Air Malta employee bids emotional farewell to airline after 35 years

Aug 25 2022

35 years after first starting with Air Malta back in 1988, Air Malta employee and purser James Sghendo has bid an emotional farewell to the airline. Starting as a financial clerk before boarding his first flight to Rome on July 1st 1988, James will end his career with a flight to Amsterdam.

He later posted on his Facebook showcasing photos of him when he was younger and photos of him now and also thanking many people who helped him throughout his long journey with the airline.

Sghendo went on to write “I would like to thank everyone from management, my colleagues cabin, cockpit and ground crew, ex employees and present to drivers and dispatch crew. I did over 10,000 sectors to many destinations we flew to.”

He also went on to thank all those who coached him in his earlier years and also paid a tribute to all those he worked with who sadly lost their lives.

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WATCH: Peppi Azzopardi receives cake full of cash from Filipino woman he helped years ago

Aug 25 2022

On the day of his birthday, local media personality & former Xarabank presenter Peppi Azzopardi received quite a pleasant surprise from a Filipino woman he had helped years ago.

In a video posted on the Xarabank Facebook page, Peppi stated that the Filipino woman, who he had helped a few years back, showed up at his door with a birthday cake on the special occasion.

After putting the cake on the table and blowing out the candles, he lifted the cake to find 55 five euro notes attached to each other, one for every year Peppi has lived. The money cake is reportedly a recent Filipino tradition, with the woman telling Peppi that she wanted to ‘give back’ for all the times he helped her: “I am giving you this money so you can give it to the people in need.”

Azzopardi concluded by stating that this was ‘the best birthday gift he had ever received’.

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“Malta is NOT a safe country”, Adrian Delia says in recent post amid safety worries

Aug 25 2022

Former PN leader Adrian Delia has recently aired his concerns on Facebook post stating that Malta, unlike in the past, is no longer a safe country amid recent safety worries in numerous Maltese cities and neighbourhoods.

These past few weeks has seen many incidents in cities such as Hamrun and Birzebbuga, where individuals and even groups can be seen attacking others or using offensive language.

These incidents have also led Prime Minister Robert Abela to meet with the mayors of Hamrun and Marsa in order to improve security within their communities.

Valletta has also seen some issues regarding safety lately. A few days ago police conducted a raid which resulted in 7 people being arrested as a commotion was raised in the zone, with people in the vicinity hearing lots of noise and shouting.

Despite this, the past few years have seen Malta be named the safest country to live in in Europe by multiple studies, including German University Ruhr-Universität Bochum’s World Risk Report. In 2019 Malta was ranked 1st in Europe and 2nd globally in terms of safety. The countries were judged over a few criteria including wealth growth, economic growth, press freedom and women’s safety.

Despite all the rankings many Maltese people have started to worry about the safety on the island with crime rates increasing more in certain localities. What do you make of this situation?

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Brown’s joins The Quad Central tenant line-up

Aug 25 2022

Brown’s Pharma Limited is the largest retail pharmacy Group in Malta Established in 1998 by Alexander Fenech and Robert Spiteri, pharmacists, long-time friends, and business partners.

Brown’s has grown steadily over the past 24 years and has now opened doors to its 24th pharmacy at The Quad Central.

The new pharmacy joins the increasingly growing tenant line-up of established outlets at this new high-end business hub.

The similarity in the design, layout and availability of brands in all Brown’s outlets is what defines the ‘Brown’s’ brand. The company, stocks various competitive and popular products yet, aims at being unique and thus owns and retains the exclusivity on quality brands for skincare, make-up, nutrition and dermocosmetics; inclusive of luxury perfumes and cosmetics.

As a company Brown’s encourages wellness and good health in every possible way; and strives to provide a range of quality Health and Beauty services across the chain.

“Our company is completely people-centric. Whether you are our customer, colleague, or supplier, we put people at the core of what we do. There is no other way to deliver the high level of customer experiences we aspire to. We are very excited to open the doors of our 24th outlet, and to continue providing excellent service to our customers.” Alexander Fenech CEO

The Group will also relocate their Headquarter operations to this new development in Central Business District.

Zak Fenech, Head of Sales & Marketing at The Quad Central, said that he was thrilled to welcome Brown’s Pharma to Quad Central. “Convenience is key and we want to maximize convenience for our tenants and visitors,” said Fenech.

Brown’s Pharma is renowned for the wide range of health services it offers to its clientele, “and having them on board, being Malta’s leading pharmacy retail chain, will continue to make The Quad Central a one-stop shop for our tenants and visitors, where one may get his day-to-day needs in house. Moreover, this business announcement further portrays our development ethos, that is to bring first-class facilities that can support the busy modern lifestyles of our tenants and visitors,” said Fenech.

The opening hours of the new Brown’s Quad Pharmacy are from 8:00 until 20:00, Monday to Saturday. Sunday and

Public Holidays, the pharmacy will follow the pharmacy roster issued by Medicines Authority.

The concept at Quad Central embraces personal well-being and improved lifestyle.

Projected to achieve LEED® Platinum Certification, the Quad Central is set to be the next-generation office, catering, and amenity development. The development has been carefully crafted to foster the best possible tenant and visitor experience, whilst implementing notable green and environmentally friendly building concepts.

The concept of the Quad Central is one that embraces personal well-being and improved lifestyle for anyone working or visiting the project, through the centrality of the address as well as a unique mix of amenities, including ample public parking, first-class childcare facilities; Quaddies, Fort Fitness, Greens Supermarket and a wide range of retail outlets & eateries.

Piazza Level 00 has now opened to the public

In November, the first tenants at The Quad Central began operating from this new and exciting commercial hub. Last month, this stunning development reached another important milestone, as the Piazza at Level 00 opened its doors to the public, with three new operating outlets.

In the coming weeks, more outlets are set to open at The Quad Central hence offering an ampler and extensive array of handpicked outlets to all customers. The development offers easily accessible and ample parking, with more than

1,400 car and motorbike parking spaces and over 105 bicycle spaces.

More information about The Quad Central is available at www.thequad.com.mt.

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