Gozo heliport consultation process to kick off in coming months

Feb 7 2022

The Gozo Ministry has confirmed that the consultation process on the project to transform the heliport in Xewkija, Gozo, into a regional airport will kick off in the coming months.

Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri said that the extension of the runway will be done within the parameters of the existing site so that no new land is taken up because of the project.

The Ministry for Gozo will be submitting an application to the Planning Authority in the coming weeks to extend the runway of the Xewkija heliport by 271 meters, extending the runway to 450 meters.

If approved, Gozo will have, for the first time, the space to land small passenger planes. Up until the now, the only means of air travel was by helicopter. Minister Camilleri said that the project is expected to further improve the connectivity of Gozo without taking up agricultural land.

The Ministry also confirmed that while the Government will be providing the infrastructure for the project, the service will be provided by the private sector. A public consultation on the project is set to be released by the Ministry.

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Warnings of strong Force 7 winds to hit Malta today

Feb 7 2022

Weather news portals have forecasted that Malta and Gozo are set to be hit by strong winds starting today.

Aġġgornament tat-Temp Facebook page set the forecast for today Monday 7th February to be partly cloudy with Force 4 to 5 north-western winds.

The winds are set to increase to Force 6 to 7 in the evening, with the forecast set to carry on until early Tuesday morning. The lowest and highest temperatures are forecasted to be 16°C and 18°C respectively.

Tomorrow is also set to be partly cloudy, but the winds are forecasted to reduce in force as the days go on, making way to a sunnier Wednesday and Thursday.

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€85,480 collected during birthday telethon dedicated to Eddie Fenech Adami

Feb 7 2022

The ex-prime minister of Malta Eddie Fenech Adami turned 88 on Monday, and a special programme dedicated to the politician raised up €85,480 through a PN telethon.

The Opposition monetised the occasion, which looked back at Fenech Adami’s 27 years in charge of the Nationalist Party and another five years serving as President of Malta.

NET TV broadcasted the event, with Fenech Adami cutting his birthday cake, listening to a mass at Dar tal-Providenza and meeting current and ex-PN leaders Bernard Grech and Lawrence Gonzi.

Grech said that this sum clearly shows that those who donated are supporting the PN’s work and are following the PN’s message. He also said that the ‘symbolic present’ means people still have a space in their hearts for Fenech Adami, being the biggest donation received during activities of this kind.

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Photo Source: Bernard Grech FB

Billie Eilish stops concert to get one of her struggling fans an inhaler

Feb 7 2022

20-year-old pop star Billie Eilish stopped her Atlanta gig this weekend to make sure that one of her fans got the inhaler they needed. The fan allegedly got caught in a pit close to the front of the stage and appeared to need medical assistance. Eilish stopped the gig to ask the fan and then the rest of the audience to get an inhaler.

As venue security convened on the spot to assist, Billie directed the rest of the audience, telling them not to crowd around the fan and give her some time to recuperate. The gesture earned the young star massive praise, but comments which followed raised some controversy. Eilish said, after the whole ordeal was accounted for, that she waits for people to be OK before she keeps going.

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Many attributed this to be a jab towards the recent AstroWorld tragedy, which ended with several being crushed to death during the Travis Scott concert. Some however said that Eilish has been doing this for years and it was not meant as a jab at Scott. Others in turn defended Scott, comparing audience sizes and saying that the rapper couldn’t possibly know what was happening in his far larger crowd.

But, whatever the truth of the case may be, many still asked not to turn the kind gesture into a polemical issue and simply praise the 20-year-old for her consideration and awareness shown towards her fans.

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