€1,000 grant for parents who adopt locally

Jun 1 2021

Minister for Social Justice and Solidarity, the Family and Children’s Rights Michael Falzon revealed that a €1,000 grant will be given to parents who wish to adopt locally.

Stating in a press conference that the ministry fulfilled 90% of its budget commitments for 2021, this grant will go hand in hand other various amendments made ‘to the law to facilitate local adoptions.’

2019 saw the time limit a child had to be in foster care before adoption decreased from 10 years to 5 years.

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Photo Source: Skitterphoto, Michael Falzon FB

Maltese U-15 waterpolo team dominates match

Jun 1 2021

The Malta Under 15 waterpolo national team beat Slovenia 17-4 in their opening match as they inch closer towards the European Championship finals. One of the Maltese players, Jayden Cutajar, shone throughout the match as he’s scored 9 of the 17 goals by the Maltese team. Cutajar scored two goals in the opening session, with the Slovenians landing one. The match continued to prove positive for the Maltese players as goals continued to rack up, with the Slovenians only managing to land their four goals across the four sessions.

The Malta team’s coach Anthony Farrugia told Times of Malta that he was optimistic that the boys could do it as ‘hard work pays off’. He also acknowledged their determination in still delivering an outstanding performance despite lack of training due to COVID-19.

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Photo Source: Dominic Borg

8 COVID-19 cases registered with 4 recoveries

Jun 1 2021

Malta has registered 8 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,026 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 Tuesday 1st June 2021, 519,994 vaccine doses were administered of which 318,743 were 1st doses. 210,486 people are currently fully vaccinated.

To date, Malta has registered 30,054 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 30,543 have recovered, 419 died and 70 are still active.

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Photo Source: Charmaine Gauci FB

Dead turtle washes up at Balluta Bay

Jun 1 2021

A loggerhead turtle was found washed ashore and dead on the Balluta Bay beach on Tuesday morning. The cause of death is said to be an ingested fishing hook and line, as stated by environmental NGO Nature Trust member Vince Attard. This is one of the most common causes of death for turtles as the sea creatures fall for the bait and ingest the hook attached to the fishing line. Attempting to pull out the hook may cause internal bleeding or other complications.

Cyrus Engerer commented on the situation by stating that he is incredibly distraught that this had to happen because of pollution caused by people. He concluded by stating that through more consideration and thought, pointless deaths such as these can be avoided.

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Photo Source: Tas-Sliema Local Council FB, Cyrus Engerer FB