December 2021
THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Christmas message to the Maltese people by President of Malta George Vella 2021
Fellow Maltese and Gozitans, Greetings. First of all, my wife and I wish you a Merry Christmas and hope that you are enjoying these festive days with your relatives and loved ones, in an atmosphere of warmth and true friendship. I value this yearly mes…
GlobalFoundries Announces Extension Of AMD Wafer Supply Agreement To Guarantee Supply
Published by The Street By PR Newswire MALTA, N.Y., Dec. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — GlobalFoundries Inc. (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, today announced that it has agreed to amend its Wafer Supply Agreement (WSA) with AMD to increase the volume of chips GF will supply as well as extend the terms of the agreement to secure supply through 2025. The agreement also expands the breadth of the partnership, including supply assurance for AMD chips serving the datacenter, personal computing, embedded and other growth markets. With this agreement, AMD now expects to purchase app…
Omicron Milder Than Other Coronavirus Variants, New Studies Suggest
New research from Britain and South Africa suggests the fast-spreading omicron variant of the coronavirus is milder and results in fewer hospitalizations than other versions.Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland unveiled a study Wednes…
US Sets Shorter COVID-19 Isolation Rules for Health Workers
Worried that a new COVID-19 wave could overwhelm understaffed U.S. hospitals, federal officials on Thursday loosened rules that call on health care workers to stay out of work for 10 days if they test positive.Those workers will now be allowed to come …
All Europe must share responsibility for migrants, pope says
Published by Reuters UK By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – All European countries must share the responsibility for taking in migrants and helping them integrate, Pope Francis said on Wednesday, urging nations to open “the door of the heart”. Speaking at his weekly general audience, Francis, who has made the defence of migrants and refugees a cornerstone of his papacy, said he was able to touch their “wounded humanity” during his trip to Cyprus and Greece earlier this month. “I also was able to see how only a few European countries are bearing the greater part of consequences of
THE OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL PERMANENT SECRETARY The Public Service establishing itself as a leader in more areas
Five out of nine awards, from 70 nominations for the 2021 Worker of the Year Award were given to public sector employees. According to Principal Permanent Secretary Mario Cutajar, this shows to what extent the renewal of the public service also left it…