Rosianne Cutajar raises concerns over morning after pill inaccessibility

Nov 9 2021

PL MP Rosianne Cutajar hit out in parliament at the inaccessibility of the morning-after pill following a MaltaToday investigation.

‘This is how behind we are. Imagine having to take the bus down to Malta just to buy the MAP from a pharmacy. How are we still discussing accessibility to the morning-after pill in 2021?’

She made reference to the fact that no pharmacies open on Sunday and public holidays. Women need to jump from pharmacy to pharmacy, remarked Cutajar. ‘It’s 2021, and we still have people who impost their morality on others.’

The MaltaToday probe found that no pharmacies in Qormi and Santa Venera that will be open on Sunday over the coming weeks will be selling MAP.

The pill was introduced in in Malta in 2016 and can be sold over the counter without a doctor’s prescription to anyone over 18.

Despite this, certain pharmacists still refuse to sell or hand it out. It remains a contentious subject, leaving women to hop towns in search for it.

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Photo Source: Rosianne Cutajar FB

If you hate the heat, we’ve got some bad news for you…

Nov 9 2021

Should the world’s temperature rise by 2°C, a billion people will be affected by extreme heat.

According to UK Meteorological Office research released during the COP26, if efforts to end the climate emergency fail and temperatures rise drastically, heat stress is set to impact around 3.5 billion people.

Tropical countries like Brazil, Ethiopia and India are already being hit by extreme heat stress. North China is also expected to experience the deadliest future heatwaves by 2099.

Warnings of deadly heat and humidity levels have been part of scientists’ warnings throughout the years. Head of the Earth System Mitigation Science Andy Wiltshire said that any one of the climate impacts presents a scary vision for the future.

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WATCH: Man drives car into Spinola Bay; sustains no injuries

Man ‘following Google Maps’ drives car into Spinola Bay Sea

Nov 9 2021

Police were called to the scene after a vehicle slipped into the sea last night in Spinola Bay.

The car, a Honda Accord, slid to the end of a ramp in Xatt is-Sajjieda, with footage showing a man leaving the car as it submerged beneath the surface.

The man reportedly explained to Lovin Malta that he ended up driving into the sea because he was following Google Maps.

The Malta Police Force’s Communications Office told Malta Daily that the driver lost control of his car and exited the vehicle on his own accord.

A tow truck called in to remove the vehicle afterwards and no injuries were sustained. Investigations are currently under way.

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Prime Minister Robert Abela meets up with Russell Crowe

Nov 9 2021

Posting to social media, Prime Minister Robert Abela revealed that he got the chance to meet the Internationally acclaimed Russell Crowe.

Abela took the opportunity to praise Malta’s film industry, which he said ‘remained strong despite the pandemic’. Over 200 local industry employees are working on the film ‘Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher’.

‘We will keep working in order to keep Malta an attraction in this sector and create more working opportunities’ said the Prime Minister.

Crowe, best known for his role in the blockbuster ‘Gladiator’ (2000), praised Malta and said the island made him remember why he fell in love with it 22 years ago.

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Photo Source: Robert Abela FB