Nationalist Party MP Rebekah Cilia ties the knot with husband Jurgen

Sep 18 2022

Nationalist Party Member of Parliament and spokesperson for Lands & Consumer Rights Rebekah Cilia has officially tied the knot with her husband Jurgen, taking to Facebook to post a snap of the special moment.

“A special and memorable day. We have just said ‘YES’ to each other. With all our hearts for the rest of our lives”, Cilia wrote in the emotional post, with politicians from both sides of the coin sending their well-wishes the MP and her husband.

Before the wedding, the PN MP posted a heartfelt message attached to a photo of the couple when they were younger, writing “We were so young! But I already knew our love was something special. See you at the altar in a few hours Jurgen.”

Congratulations to the newlyweds!

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Amount of road incidents in Malta ‘totally unacceptable in civilised society’, say doctors

Sep 18 2022

Non-profit organisation Doctors for Road Safety has stated that the amount of traffic incidents happening in the country’s roads is totally unacceptable in civilised society.

The NGO is a voluntary organisation set up by doctors and medical students who see the repercussions of the lack of road safety whilst on the job and advocates for better awareness and education.

It stated that the elderly are most at risk of being victims in such incidents and appealed to the authorities for immediate action on addressing the ‘intolerable situation which is destroying families and communities’.

On Friday, a 64-year-old man from Gozo sustained serious injuries after being involved in a traffic incident in Triq Għajn Qatet in Rabat, Gozo. His motorcycle collided with a Toyota Starlet driven by a 46-year-old man from Fontana.

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Informative campaign worth €1.1 million launched by Responsible Gaming Foundation

Sep 17 2022

An informative campaign has just been launched by The Responsible Gaming Foundation and Economy Minister Silvio Schembri through a project worth €1.1 million.

The RGF has the primary aim of teaching the public about the importance of responsibility when engaging in gaming activities and other gambling practices.

The foundation also holds the goal of informing the public about the support the foundation itself gives when people engaging in such practices lose control and do so excessively.

During a visit by Minister for Economy, European Funds and Lands Silvio Schembri to the foundation’s offices, the Minister had the opportunity to witness the means and tools by which the €1.1 million project ‘TAKE ACTION’ will take place.

The entire project includes research, training as well as an informative campaign. It is aimed at creating a better understanding of what goes into gaming and how to do it responsibly within the community. It also encourages people struggling with addictions in relation to gaming to contact the same foundation on 1777, or by contacting them through their website: www.rgf.org.mt

The campaign is split into three main groups; kids and teens aged 10 to 35 years; the general public; and people with specific addictions who have suffered consequences due to unfortunate circumstances.

Minister Silvio Schembri thanked Chairman Neville Mangion, General Manager Kevin O’Neill and all of the staff of the foundation for their work on the project. He also stated the importance of being aware of the initial signs that a person might be undergoing addiction to excessive gaming and gambling.

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Queen’s queue closes down as capacity reaches record breaking point

Sep 17 2022

Those lining up along the South Bank of the Thames in London, UK to see Elizabeth II Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall could well be part of a record-breaking event.

That is, if the queue is reopened as the park has officially reached capacity as of time of writing, with waiting time expected to be at around 16 hours.

The queue was nearly five miles long at the time it was closed, but thousands of people were still joining the queue after the announcement. This sparked confusion as the news of closing was not relayed properly to the attendants monitoring the line.

Meanwhile, Craig Glenday, the Editor in Chief at Guinness World Records, said that no one has ever seen the likes of this length, ‘at least not in a couple of generations.’

“The question is, is this incredible show of love and respect for Queen Elizabeth II record-breaking globally and historically? I wouldn’t be surprised: the Queen broke so many world records in her lifetime, it would seem fitting that even her passing should be on a superlative scale”

For those who have not yet joined, or don’t plan on doing so at all, the DCMS created a YouTube livestream keeping track of the route with regular updates.

Among those who walked the queue was football star David Beckham, who turned down the offer to skip ahead. He instead walked alongside the public to pay his respects.

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