September 29, 2022

The first national policy in the coming months Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia led a delegation which participated in the Monaco Yacht Show, the world’s leading superyacht event. During the visit, the Minister held a number of meetings with key industry players to identify areas how this industry, which brings to Malta substantial economic returns, can be further developed and consolidated.  This visit continues to build on the launch held last week of the Steering Committee to draft Malta’s first ever National Policy for Yachting.   Minister Farrugia also visited the ‘Maritime Malta’ stand, whereby Transport Malta is

In his address during the Competitiveness Council in Brussels, Economy Minister Silvio Schembri welcomed the Commission’s proposal for better single market coordination, especially in times of crisis. However, he also called for a more sensitive and flexible approach, in particular to island periphery states such as Malta which are more fragile and susceptible to supply chain disruptions. Minister Schembri stated that the Commission’s proposal, whilst still being examined in detail, is in principle a step in the right direction, in order to avoid a repetition of the unprecedented disruptions in the freedom of movement of services, goods and people, and

U.N. agencies are calling for an end to food loss and waste as the United Nations marks the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Thursday. A U.N. Environment Program report says over 930 million tons of food waste were generated in 2019. The chief of UNEP’s energy and climate branch, Mark Radka, said that represents about 20% of available food. “There is evidence that household food waste is generated at a similar per capita level in all countries, regardless of country income level,” he said. “So, households, on average generate about 74 kilograms per person, per year

The James Webb and Hubble telescopes on Thursday revealed their first images of a spacecraft deliberately smashing into an asteroid, as astronomers indicated that the impact looks to have been much greater than expected. The world’s telescopes turned their gaze toward the space rock Dimorphos earlier this week for a historic test of Earth’s ability to defend itself against a potential life-threatening asteroid in the future. Astronomers rejoiced as NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impactor slammed into its pyramid-sized, rugby ball-shaped target 11 million kilometers (6.8 million miles) from Earth on Monday night. Images taken by Earth-bound telescopes showed