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42 Events maltatoday, SUNDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2016 Maltco donates €1,000 to Caritas Malta MALTCO agents and employees collected the sum of €1,000 in aid of Caritas Malta. Last week Maltco Lotteries' CEO Vasileios Kasiotakis presented a cheque for €1,000 to Angelo Fenech of Caritas. Caritas is one of the support agencies Maltco Lotteries con- tinuously work hand in hand with when it comes to respon- sible gaming and other means of support to all the players in need of addiction prevention or guidance. The donation was combined with a team building exercise, in which each agent or em- ployee was given three free foot- ball shots for every €2 donated. From €220 collected, the com- pany rounded the figure up to €1,000. Whilst thanking Maltco Lot- teries, Angelo Fenech, for Cari- tas Malta, said that the money would go towards their gam- bling addiction section. Latest TV comes to GO Stars HD NEW seasons of some of the world's most talked about TV drama will launch on GO Stars HD this winter. Among these will be the second season of Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad pre- quel, which premieres on 21 Feb- ruary, and the much anticipated fourth season of House of Cards, which viewers will have the op- portunity to watch over two marathon evenings on 5 March and 7 March. The second season of the much acclaimed period drama, Outlander, will follow. All of these series will be broadcast within hours of their original air- ing in the United States. February will also see a host of movie pre- mieres on GO Stars HD including John Wick, Into the Woods, To- morrowland, Get Hard and Fifty Shades of Grey. Kurt Camilleri, Chief Commer- cial Officer at GO, said, "GO is committed to giving its custom- ers an unmatched TV experience with the latest series and mov- ies, at times within 24 hours of the original broadcast. Moreover thanks to Interactive TV, with Pause, Rewind, Record, Restart and Catch up, GO also gives cus- tomers the f lexibility to enjoy their favourite TV programme whenever they want." GO Stars HD is available from €6.99 per month. Those who opt to also subscribe to GO Sport Premium when signing up to GO Stars for a two year period, will be able to enjoy both services at a special monthly rate of €20. More information on GO Stars and all upcoming programmes is available on www.go.com.mt/ persona l/t v/channels/go-stars/. Terms and Conditions Apply Fruitland at Berlin's Fruit Logistica A delegation from Fruitland Co. Ltd., composed of company direc- tor Hermann Mallia together with Ryan Muscat, Noel Ambrogio, and Charmaine Vassallo visited Fruit Logistica between the 3 and 5 February 2016. The German capital of Ber- lin hosts this specialized annual trade show and conference event for the international fruit and veg- etable market every year, for visi- tors to realise their full business potential within the international fresh produce trade. This year, the organizers were delighted to an- nounce the fair's unprecedented success as 70,000 trade visitors and 2,891 exhibitors from 84 countries, rendered Fruit Logis- tica 2016 an excellent platform for professional networking. Mallia emphasized that this yearly event is an important busi- ness network opportunity to ex- pand the knowledge of this fast perishable commodity industry. Ryan Muscat, Fruitland Co. Ltd.'s Finance and Operations Manager, added that this experi- ence served to establish numerous contact points with potential new suppliers from around the globe. Muscat also stated that the com- pany's business is set to flourish further throughout the coming months. This year, the trade visitors chose Genuine Coconut as the winner of the Fruit Logistica Innova- tion Award. Genuine Coconut is a refreshing coconut water drink produced by World's Coconut Trading - a Spanish company that uses organically cultivated Thai coconuts to produce its genuine drink. Northern Greens Kitchen Minis tomato from Denmark was chosen as the runner-up, while the red and yellow striped pep- per, Enjoya, grown by the Dutch Enterprise Terra Natura Interna- tional, placed third. For the first time ever, the jury also presented a special award to Stoffels from Belgium for its Au- tomato tomato vending machine - an innovative concept aimed at attracting young customers to buy vegetables through colour and in- teraction. For further information, please visit Fruitland Co. Ltd. in Attard, or call on (+356) 7933 2425, or send an email on info@fruitland. company. Savings of up to 50% on Larnaca, Dubai airfares THE fun of travelling starts with Emirates' great fares. If you fancy taking a holiday at Eastertime, Emirates is offering great Econo- my Class Companion fares to en- courage travellers to explore the beauty of Cyprus and Dubai or revisit these favourite places. Two or more passengers travel- ling together in Economy Class can benefit from 50% off the air- fare. Offer fares to Cyprus start from €145 and to Dubai start from €495 per person for a minimum of two passengers travelling to- gether. Both prices are inclusive of taxes. A weekend surcharge of €20 applies for departures on Fridays or Saturdays. The offer is valid for tickets booked and purchased by Monday 29 February 2016 for departures up to 30 April 2016. Terms and conditions apply. Emirates operates daily sched- uled flights between Dubai and Malta. From 1st March Emirates will fly to Malta twice weekly, on Mondays and Wednesdays, via Larnaca in Cyprus. While on Sun- days, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fri- days and Saturdays the airline will operate the Dubai - Malta route on a circular routing via Tunis in Tunisia. The return flight will fly direct from Malta to Dubai. Served by an Airbus 340-300 in three class configurations, trav- ellers can enjoy the latest mov- ies, TV programmes, games and popular music from around the globe. Children will also find a va- riety of movies, cartoons, games and toys to keep them entertained throughout their flight to and from Cyprus and Dubai. Economy Class travellers also receive a gen- erous baggage allowance of 30kg. Tickets can be purchased from Travel Agents, directly from Emir- ates Sales Office at Malta Interna- tional Airport tel: 2557 7255 and online at www.emirates.com/mt Mr Kasiotakis (right) presenting the cheque to Mr Fenech Making children happy on Emirates Visitors at the Fruit Logistica fair

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