Village feasts may make a return this summer; meetings to be held with enthusiasts and Curia

Village feasts may make a return this summer; meetings to be health with enthusiasts and Curia

Jan 25 2022

In a sudden announcement regarding Malta’s vaccine certificate rules, Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne has stated that the Health Authorities plan on bringing back village feasts this summer.

A number of meetings will be held with the Curia and feasts enthusiasts & participants in this regard and while it is too early to confirm, the intentions are there. Regarding Malta’s COVID-19 situation, Fearne stated that the country has made progress thanks to the high booster uptake, with close to 75% of the adult population having received the booster in past weeks.

While vaccine certificate rules only came into place last week, the Health Minister stated that such a change was made as “scientific criteria” allows the authorities to make them. He went on to state that while science isn’t always popular, it is “almost always right” and now allows citizens to enjoy their social and cultural life without endangering public health.

Do you welcome such a decision?

Photo source: Reveal Malta

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Mandatory vaccine certificate rule to be scrapped for most places next month

Jan 25 2022

In a sudden change of pace for Malta’s COVID-19 situation, Health Minister Chris Fearne has just announced that most establishments will not need a vaccine certificate as of next month.

As of 7th February, vaccines certificates will no longer be mandatory to enter restaurants, snack bars or band clubs and as of 14th February, it will be removed for bars, gyms and pools. The vaccine certificate will remain obligatory for sporting events, casinos, nightclubs and travelling.

During a parliamentary address, Fearne also alluded to the fact that quarantine for primary contacts of COVID-19 cases may be reduced to five days, then scrapped altogether, at a potential February date.

Fearne stated that such decisions were taken by the health authorities based on “scientific criteria”.

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This Maltese DJ just released a track on one of the top 10 labels in Melodic Techno

Jan 25 2022

2022 has proven to be quite a year for electronic artists in Malta, with local noisemakers gathering support and accolades like there’s no tomorrow and they show no signs of slowing down.

Earlier this month, melodic techno DJ & Producer Jonathan Abdilla also known as Toxism released a track on one of the top 10 labels in the Melodic Techno genre. Steyoyoke, founded by prolific artist Soul Button, is home to a number of chart-topping melodic techno bangers and Abdilla is the latest to join the roster.

Not only is Toxism the first Maltese artist to sign on such a label but the track ‘Into the Light’ is an absolute banger of a track and worthy addition to any melodic techno playlist.

Check out the track below:

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Two heavily mutilated sharks wash up in Marsalforn

Two heavily mutilated sharks wash up at Marsalforn Bay

Jan 25 2022

WARNING: This article contains graphic content which may be unsettling for some. Read with caution.

Two Bluntnose Sixgill sharks washed up dead and heavily mutilated in Marsalforn in Gozo on Monday. Environmental NGO Nature Trust took to Facebook to share graphic images of the sharks, urging the Environment & Resources Authority to consider the legal protection of such species.

Two divers reportedly discovered the sharks, initially mistaking them for dead turtles. The sharks bodies were seen to be cut off, leaving only the head and some organs. The particular breed of sharks is not protected in Maltese waters and is quite a rare sighting for Malta.

In their post, Nature Trust went on to urge the ERA to “monitor exotic species, to try to resolve the ongoing and overdue issue of unwanted pets as these often end up cruelly abandoned in the countryside or the sea, resulting in agonizing slow deaths.” They closed their statement by urging the public to be responsible when adopting exotic pets and if personal situations change, efforts must be done to transfer the pets to a safe home.

What do you make of this?

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