Malta ranks lowest in EU in plastic recycling

Oct 28 2021

Statistics published by Eurostat have revealed that Malta ranks the lowest amongst countries within the European Union when it coms to recycling plastic.

It was revealed that only 11% of plastic in Malta is recycled, with France coming in second having 27% of plastic recycled. Lithuania ranked first in this regard, recycling 70% of its plastic, with Czechia in second at 61% and Bulgaria in third at 59%.

The statistics published were based on 10 years of plastic recycling between 2009 & 2019, which study also highlighted that waste generated per individual increased by 24%. While much is left to be done, Malta increased its green efforts during 2021, setting a recycling record and imposing a number of green practices.

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Your online shopping could start arriving the day after you order

Oct 28 2021

The unpleasant experience of waiting for your package to arrive from beyond our shores may be a thing of the past as a new company aims to start delivering packages to and from Malta in one day.

The company Bulgara Dronamics is the first of its kind in the entire world and aims to create various job opportunities in Malta. Its operations will include package delivery via drone and have been in the works for around 7 years.

Bulgara Dronamics Chief Executive Svilen Rangelov has stated that not only could the packages start to arrive on the same day, but will cost much less to the consumer. Rangelov stated that the company’s mission is to enable same day deliveries for ‘everyone, everywhere’, going onto shed light on the airplane-shaped cargo drone which can carry up to 350 kilograms for up to 2,500 kilometres. This means that deliveries coming to Malta from anywhere in Europe and North Africa can ship the same day.

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Rosianne Cutajar sues Mark Camilleri for libel and ‘defamatory statements’

Oct 28 2021

“I’m human and have a family like everyone else.” These were the statements of Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar after revealing that she opened a libel case against writer Mark Camilleri due to defamatory statements on his book ‘A Rent Seeker’s Paradise.’ Cutajar claimed that she will not let anyone try to achieve popularity at the cost of her integrity, going on to thank anyone who offered their support towards the MP.

While Camilleri himself and other supporters of the writer claim that there is nothing wrong with the intense statements made in his book, others are arguing that the statements fail to draw the line between freedom of speech and the malicious and defamatory statements being claimed by Cutajar.

What do you make of the situation?

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Malta dodges intense storm; heavy winds are still expected

Oct 28 2021

It appears that Malta has dodged the intense storm expected to hit the country over the past two days, with weather expert Clinton Caruana reporting that while the storm appears to be moving towards the southeast of Malta.

The storm will traverse over Malta’s west and move towards Catania, meaning that while Malta has managed to dodge the worst part of the tropical storm, heavy winds are still expected.

Caruana told TVMNews+ that winds are expected to go up to gale force 8, with the weather expected to back to normal as soon as Friday.

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