Francesca Curmi first Maltese to rank in Women Tennis Association Top 500

Oct 31 2022

Francesca Curmi has just made history as she became the first Maltese to break into the Women Tennis Association Top Pro 500 weekly ratings.

The 20-year-old tennis starlet ranked in 490th place, situating her amongst the most superb tennis players the world has to offer in the under-21 category.

However, this is not the first stellar achievement for Curmi as she placed in the top 100 in the pro-players aged under 21. This comes as Curmi continues a superb 2022 season.

Earlier this June, she once again made history by becoming the first Maltese tennis player to win the high level ITFF 23A in Monastir, Tunisia. There she beat China’s X.X. Yao 6-2 and 6-4 in the ITF Final.

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Petition for voucher scheme for people with food intolerances

Oct 30 2022

A petition kickstarted by Sarah Micallef Muscat is calling on the government to introduce a voucher scheme to help people with food intolerances to help them deal with sky-high food prices.

Micallef Muscat stated that people with food intolerances should be able to benefit from a similar theme as coeliac patients, who are entitled to monthly food vouches of around €45 and €50.

The petition states that this isn’t comparing coeliac disease with food intolerance. It is merely pointing out that both are facing similar issues when it comes to food product buying.

‘I would like to petition the government to change its policies regarding Food Intolerance. We are currently not eligible for government food vouchers, even though some of us seek the same alternatives as people with Coeliac disease.’

‘I am petitioning that food intolerances should be added to the government’s list of qualifying conditions for food vouchers, due to how similar they are to coeliac disease.’

As of the writing of this article, 115 people out of the target 200 have signed the petition. You can support the cause by signing here.

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Restaurants should not abuse in their prices says Tourism Minister

Oct 30 2022

Speaking during The Interview with Fabian Demicoli, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo said that the majority of restaurant owners don’t abuse in their price range.

However, those who do risk giving a bad name to other restaurant owners who play fair said the Minister.

Bartolo went on to incentivise against this as Malta has the opportunity to create an excellent quality in the field of gastronomy and thus attract more tourists through it.

This is because Malta’s mediterranean cuisine can attract tourists who are looking for a novel experience when it comes to their dining throughout their travels. Thus, restaurant owners and their establishments have an important role as some of Malta’s best ambassadors through their catering.

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Tourism is not just a summer job says Minister Clayton Bartolo

Oct 30 2022

During a sit-down interview with Fabian Demicoli, Minister Clayton Bartolo urged more youth to move towards the tourism sector and industry and take it up as a professional career option.

‘Tourism is not just there as a summer job’ said the Minister, saying that the sector needs more workers who push it further towards becoming a thriving industry.

The tourism industry can be a very fulfilling career as well as open various doors and create connections with various people from all around the world, he said.

Bartolo shared the testimony of various workers in the industry who started out by working in restaurants or trained in Malta and went on to open their own business or seek professional careers abroad respectively.

‘This is probably the only industry wherein wherever you go, you have a guaranteed job’ said Bartolo. ‘The standards are practically the same everywhere and you can therefore find a job anywhere in the world.’

Bartolo finished by encouraging youth to enter the Institute for Tourism Studies (ITS) so that they can find a fulfilling career whilst also stimulating the tourism economy of the islands.

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