Majority Disagree With Maltese 17 Year Olds Getting A License

Mar 26 2025

We asked YOU, our followers, what you thought about 17 year olds in Malta, being eligible to get their license.

This forms part of a proposal by the European Union that would allow the age group to obtain a driving license, provided they drive under supervision until they turn 18.

The proposal would be non-binding, meaning that each EU country would decide whether or not to adopt it.

Still, when we asked our followers whether or not they thought Maltese 17 year olds should be able to get their license, the majority responded in the negative.

Out of around 570 respondents, over 490 responded with a no.

Many said that this initiative would only go against attempts to mitigate traffic as well as pollution.

What do you think?

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Young Mayor About Bikes & Motors As Traffic Alternatives

Mar 26 2025

Appearing on ‘Awla’, young mayor of Ħaż-Żebbuġ Steve Zammit Lupi spoke about how, despite being 29 years old, he still does not own a car and how this has impacted – or rather, improved – his commuting abilities.

Zammit Lupi explained that he got his driving license at 18 but decided to not buy a car, saying that he would have to justify his buying of a car through its use.

This, he said, would lead him to commute everywhere with it, waste time in traffic and searching for parking, and contributing to the problem.

Instead, he opted for a bicycle and a motorbike, and travels everywhere with them. The young mayor explained that if the opportunities and infrastructure were available to help bike and motorbike users in their commutes, the traffic situation in Malta would greatly improve.

This comes as the government announces several options being considered to tackle the issue, with one of them being awarding €25,000 for anyone who gives up their license.

What do you make of Steve’s suggestion?

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3 Years From Labour’s Victory In 2022 General Election

Mar 26 2025

Today marks 3 years since the Labour Party’s victory in the 2022 General Election.

Held on the 26th of March 2022, the election saw over 304,000 votes cast, with Robert Abela’s led party registering 162,707 votes, or 55.11%.

The Nationalist Party registered 41.74% of the votes, or approximately 123,000 votes in favour.

Abela took the charge of the party in 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic struck and right after Joseph Muscat’s resignation.

The Labour Party retained a majority in parliament and won a third consecutive election for the first time since 1981.

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Survey Finds One in Three Students Have Been Asked to Share Intimate Photos Online

Mar 25 2025

In a press release parliamentary secretary for quality and reforms Rebecca Buttigieg emphasised the importance of fostering a culture of respect in relationships because only in this way can we address the issue of gender stereotypes, which are often the main cause of domestic violence.

Around three hundred students from St Joseph schools in Blata l-Bajda and Raħal Ġdid, and from De La Salle College, attended these interactive workshops, which were organized by the National Commission Against Gender-Based Violence and Domestic Violence.

Among other topics, the workshops addressed abusive behaviors that students might encounter online through social media platforms.

These workshops are a continuation of the campaign ‘Nieqfu Flimkien, Flimkien Infiqu.’

In an informal and anonymous survey conducted among students during the workshops, it was revealed that nearly a third (30.52%) of the students who participated in the survey stated that there had been occasions when they were asked to send intimate photos online.

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