Decline in number of sixth formers in Malta

Jun 18 2021

According to the latest statistics published by the NSO, the number of students who decide to continue into post-secondary education has been consistently decreasing over a five-year period. The 2014/15 academic year saw 6000 students registering into sixth form, but this number had already went down to 4,866 by 2019. With a dwindling of 19%, the total number of post-secondary and tertiary students racked at 20,806.

Business, administration and law accounted for 24.6% of the most enrolled in fields of study by post-secondary students. Health came close at 19.7%, with humanities registering at 10.6% and engineering, manufacturing and construction all at 9.7%. A total of 7897 students graduated from post-secondary and tertiary education during the 2018/19 scholastic year.

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Belgium pauses game after 10 minutes to pay tribute to Christian Eriksen

Jun 18 2021

Belgium paid tribute to player Christian Eriksen in the Group B match against Denmark by stopping the play in the 10th minute. Before the kick-off, a huge Eriksen shirt with the number 10 was revealed in support of the player who suffered from a cardiac arrest during the team’s defeat on Saturday.

During the 10th minute, the game was stopped for a huge round of applause all in tribute of the player. Eriksen did confirm that he is now recovering and is ‘fine – under the circumstances.’ It was also confirmed that Eriksen will be fitted with a defibrillator implant which is a necessary device after cardiac arrest due to rhythm disturbances.

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Photo Source: AFP, Sky Sports

WATCH: Cat cools itself in supermarket fridge

Jun 18 2021

The summer heat is seriously affecting all of us… including this cat. The feline had the ingenious idea of seeking a cool shelter from the heat waves in a supermarket fridge.

The cat can be seen walking among the milk cartons and cheeses, completely unbothered by the shoppers. How the cat managed to get in and make its way all the way into the fridge is unknown, but we commend it for its ability to improvise!

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Source: Vibe FM

3 COVID-19 cases registered with 4 recoveries

Jun 18 2021

Malta has registered 3 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 1,965 swab tests, while 4 patients have recovered. No deaths were registered in the past 24 hours. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Friday 18th June 2021, 616,102 vaccine doses were administered of which 348,633 were 1st doses. 278,588 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 30,588 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 30,136 have recovered, 420 died and 32 are still active.

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