Tallinja Extend Summer Routes To Maltese Beaches

Jun 11 2024

Malta Public Transport is announcing the updated summer bus schedules effective from last Sunday 9th June, 2024, with further adjustments as of Sunday 7th July, 2024.

The adjustments include route extensions and frequency changes to better serve residents and tourists during the peak summer months.

Several routes will see extensions to popular summer destinations: Route 49 (Valletta to Għadira) will now extend to Armier Bay and operate until late evening; Route 74 (Valletta to Żurrieq) will extend to Blue Grotto; Routes 109/109A (Siġġiewi to Baħrija) will extend to Lapsi Bay; and Routes 101/101B (Mġarr to Ċirkewwa) will extend to Ġnejna Bay.

Adjustments in frequency will also be implemented. Route 43 (Valletta to Naxxar) will have its frequency reduced to every 60 minutes in July due to the end of the scholastic year.

Similar frequency reductions during peak times will affect Route 61 (Valletta to Ħaż-Żebbug) from 15 to 20 minutes, Route 72 (Valletta to Qrendi) and Route 73 (Valletta to Żurrieq) from 20 to 30 minutes, and Route 90 (Valletta to Ħaż-Żabbar) from 20 to 60 minutes.

Conversely, several routes will see an increase in frequency to accommodate higher demand. Route 212 (Sliema to Buġibba) will have additional services starting in June with further increases in July. Route 221 (Buġibba to Ċirkewwa) will adjust from 30 to 20 minutes in June and further to 15 minutes in July. Route 222 (Sliema to Ċirkewwa) will increase from 20 to 15 minutes during peak times. Both Route 223 (Buġibba to Għajn Tuffieħa) and Route 225 (Sliema to Għajn Tuffieħa) will change from 60 to 20 minutes during peak times, while Route 322 (Mġarr to Marsalforn) will adjust from 90 to 45 minutes. Route 53 (Valletta to Rabat) will operate every 30 minutes almost all day during the summer.

Additionally, Route X1A (Ċirkewwa to University of Malta) and Route 150 (Lascaris to MCAST) will be suspended in July due to the end of the scholastic year.

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Service Dogs Visit KSU-PWS Study Area To Reduce Stress

Jun 11 2024

Service dogs were taken to visit the KSU-PWC Common Room yesterday for the Night Time Study Area to make exam season all the more stress free.

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Students were treated to the company of adorable dogs as they continue their studies – but who could focus with these adorable canines among them?!

A few treats and scratches and all the students were considerably much less stress free.

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24 Year Old Cypriot YouTuber Elected To European Parliament

Jun 11 2024

Fidias Panayiotou, a popular YouTuber from Cyprus, has been elected as an independent MEP to the European Parliament.

Known for his eccentric online antics, including attempting to hug 100 celebrities and spending a week in a coffin, the 24-year-old boasts over 2.6 million subscribers.

Despite his lack of political experience, Panayiotou garnered 19.4% of the vote, making it the third-largest tally. He described his election as a “miracle” and urged political parties to modernize and listen to the public.

Panayiotou’s candidacy aimed to inspire youth political engagement rather than win. He previously faced backlash for a YouTube video where he dodged train fares and a hotel breakfast bill in Japan.

Celebrating his victory in Nicosia’s Eleftheria Square, he proclaimed, “We are writing history. Not just in Cyprus, but internationally.”

Declared as a candidate in January, Panayiotou admitted on Alpha Cyprus TV to having no prior voting or political knowledge, motivated by a desire to challenge the “nerds” in Brussels. The election saw a voter turnout of nearly 59%, attributed in part to the “Fidias factor.”

Panayiotou received 40% of votes from the 18-24 age group and 28% from the 25-34 group. He was one of six Cypriot MEPs elected, coming third behind DISY and AKEL.

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PL Candidate On What Problems Campaigning Revealed

Jun 11 2024

Former European Parliament Labour Party candidate Clint Azzopardi Flores took to social media to highlight 12 problems he encountered people to be having during his campaign.

Among the social issues Azzopardi Flores pointed to were:

Y-Plates: ’No need for more elaboration’; POYC medicines that do not match the patients; The housing and social accommodation reform and high rent. ‘A lot of people are suffering and not keeping up with demands’; The thousands of foreigners who entered Malta as temping agencies became tourist agencies;

Means testing thresholds need expansion as people are not coping due to high cost of living; Campers: ‘thousands caught in a bind’; Hospital and orthopaedic operations as the elderly are waiting 5 to 6 years in pain;

Lands department is a ‘labyrinth’. People desperate to settle ground rent issues to avoid problems for their future children; The benefits which have stuck to the vulnerable, being asked for receipts that date back 7 years; Exaggerated fines on trappers.

The former candidate said that he is exhausted trying to help people on his own. ‘I still have 63 pending cases from 500 which I solved on my own’, concluded Azzopardi Flores, vowing to help the ‘little guy’.

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