Mother and child take to Valletta to give out chocolates in act of Christmas kindness

Dec 10 2022

Local creator and mother Steffie’s Life & her son Levi recently took to the streets of Valletta to give out some sweets and spread some Christmas cheer in their annual act of kindness.

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In a recent TikTok video, Steffie explains that every year, Levi would do his part by giving some of his toys to a children’s home and this year, he would be giving out chocolates and sweets to passers-by in Valletta.

In the video, which has since garnered around 18,000 views, passers-by in Malta’s capital city were pleasantly surprised by the young man’s initiative.

Thanks to this young man and his mother’s initiative, pedestrians & street vendors carried on with their day with a smile on their day and some much-needed Christmas spirit.

Merry Christmas!

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WATCH: Hamrun street turned Winter Wonderland as artificial snow falls over passers-by

Dec 10 2022

Malta’s climate doesn’t really entertain the possibility of snow as sub-zero temperatures are something truly unheard of in this country. Nevertheless, for the Christmas lovers we oh so truly are, we’ll take absolutely anything we can get.

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That’s why this TikTok of a woman and a child revelling in the snow in front of a Hamrun shopping complex is one of the most wholesome things we’ve seen this week.

Complemented by the recent drop in temperatures and the harp-bestrewn French music in the background, the short but endearing video truly shows a moment of innocent Christmas bliss.

Are you looking forward to Christmas?

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“Nothing decided”; TM addresses circulating sheet of increased contravention fines

Dec 10 2022

Contacted by our newsroom, a Transport Malta spokesperson has stated “as part of our plan of action on road safety and strengthening of enforcement and discipline in roads, amongst a number of other measures, an evaluation of incidents and their causes is being made, together with contraventions related to them. At this stage there is nothing decided or concluded. An official communication will be made when the exercise is finalised.”

TM’s communication confirms that the photo that is currently circulating showing a list of significantly-increased contravention fines is not official.

Earlier this year, the Prime Minister and Transport Minister announced that a new strategy is in the works in a bid to curb the concerning amount of accidents taking place on the Maltese Islands.

Back in November, Robert Abela had stated that fines for mobile phones use whilst driving were set to be increased in addition to a number of other measures.

2022 was a record year for Malta with regards to traffic fatalities, with an average of around 2 deaths per month this year.

Do you think these new amounts should come into place?

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Domestic violence reports doubled after Bernice Cassar murder, minister reveals

Dec 10 2022

During an event held towards the end of the 16 days of activism against domestic violence, Minister for Home Affairs Byron Camilleri revealed that domestic violence reports doubled after the murder of Bernice Cassar.

One of the biggest concerns emerging from the University of Malta’s Faculty for Social Wellbeing’s research was that a court decision takes an average of 97 weeks to be made, potentially putting those involved at risk.

Between 2016 and 2020, 55 cases were taken to court, with 11 resulting in a prison sentence, 11 being served a suspended sentence, 7 given a probation order and another 7 ordered treatment. Six cases were given conditional release, 16 were released on a personal guarantee, one case was given a sentence of community service and another 8 were given fines.

Dr. Lydia Abela, who commissioned the study, stated that the research will give a clearer picture of the ‘who’ and ‘how’ of domestic violence in Malta and why people are failing victim to such abuse.

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