Lassana Cisse given touching tribute at St. George’s Basilica in Gozo

Oct 27 2021

42-year-old immigrant and father of 3 Lassana Cisse, who was murdered in cold blood in Ħal Far two years ago, has been given a touching tribute in the form of a mural at St. George’s Basilica in Rabat, Gozo.

Lassana’s image portrays two individuals by his side with one representing society disregarding him with a phone in hand and the other representing the church offering its support.

The mural is part of the eight Opri tal-Ħniena in the Basilica, which highlight the importance of not shrugging away those in need. Father Joseph Curmi posed a question to TVM stating “What will society do now? Keep scrolling as we do on our mobiles, or decide to care?”

In every other picture of the Opri tal-Ħniena, the images illustrate a protagonist with two figures, with one representing the Church and the other representing society.

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Yacht catches fire at Pietà marina

Oct 27 2021

Yesterday night, a yacht moored at the Pietà marina caught fire leaving no injuries.

Members of the Civil Protection Department were called on site to control the situation, with residents reporting that they heard an explosion only a few moments before seeing the yacht catch fire.

The subsequent smoke could reportedly be seen from the Marsamxett Harbour. The yacht’s owners were also reported to be at the marina to assist civil protection officials and bring the situation under control.

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One of the worst storms in Malta’s history forecasted for tomorrow

Oct 26 2021

We all knew it was going to be a stormy and rainy week, but it seems as though this sudden shift towards the autumn season has brought with it quite a thunderous mid-week. Some weather portals are reporting that this may be one of the most intense storms to ever hit the Maltese islands in history, and from the looks of it and a quick glance outside the window, it sure seems to be shaping out this way. The Maltese Islands Weather Facebook page posted to social media admitting to the forecast of an intense system starting tomorrow all the way to Thursday.

The page itself is working on a detailed update which is due for release today and providing all the information one needs to navigate such a weather-based ruckus. It did however warn against succumbing to rumors and sensationalism making rounds on social media – it might be a big one, but this storm isn’t going to flip Malta on it’s head. Make sure you stay safe, especially if you need to venture out in such conditions. We’ll see what mid-week holds for us!

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Around 500 sites stopped from work due to health breaches

Oct 26 2021

Through the conducting of 3,724 introspections over the span of a year, the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA) stopped 478 workplaces from continuing work. A whopping 689 fines were issues, with a total value of €256,750, along with 112 cases in the Maltese and Gozitan courts being initiated all over breaches of occupational health and safety laws.

The fines by the organization are imposed on various individuals which include company directors, employers, self-employed clients and project supervisors on construction projects. The OHSA revealed that although most of the workplaces in which deficiencies were noticed were construction sites, places such as printing works and factories also showed such breaches.

In a statement, OHSA highlighted how ‘in addition to a lack of protection of health and safety in general, a lack of risk assessment and signs of health safety, fire-fighting measures and evacuation of workers were also found.’ This comes following the recent incident in which a migrant worker was severely injured after a fall and left on the side of a road in Mellieha. This sparked national outrage, leading to more calls for further surveillance into Malta’s construction industry.

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