Air Malta is losing €170,000 a day

Feb 14 2021

Minister for Finance, Clyde Caruana has said in an interview with the ‘Illum’ newspaper, that Air Malta is making a loss of €170,000 per day. This amounts to just over €5.2 million per month and around €62 million a year.

The Minister also said that if the company wasn’t in the best of states before the pandemic, it’s definitely in very bad shape now.

The Maltese Government will be proposing a plan which includes financial aide in front of the European Union. Caruana said that if the EU decides not to help with this project, Air Malta might have to close its doors for good.

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New Zealand City going into 3-day lockdown after finding 3 cases of COVID-19

Feb 14 2021

Auckland’s largest city, Wellington will be going into a 3-day lockdown just before midnight today.

This is happening because they’ve found 3 unexplained cases of COVID-19 in the area. This lockdown will be the first one in New Zealand in 6 months.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, said they are taking the cautious route especially until they confirm whether it is one of the more infections variants the patients are infected with.

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‘London’s skinniest house’ is for sale at $1.3 million

Feb 14 2021

Possibly the skinniest house in London which measures at just 6 feet wide, is for sale at $1.3 million (£950,000).

This 5-storey property covers 1,034 square feet, and a real estate agent has said that it was once a hat shop.

This two-bedroom house was originally converted by photographer, Juergen Teller. This property is being called a designer house and the real estate agent who is in charge of the property said that,

“It’s quirky and charming and great for entertaining and will appeal to someone who feels there is more to life than two up, two down, it started life as a hat shop, was converted by a fashion photographer — the ultimate designer house.”

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Robert Abela portrayed as the carnival clown king in latest mural

Feb 14 2021

James Micallef Grimaud has painted another street art piece at the Msida Skate Park. This time his piece depicts Prime Minister Robert Abela as a clown king. This depiction also gives the Prime Minister a crown.

The Prime Minister is depicted to be grinding birds and a Maltese passport. This is a play on the fact that last year held the worst record for dead birds.

Grimaud said in a Facebook post, “The dead birds symbolise the illegal hunting, last year was the worst ever which has been rewarded with beautiful areas of land in Mizieb and Aħrax given to the hunters to keep killing. YEY!! Carnival seems to happen all year round in Malta!!”

Mural I did for carnival in Malta where I crowned the prime minister. He is busy making some mince for all his good…

Posted by James Micallef Grimaud on Saturday, 13 February 2021

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