Minister for Planning and Public Works Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi revealed on social media that Ta’ Qali National Park has officially entered the Christmas spirit.
The formal garden area of the national park has been embellished with lit festivity themed decorations to welcome all those visiting the park.
From little Christmas gnomes to reindeer, the atmosphere of the park has been tailored towards the upcoming holidays as families spend more time together.
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Starting today, Uber Green is available in Malta. This new service allows platform users to travel in hybrid and electric vehicles at the same price as Uber’s most popular product, UberX.
The launch of Uber Green is part of the global commitment to become a zero emission mobility platform in 2040 worldwide. Uber’s commitment includes a comprehensive roadmap as well as a series of agreements with public and private institutions around the world.
The main milestones of the Uber roadmap are:
To achieve this goal, Uber will invest 800 million dollars in aid to drivers to cover the costs of acquiring and charging electric vehicles, the main barriers that hinder access to electric mobility. In Malta, Uber and the local partner (Rides and Eats) will invest 50K euros in its transition strategy to electric vehicles.
With today’s launch Uber Green will be available with a fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles with the aim of further increasing its offer to users who, starting from June this year, have the opportunity to access different services such as Uber X, Uber XL, Uber Comfort and, starting today, Uber Green.
Local partner, Rides & Eats, will finance a €50k yearly contribution to support drivers who wish to buy an electric vehicle: for every trip performed until the end of 2023 drivers will be getting 1€ to be spent on the purchase of a new electric vehicle, for a total of 2.5K euro per driver.
Sebastian Ripard, the CEO of Rides & Eats commented that: “We strongly believe that the electric transition in mobility is one of the key steps towards fighting climate change and we are committed to facilitating this transition here in Malta.”
Rides and Eats has also finalised an agreement with Motor’s Inc., Auto Sales Ltd. – Kind’s and Industrial Motors Ltd, three local dealers representing OEM for further discounts to those drivers who want to switch to a zero emission vehicle.
Accessing Uber Green is very simple:
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A TikTok uploaded by user @KevinWeb3 captured the sheer amazement, and satisfaction, of some Canadians in Malta trying out food from a pastizzeria on the island.
The TikToker revealed that they were recommended the iconic Maltese delicacies to try out by a commenter on one of their videos.
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The TikTokers reportedly bought two lasagne and two Coca Cola bottles, and it only cost them €4.50. They went on to reveal that this would have cost them at least $15 back in Canada.
Suffice to say the TikTokers were very satisfied with the cheap meal they were able to land, urging them to share it with the rest of their followers to attract more hungry tourists to the traditional culinary side of Malta.
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Leading by example, Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne revealed that he has just received his flu jab as well as the COVID-19 Omicron booster shot.
The minister received the shots in the Gżira health centre, and went on to encourage people to get their jabs to protect themselves and those around them.
As of the 17th of October, the government started offering the vaccines against influenza and the COVID-19 Omicron variant to those over the age of 55, vulnerable people and healthcare workers.
As of Monday 31st October however, the jab became available to anyone no matter their age. These are being offered for free, with the flu jab administer as a nasal spray for kids. The Omicron jab is available for those aged 12 and over.
