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48 Events maltatoday SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2017 Global 'Water Explorer' launched in Malta MALTA is now part of the inter- national 'Water Explorer' pro- gramme, delivered locally by Na- ture Trust – FEE Malta through its Eco-Schools (EkoSkola) pro- gramme and supported by the HS- BC Water Programme. Students from 24 schools were present for the launch held at the new Għajn - Water Conservation Awareness Centre in Rabat. Water Explorer is a fun, action- oriented, international online pro- gramme that inspires thousands of students to become water 'Explor- ers' and lead action in their school communities on water issues. Managed by NGO Global Ac- tion Plan, the programme is be- ing followed in France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Poland, South Africa and the UK. Participating schools are encour- aged to link up with schools from other countries and share their ideas and top water-saving tips. The online resources are aligned to the United Nation's SDGs (Sus- tainable Development Goals) and ideal for 8-14 year olds but can freely be used by younger and older students. During the Malta launch, stu- dents also participated in hands- on interactive workshop sessions. Attendees were addressed by Min- ister for Energy and Water Man- agement Joe Mizzi, Nature Trust – FEE Malta CEO Vincent Attard, and HSBC Malta Chairman Sonny Portelli. There are great prizes to be won including a prize for the best school of the month and the chance for representatives from the top school team in Malta to showcase their efforts during a celebration event overseas in 2018. Other in- centives and related events will be taking place in Malta during the year. Furthermore, HSBC Malta will also be giving extra support funding to the best proposals from participating schools. The programme is being sup- ported by the Għajn - Water Con- servation Awareness Centre. More details are available at https://www.waterexplorer.org/faq and http://www.waterexplorer.org/ malta. Further information can be ob- tained by contacting project coordi- nator Marvic Refalo at marvic@naturetrustmalta.org October football player of the month GILBERT Scerri – Marsa White Stars – won the Masters Foot- ball Player of the Month award for October 2017. He was pre- sented with a trophy to mark his achievement by Michael Galea, Chief Officer Business Devel- opment of MAPFRE MSV Life and Mario Meli, President of MASTERS FOOTBALL during a presentation held at the MAP- FRE MSV Life offices in Flori- ana. The Masters Football Player of the Month is a new award that was introduced this year by MAPFRE MSV Life as sponsors of the Masters Football Premier League. The player of the month is selected by coaches and offi- cials of the opposing teams by voting after each game, Scerri started playing football at an early age. He spent a num- ber of years with Hibernians and played regularly from the Under 12 to Under 18. He then played in the First Division with St Pat- ricks for five years followed by a season with Balzan in the Pre- mier Division. With Mqabba he won promotion from First Divi- sion to Premier and from third to second division with Fgura United. Scerri is now happy to contin- ue to play football in the Mas- ters League which he considers well-organised and very attrac- tive with high quality players. He is happy and enjoying him- self playing the game he loves, amongst friends and players he used to play with in the MFA Leagues. In Masters Football, Scerri played for two seasons with Żabbar St Patrick. This season he joined Marsa White Stars and had an excellent period helping his team to remain un- beaten and go top of the stand- ing in the MAPFRE/MSV Life Premier League. He also scored a good number of goals. Scerri is an excellent player and his dribbling is ex- tra special. He is also a regular member of the Malta Masters Selection Team. Michael Galea, Chief Officer Business Development of MAPFRE MSV Life presenting the award to Gilbert Scerri in the presence of Mario Meli, President of MASTERS FOOTBALL Medserv's interim statement highlights delays in Q417 and a strong 2018 MEDSERV'S update issued to the market this week highlights that the Group's business pipeline re- mains robust with a strong outlook for 2018, whilst earnings for second half of the reporting year are lower than forecast due to delays in pro- jects both in Integrated Logistics Support Services (ILSS) and Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG). Further to the company an- nouncement, Edison Investment Research also issued an update where they stated that although the project delays would see H217 