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Safe sex work among Volt Malta’s manifesto proposals

Safe sex work among Volt Malta’s manifesto proposals
Mar 1 2022 Share

Volt Malta has just released its electoral manifesto on Tuesday, focusing on everything from safeguarding sex workers as well as wellbeing of workers and euthanasia.

Drawing inspiration from New Zealand and Dutch models for their policies, Volt have proposed focusing on the empowerment of sex workers, including even harsher sentences for human traffickers.

The manifesto, released Tuesday, seeks to present a socially progressive and economically balanced manifesto with several ideas which other parties did not address. The party even embraced the Portuguese model when it comes to recreational drugs, such as decriminalising all drug users and addicts. This comes as Malta is set to decriminalise marijuana.

Euthanasia also featured in the manifesto, with the party detailing different types of euthanasia and how it would aim to approach the subject with the focus being on the individual’s choice.

When it comes to the education system, the party put forth different proposals which include the reduction of mandatory exams an assessments as well as an overhaul of syllabi to trim out excess information and highlight other areas. These accompany life tools such as financial literacy and civid education, as well as creating an artist-centric commune which trains artists in all sorts of disciplines.

Volt Malta currently currently has two candidates, Thomas Kassandra Mallia and Alexia Debono.

What do you make of these proposals?

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Five dead as Russian missiles hit Kyiv TV tower & holocaust memorial in Ukraine

Five dead as Russian missiles hit Kyiv TV tower & holocaust memorial in Ukraine
Mar 1 2022 Share

Ukraine’s main television tower in Kyiv fell victim to an air attack, leaving five dead and another five injured, Ukraine’s State Service for Emergency Situations has reported.

The country’s Interior Ministry has reported that channels will not work for a while after a loud blast was heard in the Babi Yar district, with missiles also hitting the country’s most significant holocaust memorial. “To the world: what is the point of saying ‘never again’ for 80 years, if the world stays silent when a bomb drops on the same site of Babyn Yar? At least 5 killed. History repeating,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

One of Ukraine’s English-language news platforms ‘The Kyiv Independent’ corroborated such reports, stating that local TV channels have stopped broadcasting shortly after the attack.

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Vandalism on election banners of both parties spotted

Vandalism on election banners of both parties spotted
Mar 1 2022 Share

Photographs sent to this newsroom show election banners of both parties being vandalised in various localities. 

Banners of both Labour and Nationalist parties can be seen having their words and mottos marked with reddish stripes, cutting out the mottos. This does not seem to be an act of partisanship as both parties’ banners were vandalised, showing an equal disapproval of both parties. 

Labour’s ‘Malta Flimkien’ and the Nationalist motto ‘Miegħek Għal Malta’ can be seen cut out by the marking, a common occurrence during election time. Despite many rallying to their favourite party in anticipation of the election, not all on the island seem to be enthusiastic about the overall atmosphere. 

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COVID regulations suspended for Ukrainian citizens seeking refuge in Malta

COVID regulations suspended for Ukrainian citizens seeking refuge in Malta
Mar 1 2022 Share

Addressing a press conference, Deputy Prime Minister and Health minister Chris Fearne announced that Ukrainian citizens seeking safe haven in Malta will not need to abide to COVID regulations except for mandatory quarantine.

During the conference, Chris Fearne revealed how, despite the country being placed within the dark red zone, the war warrants that Ukrainian refugees do not have to abide by all of Malta’s COVID restrictions when it comes to travelling.

People travelling from dark red countries require proof of residence or work permits in Malta. This will no longer be applicable for Ukrainian citizens. The fleeing Ukrainians will still have to abide to a mandatory quarantine upon arrival but will be allowed travel to the island so that they may find shelter from the conflict in their home country.

The Health Minister described the situation in Ukraine as utterly terrible and welcomed any fleeing Ukrainians as Malta sends medicinal help to the country to support the resistance against the invasion. 

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