Thursday, Aug 13, 2020

*China has stepped up measures to reduce food waste, after President Xi Jinping called the amount wasted "shocking and distressing".* The "Clean Plate Campaign" comes after Mr Xi highlighted that Cov...

Wednesday, Aug 12, 2020

Governments have a duty to put the wellbeing of their citizens first. At the same time, they also have a responsibility to protect livelihoods and businesses. This goes hand-in-hand with a responsibil...

Tuesday, Aug 11, 2020

The Emergency Committee on COVID-19, convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), held its fourth meeting on 31 July. In its statement following the me...

Tuesday, Aug 11, 2020

Prime Minister Robert Abela on Tuesday appeared to downplay the current spike in COVID-19 cases, saying this was due to the high number of tests, while pointing out that no serious cases were being di...

Tuesday, Aug 11, 2020

*New Zealand has put its largest city back into lockdown after recording four new Covid-19 cases, ending a 102-day streak without a local infection.* A three-day lockdown was swiftly imposed in Auckla...

Tuesday, Aug 11, 2020

With no American visitors to show around the D-Day beaches or the Loire Valley's chateaux, and no work on the immediate horizon, Paris tour guide Linda Zenou frets about how she will pay off a loan an...

Tuesday, Aug 11, 2020

*The US is weighing new rules that would temporarily bar US citizens and legal residents from entering the US to control a surge in coronavirus cases.* US media say the proposal would affect people su...

Monday, Aug 03, 2020

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) notes with satisfaction that since the airport opened, gradual tourism influx together with the Government vouchers scheme and the continuation of s...

Monday, Jul 06, 2020

The   Ministry for Tourism and Consumer Protection and the  Malta Tourism Authority  welcome the announcement made yesterday by Prime Minister Robert Abela that a further six countries have been added...

Monday, Jul 06, 2020

A Ryanair flight arriving from Vienna officially marked the re-opening of Malta International Airport following the partial lifting of a travel ban which came into effect in March. Passengers arriving...

Sunday, Jun 14, 2020

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association which, since the arrival of COVID-19 in Malta, has been meeting with government continuously welcomes the financial and business development support announ...

Saturday, Jun 13, 2020

3,081 passengers on humanitarian & repatriation flights handled in May. Airport’s summer schedule offers direct connections to 9 countries and regions. 6 airlines to start operating to and from Ma...