquorish 2015. Sri Lanka is an idyllic landscape and a mercurial mix of opportuni- ties that makes the ultimate holiday destination. It offers a large variety of attractions starting with its per- fect sandy beaches and ending with its extraordinary wildlife. Rachel Vella Director at ROCS travel stated, "This year ROCS travel have chosen the exotic island nation of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is one of the few countries with a very vast and rich cultural diversity. The culture itself is very unique and thereby contributes to the Sri Lankan identity. Sri Lanka provides an array of holiday experience from sun kissed beach holidays to a mar- athon of wildlife watching, adrena- line pumping adventure sports and pilgrimage to some of the oldest cities in the world. Sri Lanka is one of the places that have it all" Vella added: "Sri Lanka is a coun- try of many religions and the pat- tern closely follows the ethnic groupings. Buddhism is the domi- nant creed of the largest ethnic and it plays an extremely important role in the country, both spiritually and culturally. All those following Liq- uorish 2015 will surely enjoy every second of this year's edition which in addition to stunning Sri Lanka will also feature one of my favour- ite holidays spots in the world – the Maldives. It is a real pleasure for all of us at ROCS Travel to once again be part of this award winning re- ality show which in my opinion is very much bench marked on inter- national standards and a unique opportunity for all those watching to discover what the world has to offer!" concluded Rachel Vella. Andrea Cassar, Liquorish Execu- tive producer and presenter, com- mented, "ROCS Group and Liq- uorish have been working together hand in hand for the past ten years. It is an honour for us to have such a prestigious brand like ROCS on board and at the same time have the opportunity to travel to such stunning places like Sri Lanka. It is only through the valuable support of such sponsors that the only Re- ality TV show in Malta is possible. This collaboration has helped us maintain our project in many posi- tive ways and also kept our stand- ards in line. " "We both understand each other as both companies strive for ex- cellence in their respective fields. ROCS Group's foresight and sup- port has helped us keep our goals and objectives, and as a result to this, Liquorish has always been a success." "ROCS Travel was a natural choice for us," Cassar commented, "ROCS travel are probably the only travel specialist in Malta experienced enough to create such itineraries to exotic places." ROCS Travel has been a sponsor for Liquorish for many years and has been providing wonderful des- tinations each year. Liquorish start- ed broadcasting in 2004 with many different exotic countries such as Thailand, Brazil, India, Africa, Ma- laysia, Madagascar and Mauritius, Morocco, Guatemala, Vietnam and now Sri Lanka. With the help of ROCS Travel, the cast will have the opportunity to visit the fantastic Sri Lanka and the last paradise on earth – the Maldives. Kindly visit the offices in Flori- ana or Mellieha. You can also call the ROCS Group on 2015 1515, or check out the ROCS website www. rocsholidays.com. Alternatively, email the team directly on travel@ rocsgrp.com for more information. You can also visit their Facebook page at ROCS Group. HSBC UK Contact Centre Malta (HBEU), the largest contact centre on the island, will be holding an ETC Open Day on 4 May (to- morrow) and 11 May (Monday next week). This is being held following the success of previous sessions. The most recent HBEU-ETC Open Day saw remarkable interest in the Contact Centre as potential candidates jostled to get selected for a top-notch start in the customer serv- ices industry and banking. Held in January 2015 over two days, one in five candidates attending the Open Day were made an offer of employment. Established in 2006 with a target of 250 employees, the superior customer services delivered by HBEU have over the last nine years resulted in more than 430 employees assisting UK account holding customers. Most recently, the Contact Centre added another department, Unsecured Lending Team, to its portfolio. This will be creating more career opportunities in Malta. HBEU's HR and Recruitment Manager Fabianne Galea said: "Apart from having a good command of English and IT skills, there are no other specific qualifications for the role, as we provide a full induction training programme in handling telephone banking over a three-month period for all successful candidates, during which time all participants receive full pay." More information about opportunities at HSBC UK Contact Centre can be had at w w w.hsbc.com.mt/careers. An age neutral CV can be forwarded to malta.recruitment@ hsbc.com. MGA participates in the annual Good Friday Football Tournament in aid of Puttinu ROCS Travel once again main sponsor for Liquorish 2015 HBEU ETC Open Days in May The Opel ADAM is continuing to go from strength to strength. For the second year in a row, Opel's individ- ualisation champion won the Read- ers' Choice Award of respected trade magazine 'Auto Motor Und Sport' in the mini car category. The Opel ADAM received 29.8 per cent of the votes and even managed to beat the 24.2 percent it received last year. "The ADAM is a real winner," said Peter Christian Küspert, Vice President Sales & Aftersales Opel Group. "That is not just our opin- ion. 112,000 'Auto Motor Und Sport' readers from 15 countries and 130,000 customers from all around Europe who decided to buy our lifestyle car obviously agree. And we have just added two new members to the ADAM family in the ADAM ROCKS and the sporty ADAM S." According to the publisher Motor Presse Stuttgart, exactly 112,471 readers participated in the 39th edition of the 'Best Cars'. They vot- ed in 11 categories in both overall and import brand ranking, choos- ing from 386 models. The Best Cars 2015: Opel ADAM defends pole position Following Liquorish 2015 MGA executive chairman Joseph Cuschieri (right) presenting the trophy to the Dragonara Casino team