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Election fever or false hope? PM still mum on November election

Election fever or false hope? PM still mum on November election
Sep 6 2021 Share

According to Nationalist Party news source ‘il-Mument’, Prime Minister Robert Abela might be calling for an election for the 13th or 27th of November. Despite this, Abela is still mum on whether this is the case as the focus seems to be going fully towards the Budget for 2022. The Budget will be presented to the House on the 11th of October, with debates and final approval possibly stretching to around two weeks. The latest the Prime Minister can call an election will be September of next year. 

An early election following the Budget would have to take place in early December but this is not a good strategy for the sole reason that it would disrupt the Christmas shopping period. Given the pandemic, the government would not be too keen on taking this route. The long periods of waiting for the announcement might give the PN and other parties more time to work out their own strategies, but it could also tire out their election energy before the actual event. We’ll have to wait and see…

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Photo Source: City of Ottawa, Robert Abela FB

Watch: Brazil vs Argentina gets suspended by authorities during match

Sep 6 2021 Share

One of football’s most iconic matches was set to occur last night when Argentina’s team travelled to Brazil to face their old rivals. Unfortunately, spectators weren’t able to see the match as Brazilian health authorities abruptly entered the pitch in the 7th minute. This caused the game to end early.

 

The Brazilian health authorities entered the match in search of 4 Argentinian players, who ply their trade in the United Kingdom. All these players play for English clubs. The players are Christian Romero, Emi Martinez, Emi Buendía and Giovanni Lo Celso. The problem was that all these players came from England without quarantining before.

Most South American countries are on the UK’s red list, so most English teams didn’t let some of their South American players to go play for their national team. Brazil was most notably hit the heaviest from this decision as they couldn’t pick 9 of their usual star players, including goalkeepers Ederson and Allison and captain Thiago Silva. Last night rumours that the Brazilian authorities felt their team were at a disadvantage were spread, with some fans even thinking that that was why the game ended.

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Are payments for on-street parking the future for Malta?

Are payments for on-street parking the future for Malta?
Sep 6 2021 Share

Like many things, towns and villages have changed in landscape, leading to parking becoming more and more of an issue. The Maltese have grown accustomed to free parking places as the norm, despite many cities across the world introducing charges on cars to occupy public land. According to the director for the Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development Maria Attard, ‘there is a very high cost associated with free, unmanaged parking, primarily because like any free thing it gets abused.’ 

Malta has created infrastructure which ‘priorities cars over people’, even though the vehicles spend around 80% of their time parked. Attard pointed out that paid parking is not a radical transport management measure as it has become well established in many parts of the world. Introducing paid parking could help implement a shift in mentality for the public, especially considering that the lack of management allows households to buy more cars than they can actually house with their property or even beyond the capacity of their local area.  

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Photo Source: Rent a Car in Malta

Financial aid to Mellieha’s musical organisations in tourism pilot project

Financial aid to Mellieha’s musical organisations in tourism pilot project
Sep 6 2021 Share

Speaking at a press conference, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo announced a pilot project which will give financial aid to the cultural organisations of Mellieha. This pilot project will be aimed at boosting the culturally iconic band clubs (kazini) and musical organisations following the pandemic’s massive negative impact. The Minister says that this project will not only impact the Maltese and their families but also the tourists who visit the islands and appreciate our buildings and culture. 

Bartolo described Mellieha as a cultural cradle and a tourist Mecca. The pandemic made the Maltese population refrain from cultural aspects which we deemed as normal, but this had its toll on the musical organisations and local and foreign tourists as well. The members of the musical organisations and band clubs kept these traditions alive through hard work and thus this financial aid will help them continue their essential efforts. 

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Photo Source: Clayton Bartolo FB