In a recent video, Nationalist MP Eve Borg Bonello highlighted the garbage crisis Malta is facing in a number of urban areas as the population in Malta in summer skyrockets. She said that when the population in summer explodes and doubles, so do the waste and the accompanied issues. This includes the lack of space, the uncleanliness, the pests like
The Environmental Health Directorate has advised the public to avoid bathing at a specific site following a sewage overflow from private property cesspits into the sea. While the overflow has stopped, it may have affected water quality and could pose a risk to health. Officials are monitoring the area and investigating the incident in line with the
The Malta Records have awarded yet another record in San Lawrenz, Gozo during the village feast, where enthusiasts threw the highest amount of balloons in the shortest time. The record was set by the private house of Dun Manwel Cutajar with the help of Teddie Micallef and various friends. A total of 1,427 balloons were thrown off the balcony in 8 minutes
Taking to social media, Andrew Sammut shared a video filmed from underwater of a speed boat zooming dangerously close to him as he dived. ‘Dont be this guy this summer’, wrote Andrew, going on to highlight how dangerous this could have been if he was hit by the boat. The video also shows that Andrew had the necessary warnings via a flag placed in the
A user in local Facebook group Nostalgia Malta shared a number of photos of Tower Road, Sliema and how it looked like between the 1940’s and 1960’s. The largely black and white photos show the area which is now known for its busy and on-the-go lifestyle. The images show a quieter and simpler version of this locality, with some recognisable buildings
It-Temp Madwarna shared a video onto social media recalling a tornado which hit Cottonera 10 years ago yesterday (8th August). The tornado hit in 2015’s, forcing festa enthusiasts of San Lawrenz in Birgu to have to adapt quickly to manage the situation. ‘In other parts of the country, stormy weather hit’, the local Facebook weather page recalled. Do
Yesterday, activists gathered outside Parliament to raise awareness about the ongoing genocide in Gaza. They held placards with information and projected images showing the horrific situation unfolding there onto the wall next to Parliament. After 77 years of colonisation of Palestinian land by Israel and nearly two years of aggressive attacks in Gaza,
The Malta Medicines Authority has issued a warning about a possible falsified pack of the diabetes medicine Ozempic® 1mg solution for injection in pre-filled pen. The alert was raised by the medicine’s manufacturer, Novo Nordisk®, after a single pack from batch number PP5N682::RN287 was flagged as suspicious. As a precaution, a patient-level recall
