Malta’s Green Party approves resolution to support abortion decriminalisation

May 15 2021

Following the bill presented by Independent MP Marlene Farrugia earlier this week concerning abortion decriminalisation, Malta’s Green Party APDP has approved a resolution to support said bill. This in fact adopts a new policy for the party, stating that despite abortion should not be normalised, the current legislation should be ‘brought up to date after more than 160 years. It needs to be brought in line with medical and scientific progress over the years.

Meanwhile, the Labour Party has in plans a proposal for national consultation in regards to this topic. The Party stated that the national consultation would gauge the public’s feelings on abortion whilst also brining moral, scientific and legislative concerns and facts into the conversation.

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2 new Coast Road speed cameras installed

May 15 2021

Two out of the four speed cameras planned for the Coast Road have been installed, with fines becoming applicable starting from 24th May. The Local Enforcement System Agency (LESA) stated that the other two planned are to be installed at a later date. The cameras were installed, according to LESA, following studies of the area and several board recommendations of multiple magisterial inquiries.

LESA pointed out that motorists will only receive a warning when exceeding the maximum speed limit until the set date of 24th May, from when fines will start to be issued. Fatal accidents have been known to happen on the Coast Road, and the cameras are one way to ensure people drive safely.

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Destiny bags three prestigious Eurovision awards

May 15 2021

Destiny has scored an award hat-trick in Rotterdam, as she has just been awarded a prestigious Wiwibloggs award, created by the biggest Eurovision online portal. Before this, Destiny managed to win both in the OGAE poll and OutTV’s OutMusic Award, making Malta’s ambassador’s trip to Rotterdam a showering celebration of her talent and empowering message. Wiwibloggs Scoreboard is a poll created between all the bloggers whose Eurovision expertise ‘is second to none’. It is an honour for Destiny to follow in the footsteps of past winners of such awards, with the likes of Loreen, Duncan Laurence and Netta within these ranks.

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Speaking about these awards, Destiny remarked that bagging these awards are great tokens and thanks OGAE International, OutTV, and Wiwibloggs. However, she still has plans to spread her wings and deliver a strong message. She stated she wants to empower women, celebrate her curves, and does not believe that ‘her worth is determined by the size of the clothes tag she wears.’

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Ben Camille & Kristina shed light on work-life balance in new video

May 15 2021

Society’s ever-changing nature has dictated the norms and beliefs of work and family life for as long as we can remember but it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are correct.

In a video released earlier today by the Human Rights Directorate, Ben Camille & his wife Kristina took part in an exercise which highlights the pressure put on women in today’s environment and the benefits of balancing work-life responsibilities.

International Day of Families with Ben & Kristina

On International Day of Families, Ben Camille and Kristina explain the importance of partnerships of equals: Partnerships of joint sharing of responsibilities, mutual support in pursuit of personal goals, and that challenge traditional gender roles and stereotypes.🤜❤️🤛 Fil-Jum Internazzjonali tal-Familji, Ben Camille u Kristina jitkellmu dwar l-importanza tal-ugwaljanza fil-familja. Familji fejn ikun hemm qsim ta' responsabbiltajiet, appoġġ reċiproku fil-kisba ta' għanijiet personali, u li jisfidaw l-rwoli u l-isterjotipi tradizzjonali assoċjati mal-ġeneru.MaltaGov | riformi | Malta Daily | Ġustizzja

Posted by Human Rights Directorate on Saturday, 15 May 2021

The video challenges the very-dated term of ‘Xogħol il-mara’ and attempts to highlight how much easier it is when couples work together to balance life’s challenges together.

Despite work being carried out daily on the importance of balancing life’s challenges, unfortunately many of today’s families adhere to the old-fashioned beliefs that a woman’s place is at home doing housework while the man is the breadwinner and we must unite to change this state of mind.

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