WATCH: AIDAN releases music video for ‘Ritmu’

Mar 8 2022

After becoming a local favourite following the Malta Eurovision Song Contest, Maltese singer-songwriter AIDAN has finally released the music video for his Maltese-language bop ‘Ritmu’.

As was the Eurovision Song Malta performance, ‘Ritmu’ carries Western influences with imagery of horses and cowboy hats and is produced by Joseph Cauchi and directed by Gary Bugeja. After weeks of anticipation, AIDAN’s loyal following flooded his socials to catch a glimpse of the music video, which was choreographed by The Concept of Movement boss Cheryl Lofreda, styled by award-winning stylist Malcolm Gauci and shot by Victor Abela.

AIDAN also recently announced that he will be hitting various European countries to perform Ritmu, with selected dates in Madrid, Stockholm, London, the UK and Sweden.

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WATCH: PN manifest will hinder the country, says Robert Abela

Mar 8 2022

This evening, Robert Abela addressed a Labour Party event in Qrendi.

Opposing Nationalist Party predictions of economic turmoil, Robert Abela stated that not only did our economy not freeze, but it grew to pre-pandemic levels. Abela stated that the last time our economy froze was around 2008 and 2009, incidentally when it was led by a Nationalist Party leader.

Abela reiterated the positive feedback received on the Labour Party’s recent proposals such as the increase in pensions, decrease in tax for workers and business, free uniforms & books for disadvantaged youth and others. Abela highlighted that these may remain proposals unless the people put their trust in them and the Labour Party.

“Others are already showing us what it will mean if we put their trust in them, not only will you not know where you stand with them, but that they are clearly showing that they will hinder us – their manifest clearly shows that it will hinder the country”, Abela stated.

Watch the address below:

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WATCH: “The age of tyrants is over”; Former PL mayor addresses PN meeting in Żebbug

"The age of tyrants is over"; Former PL mayor addresses PN meeting in Zebbug

Mar 8 2022

During today’s Nationalist Party meeting in Żebbug, former Labour mayor and current PN candidate Charles Azzopardi addressed party followers and stated that “the age of tyrants is over, it is now the age of the Nationalist Party.”

During his speech, the seventh district candidate argued that the Labour Party is no longer the worker’s party but a group for the rich, going on to state that if there is something that they did well, it is the roadmap for their own election.

“We are the Nationalist Party, we have a person who represents us who is a President of the European Parliament”, Azzopardi said, concluding his speech by quoting Rużar Briffa’s patriotic poem Jum Ir-Rebħ “Miskin min ikasbarni, – miskin min jidħak bija!” which roughly translates to “feeble are those who oppress me, feeble are those who ridicule me.”

The former Labour councillor crossed over to the PN in 2021 stating that his former party lost the connection to its principles.

Watch the event below:

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Australia to give students free access to pads and tampons on campus

Mar 8 2022

The New South Wales government has announced that it will go ahead with plans to roll out period products in schools across the state.

The decision comes just after a successful trial across over 30 schools. Women’s health advocates have long campaigned to make pads and tampons free in schools, with the decision by the government set to cost around $30 million to roll out.

Already, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania have implemented the free products in schools. The NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said that she wants young women to feel comfortable in knowing they have access to free sanitary products when they need.

‘We have seen through the pilot program that providing sanitary items has a positive impact on educational engagement and attainment’ she said. The roll out is slated to be completed by June of this year, and has been well received by many activists and women, especially given it’s coinciding with International Women’s Day.

International Women’s Day in Malta also prompted many politicians campaigning for the March election to reveal several proposals which address the same issue. Labour, Nationalist and even progressive party Volt spoke about putting similar measures if elected into government.

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