Brillanti is officially back! And this time it’s all about dance!

Jan 26 2023

Last year, presenter Joseph Chetcuti set out on a voyage to discover who, out of Malta’s most talented musicians, had what it takes to be crowned ‘Brillanti.’

That turned out to be violinist Samuel Cutajar, who bagged the €10,000 prize whilst sedimenting his place as an absolute master of his craft.

But the search is not over yet as this year, Brillanti will be coming back to your TV screens on the 17th of February one ONE TV, to find Malta’s most brilliant dancers!

That’s right – Joseph, along with a new panel of professional dancers from a wide variety of styles and disciplines, will be sifting through Malta’s best of the best in the industry.

Highlighting dancers’ abilities beyond background acts and giving them the spotlight to showcase not just their performative skill but also their determination and inner life, Brillanti Season 2 will soon show you what Malta’s dance scene is truly made of…

And not to mention, find out who will be the dancer to bag the €15,000 cash prize!

So stay tuned to Brillanti’s social media as well as MaltaDaily as we keep you up to date with all that will be going down during this new season!

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More storms expected during the next few days

Jan 26 2023

Speaking to Malta Daily, MET Office Forecaster Patrick Zahra explained that up until Tuesday, the weather will not be stable as Malta is expecting more storms to break out.

Zahra explained that the wind will be picking up and the islands will experience quite a lot of rain.

“At present we cannot say that we will have any improvements in the weather since it seems that the weather will stay pretty much as is”, said Patrick Zahra whilst explaining that we will continue to feel these cold temperatures which are normal for this time of year, “nothing out of the ordinary.”

The MET Office forecaster also gave us details of what is happening at the moment. He said that cold air has come down from the north of Europe and slowly started to fall on Malta after it reached Italy.

It currently feels cold because while this cold air system came down, it created what is called low pressure and with the added wind the temperature continued to drop in what is called the wind chill factor.

In addition, Zahra explained that this current air system will stay until next week.

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Asteroid to pass earth closer than some satellites in orbit

Jan 26 2023

Earth is about to have a very close encounter with an asteroid the size of a bus as it passes by our home planet.

The large space rock is known as 2023 BU, which will zoom right over the southern tip of South America tonight. The closest expected approach is that of 3,600km, which would make it a pretty close shave.

However, plenty of experts have said that there is absolutely no need to panic. Despite the asteroid entering thee arc occupied by Earth’s telecommunications satellites, the asteroid would likely disintegrate long before making contact with the ground.

The asteroid was picked up last week by an amateur astronomer named Gennadiy Borisov who operates from Nauchnyi, Crimea.

Follow up observations have let experts refine their knowledge about it and, most importantly, the orbit. This is how astronomers can be confident that it will miss Earth, with the chances of hitting a satellite being very small.

But even if the asteroid was on a direct collision course, it would not do as much damage. With an estimated size of 3.5m to 8.5m across, the rock would disintegrate high in the atmosphere while fizzling out in a spectacular fireball.

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€55 million in Social Climate Funds for Malta as Casa secures ten-fold increase

Jan 26 2023

Malta is set to benefit from a ten-fold increase in funding under a provisional agreement reached on the Social Climate Fund, a vital part of the climate package.

MEP David Casa had been leading negotiations on the Social Climate Fund during the past year.

Under the original proposal, Malta was set to receive €5 million in EU funds. Citizens of Malta and Gozo can now expect to benefit from an amount in excess of €55 million through the Social Climate Fund, including the national co-financing share.

“I believe that there was a strong case to be made and I am very happy to have achieved this result,” Casa said.

As it stands, the Social Climate Fund will be financed by revenues from the EU’s flagship climate policy, agreed as a package deal that included the Social Climate Fund. Measures in the Social Climate Fund will be funded in large part by EU funds, with a minority co-financing rate by member states.

The provisional agreement will now need to be confirmed by a vote in the European Parliament.

Casa thanked the Maltese Government for the coordinated effort that helped secure the deal, and in particular praised the staff of the Permanent Representation to the EU for their professionalism.

“The point of the Fund is to bring down energy bills and to move away from fossil fuels. We can achieve both by investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy. With the Social Climate Fund, I want to see investments reach citizens with more solar panels, more efficient appliances, better insulation, and greener alternatives to transport.”

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