The Malta Independent 18 January 2022, Tuesday

Investigation launched after dog bitten by exotic animals at Gozo residence

The authorities are investigating a case where a dog was bitten by an exotic animal in Gozo.  It is understood that the incident took place at a residence where a Puma and a Black Panther were...

latest comment from My opinion, 17/01/2022 16:21: Why are such animals even allowed on the island? we have not got the required pace to keep them. They are thus in restricted areas, which makes them frustrated , and even more dangerous than they can be. I wonder how many of them entered the island regularly, and if they did, then it's even worse, because it means that they have the blessing of some incompetent authority.
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New Covid-19 rules come into force today

New Covid-19 rules come into force today and among other things, people will require a valid vaccination certificate to enter a number of establishments. The establishments where a valid Covid-19...

latest comment from David Mackey, 17/01/2022 15:05: People who have recovered from covid have much better immunity than the jab and shouldn't talked into receiving it. They have NO idea what the jab will do to people 2 years or more down the road to people. Why do drug companies have immunity from lawsuits for damages the jab does to people if its so safe? Don't give it to your kids.
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Libels against Daphne Caruana Galizia to continue as parties fail to reach settlement

The libel cases filed by Konrad Mizzi and his former aide Lindsey Gambin against Daphne Caruana Galizia will continue later this year after the parties failed to reach a settlement. Mizzi and...

latest comment from Evarist Saliba, 17/01/2022 11:40: I understand that the Caruana Galizia family, who had been told to stay out of the courtroom because of Covid-19 considerations, became aware that the hearing was over when they saw the lawyers of the other party leaving the hall. I see that things have not changed. Long decades ago when I was the Headmaster of the the school in Mensija, now San Gwann, I was summoned to appear as a witness in a fight that had taken place in Castille Square. I was on time at 09.00 hrs and around 12.00 I asked when I was going to be called, only to be informed that the case was over because the accused had admitted fault. No one had the decency to inform me, a witnesses, who had left the school unattended for the whole morning. The same happened decades layer when I was serving in Geneva, and during a brief visit to Malta I was called as a witness involving a workman who had done some work on my residence in Malta. We waited outside the hall until the workman, becoming impatient popped into the hall to see what was going on, and he came out to inform me that the lawyer of the other party had asked for a postponement which was granted. The magistrate did call me in on learning that I had come from abroad to be able to attend. She ordered that the other party and his lawyer be summoned, which of course was futile. They had long left the premises. No one offered an apology. On the contrary the prosecuting police officer had the cheek to blame me for not being aware of what was going on. Courtesy seems to be a missing virtue in our law courts.
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Covid anti-vaxxers protest against pandemic protocols claiming information being withheld

Members of the ‘Freedom Movement’ protested on Monday against the new Covid-19 regulations stating that information was being withheld by the government.  The new mitigation measures...

latest comment from My opinion, 17/01/2022 15:53: How does one proclaim himself anything? If he has a valid reason not to take the vaccine, I think that exceptions can be made. With all due respect, whether covid was genetically manufactured or not, it is here, it does what it does to whoever it decides to do it. Not wanting or not being able to get vaccinated, is each person's business, but there are consequences to every choice.
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Nearly 4.5 million passengers travelled between Malta and Gozo in 2021

Nearly 4.5 million passengers travelled between Malta and Gozo in 2021, the National Statistics Office said. The number of passengers went up by 677,711, or 18% when compared to 2020, amounting...

latest comment from Ric Shaw, 17/01/2022 11:25: Turn-over up 11 per cent on 2020 Thats good. Remind me what Gozo Channels profits were for 2020 as 2021 should be better I assume.
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Eurovision: government refuses to share full report into song contest expenditure

The amount of money spent on Malta’s participation in last year’s Eurovision Song Contest has been revealed, after the introduction and executive summary of a review of expenditure carried...

latest comment from RF, 17/01/2022 07:59: Review by friendly ex-BOV chairman Deo Scerri's RSM. That says it all. Good governance a la Robert Abela and corrupt Cabinet. Abela cannot say it's before his time. Fake idiot.
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Black market problem cannot be solved if cannabis remains cheaper there, new authority chief says

If cannabis is more expensive than it is on the black market, then the black market problem will not be solved, Executive Chairperson of the Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis, Mariella...

latest comment from Alex, 16/01/2022 16:13: 30 years ago Carmel Mifsud Bonnice wanted to give it free to stop the black market. And I think he was right.
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‘Malta’s obsession on the economy is jeopardising the environment’ – Andre Callus

The country’s economic model, which focuses primarily on economic growth, is centred on using a precious and scarce resource – land, Moviment Graffitti activist Andre Callus told The Malta...

latest comment from John, 16/01/2022 19:01: Well government gives 30,000€ to each person wanting to buy a second residence in Gozo. And you expect Gozo to remain pretty? Gozo is finished. The developers and government have sealed its fate.
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Prime Minister calls PN’s 12-bill document a ‘political stunt’

Prime Minister Robert Abela believes that the 12 legislative bill document presented by the opposition to implement the major findings of the public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne...

latest comment from Joseph Caruana, 17/01/2022 10:28: Robert wants to put us into a Jolly mood and laugh first he said there was no breach of ethics or the like in the last two years and now he's saying that the PN 12 legislative bill document presented by the opposition to implement the major findings of the public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and to fight corruption was nothing more than a political stunt. WE ALL KNOW WHAT POLITICAL STUNTS ARE AND PL ARE EXPERTS AT THEM!!!
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4% decrease in trust in Prime Minister Robert Abela – Grech

There has been a 4% decrease in trust in Prime minister Robert Abela as people are now realising "how fake he is," PN Leader Bernard Grech said on Sunday during an interview on party media. This...

latest comment from Eddy Privitera, 16/01/2022 19:14: Bernard Grech`s interpretation of the surveys`s results have become HILARIOUS !! He didn`t explain the result that if an election is held now the PL would win by a 46,000 votes majority over the PN !!!
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17 establishments file court case against new Covid rules

17 establishments impacted by new vaccine rules have filed a court case against new measures that will limit entry to restaurants, gyms, and bars to vaccinated people only. The establishments...

latest comment from mohhmiftuh, 16/01/2022 23:28: Lose Lose situation. Jekk tinqata' kontrihom potenzjalment jitilfu suq ta' 30% u jekk tinqata' favurhom jista' jaghti l-kaz li hafna minn dawk li hadu l-booster ma jersqux lejn l-istabbilimenti taghhom ghax jibzghu li jlaqqtu l-virus minkejja li tista' tiddubbah kemm jekk int vaccinat kemm jekk le aktar u aktar li issa tnehhiet id-distanza socjali f'restoranti u bars.
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