‘Hidden Motives’ – employers concerned over workplace cannabis abuse

Nov 15 2021

The Malta Employer’s Association hit out at the legalisation of recreational cannabis in Malta, requesting the bill be postponed until after a general election. The legalisation would allow the dispensation of up to 50g of cannabis monthly to individuals, as well as permission to grow four plants at home.

The position was issued Sunday, just two days after the PN announced it’s own position against the Bill as it claimed it would enable drug use. Director-general Joe Farrugia stated that the bill falls short of addressing numerous issues connected to cannabis consumption. It gives no assurances to employers about the effect consumption will have on the workplace.

‘The MEA will subsist on having the option of zero-tolerance policies at the workplace in the Bill, and the right to conduct random dope testing in the interest of their employees and their clients, and also to protect themselves from any liability.’ ‘Like the White Paper issued some months ago, the Cannabis Reform Bill is fraught with omissions, inconsistencies and hidden motives.’

The law, said Farrugia, should be aiming at consensus on decriminalisation without promoting consumption. Despite agreeing that cannabis should be decriminalised and that persons carrying minimal amounts for personal consumption should not be liable to criminal proceedings, the MEA accused the government of pushing ahead with the Bill before the elections ‘at all costs for reasons which may be unstated but which are known to all.’

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Suicide bomber locked in taxi by driver before Liverpool explosion

Nov 15 2021

A taxi driver is being hailed as a hero after he allegedly locked a suspicious passenger in his cab before the vehicle exploded outside a Liverpool hospital. The car, which belonged to David Perry, was engulfed in a fireball outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital yesterday morning.

The passenger was killed in the back, after he asked to be driven to the Service of Remembrance at Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral a mile away. Perry allegedly suffered minor injuries including cuts, bruises and ear drum damage. The father of two has already been discharged from hospital.

Three men have been arrested in connection with the incident, with anti-terror police performing a series of raids in a developing investigation. The man first asked Perry to pull over outside the hospital when they found out that they could not get to the event due to blocked streets.

Perry noticed some kind of light attached to the man’s clothing and acted quick. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Liverpool Mayor Joanne Anderson thanked Perry and expressed their thoughts for those who were impacted by the incident.

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10th victim of Astroworld tragedy is 9-year-old Ezra Blount

Nov 15 2021

Yet another life has been lost following the tragic event at Astroworld 2021. The tenth victim is Ezra Blount, a nine-year-old boy who died from his injuries. The boy was allegedly on his father’s shoulders when a huge crowd surge happened during the performance.

His father Treston allegedly passed out, resulting in Ezra being trampled by the raging crowd and sustaining several injuries. Going into cardiac arrest, Ezra was placed in a medically induced coma at hospital to help reduce swelling. He unfortunately passed away on Sunday November 14th.

Treston, waking up after passing out, rushed to an on-site medic to find his son. He was eventually found in a nearby hospital after he was admitted under the name John Doe due to him having no ID on him. Family attorney Ben Crump said that the entire family is grieving the incomprehensible loss of their precious young son.

‘This should not have been the outcome to taking their son to a concert, what should have been a joyful celebration.

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Fatal incident in Xemxija leaves 30-year-old woman dead

Nov 15 2021

Police were informed yesterday at around 8pm of a traffic incident in Telghet ix-Xemxija, San Pawl il-Bahar.

Preliminary investigations revealed that a 30-year-old Tunisian woman was hit by a Mercedes Benz C350 driven by a 42-year-old man resident of Mellieha.

The Mercedes proceeded to crash into four other parked vehicles. A medical team and members of the Civil Protection Department were called onto the scene. The woman was unfortunately pronounced dead on the scene.

Another Tunisian man who was with the victim and the driver himself were taken to Mater Dei Hospital to receive required aid. They were certified to have suffered light injuries.

Investigations are still ongoing, with Magistrate Dr Lara Lanfranco LL.D being informed of the case and opening an inquiry. Several experts were also called to address the case.

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