Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,385 of 31st January 2025

Post of Customs Officer in the Ministry for Finance - January 2025

Part I: General Ability Test

The Department of Examinations notifies that the result of the General Ability Test of the above post has been published and may be seen at the Customer Care, Ministry for Education, Triq l-Assedju l-Kbir, Floriana, and at the Examinations Centre, Triq Fortunato Mizzi, Victoria, Gozo, during office hours.

Post ofCustoms Assistant in the Ministry for Finance - January 2025

Part I: General Ability Test

The Department of Examinations notifies that the result of the General Ability Test of the above post has been published and may be seen at the Customer Care, Ministry for Education, Triq l-Assedju l-Kbir, Floriana, and at the Examinations Centre, Triq Fortunato Mizzi, Victoria, Gozo, during office hours.

Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency

State Aid for an Agroforestry Scheme for Land Farmers

The Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency (ARPA), within the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights (MAFA), informs eligible farmers that it will be accepting applications under an Agroforestry Scheme.

This scheme supports eligible farmers in establishing agroforestry systems to promote sustainability and contribute to Malta's net-zero targets. Agroforestry systems integrate trees with agriculture on the same land, providing significant benefits such as carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, and improvements in soil, air, and water quality.

Key Details for Applicants

Deadline: Agroforestry systems must be established by no later than the 31st December, 2025.

Maintenance Period: Farmers must maintain these systems for at least four years.

Planting Requirements: A planting density of 45 trees per tumolo is required on parcels of at least 0.1124 hectares.

Species Selection: Trees must align with local environmental and pedoclimatic conditions, as specified in the Subsidiary Legislation 549.123 Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations

Application Process

Applicants must indicate the parcels they wish to commit to the scheme by:

Providing the parcel identification number;

Marking the boundaries of the parcel on a site plan supplied by ARPA's Front Office.

Applications must be completed and signed in person at one of the following locations:

ARPA Front Office: Pitkali Markets, Ta' Qali, l/o Ħ'Attard

Gozo Front Office: Government Experimental Farm, Triq l-Imġarr, Xewkija

Call for Applications

The call for applications shall be open from Monday, 3rd February to Friday, 28th February, 2025. Applications submitted after this period will not be accepted.

For more information one may:

Access the detailed guidance notes available on the Agency's website (https://arpa.gov.mt/),

Call ARPA's Front Office on 2292 6148 (Malta),

Send an email to (arpa.mafa@gov.mt)

Call for applications for Permits to Operate Stalls at the Farmers Market

The Malta Food Agency notifies that applications will be received from those wishing to be considered for the role of permit holders at the Farmers Market in Ta' Qali and Kottonera from 3rd February, 2025 to 3rd March, 2025. Copies of the call information document and application may be downloaded from the Malta Food Agency website (https://foodagency.mt), or collected in person from the Market Regulation Office of the Malta Food Agency in Triq il-Pitkali, Ħ'Attard. Applications together with the requested documents can be sent by email to (farmersmarket@gov.mt), or delivered in person to the same office from 8.00 a.m. to noon, from Monday to Friday.

Update to the 2018 Basemap

The Planning Authority notifies the general public that it is undertaking an update to the 2018 Basemap. To this extent it will be carrying out surveys by means of drones in the following locality on the following dates:

Ħal Luqa – from 17th to 28th February, 2025

Any queries should be directed to (geomatics@pa.org.mt).

Tenders awarded lists Gaz 31.1.pdf

Suspension of Traffic and Parking

The Mosta Local Council notifies that:

Mosta Square will be closed for traffic on Friday, 28th February, 2025, from 3.00 p.m. till 11.00 p.m.;

Traffic coming from Triq il-Kostituzzjoni will be diverted to Triq Nicolò Isouard;

Traffic coming from Triq il-Pont and Triq Sant'Anna will be diverted to Triq il-Bażilika;

Traffic coming from Triq il-Kungress Ewkaristiku will be diverted to Triq it-Torri;

Traffic coming from Triq San Ġwann will be diverted from the back of City Bar and to Triq il-Kbira.

Parking will be prohibited in the first row of Mosta carpark next to Bażilika.

Public transport will be affected.