Tag: summer
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Ferry bottlenecks signal Summer of congestion and strain on Malta’s infrastructure
The long queues reported for the fast-ferry service in Valletta emerge as a warning sign for the Summer bottlenecks and traffic in Maltese roads as the number of tourists coming to the Islands keeps increasing. The fast-ferry service to Gozo was introduced as part of a wider plan to increase alternative methods of transport with…
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Summer power cuts making a comeback as Malta’s June temperatures reach record yearly highs
Extensive summer power cuts are making a slow return, serving as grim reminders of the 2023 blackouts, which caused more than a dozen of fatalities due to extreme heat. Earlier this week on 9th June, the daily temperature reach a yearly record high with up to 35.6 °C. Power cuts have been reported today in Sliema…
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The Nationalist Party has indeed been on holiday
While the Labour Party has been compelled to stay busy over the summer due to its internal meltdown, the Nationalist Party has literally been on holiday, with the Parliamentary Group not having met for the last two months. A little bit of politics by Facebook while the country keeps going further into crisis and then…
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Out of her depth
I don’t think I ever remember this kind of crass incompetence and criminal negligence by a government minister in my lifetime. It’s also so disconcerting to see the same minister speak so confidently yet, so unaware of the wide and material implications of her gross stupidity. Apart from appointing an energy drinks salesman as Enemalta’s…
