EVERYBODY STAY CALM but Benna Malta have launched their new milkshake flavour.
The brand new Caramel Latte is the perfect taste to get us into the Autumn/Winter season mood and we can’t wait until we get our hands on it.
The new milk flavour is available from stores across Malta and Gozo and is available for a limited time only so if you’re a milk fanatic, get to your closest store ASAP.
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ADPD’s deputy chair Sandra Gauci announced that she will be contesting the European Parliament election in 2024.
Gauci had contested the general election for the first time with ADPD in March of this year. With the EP election due for mid-2024, six MEPs will be chosen from Malta as representatives.
Writing an opinion piece for the Times of Malta, Gauci pledged to be the voice of the people and to not resort to the ‘brand of Maltese tribalism which has ‘graced’ the European Parliament as representatives thought ‘it wise to extend their village bickering to a wider audience.’
If this proves successful for Gauci, she will sit as part of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance in the European Parliament.
Gauci’s public presence and career began with her ‘ABS News’ as a vlogger, providing commentary on current affairs.
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The UK faced a massive loss following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on the 8th of September 2022. However, the country could face another loss of billions to hold the late monarch’s funeral.
The funeral is set for the 19th of September at Westminster Abbey, and thanks to factors like funeral expenses, King Charles III’s coronation and bank holidays, the nation is set to face a massive bill after the whole ordeal is completed.
While an exact figure for the Queen’s publicly funded state funeral won’t be revealed, the cost of previous state funerals suggest that her ceremony will come with a massive price tag.
The Queen’s Mother’s funeral in 2022 was thought to have cost around £5.4 million and the funeral for Princess Diana in 1997 was priced at around £3 to £5 million.
Earlier this week, the Economic Times reported that the Queen’s passing may cost around £6 billion. The outlet pointed to how the Queen’s portrait being on coins and stamps will now have to be changed.
Even British passports will have to have alterations made as statements made in travel documents alluding to ‘Her Majesty’ will need to be changed to ‘His Majesty.’
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New figures published by the National Statistics Office have revealed that one in five Maltese people are at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
The AROPE (at risk of poverty or social exclusion) rate stood at an alarming 20.3% last year which is a 0.4% increase from the previous year 2020.
The report also revealed that the increase affected most age groups however the age group affected most was the over-65s, who experienced an almost 30% poverty risk rate. This also now means that there are over 103,000 people in Malta and Gozo including those who are under-18 who are now at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
The rate for people only at risk of poverty stood at 16.9% in 2021 and without all social benefits like pensions it would increase by 19.3% to 36.2% of the country being at risk of poverty.
The ARP rate is highest in the Northern Harbour district, which includes Birkirkara, Gżira, Ħamrun, Msida, Pembroke, Pieta, Qormi, St Julian’s, San Ġwann, Santa Venera, Sliema, Swieqi and Ta’ Xbiex. Here, the ARP rate stands at 19.8%.
Whilst the lowest ARP rate is in the South Eastern District which includes places like Marsaxlokk, Marsaskala and Birgu and stands at a low 11.8%.
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