102 new lawyers and 10 legal procurators receive their warrants

Sep 16 2022

Justice Minister Jonathan Attard has presented 102 new layers & 10 legal procurators with their warrant, allowing them to freely exercise the legal profession they had been studying during the past years.

Attard stated that the new layers & legal procurators must exercise commitment and respect to the constitution, laws and regulations whilst guaranteeing access to justice and good legal representation.

During the ceremony, held at the Admiral’s Hall in Fort St. Angelo, Birgu, Attard stated that the government must continue to modernise the legal process to make it more concise and efficient whilst further investing in human resources and infrastructure.

Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti, the Chamber of Advocates’ lawyer Matthew Brincat and the Chamber of Legal Procurators’ Gerald Bonello addressed the ceremony.

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A large breakfast helps to control your appetite according to study

Sep 16 2022

A study made by the University of Aberdeen has concluded that people who start their days with a large breakfast are more likely to know how to control their appetite throughout the day.

The researchers managed to find out that if one eats a large meal in the morning and proceeds to eat in small amounts during the day than that person would lose weight in a faster rate and follow any diet they are doing easier.

The study happened between 30 volunteers who for around 2 months had daily meals prepared for the morning, afternoon and evening. These daily meals together would amass to around 1,700 calories.

The breakfast offered to those 30 volunteers would include yoghurts, smoothies, sausages, eggs and mushrooms.

In the first month of the study the researchers gave the volunteers a breakfast with half the 1,700 calories whilst in the second month they had a low calorific breakfast and a high calorific dinner.

After the study was published, Professor Alexandra Johnstone said that in today’s world not many people are finding time to prepare large meals for breakfast and that is why they end up eating in large amounts during the evening.

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Homeowner shows critical state of Malta’s oriental hornet infestation in alarming trap photos

Homeowner shows critical state of Malta's hornet infestation in alarming trap photos

Sep 16 2022

A concerned Maltese resident has taken to Facebook to show the alarming state of Malta’s oriental hornet infestation, sharing the result of a number of rat glue pads with a considerable of hornets after just two days.

“An infestation of oriental hornets that have spawned this summer which apart from being a nuisance are also killing our native bees that produce our delicious honey…” he wrote before going on to highlight how this issue must be addressed before it is too late.

Just recently, The Exterminator’s Arnold Sciberras spoke to Malta Daily about hornets’ plaguing of many Maltese urban areas, sharing a few photos of the severity of an Oriental hornet sting.

Sciberras had also stated that such traps are not advised for homeowners, as they could cause damage to creatures within the ecosystem which are not harmful such as bees, cats and others.

Many have shared these concerns of hornet infestations across Malta, with residents noting a significant increase in hornet occupation over the past months. Have you been experiencing the same?

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Six-year-old girl in critical condition due to dehydration & drinking sea water

Sep 16 2022

A six-year-old Syrian girl is reported to be in critical condition and fighting for her life at Mater Dei Hospital as a result of dehydration and consumption of sea water.

Times of Malta sources stated that the girl was in the ITU and was admitted to Mater Dei unconscious on Sunday. She was originally evacuated by the Armed Forces of Malta with an individual who was initially believed to be her mother but is reported to be her aunt.

The Italian coast guard, who were involved in the rescue, reported that the girl was found “critically ill” and in a “serious state of dehydration”. The girl and accompanying adult were 2 of 28 asylum-seekers rescued from a Liberian-flagged merchant ship off the coast of Libya.

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