Moviment Graffiti suspend direct action protest in Dingli

Apr 10 2021

Moviment Graffiti Andre Callus has stated at a press conference this morning that the organisation will be suspending its direct action to stop roadworks in Dingli. Having camped out for around three weeks in a field which Infrastructure Malta plans to build a new road, the activists said that the direct action will be ending but that they will still monitor the situation closely.

The decision followed a meeting held earlier this week between activists, residents and farmers with IM CEO Fredrick Azzopardi and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg. The activists insisted that the plans by Infrastructure Malta be made public and stated that had they not intervened, the plans would have uprooted the carob trees in the area.

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Final season of Brooklyn Nine Nine resumes filming

Apr 10 2021

Amy Santiago actress Melissa Fumero took to social media to announce that the final season of the fan favourite sitcom Brooklyn Nine Nine has resumed filming. Filming had been halted due to the pandemic but Fumero has finally announced that the season is continuing its filming, bringing it closer to being on our TV screens.

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Posing with Terry Crews as Terry and Andre Braugher as Captain Holt, Fumero confirmed the return on Instagram with the caption ‘Ba ba ba back in the Nine Nine’, alluding to the iconic intro theme. The rest of the cast has expressed their excitement and gratitude at the show’s success and have stated that the final season will bring in many surprises and satisfying conclusions.

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37 COVID-19 cases registered with 49 recoveries

Apr 10 2021

Malta has registered 37 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,243 swab tests, while 49 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Saturday 10th April 2021, 237,806 vaccine doses were administered of which 67,491 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 29,548 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 28,610 have recovered, 402 died and 536 are still active.

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MFA chief disappointed over health authorities’ failure to consult measures

Apr 10 2021

Malta Football Association President Bjorn Vassallo expressed disappointment due to the health authorities’ refusal to discuss the prospect of resuming sports competitions at the elite level. Addressing a press conference after the crowning of Hamrun Spartans FC as BOV Premier League winners, Vassallo stated that one must not be insensitive to the victims of the pandemic and would have appreciated being involved in discussions over the decision of stopping the 2020/21 season due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Vassallo stated that the decisions were made without the approval or acknowledgment of the MFA, saying that ‘If you don’t speak to [us], I can’t see how we can collaborate.’ He pointed out that there are livelihoods of members at stake when taking these decisions and that the MFA has gone the extra mile in implementing preventive measures.