Labour Party mark their first 100 days in government after election

Jul 6 2022

With a colourful poster commemorating their 100th day in office, the Labour Party marked the milestone on Wednesday following the March general election.

Addressing a press conference, PL Deputy Leader Daniel Micallef and PL MP Cressida Galea ran down all of the proposals which the party sought to implement in these 100 days.

Micallef said that promise and fulfilment characterise the proposals which Prime Minister Robert Abela promised to implement. The PM himself also took to Facebook to commemorate the day.

He said in this period, the government implemented the plan along with the FATF to exit the grey-list as well as working on measures to keep fuel and energy prices stable. ‘They were 100 days wherein we started to work on all sectors using the manifesto “Malta Flimkien”’ he said.

On her part, new and young MP Cressida Galea said during the press conference that the economy is continuing to grow and that the government is adamant on reducing the burdens placed on people as a result of the Ukraine war.

’The new and strong mandate given by the electorate last March will continue to fill us with courage so that with more courage and determination, we will continue to move Malta forward’ she said.

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Local 12-year-old female footballer captains Barcelona FC Youth Academy team

Jul 6 2022

The achievements of local women in football are well beyond noteworthy at this point as they continuously prove to everyone that there is some serious skill, talent and passion to go around.

And one such talent is Nina-Lee Naudi, who has ended up captaining her first team at Barcelona FC at just 12-years-old.

Naudi currently trains with Swieqi United and it’s her goal to become a professional footballer. After an intense training camp at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester City, she was soon on the pitch at the Nou Camp.

And as her time at the academy was drawing to a close, she went on to lead her very own squad on match day and show everyone exactly all the skills she had picked up.

Praise for Nina-Lee has been mounting, setting her up to be yet another Maltese football starlet which will makes waves even internationally.

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Unemployment at its lowest level in 10 years in Malta

Jul 6 2022

The number of people which registered for work last May was less than half what it was in the same month in 2021, marking the lowest in a decade.

According to official figures by the National Statistics Office, 961 people were officially looking for a job n May. This is compared to 2,001 in the same month in 2021.

Unemployment has reportedly decreased across all age groups for both men and women, with the former accounting for 7.1% of those registering.

This comes despite employer organisations calling out a labour shortage as they urge the government to ease paperwork associated with foreign worker engagement.

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Why are some cinemas banning latest Minions and suits trend?

Jul 6 2022

Sometimes, an idea – or in this case, a meme – takes hold of social media, and the latest one has seen large groups of mainly teenage boys going to the cinema in suits to watch ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru.’

The TikTok trend is called #gentleminions, and it involves wearing smart attire whilst attending showings in cinemas of the latest Illumination animated release.

@tristanmicallef

Despicable 😈🍌

♬ original sound – Tristan Micallef

The trend is mainly prominent on TikTok, with videos of the simple, fun and bizarre meme racking up millions of views as different groups give it their own spin. The participants could be seen lining up to hand their tickets, buying bananas prior to the film and cheering wildly when the title card or a cute minion moment plays.

@ig.jj_masarati8

Minions rise of alphas #gentleminions

♬ original sound – JJ

However, some cinemas have taken to banning any group of young movie-goers from showing up in droves donning the classy dress-up.

And the reason could be very straight-forward: some groups are causing a bit of a ruckus. There have been complaints of individuals yelling at the screen and throwing popcorn at each other. The only cinema in Guernsey in fact had to cancel any screenings of the film due to vandalism.

@lyndon.c

Despicable af 🍌 #fyp #minions #riseofgru #cineplex #gentleman

♬ original sound – billh

Meanwhile, the trend was endorsed by Universal Pictures, who tweeted out: ‘we see you and we love you’ to all those trying it out. This, despite the calls for refunds and complaints as the meme continues to market the movie.

@jamesnormandy

Cannot be stopped 🍌 #minions #fyp #gentleminions #riseofgru #cinema

♬ Rich Minion – Yeat

In conclusion, the trend in-and-of-itself is not offensive nor harmful, but teens trying it out are encouraged to be respectful of other theatregoers…as their attire is prone to suggest.

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