St Julian’s mayor asks for more police between 11pm and 5am

Jul 9 2021

Speaking on LovinMalta’s Lovin Daily, St Julian’s mayor Albert Buttigieg stated that more police presence is needed between 11pm and 5am in order to protect the property and peace of mind of residents. Buttigieg explained how Paceville leaves a domino effect on the rest of St Julians, making the locality an extension of the Entertainment Mecca. Residents, he stated, often experience and report vandalism, with this week seeing a group of youth deciding to jump onto car bonnets and damaging cars.

He pointed out that the police commissioner agreed with the concept of having a special police squad to patrol during the nighttime, but action has still not yet been taken. Buffer zones should be set up to separate the commercial spaces from the residential spaces, he stated. Residents have reported people ringing doorbells and running away, people committing sexual acts in their terrace and many other acts of vandalism.

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Photo Source: InterContinental Malta, Albert Buttigieg FB

WATCH: Nirvana Super Yacht docked in Grand Harbour Marina Malta

Jul 9 2021

The Nirvana Super Yacht, an 88m unique yacht built by Oceano, can be currently seen docked in Malta’s Marina Grand Harbour. The yacht can be rented starting at €900,000 per week, and can accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 staterooms. With a crew of 27, the naval architecture was developed by Oceano and Azure Yacht Design and Naval Architecture, having been designed by Sam Sorgiovanni.

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Nirvana is in the top 5% by LOA globally, one of 57 motor yachts in the 80 to 90m size range. Her top speed can reach 1.28kn above average, ranking at around 19.5kn. it boasts a luxury gym, jacuzzi, spa, indoor cinema, PlayStations, onboard games and other water sport entertainment features.

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96 COVID-19 cases registered with 3 recoveries

195 COVID-19 cases registered with 5 recoveries

Jul 9 2021

Malta has registered 96 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,903 swab tests, while 3 patients have recovered. No deaths were registered in the past 24 hours. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Thursday 8th July 2021, 700,180 vaccine doses were administered of which 368,449 were 1st doses. 346,739 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 30,851 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 30,179 have recovered, 420 died and 252 are still active.

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Photo Source: Charmaine Gauci FB

Pandas officially no longer endangered

Jul 9 2021

The iconic black-and-white panda has been taken off the endangered list by officials in China. The bear was placed on the vulnerable list, which is at least slightly better than endangered. With panda population reaching 1,800 in the wild, they were originally reclassified as vulnerable back in 2016 by the International Union for Conversation of Nature (IUCN). This was met with backlash from Chinese officials who argued that this would lead people to believe that efforts to help increase panda population could be relaxed when it still required further conversation effort.

Work was done to expand natural habitats and repopulating bamboo forests, along with captive breeding methods performed by zoos. The animal is considered a national treasure in China, with head of the Ministry of Ecology and Environemtn’s Department of Nature and Ecology Conservation in China Cui Shuhong stating that this improvement shows the country’s efforts in keeping their habitats integrated.

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