By catching a bus on Saturday, you will be contributing to L-Istrina!

Dec 17 2021

With the festive season currently in full gear and Malta’s annual boxing day charity event l-Istrina fast approaching, Malta Public Transport is enacting a fund-raising initiative called Tallinja għal l-Istrina to attempt to make a difference in the community.

Through this initiative, Malta Public Transport will be donating all revenue generated from bus fares on Saturday 18th December 2021 to the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation.

They have encouraged as many people as possible to use the bus on Saturday in order to raise funds for the noble cause, which Malta Public Transport has stated that is close to employees’ hearts. They went on to state that with such an initiative, they hope to not only express solidarity with the MCCFF but also give the gift of hope to those in vulnerable situations.

So if you didn’t plan on catching the bus this Saturday, you might want to reconsider.

Send this to someone to tell them to use the bus on Saturday.

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Fuming Mount Etna spotted from Valletta and captured in gorgeous photo

Dec 17 2021

It’s always quite a sight to see when Sicily’s Mount Etna is spotted from Malta, but a recent snap captured by local photographer Daniel Cilia truly encapsulates the natural beauty of the volcano and the unspoken connection between Malta and Sicily.

The shot, captured by Cilia on what he called a ‘simple’ Nikki 500mm lens pictures a majestic fuming Mount Etna caught in between two highrise buildings at Tigne Point, one of which being still being developed during the time of the photo.

The photographer stated that he captured the snap from the ‘parking down from the House of Four Winds’, which photo has since garnered over 600 likes and close to 100 comments praising the beauty of one of Sicily’s natural wonders which is seen from Malta every now and again on days with good visibility.

Have you ever seen the Etna from Malta?

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This Christmas tree in Gozo was made from 8,800 recycled plastic bottles

Dec 17 2021

As the years roll by and the world continues to take a crack at a more sustainable environment with less waste, the Gozitan area of Fontana seems to have achieved quite the feat after lighting up a gorgeous Christmas tree made out of completely recycled material.

Minister for Gozo Clint Camilleri took to Facebook to share a few photos of the Christmas tree made from a whopping 8,800 recycled plastic bottles which were collected by members of the locality.

Camilleri stated that the activity was organised by Gozo’s ‘Fontana Goes Festive this Christmas’ with help from the ministry and explained how the entire locality collaborated to raise awareness on the excessive use of plastic around the world.

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Multiple events & football matches cancelled in UK due to ongoing struggle with COVID-19

Dec 17 2021

As the holidays approach, it seems like the entire world is currently under quarantine, with a number of events being called off in light of the recent emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant and a particular surge in cases in the UK.

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With that, a number of events have been cancelled or postponed due to the recent circumstances. The sports world is currently under fire from COVID-19 with Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku, Callum Hudson-Odoi & Timo Werner testing positive for COVID-19 while Sky Sports have reported that a number of Premier League fixtures such as Manchester United’s bout against Brighton and Leicester’s match versus Tottenham being called off due to ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19.

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Elsewhere, everything from Queen Elizabeth’s pre-Christmas lunch to a jam-packed weekend of events at South London mega-club Printworks have been cancelled due to fears or an ongoing struggle with COVID-19. On 16 December 2021, 88,376 tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK from 1,635,922 tests conducted.

What do you make of this?

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