Rowen Muscat joins club based in Dubai

Aug 4 2021

These past few years the level of local football has been slowly rising. The arrival of Italian coach Devis Mangia as manager of the Maltese national team was the changing point. From a team scared to play and always reverting to playing back on the counter, Malta became more possession heavy, started playing out from the back and started taking more risks. This play has seen the team get good results, it also made many local players known abroad, like Kyrian Nwoko and Rowen Muscat.

The former Valletta midfielder turned social media influencer, Rowen Muscat has agreed to move to Dubai based club Ras Al Khaimah. He will join Giovanni Tedesco, a manager who previously managed the likes of Maltese clubs such as Floriana, Valletta and most recently Sirens. The Italian manager is said to be wanting many more Maltese players whom he has managed previously.

The Maltese player started his career with Birkirkara andhas experienced abroad with Dunaújváros in Hungary and Pavia in Italy. He came back to Malta in 2017 joining Valletta. The player will be pleased to have another chance at playing abroad, this time in a whole different continent.

We wish Rowen and Ras Al Khaimah the best of luck in their future endeavours

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Photo Source: Rowen Muscat FB

Paola couple illegally dumping mattress at 4am caught on CCTV

Aug 4 2021

The Paola Local Council posted to Facebook CCTV images showing a couple sneakily leaving a mattress on the side of the street at around 4am. Their exploits were caught on camera, with the Paola Local Council stating that the footage was sent to police for further investigation.

The local council also stated in their post that instead of getting rid of a mattress in the dead of night, people can, and should, call 21664066 in order to have such items picked up by the local council for free. They explained how the CCTV cameras are surveilled by LESA and that this is all the local council can do up to this point.

With mattresses and other such bulk items littered across several areas across Malta, the disposal has become quite a bit of an issue for many residents in many localities.

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Photo Source: Paola Local Council

73% of men would rather die than give up meat

Aug 4 2021

Are you willing to reduce your lifespan by up to 10 years in order to keep eating meat? Well, that is what almost three quarters of men claimed in a study of 1,000 people – revealing how committed to the carnivore diet most men are. The same research also highlighted how both men and women perceived meatier diets to be more masculine at 47%. Commissioned by ‘No Meat May’, a group which encourages people to give up meat for the month, the survey sampled individuals from Australia for the research.

Group co-founder Ryan Alexander pointed out rather shockingly how most men were not convinced of the health benefits of meat free diets despite evidence to the contrary and that they would rather die earlier than give up that juicy steak or delicious hamburger. Even though significant research and evidence piled up shows how eating meat and even other animal products increase risks of cancers, heart diseases, obesity and other ailments, many men were either not aware of the facts, denied them or simply didn’t care.

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Bernard Grech hits out at power cuts during scorching heat wave

Aug 4 2021

A statement by Enemalta reveals how damage to its network due to a record demand for electricity supply and ongoing heatwave led to power cuts in several households. The demand for electricity reached a record level of 561MW yesterday, up from Malta’s first 2021 heatwave towards the end of June which registered at 536MW.

July 2019 recorded the previous daily electricity demand record at 510MW, with Enemalta stating that this significant increase, coupled with the scorching temperatures, caused damages to the low-voltage network. Enemalta apologised for the inconveniences, reassuring that the work to reduce the power outage durations is being done.

The Opposition leader Bernard Grech expressed his sentiments on the power-cut situation, stating that ‘in the midst of another heatwave, thousands of Maltese are suffering power cuts everyday and are ending up without access to basic necessities such as fans, air conditioners and appliances’.

The PN leader describes the fact that a government which acts as the best in Europe cannot provide basic necessities such as electricity is shameful. He pitches the Nationalist Party’s promise of seriously investing in a system of production and distribution to ensure that no such power cuts will occur.

Enemalta has stated that €12 million were invested last year, along with €6 million this year, to upgrade the distribution network to meet increased demand.

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Photo Source: Bernard Grech FB