New Truffle Pastizzi sell out on the day of launch and people want more!

Jun 21 2022

In a testament of their power, the newly launched scrumptious Truffle Pastizzi ended up sold out on the second day from when they were launched.

The interesting, and delicious, spin on the traditional Maltese snack was met with much craving and approval by the overall Maltese community as everyone made sure to get a bite.

Sphinx Pastizzeria announced the limited special edition as yet another creative brain-child of the brand, after introducing the likes of figolla-filled cheesecakes and the lampuki pastizzi.

And it does seem as though their experimentations are working as people are looking forward for another batch of the truffle pastizzi as soon as they are available.

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New Ryanair maintenance facility to open in Malta

Jun 21 2022

Ryanair will start servicing some of its aircraft in Malta at a newly inaugurated €20 million maintenance and overhaul facility close to the Malta airport.

With the announcement made during a press conference at Castille, Ryanair’s CEO Eddie Wilson said that operations will start in October. It will operate with one maintenance bay employing 20 people, but will eventually grow to around 250 employees.

Phase 1 will see the airline operating from an existing hangar before growing into a new three-bay hangar. Ryanair has a subsidiary airline in Malta and operates to 62 destinations from the island.

With over 500 aircraft under Ryanair, the CEO thanked Malta Enterprise for facilitating the investment. He said working in Malta was as easy as working in Ireland, where the airline is based.

Prime Minister Robert Abela, Economy Minister Silvio Schembri and Industry Minister Miriam Dalli all welcomed the investment.

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Man arrested for stealing from religious sites in Siggiewi and Zebbug

Jun 21 2022

Police from the Major Crimes Unit, accompanied by Hal Qormi district police, arrested a 38-year-old man resident of Haz-Zebbug for three thefts from religious sites in Siggiewi and Haz-Zebbug.

Investigations revealed that the man broke into sanctuaries and chapels to steal various items and cash as well as a donation box from beneath a statue.

Investigations led the police to identify the man and arrest him yesterday morning in Haz-Zebbug. The man was arraigned in court today at around 1100hrs.

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Wardens not issuing traffic fines or towing cars to protest work conditions

Jun 21 2022

Wardens are protesting their working conditions and demanding better salaries by not issuing traffic fines or towing away illegally parked cars. Some are also not showing up to reported road accidents.

Following the General Workers’ Union issuing a directive over the weekend, LESA officials also started to show up to work without a uniform. Times of Malta was informed by a warden that wardens are still pulling people over to explain to them that they are breaking the law.

However, they are not fining people doing so, including people using their phone or parking on double yellow lines. Since the GWU said talks with he agency over a new agreement failed, all LESA wardens, who are members of the GWU, have been given these new directives.

The agency said that it is still important to continue honouring policing duties by drawing attention to those caught breaking the law. With around 60 collisions reported to LESA daily, officers are also taking longer to attend to accident sites, and that only one out of six are attending to them.

The union is insisting that the wardens’ salaries should match prison and detention centre wardens’ salaries. It is also asking for more robust measures to protect warden safety.

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