The Malta Independent 24 January 2022, Monday

Despite defence of mayor, Naxxar council never took official stand on trade fair project

The Naxxar Local Council never took an official position on a proposed development at the former trade fair grounds, despite saying that the embattled mayor’s position on the matter reflected...

latest comment from MARIO CASSAR, 23/01/2022 16:57: 'My party'? Indeed, even Boris is waiting for the inquiry on his behaviour during the pandemic. That still doesn't mean, whatever the outcome, that parties didn't take place. PN would have done better had they informed Fenech Adami that she will not be allowed to contest come the next council election. Of course the Party has to go through the democratic process of an inquiry but the Party should have declared up front that it has lost confidence in the mayor while still going on with the process.
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Updated: Covid exit roadmap, easing restrictions, to be announced in coming days - Fearne

As Malta approaches a point where 75% of the adult population will have received the Covid-19 booster, the health authorities are drawing up an exit roadmap to continue removing restrictions and to...

latest comment from C.Sant, 23/01/2022 11:32: But her the new (EU illegal) vaccine passport is being used to give booster to 1000's people that do not need it (the majority) with a real risk of increasing short, medium and long term effects that we are still not aware of! While vaccine passport for the vaccinated is useful, Malta did not need it as without the passport we had reached a vaccination rate of over 75% of the total population!
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Record seven Covid-19 patients die in single day, as 273 new cases are reported

Seven Covid-19 patients have died while 273 new cases of the virus were reported by health authorities on Sunday. Authorities said that two men aged 86 and 89 and four women aged 74, 81, 86, and 89...

latest comment from mica, 23/01/2022 16:17: When will the public be informed with informative statics? These persons died while tested positive for Covid. Where they infected with Covid and they succumbed to it? Where they vaccinated and they are victims of the vaccine? Do you remember that there were people who were positive but asymptomatic but had to quarantine anyway? This was another tyranny imposed by the powerful. Logic and common sense tells you that if you are asymptomatic it means that you don't have it. Does anyone ever in his life had a cold or influenza but did not feel anything or show any sign of the illness? There is no such thing as asymptomatic in these types of illnesses. Also authorities should remove the lie in your face advert that tells you to get vaccinated to protect yourself and the others. If you are vaccinated you can get infected and you can also spread the virus. there is no protection neither from yourself nor the others. Also I cannot understand why they are still calling these shots a vaccine. A medicine to be considered a vaccine has to satisfy 5 criteria two of which are to protect you against the virus so you don't get infected and that it will not let you spread the virus. This is one big global experiment against humanity, a exercise in control of the masses through the powerful tool of fear. Who knows what's coming next?
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PN is the underdog as PL has ‘public funds to squander’, national TV station is ‘controlled' - Grech

The Nationalist Party is the underdog because it does not have millions in taxpayers money to “squander” like the PL is doing and because of the lack of an impartial national broadcaster,...

latest comment from C Xerri, 23/01/2022 15:38: " “They do not know what they are doing, the PL does not have balance,” he said." Really? What would have Grech done different? Try to be populist and oved according to the wishes of the people totally forgetting that he has stated that in this matter it is the health authorities advice that should be heeded and not those of politicians?
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Labour’s cannabis law paves the way for generations of junkies

Excuse the crude headline, but one has to say it as it is. Or as it will be, given that the negative impact of the law that Malta’s Parliament passed just before it rose for the Christmas...

latest comment from Paul Pullicino, 23/01/2022 18:49: Pushers paradise. Employ clean looking front man for cannabis club. Inflate costs and price to hide personal profit. Free offers for introducing new users to become club members. Using home growers to supply the club with off the books sales. Explain away how it cannot happen.
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Man reported missing

An elderly man has been reported missing by police, having last been seen two days ago. Police appealed for information on the whereabouts of 76-year-old Joseph Grech. He was last seen near...

Berlusconi drops bid to be elected as Italy's president

Former premier Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday bowed out of Italy's presidential election set for next week, claiming he had the votes to win but the country could ill-afford political divisions during...

latest comment from Joe Tabone Adami, 23/01/2022 12:32: Good riddance to clownish theatrics. I deem it the best thing Silvio has done ever since he appeared on the Italian political scene around 30 years agol
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Britain says Russia seeking to replace Ukraine government

The British government on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration, and said former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev is being...

latest comment from ittuba, 23/01/2022 08:31: I am surprised how the EU members have kept silent on this Ukraine crisis. This is basically a European mainland problem for it is the EU which fronts on one side Ukraine a natural border between the Western and Easter part of Europe and main conduit and transit point of business and energy between the two sides and a meld of people with a mix 0f pro-russian and pro-west tendencies. Perhaps they should ask Angela Merkel with her undoubted diplomatic skills to mediate rather than the trenchant , dangerously blustering Nato and the US.
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PN takes credit for easing of Covid measures announcement

The Nationalist Party has taken credit for the announcement made by Health Minister Chris Fearne today that Covid-19 restrictions are to be eased in the coming days. This confirms the position...

latest comment from Spiru Friggieri, 23/01/2022 02:04: "The Labour Party had attacked the PN for its position, but now it is doing what the PN was saying all along." Pathetic!!! The effectiveness of the measures are in the constant decreasing number of new cases!
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Four more Covid-19 deaths as number of active cases drops below 7,000

Four more patients with Covid-19 have died while the nunber of avtice cases dropped to below 7,000, figures released on Saturday show.   ...

latest comment from leon 1, 22/01/2022 18:48: Can Dr Fearne tell us in future reports : 1. If deceased persons have passed away solely because of Covid 2. If deceased persons have passed away because of another ailment, whilst having Covid but their passing away is not related to Covid 3. If deceased persons have passed away because of an ailment and because iof Covid??
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Man slightly injured in Paola shop hold-up

A man was slightly injured during a hold-up that took place in Paola on Friday evening.  The robbery took place in Triq Ghajn Dwieli, at around 9:15pm, the police said.  Two masked men...

latest comment from S. Azzopardi, 23/01/2022 06:50: Malta in the 21st Cenrury is plagued with crime: greed, theft, assault, domestic abuse, rape, murder and corruption all of which make headline news on a daily basis. The notion of a idyllic peaceful island basking in the mediterranean leading a simple and quiet slow paced life that is governed by culture of strong moral values is untrue. These views now exist only in our memories, romantic Maltese literature and possibly - for some- in a misguided utopian interpretation of realities.
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