Malta Hit With Heavy Traffic In Various Areas Yesterday

Nov 15 2023

Various localities in Malta were hit by heavy traffic, most prominently in the Marsa/Ħamrun bypass area and Triq ix-Xatt ta’ Xbiex.

Maltese Roads Traffic Updates shared various posts and images of the situation on the roads, with many reporting commuting hours spanning several hours.

A post uploaded this morning by the same page also reports a fire at the bottom end of the Marsa/Ħamrun bypass, leading to heavy traffic along the road already.

Did you get stuck in traffic yesterday or today?

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Activists Wake Up In Mosta As Protest Continues

Nov 15 2023

Moviment Graffitti activists and others joining their cause woke up in the Mosta square this morning after having camped out at the construction site in an ongoing demonstration.

The activists are protesting the removal and relocation of the ficus trees in the square, which were set to be replaced by indigenous trees.

‘The square is beautiful, but it’s not the most comfortable site to sleep in’, wrote the activist group.

Moviment Graffitti reiterated the call for people to join them once again today at 1830hrs for an official protest against the removal of the trees. Yesterday, the group even saw the temporary arrest of Andre Callus, prompting even a response by the Minister for Internal Affairs Byron Camilleri and Prime Minister Robert Abela.

Many joined the activists yesterday during their stay at the site, with the group saying that they have been filled with courage over the solidarity they have experienced.

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Courteney Cox Breaks Silence On Matthew Perry Passing

Nov 15 2023

Courteney Cox was the next FRIENDS main co-star to share a touching tribute for Matthew Perry, following Matt LeBlanc’s own social media post.

Cox played Monica Geller in the beloved sitcom, who would eventually marry Perry’s character of Chandler, arguably creating one of the best power couples in TV show history.

‘When you work with someone as closely as I did with Matthew, there are thousands of moments I wish I could share. For now here’s one of my favourites’, she wrote, sharing the scene which revealed that their two characters had hooked up for the first time.

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‘To give a little backstory, Chandler and Monica were supposed to have a one night fling in London. But because of the audience’s reaction, it became the beginning of their love story.’

‘In this scene, before we started rolling, he whispered a funny line for me to say. He often did things like that. He was funny and he was kind.’

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Prime Minister Addresses Ficus Mosta Tree Relocation & Protests

Nov 14 2023

Speaking to journalists, Prime Minister Robert Abela addressed the various elements in relation to the relocation of of ficus trees in Mosta.

Abela first spoke about the arrest of Moviment Graffitti activist Andre Callus, saying that the right for peaceful protest is a right for all citizens. He also highlighted that the job of police officers to keep civil order can often clash with this in intense situations.

He admitted however that the situation with Callus could have been exercised in a more ‘calibrated manner’, but emphasised that it is still a right for anyone to protest.

Watch the full response below:

When it came to the relocation of the trees, Abela emphasised that the decision was taken unanimously by the Mosta local council.

The Prime Minister said that the decision was one that would see the 12 ficus trees relocated, and not destroyed, to Santa Margarita, with indigenous trees replacing those in Mosta.

Robert Abela also urged the local council members who took the decision to communicate on such matters with more clarity due to the sensitivity of the issue. ‘This is not a situation wherein the areas where the trees were located would have been replaced with concrete’, he said.

What do you make of the Prime Minister’s comments?

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