Passport office introduces longer opening hours

Jul 18 2022

The Maltese passport office has extended its opening hours due to long queues of people needing to submit applications.

Extending them even them to Sunday, the office will now be open between Monday and Friday from 0730hrs to 1800hrs, on Saturday between 0730hrs and 1400hrs, and Sundays between 0700hrs and 1100hrs.

The announcement was made via a Facebook post by Identity Malta and explained that these were temporary measures. It did not reveal for how long the new hours will remain.

Times of Malta reported last week that a large increase in the number of passport applications left people having to wait for more than a month for an appointment or face long queues, which last for hours, at the Marsa post office.

A spokesperson for the home affairs ministry said that the number of applications processed last month was almost double that of June 2019, the summer before COVID-19.

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WATCH: Minister Clayton Bartolo most looking forward to seeing French Montana at Isle of MTV

Jul 18 2022

In an exclusive comment to Malta Daily ahead of tomorrow’s return of the iconic Isle of MTV Malta, Minister for Tourism Clayton Bartolo expressed his satisfaction in seeing such an event finally take place after a two-year hiatus… and also told us which artist he is looking forward to seeing most.

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Minister Bartolo revealed that he is eager to see headliner and superstar rapper French Montana. The Minister also stated that, while superstar DJ Marshmello may appeal to a younger crowd than himself, he is also excited to see Grammy-nominated DJ and Producer Marshmello.

The headliners, Marshmello and French Montana, will be joined by fellow Isle of MTV Malta acts bbno$, Mae Muller and Malta’s own Shaun Farrugia and a roster of Maltese talent on Tuesday 19th July at Il-Fosos Square in Floriana.

Who are YOU looking forward to seeing most tomorrow?

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Our first glimpse at this year’s Isle of MTV stage

Jul 18 2022

We’re only one day away from the official return of Isle of MTV Malta – and to get you all excited we have our first sneak peek at the official stage.

The stage, which thousands have been excited to see make a comeback, will be welcoming some of the world’s biggest artists as well as some talented local acts.

We’ve been tracking the release of artists as Isle of MTV Malta announce their line-up, with artists ranging from French Montana, Marshmello, Ella Eyre and Joel Corry all set to perform.

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But that just scratches the surface as this stage will be making sure your experience at this massive event, on the 19th of July, will be one for the books!

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YouTube to finally let users watch videos whilst using other apps on phone

Jul 18 2022

The day has finally arrived as YouTube has just installed a new function which will allow users to do other things on their phone whilst still watching videos.

This was one of the major drawbacks of YouTube in general as once you exit the app to text or use any other application, whatever you’re currently watching automatically shuts off.

Those days are over however as the new picture-in-picture mode will allow users to watch videos in a floating window whilst performing other activities on the iPhone or iPad.

it’s happening! ✨ picture-in-picture is slowly rolling out for YouTube on iPhone & iPad, & just like on Android, will be avail to:

Premium members globally &
non-Premium members in US (non-music only)

it’s been a long time coming 😌 all the details ➡️ https://t.co/mNbPWWE21n pic.twitter.com/ZeBY48KOhH

— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) July 11, 2022

After user feedback was submitted, the company noted that this was one of the most requested features for YouTube. The feature will as of yet be available for premium members worldwide and non-premium users in the US.

However, the new function won’t be available for music unless one has a premium subscription. Taking to Twitter, YouTube itself acknowledged that this has been ‘a long time coming’.

For those wondering how it will work, all one needs to do is head to settings, then General in the YouTube app and turn on picture-in-picture. From then on, it’s multi-tasking all the way.

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