Crowds cry “shame on you” after Sarah Everard vigil is broken up by police

Mar 14 2021

On March 13, 2021, crowds gathered on Clapham Common for a vigil celebrating the life of Sarah Everard following the tragedy of her kidnapping and murder, which event was broken up by the police for breaking COVID-19 restrictions.

People shouted “Shame on you”, “Leave them alone” and “Arrest your own” as members of the vigil were handcuffed and escorted off the stage due to the braking of coronavirus regulations.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan along with various politicians from different sides of the spectrum voiced their concerns with the ‘disproportionate use of force’ and some even calling for the resignation of the Metropolitan Police Chief.

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Miriam Dalli urges employers to help parents with teleworking methods

Mar 14 2021

Following the recent announcement of what is being called a ‘quasi-lockdown’, with schools going online as from tomorrow, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Miriam Dalli took to Facebook to publish an appeal on the matter.

Il-Ħadd it-tajjeb 😊,Minn għada t-tfal se jibdew bit-tagħlim online. Sitwazzjoni li nifhmuha la darba hemm…

Posted by Miriam Dalli on Sunday, 14 March 2021

Dalli called upon parents and employers to utilise teleworking when possible, and for employers to provide alternative methods to facilitate parents with the monitoring of their children.

The minister closed off by calling for public co-operation and collaboration so that we as a nation can escape this situation as soon as possible.

Contact tracing reportedly 9 days behind schedule

Mar 14 2021

COVID-19 contact tracing is reportedly 9 days behind on cases as case management and the respective units are overwhelmed with work, The Malta Independent on Sunday has reported.

Workers in the sector have told the Malta Independent that they are “drained and tired”, with the prolonged waiting time contrasting Health Minister Chris Fearne’s previous claims contact within 24 hours for positive COVID-19 cases and 4 days for contacts of the case.

Malta currently stands at 3,144 active COVID-19 cases out of the total 26,267 cases.

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Haley Bugeja & Women’s National Team claim Team of the Year and Sportswoman of the Year

Mar 14 2021

The Women’s National Team and Sassuolo player Haley Bugeja have been awarded team of the year of sportswoman of the year, respectively, by the Malta Sports Journalist Association.

TEAM OF THE YEAR AND SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR! 🎉 The women's national team has deservedly claimed the Team of the Year…

Posted by MFA Women's Football on Saturday, 13 March 2021

Bugeja and the national team have had a groundbreaking year in sport as the team have set a number of records whilst Haley Bugeja has racked up quite a number of acclaims over the past year.

The Women’s Football branch of the Malta Football Association took to Facebook to congratulate their players, along with men’s national team coach Devis Mangia who won Coach of the year.

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