PN candidate Emma Portelli Bonnici slams abusive comments & online hate speech

PN candidate slams abusive comments & online hate speech

Nov 5 2021

Following the announcement of her candidacy with the Nationalist Party, candidate Emma Portelli Bonnici turned quite a few heads due to her progressive values in a party which is otherwise considered quite conservative. While her positions on a number of national social issues were welcomed with open arms, others resorted to hate speech and abusive comments to voice their disagreement with the PN candidate.

Portelli Bonnici took to Facebook to highlight that while she may not be ‘to everyone’s taste’, she will work for everyone if elected, going on to slam the string of hateful comments made in her regard. “Many people – mostly men – have seemingly made it their mission to hurt me; to have me exiled from Partit Nazzjonalista to evoke some kind of ‘negative’ reaction from me; to continuously attempt to drag my name through the mud and say absolutely vile – and mostly untrue – things about me online,” she stated in a lengthy Facebook post.

She also went to highlight how such hate speech, instigation of violence are not only immoral but criminal acts, concluding her post by stating that it is no longer time for sexist attacks, witch hunts and abuse buy “time to once and for all cleanse politics from symptoms of the Puritan Age and 1600s Salem.”

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100% humidity & warm temperatures due to substantial rainfall

Nov 5 2021

Malta has experienced a peculiar stretch of weather conditions over the past few days, with the month of October being particularly wet due to high humidity levels, which levels reached 100 per cent over the past week.

Seven of eight weather stations registered a 100 per cent humidity level on Friday morning, with the high humidity levels being cause by moderate to strong-blowing Southern winds.

The Maltese Islands’ air is saturated with water, which comes as a result of the substantial amount of rainfall during October. While the ground remains saturated with rain, evaporated water is released into the air and causes humidity levels to increase. The 100 per cent humidity level is common for Malta due to the islands being surrounded by water.

Forecasts expect temperatures to reach 26°C highs on Friday and 27°C highs on Saturday.

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The Magical Illuminated Trail returns with a WALK THRU experience at Buskett’s Verdala Palace

Nov 5 2021

Christmas is right around the corner and while some of us are busy breaking out the baubles and getting the festive lights ready, the team over at The Magical Illuminated Trail are preparing their biggest-ever walk-thru Christmas experience at the Verdala Palace in Buskett between December 3 and January 9.

After last year’s success at the first Malta Illuminated Trail Drive Thru Edition at Gianpula Fields due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event will debut as originally intended. The majestic walk through Verdala Palace will feature jaw-dropping structures such as the four-meter Dragon, the Train Station, the Artic World, Candy Land and so many more gorgeous sights.

The festive walk will guide you around one of Malta’s National Gems and will feature hundreds of brand new larger than life lantern illuminated sculptures, mesmerising light installations, projection and much more. Once the sun begins to set, the gardens will transform into a Christmas wonderland unlike any other and welcome a controlled number of ticketed guests to discover, enjoy and bask in the festive spirit of this magical festival of light in a safe and restricted manner.

The walk should take around 45 and 70 minutes and, as per current regulations, is currently restricted to vaccinated attendees only like all other events in Malta. When booking tickets online, guests are also asked to confirm their possession of a valid COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate. Temperatures will be checked upon entrance and an approved vaccine certificate needs to be presented together with an Identification Document. Individuals who are 12 years and over need to have a valid COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate. Children under 12 years of age can attend without a PCR Test if accompanied by a vaccinated parent/guardian.

So as from December 3 to January 9, prepare to embark on a unique and memorable Christmas experience and get ready for The Magical Illuminated Trail.

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Sport your beard: Police unions issue directives on facial hair, nail polish & hair dye

Nov 5 2021

Dispute directives have been issued which are calling for police officers to keep their facial hair, not wear their cap and keep their hair dye or nail polish. This comes in the midst of a trade dispute between Malta’s police officers and the police corps.

This has been registered against the Commissioner of Police after unions were not given a reply to their dispute against the instructions given on officers’ decor. These instructions included a call for uniformed and non-uniformed members to shave their beards against disciplinary actions.

The Police Officers Union stated that “The Police Act, does not provide for any derogation, addition or subtraction by the Commissioner of Police. The Commissioner, like everyone must abide with the legislation, enacted by the President of Malta, after it passed the legislative process…”

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