WATCH: Beaches flooded as temperatures rise in Malta on Good Friday

Apr 2 2021

As Malta’s temperatures seem to be ever on the increase as Summer draws nearer, people have utilised the advent of Good Friday to take to the beaches and cool off. The public holiday seemed to grant people a day of sunny, not to mention hot, weather and the opportunity was seized for a swim by many.

It is however important to remember that health measures are still in place; People can only be in groups of 2, unless they are from the same household. These health measures were put in place to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. It does seem nonetheless that the measures are being adhered to as daily cases have dropped beneath 50.

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Football coach accused of sexual abuse on children awaiting sentence in Malta

Apr 2 2021

A former policeman and youth football coach who fled towards Malta after sexually abusing 15 boys and girls over a period of 40 years has been found guilty in English court and is currently awaiting his sentence in Malta.

Stephen Walker lived in Malta for a number of years under a different name after fleeing the United Kingdom, only to return in 2019.

Today, he is 68 years old and has been charged with committing acts of sexually abused between 1960 and 2007 where it is reported that he abused children in England, France and even Malta.

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42 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 94 recoveries

62 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 114 recoveries

Apr 2 2021

Malta has registered 42 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,361 swab tests, while 94 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Thursday 1st April 2021, 203,553 vaccine doses were administered of which 55,897 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 29,127 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 28,045 have recovered, 395 died and 687 are still active.

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Cannabis reform ‘may hurt society’; Caritas & other groups react

Apr 2 2021

Caritas, the Oasi Foundation and the Association of Psychiatrists have issued their statements on the recently-proposed cannabis reform, going on to state that the reform may ‘normalise use of the drug’ & ‘harm society’.

The groups stated that they are “seriously concerned” with the proposed legislation and that it reflects the ‘lost battle’ against cannabis culture, which affects individuals & families dependent on cannabis, along with adolescents and those at risk of developing mental health problems.

Despite questioning methods of enforcement, especially in front of children, the groups agreed that cannabis users should not be sent to prison or have their cannabis-related arrests in their criminal records expunged.

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