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23.05.19 5 NEWS Bye-Law of 2018 about Loitering in Ħamrun (Ħamrun Local Council) The Ħamrun Local Council notifies residents that the publication as to Article 35 of the Local Councils Act (Cap.363), Draft Bye-Law about loitering in Ħamrun is available for the attention of the public at the office of the Ħamrun Local Council between 8.00am and 11.30am from Monday to Saturday. This bye-law was discussed at the Council meeting held on Thursday, 30th August, 2018 at 5.30pm MELITA Business, in partner- ship with Telia Carrier, is now providing cloud connect ser- vices. With more than 65,000 kilometres fibre assets across 280 Points of Presence (PoPs) in more than 115 cities and 35 countries worldwide, Telia Car- rier's service, combined with Melita's resilient internation- al network, is uniquely placed to support Maltese businesses looking to shift critical pro- cesses to the cloud using direct and secure connections that bypass the public internet. rough this service, Melita Business will be able to connect local businesses to the leading cloud platforms, including Az- ure, AWS and Google Cloud. is results in a consistent and agile cloud-to-premises net- work experience. In addition to speed and reliability, the network also has an abundance of capacity, meaning there are no constraints on scalability or bandwidth-heavy workloads in the cloud. Malcolm Briffa, Director of Business Services at Melita, said, "At Melita we are fully focused on understanding the needs of all our clients and providing the best solutions for their needs. is service complements the major in- vestments in the Melita Data Centre, increased dedicated fibre presence in leading busi- ness centres, and upgrades to Melita's international network. Melita has partnered with Telia Carrier, the world's number one global Internet backbone, according to the Oracle-Dyn rankings, to provide business customers with best-in-class cloud connectivity." Henrik Almroth, Sales Direc- tor, Telia Carrier, comment- ed, "In partnering with Mel- ita, we're bringing enhanced global connectivity and our award-winning customer care to businesses based in Malta, providing the performance and service that business custom- ers expect. We're really look- ing forward to continuing our fruitful relationship with our customers in Malta." More information on Cloud Connect is available from: www.melitadatacentre.com Melita launches world's best cloud connectivity for Maltese businesses The Melita data centre in Madliena is part of a network which provide business customers with best-in-class cloud connectivity ROTARY Club International has long been renowned for its work in society, helping to promote peace, tackle disease, support education, provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene, and grow local econ- omies. Now, one of the organisation's local arms – the Rotary Club La Vallette Malta in collabo- ration with Integritas Group – has launched a competition to help tackle one of society's biggest problems today: plas- tic waste. To this end, the Club will fund two €5,000 projects that fight plastic and applica- tions are now open. "Globally, Rotary is often at the forefront of helping the world take on the most press- ing issues of the day," says Ro- tary Club La Vallette Malta spokesperson Frédéric Villa. "Today, one such issue is plas- tic waste and we have come together as members in the hope of sparking innovation among local society on ways that we can effectively reduce and fight plastic on our island in the months and years to come." So, using funds raised by its members, the Club has launched a competition to give one individual, and one NGO or enterprise start-up, the chance to win €5,000 to launch and support their pro- ject. is will be reinforced by expertise from within the Club's extensive membership base, on everything from legal advice to PR activities, for one calendar year. Applications will be judged by a panel of Rotary La Valette Malta members and experts from within the envi- ronmental sphere, as well as experts from complementary sectors. ose interested in apply- ing can simply visit the Club's dedicated competition website at www.thefightplasticfund. com to fill in the online form, including a detailed explana- tion about the concept and how it will contribute to reduc- ing plastic use on the island. Applications close on 7 June 2019. Successful applicants will progress to Round Two, and will then be asked to make an in-person presentation to the Judging Panel. "As always when we are faced with challenges, we believe that we can use innovation to fight those challenges. We hope this competition will provide inspi- ration to anyone with a brilliant idea for how we can unite to beat plastic waste in Malta. We look forward to hearing those ideas, and supporting their fru- ition into viable concepts for our island," Mr Villa says. For more details about the Fund, as well as FAQs and the Application Form, please visit www.thefightplasticfund.com. Rotary Club La Vallette Malta launches competition fund FIGHTING PLASTIC