Fan gets Emiliano Martinez golden glove celebration as tattoo

Dec 22 2022

First we had a fan get a literal haircut of Lionel Messi’s face on the back of his head, and now we’ve officially gotten the second body art commemorating the eventful World Cup in Qatar.

Argentina footballer Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martinez said that he was getting back at the French supporters when he made a controversial gesture after collecting the Golden Glove trophy for the best goalkeeper at the 2022 World Cup.

Now, the iconic moment was captured in an eternal freeze frame as one fan decided to get the outline of Martinez in the position as a tattoo.

Martinez had placed the glove against his crotch and adopted a bizarre facial expression. ‘I did it because the French were booing me’ he said, and that he ‘can’t be doing with arrogance.’

He had produced a similar gesture after picking up the goalkeeper of the tournament award back in Argentina’s 2021 Copa America win.

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Malta Public Transport announces special night bus services for New Year’s Eve

Dec 22 2022

New Year’s Eve is one of the most highly anticipated nights of the year, with numerous people choosing to celebrate the night out with their family, friends, and relatives in Valletta. To cater for this influx, while at the same time offering a safe and convenient transportation alternative, Malta Public Transport is announcing the following special services that will be available on the night of 31^st December 2022:

S10: direction towards Kalkara via Cottonera area will depart from Valletta Bay A2 at 23:30, 00:30, 01:00 and 01:30.
S20: direction towards San Gwann, Kappara and Msida will depart from Valletta Bay A3 at 23:30, 00:15, 00:45, 01:15, and 01:45.
S30: direction towards Mosta and Bugibba will depart from Valletta Bay A4 at 23:30 and 00:15, 00:35, 00:55, 01:15, 01:35, and 01:55.
S40: direction towards Mosta and Mgarr will depart from Valletta Bay A6 at 23:30, 00:15, 00:45, 01:15, and 01:45.
S41: direction towards Mellieha and Cirkewwa will depart from Valletta Bay A5 at 23:30, 00:30, 01:00, and 01:30.
S50: direction towards Rabat and Dingli will depart from Valletta Bay A7 at 23:30, 00:15, 00:45, 01:15, and 01:45.
S60: direction towards Zebbug and Siggiewi will depart from Valletta Bay A8 at 23:30, 00:30, 01:00, and 01:30.
S70: direction towards Zurrieq and Mqabba will depart from Valletta Bay A9 at 23:30, 00:15, 00:45, 01:15, and 01:45.
S80: direction towards Birzebbuga, Gudja and Ghaxaq will depart from Valletta Bay A10 at 23:30, 00:30, 01:00, and 01:30.
S90: direction towards Zabbar and Marsaskala will depart from Valletta Bay A11 at 23:30, 00:15, 00:45, 01:15, and 01:45.
N13: direction towards Sliema and Paceville will depart from Valletta Bays A12-13 – normally scheduled service at 23:10, 23:25, 23:40, 23:55, 00:10, 00:25, 00:40, 00:55, 01:10, 01:25, and 01:40.
S13: direction towards St Julian’s and Pembroke will depart from Valletta Bays A12-13 – 23:30, 00:15, 00:30, 00:45, 01:00, 01:15, 01:30, and 01:45.
S212: direction towards Sliema, Coast Road and Bugibba will depart time from Valletta Bays A14 – 23:30, 00:15, 00:45, 01:15, and 01:45.
S212: direction towards Valletta will depart time from Bugibba – 23:30, 00:15, 00:45, 01:15, and 01:45.

For more information customers may visit www.publictransport.com.mt. Customers may access real time bus information from any bus stop in Malta and Gozo by downloading the Tallinja App from the App Store or Google Play Store.

Malta Public Transport would like to remind the public that Special Services, including the special transport service operating on New Year’s Eve, are included in the Free Public Transport scheme. In order to benefit from free public transport, passengers are required to own a valid personalised Tallinja Card and tap it against the ticket machine every time they board the bus. Passengers without Tallinja Cards will need to purchase their ticket on board the bus.

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Viva Malta National Offshore Sailing Boat launched

Dec 22 2022

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The Viva Malta National Offshore Sailing Boat, which will provide an opportunity for Maltese sailors to compete in the international offshore circuit, has been officially launched.

The launch was held at the Mediterranean Maritime Hub and presided over by Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia and Minister for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation Clifton Grima, together with Yachting Malta and Sports Malta. The sailing boat was blessed by Mons. Victor Grech.

Viva Malta will now be passed on to Sport Malta and Malta Sailing Federation, who will work together to administer this initiative.

Minister Aaron Farrugia said that the Viva Malta National Offshore Sailing Boat concept has been made possible through an investment of approximately €400,000, born through an initiative submitted by Yachting Malta with the full support of the government.

Minister Clifton Grima stated that, “The ministry and Sport Malta are always seeking to find means and opportunities to support our sportsmen. The initiative we are launching is one of the various projects that are currently ongoing, in this case we are giving our support to sportsmen and a sports discipline that has registered great progress in these last years. I hope that through this initiative we will record more successes both on a personal basis for the sportsmen involved as well as on a national scale”.

Yachting Malta CEO Michael Mifsud said that, “This was a dream of Yachting Malta to spearhead a project whereby Malta will have its own Offshore Sailing Project, to compete in the international offshore circuit. We firmly believe that this project stands to promote Malta as a centre of excellence in yachting.”

Sport Malta CEO Mark Cutajar stated that, “Today, we will have the passage of transfer from Yachting Malta to Sport Malta so that the entity passes Viva Malta to Malta Sailing Federation, so that more children and young people continue to approach the sport of sailing which has always been synonymous with us Maltese through the Rolex Middle Sea Race and other various competitions.”

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25,000 workers of atypical hours to receive €150 cheques

Dec 22 2022

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has revealed that the government will be issuing around €4 million in new benefits to workers who undertake atypical hours.

These include hours which fall on the weekend, shifts outside of normal hours as well as work after 6pm. Atypical hours also include those who work in the catering sector, manufacturing, transport, wholesale and retail, administrative as well as support services.

The Minister said that the employment policy has already been announced and this includes the government pushing people to keep working in these scooters. New employees will continue to enter such fields to restructure the labour force of Malta.

The Minister said that, as of today, 25,000 cheques will be issued at €150 each at an expense of €4 million. This could only be the first time such an incentive will be released, but it can be expected to increase in the future.

Workers qualify if they work full-time or part-time jobs as primary jobs with a minimum salary which does not exceed €20,000 annually.

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