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Rector of St Albert the Great College warns MUT members about comments on social media

Aug 10 2022 Share

Rector of St Albert the Great College, Fr.Aaron Zahra, has warned the MUT and its members to be careful as to what they comment on social media about him and other priests and staff of the college after the highly controversial dismissal of headmaster Mario Mallia.

In a statement by the MUT, they confirmed that the rector had warned MUT president Marco Bonnici that he will involve the police if the derogatory comments by MUT members continue on Facebook.

This comes after a number of negative comments surfaced under Zahra’s post notifying the public that vacancies for heads of school, primary and secondary schools have been issued. Despite many offering criticism as to why Zahra had not waited for the final tribunal judgement before finding a replacement for Mallia. Other comments however were harsher in their approach, prompting the statement by the rector.

 

MUT also confirmed that rector has sent legal letters to all members of staff who took part in the protest. As of right now the case of Mario Mallia’s dismissal is in front of the Industrial Tribunal after the union opened the case.

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Gozo losing its ’charm’ as over-development continues finds survey

Gozo losing its ’charm’ as over-development continues finds survey
Aug 10 2022 Share

Malta’s sister island of Gozo has been found to be losing its charm according to all establishments taking part in a survey organised by the Gozo Tourism Association. 

The GTA conducted an online survey over the past two weeks to assess the touristic product and constraints encountered by Gozitan establishments during COVID-19 recovery. 

Various fields participated in the survey, ranging from restaurants, accommodation, diving centres, transport, travel agencies, real estate and tour operators. They all confirmed previously held suspicions: serious concerns about over-development. 

All 100% of the establishment stated that Gozo is losing its charm and characteristics due to this phenomenon. A further 91% stated that the development will keep tourists away from visiting the island, whether they be Maltese or beyond. 

In terms of other factors, 81% said that the unfinished projects are leaving a ‘shabby look’ on the island. 62% said that Gozo needs a general clean up and continued maintenance on gardens and playing fields. 

55% said their establishments need to be renovated with 95% of those saying this claiming that they are not financially in a place to conduct such refurbishment. 

66% proposed the postponement of employment with the public sector when asked for proposals to mitigate staff shortage. 64% suggested tax incentives for employees and 54% suggested the fast tracking of work permits and visa applications. 

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Ryanair cabin crew strikes begin and could last until January 2023

Ryanair cabin crew strikes begin and could last until January 2023
Aug 10 2022 Share

A new wave of Ryanair cabin crew strikes have just started this Monday 8th August and are set to continue until January of 2023. 

The main strand of strikes comes from the airline’s Spanish cabin crew union members who are protesting for higher pay and better working conditions. 

It is estimated that 24 hour strike action – running from Monday to Thursday – may impact up to 1.4 million passengers, or around 130,600 travellers per day. Airports in Valencia, Girona, Santiago de Compostela, Ibiza, Malaga, Madrid, Barcelona, Palma and Alicante will all be affected. 

The strikes are being backed by union groups USO and Sitclpa, with leader of the former group Lidia Aransanz saying that ‘as the company has been unable to listen to the workers, we have been forced to call new strike days.’ 

Despite this, Ryanair insisted passengers shouldn’t expect many problems as the strikes are poorly supported and have minimal effect. News portal LadBible was informed that Ryanair negotiated collective agreements covering 90% of workers across Europe. 

‘In recent months we have been negotiating improvements to those agreements as we work through the Covid recovery phase’ said a spokesperson. ‘Those negotiations are going well and we do not expect widespread disruption this summer.’ 

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1,185 Ukrainians given temporary protection status in Malta

Aug 10 2022 Share

Since the conflict between Ukraine and Russia erupted earlier in the year, 1,185 Ukrainians have been able to find refuge in Malta. Like many other European countries, Malta decided to grant temporary protection over these refugees.

Temporary protection status grants these people the chance to live, work and study in said country.

Out of these 1,185 Ukrainians, 190 were given refugee status in March, 390 in April, 415 in May and another 190 in June.

These statistics have been released by Eurostat, which has been keeping an eye on the war in Ukraine and tallying the amount of refugees escaping the invaded country.

The statistics also show that Poland was the country which welcomed the most refugees, followed by Romania and Bulgaria.

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