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Manchester United players to make their way to Malta

Manchester United players to make their way to Malta
Nov 1 2022 Share

During an interview with MaltaDaily’s Fabian Demicoli, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo spoke about the connection between the islands and the connection with the prestigious football team of Manchester United. 

Bartolo was asked what sort of return the deal with the team will have for the Maltese islands. 

The minister first responded by highlighting how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the deal, giving it quite a setback. However, as the world opened back up from the restrictions, Bartolo revealed that the government worked on making sure that the new contract will include more benefits which were not previously present. 

The Minister revealed that the Manchester United women’s team will be making their way to Malta in the coming weeks to attend a training camp. 

The Minister said that as women’s football in the UK gets a massive boost, Malta will be visited by an immensely prominent team. 

Bartolo also said that more marketing opportunities with Manchester United are being discussed for the future, given the size of the brand. This is helping Malta to reach new areas of marketing which, without the massive Manchester United brand, it would not have been able to reach. 

Bartolo also highlighted how a goal was scored during a match wherein the logo of Visit Malta was showing. This shows the breadth of exposure Malta as a tourist destination is getting through such deals, said the Minister. 

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2022 seems to be the second driest year in 10 years

2022 seems to be the second driest year in 10 years
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According to Facebook page Maltese Islands Weather, 2022 has so far been the second driest year from the past 10 years. 

Between January 1st and October 31st 2022, an amount of 210.7mm was registered in terms of rain fall, preceded only by the year 2016. Across the same period, 2016 saw just 122.0mm. 

The wettest month out of these past 10 years was 2018, with 416.7mm of rainfall registered. It was followed by the following year of 2019 at 395.3mm. 

Even though it’s difficult to predict whether this can change in the remaining two months, next week is set to bring the full extent of winter weather to the islands. 

According to Facebook page Aggornament tat-Temp, there is an 80% likelihood of rain as of the start of this weekend. Winds will climb up to Force 6 and 7 come Saturday, with temperatures dropping to 20°C by then as well. 

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Up and coming local make-up artist stuns this Halloween with Vecna look

Up and coming local make-up artist stuns this Halloween with Vecna look.
Nov 1 2022 Share

Up and coming Maltese make-up artist Janice Agius has been stunning everyone in anticipation of these Halloween celebrations. 

Her latest take on Stranger Things’ Vecna/Henry/One caught the attention of many of her social media followers as she showcased her skills in the art form. 

We’ve seen how far local make-up artists can go starting from this little Mediterranean island (Henry Galea anyone?). And Janice is carving out her own path through this unique skill.

And what better way to do it than with many people’s favourite Netflix series. Her look captured the dual sides of the latest season’s major villain Vecna pre and post transformation. 

But this isn’t the only look Janice has rocked this halloween season or before for that matter. Her Instagram field is a portfolio of all her best looks and we assure you that scrolling through it is like pacing through an art gallery. 


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BICREF continues to inspire environmental awareness and involvement of mariners

BICREF continues to inspire environmental awareness and involvement of mariners
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The Biological Conservation Research Group (BICREF) again gave its message to all the crews of yachts participating in the Rolex Middle Sea Race (RMSR) to keep accurate records of all their dolphin and whale sightings over the 608 nautical mile race. This to aid long-term conservation research.

Starting from Malta, race participants made their way around Sicily, down to Lampedusa and back to Malta. All these silent sailing travelers are not ignored by the different marine mammals in these waters, which often join the race speeding in front of or dancing gracefully besides the boats – adding joy and energy at any time of day and night and in rough or calm seas. Dolphins and whales in Maltese waters and beyond stand as important flagship and indicator species for marine conservation.

In collaboration with the Royal Malta Yacht Club, the BICREF NGO – set out on this incredibly positive experience with yachtsmen from all over the world back in the year 2000! It managed to maintain this effort over the years, receiving many compliments as well.

The 2022 winner of the prestigious BICREF–RMSR Best Dolphin and Whale Sightings Award was the crew of the Orsa Maggiore, with the crews of Red Ruby, Ekita, Karpo and Pata Negra as runners-up. Several participants had the advantage to add incredible nature related experiences during their sailing race observing both dolphins and whales in this central Mediterranean Sea. The calmer

weather this year increased these sighting opportunities as racing slowed down and nature revealed its awesome treasures.

BICREF ngo volunteers have been assisting conservation biologist, Prof Adriana Vella, in her long-term research and campaigns that involve sea-users contributing to what has become a well-known national effort towards awareness and science in respect of these vulnerable species. Sea users are also alerted through the Transport Malta Notice to Mariners No 017 of 2022 to report their sightings to the long-term national cetacean research effort led by Prof Vella.

Although Prof Vella’s research encompasses various other species and habitats needing safeguarding, she has worked to involve people who are interested in increasing meaningful nature conservation action and education in the process. BICREF supplied all the RMSR participants with an identification key to allow them to learn about the different dolphin and whale species that can be seen in the central Mediterranean.

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