‘Animals in Malta have to suffer due to ineffective administration’

Apr 18 2023

Animal activists issued a joint statement stating that, due to a lack of effective administration, animals across Malta are having to suffer.

‘We are saddened by the news that another person has been injured by dogs’ the activists said. ‘Dogs kept and bred by this individual have already been in the media yet under the current legislation he is allowed to keep animals in his care.’

They lamented how there is no doubt that once the dogs have been caught, ‘they will probably be put to sleep and will have to pay with their life for the improper upbringing they have had.’

‘This is because yet again the authorities have failed to protect them and other animals with effective legislation.’

‘Animal Activists and NGOs have been asking for legislation to control breeding and a temporary ban on the breeding of stronger breeds for years. Had the Minister enacted the legislation when the first case was reported in the media, yesterday’s incident would not have happened.’

The statement urged the government, and more specifically Animal Rights Minister Anton Refalo, to take action about the situation, pointing to Commissioner for Animal Welfare Alison Bezzzzina’s recommendation of regulating breeding in 2021, amongst other measures.

This comes after Andre Galea, a breeder, was attacked by his own dogs in Msida, leading him to seek shelter on a car roof after sustaining injuries. Galea’s dogs had mauled his own grandmother to death back in 2020.

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Biker in Senegal ran over by Google Maps Car caught on camera

Apr 18 2023

A collision which involves a motorcyclist from Senegal and a Google Maps car has been caught on camera and can reportedly be viewed on the navigation site.

Google Maps are known for capturing the most bizarre, sometimes terrifying, moments from all over the world.

The latest incident is now documented on Google Maps, with Reddit users creating a video capturing the accident happening scene by scene.

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The exact coordinates of where the accident occurred were not shared, despite the area being recognised as Youpe Amadi, Sengal.

This is also not the first time a Street View car has been involved directly in a crash. A Google Street View vehicle was reportedly part of a three car pile in Indonesia in 2013 and, in 2019, another such vehicle was caught having crashed into a signpost after veering off the road.

It is also unsure what the situation of the drivers is as not much direct information about the crash is currently available.

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Occupy Justice Malta protest with pig masks in front of parliament

Apr 18 2023

Yesterday evening, Occupy Justice Malta staged a protest outside parliament to ‘highlight the fact that politicians and government appointees, elected and nominated, respectively, to serve the country are, instead, using their positions of privilege to pillage the country’s coffers for their personal gain.’

Donning pig masks, some of them visibly butchered, the group explained in a statement that it is evident that ‘these individuals have no qualms about feeding at the trough and lining their own pockets with undeserved wealth.’

Accusing the government of treating the population with contempt, the group said that the recent WhatsApp chat revelations between Rosianne Cutajar and Yorgen Fenech ‘proved, black on white, what we already know – only this time it was coming from the horse’s mouth.’

The group lamented that these individuals ‘seem to belong to a clique of untouchables, who are above the law, abetted and aided by crumbling institutions that have been weakened by lack of good governance and an absence of checks and balances.’

‘The disrespect with which voters are treated is disgraceful and, in some cases, criminal. Of course, our dormant Police Commissioner and Attorney General have done absolutely nothing to rectify the situation, and it is only thanks to the relentless work of courageous journalists and civil society activists that the acts of these disgraceful, greedy politicians have remained in the spotlight’ the statement concluded.

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End of an era: Goodbye to AirMalta by end of 2023

Apr 18 2023

Times of Malta confirmed with Air Malta’s chairman David Curmi that Malta will have a new national airline by the end of the year as we see the end of an era.

Despite the end of Air Malta, a ‘largely seamless’ introduction of a new airline will be carried out – one that passengers should not find much issue with.

The chair told ToM that the ‘creation of a new airline to replace Air Malta was in the final phase, as were discussions with the European Commission, which had rejected the government’s request to inject nearly €300 million into the airline in a bid to save it.’

When asked by the same newsroom about Air Malta’s current 330 employees, which were brought down to that number from a workforce of over 1,000, Curmi revealed that they would be made redundant but would be able to apply for employment with the new airline.

He added how the end of complex discussions with the EU Commission is soon to come as it did not want ‘a photocopy of Air Malta. We showed the commission that we mean business.’

‘We created a five-year business plan and we are close to concluding on that. If we stick to this plan, then we will have a national airline that makes business sense’ he told ToM.

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