The government has diverted €8 million from the Social Development Fund to Hospice Malta for the completion of the NGO s palliative care complex project.
The first of its kind in Malta, the St Michael Hospice Complex will offer day therapy and an outpatients clinic, as well as 16 rooms to house patients who can no longer live at home but have not yet required hospital care. This will help them transition into full-time care while they remain surrounded by their loved ones.
The Santa Venera building was signed over to Hospice by the Church in 2019.
“Everyone knows the toll end of life care can have on people at the most difficult period in their lives, this project will seek to strengthen Hospice’s invaluable work in the field,” Prime Minister Robert Abela said.
Strengthening customer care and addressing challenges faced by those trying to access service must improve, Identity Malta said as it launched its new three-year strategy.
With the aim of renewal, simplification of processes, efficiency and less bureaucracy, the agency which handles passport, ID and residency services has published its first three-year strategy since its founding eight years ago, with 35 points of action it aims to achieve.
ID Malta’s digital platform will be widened while another office will be opened in the north. The agency will also be considering the possibility of making some services available through councils.
Throughout the next three years, the agency said, it would be undertaking its 35 points of actions with the aim of:
Household utility bills to adjust automatically after birth of a child or loss of a family member
Agreement ARMS Ltd and Identity Malta Agency paves way for automatic adjustment of household members on utility bills when a child is born or a member dies
13 April 2021, 3:52pm
by Kurt Sansone
Energy Minister Miriam Dalli welcomed the agreement between ARMS Ltd and Identity Malta, hailing it as a collaboration that benefits citizens
This will be possible after an agreement between Identity Malta Agency and utility billing company ARMS Ltd.
The agreement, signed today, ensures the entities work more efficiently, saving time and effort for customers.
Fireworks police escorts will be paid through IIP citizenship sale funds
Government allocates €100,000 from IIP funding towards security transportation for fireworks
2 February 2021, 6:29pm
by Karl Azzopardi
Sources said the government will be allocating €100,000 for expenses related to the police escort.
In order for festa enthusiasts to be able to set off fireworks during their annual celebrations, they must pay for a police escort to transport the explosives from their factory to the place where they would be set off.
Band clubs are also obliged to pay for an insurance policy and a fire engine during the fireworks spectacle.
Enthusiasts who spoke to MaltaToday said that over two days of celebrations, fire engine costs total around €350, while a site permit and police escort cost over €200.