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Unable to vote on March 26? Here’s what you should do to vote beforehand

Feb 25 2022 Share

The electoral commission has announced that voters who, for some reason or another, wish to cast their vote a week before the stipulated March 26 date, can report to the Commission’s office Vote Counting Complex in Naxxar or Rabat, Gozo from Monday February 28.

Voters may be unable to vote due to travel or health reasons and it is advised that the legal term for such applications, subject to oath, closes on March 18th 2022 at 12pm. Individuals must present their identity card upon application.

The Electoral Commission has noted that it will publish another press release with details of what should happen if they wish to take an oath whilst abroad.

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Anonymous declare ‘Cyber War’ on Russia; shut down Russian Ministry of Defence site

Feb 25 2022 Share

Global hacker collective Anonymous has effectively declared ‘Cyber War’ on Russia, disabling Russian Government websites including the Russian Ministry of Defence Website and Russia Today news service.

Earlier today, Anonymous members announced that they will be launching cyber operations against the Russian government. RT.com confirmed the attack, saying that some websites were slowed down while others went offline for “extended periods of time.”

On Twitter, the collective stated that “Ukraine is a democratic country being invaded by a fascist dictatorship, the battle isn’t NATO vs Russia, the battle is democracy vs fascism.”

More on this story as it develops.

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Robert Abela pledges to maintain electricity bills as prices surge amid Russian invasion

Robert Abela pledges to maintain electricity bills as prices surge amid Russian invasion
Feb 25 2022 Share

Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela has stated that the current soar of gas and oil prices amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will not affect Malta’s electricity bills.

In an interview on ONE Radio earlier today, the Prime Minister stated that despite occurring beyond our shores, the sanctions placed by world leaders will increase prices of raw materials, noting that the first global impact was in increase in prices of oil and gas.

“The EU is making arrangements to procure gas from different sources but Malta already has a deal for the provision of LNG that will guarantee a stable price,” Abela stated before ensuring that he will honour the commitment. Moments after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose around 19% to a price of of €105.60 per megawatt-hour.

What do you make of these developments?

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Malta will not halt its ‘golden passport’ scheme despite Metsola’s calls to ‘close loopholes’

Malta will not its halt 'golden passport' scheme despite Metsola's calls to 'close loopholes'
Feb 25 2022 Share

The government has confirmed that Malta’s golden passports scheme will remain available for the moment despite calls from multiple political figures to halt the programme after Russia began to invade Ukraine on Thursday.

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne praised the passport scheme, stating that it offers a significant amount of revenue for the government’s community projects. During Thursday’s political event in Birzebbugia, Fearne specifically highlighted that the income from the passports funded a newly refurbished healthcare centre in Gzira.

Meanwhile, European Parliament President Robert Metsola called upon European leaders to halt sales of golden passports as “The Kremlin has long thought it could buy its way into Europe. It is time to close any loopholes, end the dangerous phenomenon of golden passports that provide a backdoor to European citizenship.”

In spite of this, Prime Minister Robert Abela has stated Malta’s rejection rate is already high, with rigorous research and analysis before passports are granted.

What do you make of this?

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