More People Using Public Transport In Malta

More People Using Public Transport In Malta
Jan 28 2025 Share

According to information tabled in parliament, there were over 174,000 adults and 40,000 with students who owned a Tallinja card by the end of last year.

The information was tabled by Minister for Transport Chris Bonett (as requested by Paula Mifsud Bonnici), and revealed that the amount of people with Tallinja cards steadily increased over the past 5 years.

There were 174,419 people with the Adult Tallinja card, compared to 2023’s 153,960.

There were 46,523 people with the Student Tallinja card, compared to 2023’s 43,383.

In terms of Child Tallinja card, there were 6,949 people with the card, compared to 4,035 in 2023 and 6,597 with the Gozo Tallinja Card in 2024 compared to 5,605 in 2023.

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Culture Minister Organises Get Together Ahead Of Eurovision

Culture Minister Organises Get Together Ahead Of Eurovision
Jan 28 2025 Share

Minister for National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government Owen Bonnici organised a get together ahead of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest for all the contestants to get some down time and enjoy each other’s company before the official pressure of the competition begins!

 

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The Minister met all the persons behind the big project – from the singers themselves to all the creatives involved in the process.

With the contest set to take place next week, with the semi-finals on the 4th and 6th and then the final night on the 8th, the contestants will all by vying for the top place to be able to represent the country in Basel, Switzerland.

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‘Feels Like Home’: Travel Creator Praises Malta

'Feels Like Home': Travel Creator Praises Malta
Jan 28 2025 Share

Taking to TikTok, travel creator @sir___sammy expressed his absolute love for Malta, saying that there’s no one great thing about it because there’s multiple great things about it.

‘If it’s not the food, it’s the people. If it’s not the people, it’s the sun. If it’s not the sun, it’s the fact that the country is a Mediterranean country.’

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‘Even if you leave Malta and go abroad to one of the best countries in the world, you’ll always find that Malta’s calling you back.’

‘What’s the reason, I don’t know’, he continued, going on to compare the island to an ex that doesn’t want to let you go. ‘But in this case, you want that ex back.’

Sammy claimed to have visited the island hundreds of times and always returns – that there’s something indescribable about it he cannot put into words.

What do you think?

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EU Institute Of Innovation & Technology Supports Malta Manufacturing Start-Up

EU Institute Of Innovation & Technology Supports Malta Manufacturing Start-Up
Jan 28 2025 Share

ELM Fabrication Limited, a Maltese start-up specialising in large-format 3D printing technology, has launched a project to develop the most accessible large-format 3D printing technology to enter the 3D Printing Farm market.

This project is being supported by EIT Manufacturing, the Knowledge Innovation Community (KIC) of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, which aims specifically to improve people’s lives through sustainable manufacturing.

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ELM Fabrication’s project is being developed in partnership with two Greek companies, Monolithos Limited and 3DHUB. While ELM will be the technology and business owner, Monolithos and 3DHUB will provide their expertise on sourcing novel recycled 3D printing materials, validating the technology and be the first to distribute the technology in their region.

This partnership was created also thanks to the networking opportunities which EIT Manufacturing provides for companies across the EU. Ing. Nicholas Borg Calleja, the founder of ELM Fabrication, said, “The large-format 3D printing technology we’re developing will disrupt verticals such as furniture, film making, trade shows and other industries which continue to rely on traditional and linear workflows that use virgin material such as timber to develop products. Thanks to the support of EIT Community RIS Hub Malta and together with my co-founder Ing David Sciberras, we were able to access support from EIT Manufacturing who have been great in giving us the support and finding the partners we need to get this project up and running. By the end of 2025 we aim to be ready to market.”

Diana Miceli, EIT Community Officer in Malta, said, “The European Institute of Innovation & Technology operates KICs across multiple sectors such as Health, Food, Digitalisation, Mobility, Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Energy and, of course, Manufacturing. Having established a community hub in Malta last year, it’s great to see the first projects get off the ground. Maltese start-ups like ELM Fabrication have the opportunity, through EIT, to access to support they need to make their innovation ideas a reality.”

For more information, please reach out to the EIT Community RIS HUB Malta: [email protected] or follow the LinkedIn page: EIT Community RIS Hub Malta

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