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45 Events maltatoday, Sunday, 24 January 2016 Toby Price wins Dakar Rally, giving KTM its 15th consecutive victory The Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Racing Team remains the bench- mark at the most demanding and notorious off-road motorsport event worldwide, as Red Bull KTM Factory rider Toby Price celebrated an emphatic win at the 2016 Dakar Rally as he crossed the finish line in Rosario, Ar- gentina on Saturday 16 January, while giving KTM its 15th con- secutive victory aboard his KTM 450 Rally Factory machine. Price wrapped up the more than 9,000 km ride in 48 hours, nine minutes, 15 seconds, finish- ing an impressive 39 minutes, 41 seconds ahead of second placed KTM rider Stefan Svitko. Pablo Quintanilla of Chile placed third overall. Speaking after the final stage, Price said, "Winning in my sec- ond participation is awesome, but being the first Australian to win the Dakar is just insane. I would've never imagined this two years ago. Finishing the rally is already a triumph. Wining it is amazing!" Price picked up his first stage win in the second stage after the first one was washed out by thun- derstorms, went on to survive the high altitudes of Bolivia, won stages five and six, and moved into second overall. Refreshed and recharged, Price went on to win the 8th and 9th stage to firmly establish himself as the man to beat. he continued to manage the final four stages to start the final day with an im- pressive 37 minutes and 39 sec- onds advantage. By the finish he had added another minute-and- a-half to this time advantage. Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Racing Team Manager Alex Dor- inger, paid tribute to all of his extended team for their efforts and also thanked the KTM Board Members and KTM Motorsports for all the support and encour- agement they offered to the team. The Dakar Rally 2016 was very successful for KTM. Five of the top 10, and 12 of the top 20 fin- ishers rode the Made in Austria KTM bikes. For more information on KTM or for local enquiries, please call +356 2339 3000, visit our show- room at FAPI Motors, Mdina Road, Attard, or email us at info@ fapimotors.com. Vodafone Malta eliminates roaming charges in Europe with new RED Plans VoDAFone Malta announced today that it is eliminating roam- ing charges in europe with its new ReD plans launching on 20 January. This is a first that once again confirms Vodafone's com- mitment to offering a superb cus- tomer experience. New RED plans: free European roaming, large 4G data allowances and more Vodafone introduces free eu- ropean roaming as the company completely revamps its ReD tar- iffs on 20 January. The new plans also include large data allowances on the company's national superfast 4G network and the same low rates for out of bundle calls and SMS to all euro- pean numbers, no matter if the customer is in Malta or abroad in europe. Furthermore, with the new Vo- dafone ReD plans Vodafone's customers will have the same rates for using internet on your mobile above their allowances at home and europe. Free RED Roaming in Europe The new free ReD Roaming service has been designed for Maltese customers travelling to all the 27 eU countries plus Alba- nia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, nor- way and Switzerland (altogether 32 countries). This means free in- coming calls, free calls and texts to Malta for travelling purposes, as well as extra free mobile in- ternet allowance when travelling that is added on to the local data allowance. With the number of Maltese travelling abroad increasing year on year - in August 2015 the na- tional Statistics office recorded an increase of 15.3% compared to the previous year, with the ma- jority travelling to eU countries - these new plans will respond to a growing need on the part of Mal- tese consumers. Same rates for calling and texting to Maltese and other European numbers The new Red plans were created to keep customers fully connect- ed before, during and after their trip as well. Therefore, on top of the free roaming calls and SMS back to Maltese numbers, Voda- fone also significantly dropped the rates of calls and SMS to eu- ropean numbers and with the new ReD plans the same rates apply to these calls and SMS as to national calls and SMS outside the month- ly allowance of customers. Again, no matter if they are made/sent from Malta or from other parts of europe. Same rates for using more internet on your mobile whilst travelling in Europe as in Malta With the new plans Vodafone extends its local ReLAX internet on your