Tourism Minister announces €300,000 into Xemxija promenade

Apr 9 2021

After what have been called ‘years of lack of investment’, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo announced a whopping €300,000 investment into the Xemxija promenade.

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Posted by Clayton Bartolo on Thursday, 8 April 2021

The Minister took to Facebook to share a video and photos of the project, marking a continuation of the recent works on St. Paul’s Bay, amounting to a total of around one million Euro in this touristic zone.

Bartolo went on to highlight that the works on this area will be conducted in a swift manner, to be finalised by June in order to welcome tourists to this highly-visited area.

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Hamrun Spartans declared Premier League winners as MFA decide to halt league

Apr 9 2021

Follow a much awaited decision from the Malta FA Executive Committee, it has been decided that the 2020-21 Premier League season has been put to an end in light of recent COVID-19 restrictions, making Hamrun Spartans this year’s champions.

Officials of local football’s governing body met earlier today to discuss the sport’s current situation and whether to stop the league for this season.

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Posted by Hamrun Spartans Football Club on Friday, 9 April 2021

With Hamrun Spartans at the top of the table, five points above second place, they were declared as this year’s champions, for the eight time in their history.

Protagonists of this year’s underdog story in local football, Hamrun posted a subtle but emotional video on their Facebook page in light of the recent decision.

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Keanu Reeves spotted on set of John Wick 4 as film set to start filming

Apr 9 2021

Keanu Reeves has been spotted arriving on the set of the fourth John Wick movie as filming is set to start very soon.

56-year-old Reeves, who plays the fabled hitman and titular character, arrived at Potsdam Babelsberg Studios in Berlin on Wednesday 7th, wrapped from head to toe in winter gear.

Direct Chad Stahelski had previously revealed that following John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the team had set the bar higher, with the fourth instalment of the action blockbuster anticipated to be another box office success in May 2022.

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Two cases of blood clots after vaccine; authorities state there is no link

Apr 9 2021

Two Maltese citizens are reported to have developed blood clots after having received a vaccine jab, but the health authorities have stated that there is no credible link between the two.

During today’s COVID-19 media briefing, Professor Charmaine Gauci stated that neither of the cases has been confirmed to be linked with the vaccine, with one case occurring after receiving a Pfizer vaccine and the other developing after receiving an AstraZeneca vaccine.

Professor Gauci stated that the country will stand by the recommendations of the European Medicines Agency, despite many countries cancelling inoculation via the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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