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A specialist chocolate and cacao shop has opened in Melita Street, Valletta.
Chocolate District stocks an exclusive range of chocolates, expertly made by award-winning cacaofeviers.
“There is a difference between fine chocolate made of fine cacao, and commercial chocolate made from bulk cacao. Chocolate’s bad reputation comes from all the sugar, fats and flavours that are added to candy bars to disguise the taste of poor ingredients. The appreciation of a real chocolate is as complex and enchanting as fine wine,” manager Mark Aquilina explained.
Chocolate District also stocks a variety of loose leaf teas and coffee beans from specific plantations around the world, such as Brazil’s Fazenda Lagoa and the rare Cuba’s Turquino.
Mediator course offered
The Malta University Consulting and the ADR (Malta) Centre are offering a foundation course on becoming a mediator.
The 20-hour course will run between April 21 and 25 and will provide participants with an introduction to the tools necessary for conflict management and dispute resolution for different areas of application.
The course tutor is Mario Caruana, a lawyer by profession who is also an accredited mediator.
The sessions will be held at the University Residence in Lija from 1 to 5pm daily.
For more information, contact Maria Bugeja on 2124 0746 or maria.bugeja@muhc.com.mt.
New MAHE website
The Malta Association of Hospitality Executives has launched a professional website (www.mahemalta.com) with updated information about the association and the Code of Conduct of its members.
One can also find details regarding membership, how to apply for membership and benefits for members.
A new section showcases upcoming CPDs, conferences, publications and meetings, while the ‘links’ section features sponsors, recommended hotels, restaurants, consultancies and educational services and webcams in Malta.
Regional B’Kara office for Middlesea and MSV Life
Middlesea Insurance and MSV Life have opened a regional office and motor claims surveying centre in Birkirkara, to better serve clients in the northern area of Malta.
A specialised team will assist clients with all their insurance, protection, savings, investment and retirement needs. There will also be a motor claims surveyor in attendance to survey cars in cases of claims, so that clients can avoid the inconvenience of having to leave their car at the mechanic.
The office is situated at 83-89, Wignacourt Street, Birkirkara. During the first months, a free gift shall be given with every no-obligation quote taken.
Medserv invests in maintenance division
Medserv’s Maintenance Division has been strengthened through a strategic partnership with Oxifree, a leading US-based producer of corrosion protection polymeric solutions for the oil and gas, and maritime industries.
Corrosion on average accounts for 20 per cent of the total maintenance costs incurred on offshore structures such as rigs and fixed offshore oil and gas platforms.
Oxifree’s solutions have been adopted by companies of the calibre of Petrobras and Saipem who are applying the patented polyeric applications to its fleet of rigs, vessels and offshore structures.
Medserv Malta are now the official representatives for Oxifree Metal Protection in Southern Europe and Northern Africa.
“We took the decision to introduce new business streams to mitigate the impact the unrest in Libya had on the market, a decision that has already contributed substantially to the company’s bottom line,” group chairman Anthony Diacono said.