Shortage of PlayStation 5’s to get worse in 2022

Nov 15 2021

Bad news for all gamers – if you thought getting your hands on a PlayStation 5 was difficult enough, it might not be getting any better. According to Bloomberg, Sony has downgraded its predicted production by a whopping one million units due to ‘component and logistics constraints.’

In other words, the global shortage could be getting worse and making PS5’s even scarcer. Sony forecasted manufacturing 16 million units of its fastest selling games console by March. The number has now been cut to 15 million.

The global shortage of semi-conductors contributed to the situation. Sony’s Chief Financial Officer Hiroki Totoki stated that any spike in COVID-19 would simply make the company’s supply even worse. This follows PS5s becoming the fastest selling Sony console of all time last July. It hit 10 million units in record time but fell behind in numbers compared to its predecessor, the PlayStation 4. Uneven vaccine rollouts across developing nations also impacted Sony’s supply issues as the company has various production bases there.

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BURGERKARA! Hermanos Burgers is opening its doors in Birkirkara

Nov 15 2021

Central Malta has been blessed with one banging burger chain after the other in recent months and the bustling central region of Birkirkara and local favourite Hermanos Burgers seems to be the latest to throw its hat in the ring.

Vowing to turn Birkirkara into Burgerkara, Hermanos Burgers announced that the burger joint will set up shop in Malta’s highly-populated city with a bright red Facebook post. As expected, the comments section was showered with comments welcoming the arrival of the beloved burger chain and if their other outlets are anything to go for, the new Hermanos spot will definitely brighten up the place.

Whether you like to indulge on the occasional cheat meal or go for a burger every time you need some comfort, living in the centre of Malta just got better and we can’t wait to see what else is in store.

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Alex Dalli allegedly boasted with a minister over threatening prisoners with weapon

Alex Dalli boasted with a minister over threatening prisoners with weapon

Nov 15 2021

Former prison director Alex Dalli allegedly boasted with a minister and government officials over threatening inmates by placing a gun in their mouth. In shocking revelations published by newspaper Illum, sources have recounted how during a visit to Corradino Correctional Facility, an unnamed minister were greeted by Dalli with a pistol in his holster.

The newspaper stated that Dalli boasted how he used the same weapon to control prisoners. The former director boasted how he placed the gun in the mouths of less obedient inmates. At least one named prisoner was mentioned, reported the newspaper, with the inmate threatened soon after Dalli took up the position.

This news comes after Dalli suspended himself last week following the third prison suicide this year. A former prison official Emmanuel Cassar claims to have witnessed incidents in which Dalli used the weapon to threaten prisoners. Dalli has not commented publicly on the allegations, but police are investigating the incidents. Dalli has however filed libel proceedings against the newspaper and the former prison guard.

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‘Hidden Motives’ – employers concerned over workplace cannabis abuse

Nov 15 2021

The Malta Employer’s Association hit out at the legalisation of recreational cannabis in Malta, requesting the bill be postponed until after a general election. The legalisation would allow the dispensation of up to 50g of cannabis monthly to individuals, as well as permission to grow four plants at home.

The position was issued Sunday, just two days after the PN announced it’s own position against the Bill as it claimed it would enable drug use. Director-general Joe Farrugia stated that the bill falls short of addressing numerous issues connected to cannabis consumption. It gives no assurances to employers about the effect consumption will have on the workplace.

‘The MEA will subsist on having the option of zero-tolerance policies at the workplace in the Bill, and the right to conduct random dope testing in the interest of their employees and their clients, and also to protect themselves from any liability.’ ‘Like the White Paper issued some months ago, the Cannabis Reform Bill is fraught with omissions, inconsistencies and hidden motives.’

The law, said Farrugia, should be aiming at consensus on decriminalisation without promoting consumption. Despite agreeing that cannabis should be decriminalised and that persons carrying minimal amounts for personal consumption should not be liable to criminal proceedings, the MEA accused the government of pushing ahead with the Bill before the elections ‘at all costs for reasons which may be unstated but which are known to all.’

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