How freezing cold will it actually get this weekend? Forecasters explain all

Dec 18 2021

Earlier this week, Malta Weather posted an update about this weekend’s weather forecast which predicted intensely cold temperatures feeling like below freezing.

And despite it seemingly being a clear and sunny day, most forecasts are preparing us for what might be one of the coldest nights on the island. It’s not that we don’t experience cold in Malta, but the predicted temperatures are set to be somewhat more intense.

Malta Weather’s Facebook post predicted that a strong continental North Northeast Force 7 wind is expected to hit Malta early Sunday and will drive the wind-chill factor to below freezing. Soft hail is also slightly probable.

Aggornament tat-Temp also hailed something similar, but also emphasised that it might be short-lived. Tonight will be the climax, the page said, ‘where the night is concretely indicated to touch 6 degrees Celsius.

The page forecasted how the temperatures are set to switch to higher levels due to an area of high pressure very soon afterwards. Malta International Airport’s weather page is also expecting a low 8 degrees Celsius, albeit with highs of 16 throughout the day.

Despite all this, we recommend you huddle up, whether at home or if you’re going out as it’s set to be one cold night. And if we’re lucky, we’ll see some hail-covered streets!

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Photo Source: Father Julian’s Blog, Malta Weather Page FB

Kanye West first artist in history to have 10 albums streamed over 1 billion times

Kanye West first artist in history to have 10 albums streamed more than 1 billion times

Dec 18 2021

Kanye West is no stranger to massive achievements, but his game changing album 808s & Heartbreaks managed to register more than a billion Spotify streams.

This means that West, now legally named Ye, has become the first artist in history to have 10 studio albums to be streamed a billion times each on the platform.

Ye has around 46 million active listeners on his Spotify account every month, with most artists settling for having a single song reach a billion streams.

The albums in this list are College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation, 808s, Yeezus, My Beautiful Dark Twist Fantasy, Watch The Throne, The Life of Pablo, Ye, and Donda.

The rapper managed to do that a whopping 10 times across 10 different studio albums. Only Jesus is King, Kids See Ghosts and collaboration album Cruel Summer haven’t yet reached a billion streams.

To make matters more impressive, more than half of the albums in the list came out before the streaming era had kicked off. Donda, his latest project, got a billion streams within just a few weeks of release. He is followed by Eminem and Drake.

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Photo Source: Sky News

Police seize 1kg of cocaine and 15kg cannabis off Italian man

Dec 18 2021

Following several days of investigations and observations by Malta’s anti-drug police squad, a 29-year-old Italian man was arrested over the possession of a large amount of drugs.

The man, resident of San Pawl il-Bahar, was approached by police on Wednesday. The police found 15kg of cannabis and 1kg of cocaine in his garage, amounting to a total value of €450,000. Around €250,000 in cash was also discovered.

Just days after parliament approved legalisation for the personal use of cannabis, drug trafficking will still remain illegal under the new rules. Magistrate Caroline Farrugia Frendo is overseeing the inquiry.

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Photo Source: Malta Police Force Communication

WATCH: President speaks out about calls to block Cannabis Bill

Dec 18 2021

With the last remaining step to pass the Cannabis Bill being the President’s signature, George Vella has shut down calls for him not to sign the approved law.

During a speech in Gozo on Friday during a commemoration of Republic Day, the President outline the roles a president has in a parliamentary democratic society.

‘We hear calls that the president should do this and that but we need to be informed of what is possible’ he said.

‘The head of state cannot capriciously create a constitutional crisis and cause instability […] there is nothing in our Constitution that gives the president the final say on a law, otherwise we will create a dictator who decides what becomes law at a whim’.

Despite not directly mentioning the cannabis legislation which was approved on Tuesday, the message was undeniably directed at the oppositional voices sounding against it.

The Nationalist Party voted against the law, backed up by over 50 church-led organisations and individuals. Even former prime minister Lawrence Gonzi called for a commitment by his party to see the law repealed.

The President emphasised how laws passed in parliament need to be signed by him almost immediately because otherwise he would be taking on all the power.

‘The president has no power to ignore a law passed by parliament irrespective if he agrees with it or not…unless he has a serious moral objection in which case the President will have to call it a day and resign.’

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Photo Source: George Vella FB