€10,000 for people who go carless for five years proposed by PN

Feb 27 2022

As part of their electoral campaign, the Nationalist Party has pledged to pay drivers €10,000 if they sell their car and go carless for the next five years.

A proposal which intends to reduce cars off Maltese roads and address the island’s notorious traffic problems, the payment would be spread over five years for anyone choosing to find alternative routes.

People who make use of this measure must of course not acquire another vehicle during that five year period.

This proposal accompanies others such as the proposal to build underground tunnels and trams to battle traffic, as well as investing in a system which informs drivers of traffic accidents in advance, launching a national programme to encourage bicycle use and other public transport incentives.

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Voting documents will start being delivered as of tomorrow

Feb 27 2022

Officials within the Malta Police Force will begin delivering voting documents to the electorate as of Monday.

In a recent statement, The Electoral Commission revealed that the documents will be distributed ever day between 8am and 1pm as well as between 3pm and 9pm, with all of the documents to be delivered up to Friday 11 March.

The Electoral Commission noted that the documents shall be the delivered onto the address where the voter is register, meaning that there must be a responsible adult who is a resident or relative to receive and sign for the voting documents. The voting documents must be kept in a safe place, with the commission reiterating that no one must will be able to vote without it.

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Increasingly strong winds expected to hit Malta & Gozo later today

Feb 27 2022

If you’re coming back from Gozo after carnival weekend or plan on visiting an open space for some fresh air, be warned that increasingly strong winds are expected across Malta and Gozo today.

Facebook weather page ‘Malta Weather’ has forecasted ‘partly to rather cloudy skies with moderate winds becoming STRONG across Malta and Gozo.’

Meanwhile, the page ‘It-Temp Madwardna’ has forecasted a 50 per cent chance of rain with temperature highs of 14°C and lows of 9°C, which may feel as low as 6°C. The Malta International Airport’s weather page corroborates such reports, highlighting that Malta and Gozo may experience some rain overnight.

What are your plans today?

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Up to 200,000 people have fled Ukraine, United Nations refugee agency says

Feb 27 2022

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has stated that over 200,000 people have fled Ukraine and arrived in neighbouring countries amid the Russian attacks on the country.

The report sustained that numbers are updated constantly, with the United Nations previously suggested that as many as 4 million people may be displaced by the country’s conflict with Russia. Other reports have described the border between Ukraine and Poland as similar to a refugee camp while others have travelled to neighbouring countries like Hungary, Slovakia and Moldova.

Meanwhile, a Ukrainian presidential adviser has revealed that Ukraine “has destroyed half of Russian transport” which attempted to enter Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city, on Sunday.

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