Neil Agius immortalised in 2.6m statue at Valletta exhibition

Feb 25 2022

Maltese record-breaking athlete Neil Agius has captured our attention time and time again, but it seems like someone stole his spotlight this time around.

The swimmer has been immortalised in an enormous 2.6 meter, 266 kilogram wooden statue which sculptor Austin Camilleri has been working on “since August of last year.” Agius stated that he was taken aback by the feeling of knowing the statue and legacy will be here ‘long after he is gone’, going on to highlight that it hits home how the choices we make to protect our sea and planet go beyond us.

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You can check out the sculpture at tonight’s exhibition in Valletta’s Spazju Kreattiv, where Agius himself will also be present.

What do you think of the sculpture.

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Miriam Dalli slams ‘go find a husband & stay cooking at home’ comments made on recent video

Feb 25 2022

Malta’s Minister for Energy Miriam Dalli is not impressed with a recent comment made on a Facebook video telling her to “go find a life, a husband and stay cooking at home.”

Posting a screenshot of the comment, which also told Dalli that ‘politics is not [her] subject’, the Minister clapped back at the misogynistic statement, highlighting that not only will she not stay at home, but she will continue to encourage more women to come forward because “an old mentality will strengthen [them] and not make [them] lose heart.”

The video featured Dalli debating with Nationalist Party’s Joe Giglio on TVM programme XTRA and was posted to Dalli’s Facebook page on Monday, welcoming a flurry of likes at comments.

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WATCH: An electoral win is ‘doable’ for the Nationalist Party, says Jason Azzopardi

Feb 25 2022

When asked if he believes that the Nationalist Party’s electoral manifest is enough to shrink the voting margin between the PN & the Labour Party, Jason Azzopardi stated that an electoral win is ‘doable’ for the party, albeit being an uphill struggle.

Azzopardi stated that, during the entirety of his and his colleague’s political careers, he has never before seen so many new people open their doors to the Nationalist Party. He went on to state that surveys are only a glimpse of electoral standings before going on to suggest a potential win for the Nationalist Party.

Azzopardi stated that it is difficult for many reasons, “especially due to the Labour Party’s grasp of national broadcasting”, before going back to highlight the ‘game-changing’ manifesto and the unprecedented amount of feedback.

Do you think that the Nationalist Party has a chance?

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1,117 individuals registering for a job as figure drops from January 2021

Feb 25 2022

The National Statistics Office has shown that last January, the number of people registering for a job dropped to 1,117 individuals, a drop of 1,558 when compared to January 2021.

The statistics provided by Malta’s Public Employment Service Jobsplus revealed a decrease in 1,474 individuals on the first part of the unemployment register and 84 on the second part of the unemployment register. The NSO went on to highlight that unemployment dropped across all ages.

Compared to January 2021, the largest drop was amongst individuals who have been registering for a job for less than 21 weeks. The number of persons with disability registering for work increased by two people as the total currently stands at 253 persons.

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