COVID-19 wage supplement extended until January

Dec 16 2021

Prime Minister Robert Abela has confirmed that the wage supplement intended to help businesses recover from the impacts of COVID-19 has been extended until January.

The PM said that ‘on an international level there is uncertainty when it comes to travelling, and we also saw that companies are facing a logistics headache when importing goods.’

He pointed out how he and the government want to sustain the progress achieved over the last few months and not lose at such a crucial time.

Determined to support people during uncertain times, he said, ‘we don’t want people to lost their jobs.’ The extension to the wage supplement was also called on by Opposition leader Bernard Grech earlier this month.

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New political party ABBA pushes for referendum to have cannabis law revoked

Dec 15 2021

The recently-formed political party ABBA, lead by Ivan Grech Mintoff, has begun a petition which aims to force a referendum on Malta’s recent cannabis legalisation.

Signatures are being collected for the ‘Unwanted Cannabis Act’ which intends to revoke the recently-approved cannabis law. Local law dictates that the petition must consist of at least 10 per cent of Malta’s electorate to put a referendum intom place, meaning that it will require around 36,000 to 38,000 signatures. The petition is then assesses by the electoral commission and presented to constitutional court for approval.

Grech Mintoff stated that “despite the massive show of public opposition, the Maltese government yesterday went against the interest of the people and legislated for more drug-taking. This is a dangerous step that no other government has taken in any country.”

Malta recently made international headlines for being the first EU nation to legalise cannabis, welcoming a wave of feedback on both sides of the spectrum.

The party has called anyone who wishes to support the cause to contact them at [email protected] or call 79879879.

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Billie Eilish says the vaccine saved her from dying from COVID

Dec 15 2021

Billie Eilish recently opened up about the impact COVID-19 had on her life and expressed her gratitude for the life-saving vaccine.

Having contracted the disease earlier this year, the pop-star revealed that she still feels the remnants of the infection to this day.

Despite the effects still following her around, she expressed how thankful she was for receiving the jab. She claims that if she hadn’t done so, she would not have survived the infection.

Speaking on a radio show, Eilish said that ‘it was bad. I mean, I didn’t die […] but that does not take away from how miserable it was.’

‘I was sick for like two months almost’ she continued. ‘I want it to be clear that it is because of the vaccine that I’m fine. I think if I weren’t vaccinated, I would have died because it was bad.’

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Vaccinating children against COVID kicks off in Europe

Dec 15 2021

Children aged 5 to 11 will start receiving jabs against COVID-19 on Wednesday in several European nations.

In an effort to keep schools open and contain the raging pandemic, Germany, Spain, Greece, Hungary and Malta were some among those who opened up inoculation drives to younger kids.

Doctors have also reported strong initial demand from parents, with the EU medicines watchdog having approved the Pfizer-BioNTech shot for kids last month.

The age group in question is reportedly experiencing high COVID infection rates across the continent, being one of the reasons prompting the vaccination effort.

The dose is administered at a lower amount than the Pfizer jab for over-12s.

The United States was the first large country to offer the jabs to young persons, so far having vaccinated more than five million children aged 5 to 11.

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