Peppi Azzopardi posts touching tribute to Joe Debono

Oct 27 2021

Local activist and media personality took to Facebook today to upload a tear-jerking video tribute to his long-time friend and colleague Joe Debono, who died today after a battle with ALS. Debono was most commonly known for his portrayal of popular TV character ‘James Bondin’, who would frequently appear on Xarabank.

In his video, which Peppi said was a ‘farewell to his brother’, one could see excerpts of Joe’s participation in various TV programmes, including TV appearances where the personality would call for donations for the second ‘Dar Bjorn’, a home for ALS sufferers.

Debono was a beloved media personality and will be dearly missed by colleagues and fans alike.

RIP Joe.

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Over €430,000 spent by government on Budget 2022 promotion

Oct 27 2021

In a recent Parliamentary reply to PN MP Karol Aquilina, Minister for Finance Clyde Caruana revealed that a total of €438,804 were spent to promote Budget 2022 which was held earlier in October.

The minister’s figures revealed that €206,067.20 were spent on what was called “logistics” while €138,073.25 was spent on “media buy and distribution” while €94,663.96 was spent on “design, multimedia and printing.” Included in these figures are governmental spend on consultation activities across Malta.

Nationalist Party leader stating that it cost the taxpayer €438,804 to pay for “government propaganda”, going on to state that such an activity is “over and above the hijacking of the public broadcaster, which is funded by the taxpayer.” Following the Budget 2022 event, Bernard Grech had stated that it lacked credibility and completely forgot Gozo, amongst other criticisms.

What do you think of the amount spent by the government?

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Disney Pixar drop trailer for Buzz Lightyear film with Chris Evans

Oct 27 2021

Toy Story fans, Disney Pixar followers and lovers on animation in general will rejoice at the fact that the entertainment giants have dropped the trailer for the Buzz Lightyear standalone film ‘Lightyear’ with Chris Evans.

Prepare for ignition. 👨‍🚀💫 Check out the new poster for #Lightyear pic.twitter.com/tLPMivoNZW

— Disney and Pixar’s Lightyear (@PixarsLightyear) October 27, 2021

The film not only features the voice of Captain America himself but also a soundtrack including David Bowie’s Starman, cementing ‘Lightyear’ as a highly-anticipated film already.

Prepare for ignition. 👨‍🚀💫 Check out the new poster for #Lightyear pic.twitter.com/tLPMivoNZW

— Disney and Pixar’s Lightyear (@PixarsLightyear) October 27, 2021

An IMDb statement has highlighted that the film is not about the Toy Story action figure or Buzz Lightyear of Star Command cartoon series but the origin story of the actual astronaut who inspired the cartoon and toys. With over 500,000 views on the day of its launch and a release date set for June 17, 2022, we’re sure it will be a long nine months until this one drops.

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Vaccine certificates issued in Malta have no expiry date, Prof. Gauci reveals

Oct 27 2021

Superintendent for Public Health Prof. Charmaine Gauci has revealed that the COVID-19 vaccine certificate issued by Malta does not have an expiry date, despite a previous legal notice claiming that it is only valid for six months.

Prof. Gauci assured the public that they do not have to worry about eligibility for a booster as their vaccination is still valid. That means that anyone wanting to go abroad, eat at restaurants or attend any form of event can show their vaccine certificate and they should be accepted.

When asked about the legal notice highlighting the validity of six months, Gauci revealed that the notice had no date and is thus not attached to a particular time frame.

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