Ed Sheeran & Elton John to launch special Christmas project

Nov 18 2021

As if we didn’t have enough to look forward to for this year’s Christmas season, singing-songwriting superstar Ed Sheeran to announce that he will be collaborating with music icon Elton John for a special festive project.

Published on Wednesday, the Instagram post featured Sheeran and John dressed up in festive clothing and was captioned “Coming soon”, hinting at a potential Christmas track or even album! Beyond being an iconic musician, Elton John recently experienced a massive resurgence in popularity thanks to his hit collaboration with Dua Lipa ‘Cold Heart.’

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With Sheeran and John’s collaboration, Mariah Carey’s Christmas Special on Apple TV and a handful of new Christmas tracks from the likes of ABBA, Sigrid and Gary Barlow, Christmas can’t come any sooner.

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Gozo minister inaugurates Gozo’s first Dog Park in Qala

Nov 18 2021

On Wednesday evening, Gozo minister Clint Camilleri took to Facebook to share the news that Gozo’s first-ever dog park is finally open in Qala as part of the ministry’s development project in Ġnien il-Familja.

Camilleri stated that the park consists of two sections; one part which is dedicated to smaller dogs and the other for larger dogs. Various accessories were installed throughout the park to allow dogs to run and go about their business freely including ramps, tunnels, obstacles, a small pond and various other outlets.

The park is also equipped with a water fountain for dogs. The park will be open everyday from 7am to 7pm.

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Malta’s soft drink bottlers are the first in Europe to reduce content by 10%

Nov 18 2021

Coca-Cola manufacturers GSD Marketing and PepsiCo manufacturers Simonds Farsons Cisk have announced that they have reached their pledge to reduce sugar content by 10% by 2020.

The pledge, made to the EU Soft Drinks Associations, was realised as a result of the companies reformulation of already-existing products with low-calorie sweeteners, reduced sugars, smaller packaging with portion control and promotion of products with zero sugars in an attempt to sway consumer choice to products with less sugar.

Such a pledge was made in 2017 by both companies, with GSDM Marketing CEO Maria Micallef stating that excess consumption of sugar “isn’t good for anyone” and that they want to enable their customer to better control their intake while Simonds Farsons Cisk CEO Norman Aquilina reiterated the UNESDA pledge, expressing the companies commitment to promoting choices for a better lifestyle.

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WATCH: Akon’s 500-bottle afterparty shut down by police due to COVID-19 restrictions

Nov 18 2021

Wednesday evening’s afterparty event, which should have featured Senegalese-American singer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Akon was shut down after it was found to be in breach of COVID-19 regulations. The event forms part of the SiGMA iGaming festival and promised to bring out 500 bottles of champagne to celebrate the gaming industry’s resilience during the pandemic.

Police intervened at 12am, initially stopping further people from entering the event before going into the venue and shutting down the music and beginning to escort partygoers outside. The officials found that little to no COVID-19 restrictions were being implemented such as COVID-19 vaccination checks and limitations as revellers were directed outside Sky Club in St. Julian’s. A ruckus from inside reportedly ensued with frustrated partygoers singing and chanting as they were escorted outside.

Sky Club management told Malta Daily that the venue was entirely rented to SiGMA, going on to say that the entire venue and its operations were the sole responsibility of SiGMA.

“Overall we’re blessed that we could hold the conference and save the year, given the rising numbers across Europe and the closing of borders once again. We were lucky and look forward to SiGMA 2022 next November,” a SiGMA spokesperson told MaltaDaily.

SiGMA is one of the largest iGaming conferences in the world, which launched back in 2014 and has expanded annually into what it is today. The conference is centred around online and land-based gaming and welcomes technology organisations from around the world. Malta plays a big part in the development of this conference, partially due to its central location in the Mediterranean and its popularity for being a key hospitality and entertainment hotspot, serving as a backdrop for SiGMA’s high-end events.

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