miss expectations, contracted projects underpinned their FY18 estimates and for this reason this remained unchanged. The DCF-based fair value provided by Edison currently stands at €1.64 per share. The full Edison report can be viewed on the Company's website. The Group reported that the sec- ond ILSS base recently opened in Cyprus would become fully active in the coming month. Four to five wells are expected to be drilled in the waters offshore Cyprus in the next twelve months. Medserv Cy- prus would support the upcom- ing exploratory drilling campaign planned by ENI Cyprus from both its shore bases in Limassol and Lar- naca. The Group's Cypriot subsidiary has also recently participated in a tender for the provision of ILSS to a second International Oil Company (IOC) which is planning to drill next year. The Group celebrated a milestone event as the first delivery of pipes from Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation was success- fully discharged at the new METS base in the port of Duqm, Oman, earlier this month. This was the first consignment in support of this contract, the largest ever won by the Medserv Group, awarded in the beginning of this year for an initial period of five years with a five-year extension option. The Group reported that its Malta shore base remained a major con- tributor to the ILSS segment of the Group. This base was heavily active, and its business pipeline remained strong supporting International Oil Companies and the majority of subcontractors operating offshore Libya. The Group is at an advanced stage to conclude a strategic long-term contract for the provision of shore base services in a new geographical area. Negotiations are still continu- ing since the scope of services has increased. Contract execution is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2018. The Phoenicia Malta appointed Malta's first and only The Scotch Malt Whisky Society International Partner Bar FOLLOWING hot on the heels of The Whisky Fair, The Phoenicia Malta, a member of Leading Ho- tels of the World and part of the Campbell Gray Hotels portfolio, has been appointed Malta's first and only The Scotch Malt Whisky Society 'International Partner Bar'. This new accolade for The Phoe- nicia's The Club Bar will allow whisky lovers to try some of the rarest and most exclusive whiskies deemed worthy of an iconic The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SM- WS) green bottle. The Whisky Fair organiser An- drew Abela from FRANKS said, "We're very happy that The Phoe- nicia sponsored The Whisky Fair and lent us this beautiful ballroom venue. The amount of whisky choice at this Fair was first rate and the five Brand Ambassadors blessed us with their knowledge and insights. Attendees took their time, walked around and observed the spectacle. We met a lot of old friends, and made a lot of new friends. This is a wonderful aspect of mixing whisky and The Phoenicia, they have a discerning clientele built-up over seven decades which has been great for us." SMWS's mission is to provide the world's widest collection of single cask whiskies.SMWS works with a hand-picked global network of suitably like-minded partner bars, where guests can enjoy a selec- tion of carefully selected premium single cask whiskies. SMWS's cri- teria for becoming a partner are exactingly high, so members and non-members can always count on highly trained bar staff pouring the perfect dram. All SMWS's whiskies are bottled at cask strength and are not sub- jected to chill filtration or any oth- er interference, so at The Phoenicia whisky lovers can enjoy their dram as if it were straight from the cask, reflecting the remarkable variety in the craft of distillation, as well as the infinite complexities of wood, spirit and time, which can only be uncovered in a single cask bottling. Whiskies featured at The Phoeni- cia's The Club Bar include 21-year- old 'Comfort & Contentment', 26-year-old Botanic Gardens & A Saw Mill at 56.7% described as "light and delicate", another 26-year-old eclectically-named Sipping Sherry in the Potting Shed which is chronicled as "deep, rich and dried fruits", a raft of 12-, 14- and 15-year-olds including A Class Apart, Eastern Promise and Killer Bee Rum Punch, as well as 21 year old An Intriguing Fusion. A 60.5% 10-year-old cask fascinatingly called Chim Chim Chre-ee from the Highlands is labelled "peaty". For further information, see www. phoeniciamalta.com or www.fa- cebook.com/phoeniciahotel, or call 2122 5241. The Phoenicia Malta has been appointed an International Partner Bar, Malta's first, by The Scotch Whisky Malt Society and are featuring a collection of their whiskies at the iconic The Club Bar.