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4 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 25 MAY 2025 NEWS ITTRA TA' INTENZJONI Jiena, Nina Victorovna Ryabchenko, bħala d-Direttriċi tal-kumpanija The Gateway Of India Limited, numru tar-reġistrazzjoni tal-kumpanija C107758, qed niddikjara l-intenzjoni tal-kumpanija li tirreġistra għal Liċenzja tan-Ne- gozju tal-Impjiegi skont l-Artikolu 23 tal-Att dwar is-Servizzi ta' Impjieg u Taħriġ, 1990 (Att XXVIII tal-1990). L-attivitajiet li jistgħu jitwettqu permezz dan din il-liċenzja huma dawn li ġejjin: 1. Konsulenza dwar ir-reklutaġġ 2. L-intervistar, l-għażla, u t-tqegħid ta' kandidati f'impjieg 3. Ir-reklutaġġ ta' persuni li joqogħdu barra minn Malta għal impjieg f'Mal- ta jew fi stat membru tal-UE 4. Ir-reklutaġġ ta' persuni li joqogħdu Malta għal impjieg f'Malta jew fi stat membru tal-UE 5. Ir-reklamar ta' pożizzjonijiet miftuħa 6. Iż-żamma ta' reġistru tal-applikanti għal impjieg CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 DESPITE Malta's figures being among the lowest for teens who tried e-ciga- rettes at 13 or younger, the overall trend in Europe, and among Maltese girls in particular, points to increasing early use. Girls gone green Cannabis remains the most commonly used substance across Europe, and Malta is no exception. Here again, girls lead boys in usage rates, with 14% of Maltese girls reporting having used cannabis in their lifetime, compared to 8.6% of boys. Malta is one of a handful of countries where this gen- der gap is reversed. The survey found that high-risk canna- bis use, measured through the Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST), is more prevalent among Maltese girls (4.4%) than boys (2.6%). Malta is the only ES- PAD country to report this reversal. Bottoms up Alcohol remains widely used by Mal- tese teenagers, with 42% of girls and 33% of boys reporting current alcohol use. The survey also found that binge drinking, defined as five or more drinks on a single occasion, is significantly more common among girls in Malta, at 34%, compared to 25% among boys. Malta, Lithuania and Monaco were the only countries where girls reported a 10-percentage-point lead in lifetime alcohol consumption over boys. ESPAD data show that Maltese girls are also more likely than boys to report lifetime use of other substances such as synthetic cannabinoids and pharma- ceuticals. For example, 4.7% of Maltese girls reported using synthetic cannabi- noids, compared to 2.4% of boys. Even in gambling, an area traditional- ly dominated by boys, the report finds that girls in Malta are exhibiting high- er levels of harmful behaviour. Among student gamblers, 7.1% of girls were flagged for possible problematic gam- bling, compared to 3.7% of boys. Good prevention programmes in Malta Despite these trends, Malta stands out for its strong uptake of prevention pro- grammes. The country ranks among the top in Eu- rope for participation in skills-based train- ing aimed at improving personal and social competencies. Over 70% of Maltese students said they had taken part in such initiatives, which are considered more effective than tradi- tional awareness campaigns. Training in personal skills, which in- cludes managing emotions, stress and peer pressure, was attended by 55% of students in Malta, second only to Lithuania. European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs shows girls in Malta are outpacing boys in cannabis use, binge drinking, problematic gambling and vaping Girls leading the way in risky behaviours among Maltese teens CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 On the most recent controversy to dog the Valletta council, a court rul- ing that ordered the council to rein- state a contract for the restoration of the St Paul's Shipwreck church façade, Zammit says his advice was ignored by the mayor. "I have nothing personal against the mayor… I'm against his decision [to stop the contract]," Zammit says, adding he had warned the mayor he was going to be cornered. "But he was hard-headed, and now the court agreed with what I, and the St Paul's Shipwreck parish archpriest, were saying all along," Zammit says. A former presenter on ONE TV with his show Kalamita, Zammit in- sists his decision to leave the party station and move the show to Smash TV was of a commercial nature. See interview on MT2 Zammit says his advice was ignored by Valletta mayor