mobile rates to the ReD Roaming european footprint. This means, if customers run out of bundle whilst roaming, a rate of only 2 eUR/100MB rate will apply (a drop of over 80% from the current 23.6c/MB). Amanda nelson, Vodafone Mal- ta's Ceo said, "I think it is safe to say that Vodafone has always taken the lead in Malta, using its unique international network to drive relevant innovation for our customers, ever since we launched our services here 25 years ago. "In the last couple of years we were the first to launch unlim- ited domestic tariffs with ReD, we brought 4G first to Maltese customers, we launched crystal clear calls on hD voice in Mal- ta, and we slashed out of bundle data pricing by 80% with ReLAX. Most recently, we completed our nationwide 4G network rollout to give our customers superfast in- ternet across the whole of Malta and Gozo – something they can still only have from Vodafone. "Today we are again taking the lead, and giving our customers free roaming in europe with the new ReD plans. With this we are first in Malta and one of the first operators in europe. We want to give our customers the best serv- ice without them having to worry about the costs not only in Malta but also when travelling in eu- rope." From today, customers may opt for the new ReD Start, Red Stand- ard or Red Supreme. Business cli- ents may also benefit of updated plans with similar benefits within the new Business Red portfolio. For more information, customers are invited to visit their nearest Vodafone store or visit www.vo- dafone.com.mt. MSV Life makes donation to Nepal orphanage MSV Life, Malta's largest life insurer, made a donation to the Shangrila home in Kathmandu, nepal, which gives street children shelter, food, medical care and education for a better future. The donation was presented by MSV Life Ceo David G. Curmi to engineer Marco Cremona, who has been supporting the home, along with many other volunteers world- wide, since his climbing of everest in 2010. The Shangrila home was hit by the massive earthquake of April 2015, which also killed some climbers at everest Base Camp. "During my travels I saw tens of street children in Kathmandu, liv- ing off the streets, sleeping with dogs and collecting money to buy glue, which they sniff to temporarily relieve them from the pains of hun- ger and destitution," says Cremona. "I believe that the Shangrila home gives them an opportunity to expe- rience a new life, not only by giving them a home, but also an education. nepal gave me a lot and I have made it my mission to give something back to its society." Cremona was recently one of the guest speakers at an MSV Life staff motivation conference with the theme 'Make Change natural', where he took participants through the arduous personal development path of overcoming challenging fears, doubts and physical circum- stances to reach set goals. MSV Life p.l.c. is authorised by the Malta Financial Services Author- ity to carry on Long Term Business under the Insurance Business Act, 1998. Waitrose voted best for own-brand items WAITRoSe, the high-end food brand exclusively available in Malta at Arkadia Foodstores and Food- express, has been voted as the best for own-brand items in the UK, according to a survey compiled by consumer champion, Which?. nearly one in two products re- searchers tested from Waitrose were worthy of a Which? best buy award, higher than any other food- store brand. "Since its inception, Arkadia has always enjoyed a reputation for offer upmarket, quality food and drink products, hence our decision to introduce Waitrose, out of all the brands available worldwide, in Mal- ta," said Arkadia General Manager Antoine Portelli. "This recognised award makes us at Arkadia proud to be the only foodstore with Waitrose products on our shelves." Consumer group Which? tested more than 160 supermarket prod- ucts in 2015 to name the best food, drink, cleaning products, batteries and sunscreens, and advise shop- pers which ones to leave on the shelf. Waitrose gained best buy rec- ommendations for its own-brand drinks. The brand was also awarded best buys for food. Which? said its best buys are awarded to products which are the 'cream of the crop', offering excellent quality and value for money. Waitrose is a chain of British su- permarkets, which forms the food retail division of Britain's largest employee-owned retailer, the John Lewis Partnership. The company has a royal warrant to supply groceries, wine, and spirits to Queen elizabeth II and to Prince Charles. Toby Price gave KTM its 15th consecutive victory on his KTM 450 Rally Factory machine