September 2021

With an investment of €3 million, Yacht Lift Malta Ltd, the first operator of floating boat lifts in the Mediterranean, has built a new yacht lift that will be offering an environmentally friendly, efficient and bespoke concept of boat servicing and maintenance. This was inaugurated by Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Ian Borg during a press conference in Ta’ Xbiex.   Minister Ian Borg said that, “We are at the forefront of the maritime sector and remain committed to working harder in order to remain leaders in this sector. We have seen great achievements, namely our Maltese flag,

Minister for National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government José Herrera launched the fifth edition of the local band clubs support scheme, managed by Arts Council Malta. The €160,000 allocation for this scheme continues to build on over €1 million in direct funds allocated to local community-based cultural organisations during the last five years.   Minister José Herrera emphasised on the government’s commitment towards traditional culture and the importance of community engagement through arts and culture.   “Our local feasts provide a very good opportunity for the community to engage and participate in various art forms, whilst keeping alive a

Several U.N. agencies are calling on countries in the Americas to stop “expelling” Haitians without first assessing their “protection needs” and to uphold the “fundamental human rights of Haitians on the move.” The U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the U.N. Human Rights Office (OHCHR) say Haitians also need better access to “regular migration pathways.” The U.N. agencies say countries in the Americas need a “regional approach” to deal with the migrants. The Washington Post reports many Haitians say “restrictive” immigration policies in several Latin American countries where they’ve

Fifteen African countries have succeeded in fully vaccinating at least 10 percent of their populations against COVID-19 by September 30, a goal set by the World Health Organization in May. However, that leaves two-thirds of the continent’s 54 nations extremely vulnerable to the deadly disease. Several countries have performed extremely well. Seychelles and Mauritius have fully vaccinated more than 60 percent of their populations and Morocco has inoculated 48 percent against the coronavirus. Richard Mihigo is coordinator of the Vaccine-preventable Diseases Department in the WHO’s regional office for Africa. He said those countries were able to achieve and even excede

​ ​12,000 workers and 270 businesses to benefit Business activity is expected to double by next year and create hundreds of jobs  The Central Business District in Mrieħel has been given a new lease of life with the completion of industrial works after a dearth of more than twenty-five years. Minister for the Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri announced that, with an investment of around twelve million euro, which is the first of its kind, this area, which covers a land mass the size of the capital city Valletta, saw the completion of the first two phases out of three

Weeks before a high-profile climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Danish officials are talking up an ambitious program to develop the world’s largest offshore wind energy complex, with the potential to provide enough green energy to power not just Denma…