Local photographer captures gorgeous photo of Etna eruption on St. Paul’s

Feb 11 2022

As various St. Paul’s Shipwreck festivities came to a close on Thursday, esteemed local photographer Daniel Cilia managed to capture a glimpse of the final instance of ‘fireworks’ in his latest work.

One of the photographer’s most recent works shows the statue of St. Paul on his island, seemingly ‘watching over the grandiose ‘fireworks’ display regaled to us by tonight’s eruption of Her Majesty Etna’. The photographer revealed that the picture was snapped from St. Paul’s Bypass Belvedere at exactly 21:48:18.

This is not the first time that Cilia managed to capture enchanting photos of Mt. Etna from Malta, with one of his most recent snaps going viral after capturing an eye-candy snap of the active volcano from Binġemma with Selmun Castle in the foreground.

While Sicily can be seen by the naked eye in certain conditions, a photographer’s eye, paired with some stellar lens work will immortalise the sights, much like Cilia does nowadays.

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FKNK condemns ‘shameful’ acts of vandalism at L-Ahrax tal-Mellieha

Feb 11 2022

“Shameful – vandalism, damage, theft and waste in an FKNK reserve.” These were the first words of a length post published by hunters federation FKNK (Federazzjoni Kaccaturi Nassaba Konservazzjonisti) after the discovery of a woefully vandalised area in Mellieha’s Tal-Ahrax reserve.

Photos posted by FKNK show that acts included vandalism, ‘vindicative’ damages, theft of signs and leaving behind of waste. The post also stated that such acts have been occurring on a regular basis during weekends, and regularly in FKNK reserves like L-Aħrax and Miżieb, more notably during the past 36 years of management by the organisation. It went on to highlight how this is a clear sign of the public’s easy access to such reserves, as opposed to others which are managed by other entities and NGOs and are normally blocked off by chains and gates.

The FKNK has appealed to the concerned authorities to appoint the Conservation Officers agreed upon by the MoU and FKNK to carry executive responsibility and erect new signs, CCTV cameras, bollards and gates, going on to appeal to the Police for further surveillance on such areas, especially during the weekends.

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Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. officially signs with Manchester United

Feb 11 2022

The 11-year-old Cristiano Jr seems to be following his father’s footsteps as he officially signs with Manchester United’s youth set up for an extended stay.

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The news comes after young Cristiano was pictured training with his father during the Premiere League’s winter break on an Instagram post which has garnered just under 20 million likes on Instagram so far.

After his signing, Cristiano Jr. was seen standing alongside Gabriel, another United signing who boasts 32,000 followers on Instagram and a sponsorship deal with Nike. The 37-year-old Portuguese soccer superstar has yet to comment on his son’s future at Old Trafford but it seems like the promising young player has been earmarked for greatness.

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Ronaldo Jr. is the eldest of Cristiano’s four children, who he raises with partner Georgina Rodriguez. He had promised to never put pressure on his son to pursue a career in football, going on to say that what he wants most is that they are happy and he will continue to support in any way.

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Malta expected to reach pre-pandemic levels of economic activity by mid-2022

Feb 11 2022

The European Commission’s recently-published Winter Forecast has forecasted Malta’s economic growth to pick up in 2022 due to increased demand at home in light of the country’s COVID recovery plan.

Gross Domestic Product is expected to grow by 6.0 per cent in 2022 and 5.0 per cent in 2023, with mid-2022 being a realistic benchmark for Malta to reach pre-pandemic levels of economic activity. The document highlighted how the Financial Action Task Force’s June 2021 decision of grey-listing Malta remains a limited downside.

Despite this, Malta’s inflation has only increased moderately compared to the rest of the European Union as authorities continued to maintain their efforts to limit energy price. As a matter of fact, the Office of the Prime Minister called attention to the fact that the European Union’s inflation rate (3.9 per cent) is double that of Malta’s.

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