Airlines calling for an end to COVID restrictions for flights within the EU

Mar 11 2022

Airlines and airports have been calling for an end to COVID-19 measures in domestic flights in the European Union as countries around the world continue to relax travel-related measures such as presentation of vaccine certificate and mask-wearing.

A joint statement fro ACI Europe and IATA states that COVID-19 and the Omicron variant are pervasive across all of Europe and immunity is at a level that hospitalisation or risk of death has dropped dramatically, especially in cases of vaccinated individuals. Airports Council International (ACI) Europe represents around 500 regional airports while airline trade association IATA has highlighted how numerous countries are dropping COVID-19 requirements.

“As European countries open up and remove restrictions, it is only logical to remove similar restrictions from air transport.”

IATA Regional Vice President for Europe stated that such movement will allow people to travel freely and support jobs related to European air transport and travel sectors.

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Gynaecologist addresses Grech’s call for permanent IVF specialist: “We’ve had them for three years”

Mar 11 2022

During a political event in Isla on Wednesday, local gynaecologist Mark Sant criticised PN leader Bernard Grech’s pledge to establish a ‘permanent IVF specialist’ in Malta due to the country having no experts in this regard.

On a ONE TV broadcast of programme Awla, Sant stated that Malta has had three IVF experts for the past three years. In his pledge, Grech referred to ‘Batch IVF’, a process by which the menstrual cycles of multiple women are programme in order to conduct the same process at around the same time. Such a process was being conducted due to the lack of IVF specialists, with experts coming to Malta to oversee such process.

The gynaecologist went on to argue that Malta has had three embryologists in Malta for three years and the ‘batch’ process is not carried out anymore… “Maybe that’s why I didn’t speak to him about the issue”, Sant said. As he carried on with his discourse, Sant welcomed Labour’s proposal for the introduction of Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) testing in Malta, which allows specialists to analyse the embryo formed outside the uterus for genetic issues which would prevent it from implanting.

What do you make of this?

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Miriam Dalli announces €500,000 investment to make Mosta’s Wied Speranza more hiker-friendly

Mar 11 2022

Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Miriam Dalli has announced that Mosta’s Wied Speranza will receive a €500,000 investment to clean up the area and make it more hiker-friendly.

Dalli revealed that the project would include cleaning the valley from illegally-dumped waste and restoration of the ecosystem through the use of rainwater and will include a walkway, restoration of rubble structures, stone bridges and fountains.

Throughout the duration of the electoral campaign, there have been calls to make green areas more accessible for the Maltese public. That being said, the minister has reported that administrative works have begun on the areas chapels, which work includes the removal of invasive plant species, amongst other projects.

The Wied Speranza project forms part of the Life IP River Basin Management Plan project, with Wied Speranza covering around 16 kilometres of land starting from Dingli up until the Salini area. Due to Malta’s climate, high temperatures and low rainfall, projects tackling rainwater conservation such as this one are not only important but essential.

Have you ever visited Wied Speranza?

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Bernard Grech invites Jon Mallia to join Nationalist Party

Mar 11 2022

“Politics needs everyone, better yet, the country needs everyone.” Grech stated that before 2017, he used to believe that it is enough to speak publicly, make appearances on TV and radio and post on Facebook, but now understands that it is not enough and that is why he entered into politics.

The PN leader went on to invite Mallia to continue speaking publicly, as he already does, telling him that if he wants a platform to usher in change, he has a right to it.

Mallia seemed reluctant to give Grech an answer, especially given the fact that he remains critical of all individuals regardless of political orientation, as we have seen on his podcast.

Watch the full podcast below:

Should Jon Mallia join the PN?

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