Notices published in Government Gazette No. 21,578 of 30th January 2026

Post of Customs Assistant in the Ministry for Finance - January 2026

Part I: General Ability Test

The Department of Examinations notifies that the result for 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 of Customs Officer in the Ministry for Finance - January 2026

​Part I: General Ability Test

The Department of Examinations notifies that the result for 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.

Notification of Concentration

In terms of regulation 5(4) of the Control of Concentrations Regulations, 2002 published in Legal Notice 294 of 2002, the Director General of the Office for Competition notifies for general information that a notification of a concentration between Thomas Smith & Co. Limited (Ħal Luqa) and FastDrop Limited (St Julian's) was filed on Thursday, 22nd January, 2026.

The nature of the concentration is the creation of a joint venture between Thomas Smith & Co. Limited and FastDrop Limited.

Thomas Smith & Co. Limited operates across a wide range of maritime-related services, including ship agency, brokerage, management, freight contracting, stevedoring, marine equipment trading, and the ownership or chartering of various types of marine vessels. Overall, its core business focuses on logistics and freight forwarding on an international scale.

FastDrop Limited provides delivery, courier, warehousing, and storage services, mainly specialising in last-mile delivery within Malta.

The Director General of the Office for Competition invites interested third parties to submit their written objections on this notified concentration within seven days following publication of this notice at the following address:

Malta Competition and Consumer

Affairs Authority

Office for Competition

Mizzi House, Triq Nazzjonali

Blata l-Bajda HMR 9010

Malta

or (competition@mccaa.org.mt)

Tenders awarded lists Gaz 30.1.pdf

Traffic and Parking Suspension

The Ħal Għargħur Local Council notifies that on Friday, 6th February, 2026, from 4.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m., Triq San Nikola, Triq l-Oratorju, Triq Karmnu Zarb, Triq il-Wiesgħa and Triq il-Kbira will be closed to traffic. Parking in Misraħ il-Knisja and Triq il-Wiesgħa will be prohibited during the same times.

Suspension of Traffic

The Mosta Local Council notifies that on Tuesday, 10th February, 2026, from 6.45 a.m.  to 9.00 a.m. Triq il-Kungress Ewkaristiku will be closed to traffic.

Towing of a Vehicle

The San Pawl il-Baħar Local Council notifies that a grey vehicle which was parked for a long period in Triq il-Port Ruman, St Paul's Bay, of type Mazda with registration number plates PPR609 and no license, was towed on the 27th January, 2026, and taken to Tar-Robba Recycling Plant, Ħal Kirkop, after being notified for eight days as in virtue of Section 8A of Legal Notice 94 of 1977 as amended by Subsidiary Legislation 65.13 (Traffic Regulations and Removal of Encumbering Objects).

If the owner  of the said vehicle does not show up within the stipulated time frame, this will be scrapped.

Street Closures

The Santa Venera Local Council notifies that from 6.00 p.m. of Saturday. 7th February, 2026 to midnight of Sunday, 8th February, 2026, Triq il-Kbira San Ġużepp from Fleur-De-Lys roundabout to Barun Snack Bar, including the side streets, will be closed.