Casual Election in the Third Electoral District to elect a member of Parliament following the resignation of Silvio (Silvio John) Grixti.The Electoral Commission notifies that no candidatures were received on the fifth day allowed for nominations for a…
Read moreMonth: December 2021
Omicron Surge Prompts CES to Trim a Day from Schedule
This year’s Consumer Electronics Show will end a day earlier than planned, the organizer of the global technology and gadget show said, after companies including Amazon and General Motors dropped out of attending the Las Vegas event in person because o…
Read moreTHE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER: Message by Prime Minister Robert Abela marking the start of the New Year 2022
Another year is over and the global fight against COVID-19 is still ongoing. Yet 2021 presented us with hope for the future as we started to emerge from the harshest and hardest days of the pandemic. And as a result of our efficient and effective vacci…
Read moreUS Officials Ask AT&T, Verizon to Delay 5G Wireless Near Certain Airports
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday asked AT&T and Verizon Communications to delay the planned Jan. 5 introduction of new 5G wireless service over aviation safety …
Read moreENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE NOTICE: Food contact materials containing plastics and bamboo
The Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health has been following the use of ‘bamboo fibres’ in food contact materials for some time. During the past year, the European Commission’s Food Contact Materials Working Group…
Read moreTHE MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND PLANNING: Sale of single-use-plastic products to be prohibited
As part of the government’s efforts in battling single-use plastics (SUPs) and in line with the budget speech, Malta will be banning the sale of various single-use plastic products as of 2022. Malta was among the first countries to prohibit the import…
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