Latest Update- News Portal Briefing
Times of Malta says that a contractor was charged with the grievous bodily harm of a migrant worker, who was dumped on the side of the road after falling two storeys from a construction site.
MaltaToday reports that Malta is back on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) green list after spending the majority of the summer on either the red or orange list.
Newsbook reports a motorcyclist was grievously injured last night in a collision with a car.
TVM says that a man aged 36 from Qormi was grievously injured when he was involved a motorcycle accident yesterday.
Update 1215: Mid-Day Briefing
Glen Farrugia of J&G Farrugia contractor has been charged in court this morning after a seriously injured migrant construction worker was driven away from the site and abandoned on a country road. Farrugia is being charged of grievous bodily harm and attempting to covering up his crime.
32-year-old Jaiteh Lamin on Selmun Road, Mellieħa fell around two storeys at a construction site.
Farrugia is pleading not guilty.
Updated 1115: Unemployment rate stable
The unemployment rate for August 2021 stood at 3.2%, remaining stable when compared with the previous
month and dropping by 1.7% from August 2020.
During August 2021, the number of unemployed persons was 8,915, with the unemployed males and the 25 to 74 age group being the major contributors to the overall level of unemployment. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed youths amounted to 2,750, whereas those aged between 25 and 74 years stood at 6,165.
In August 2021, the unemployment rate for males was 3.8 per cent, while the rate for females stood at 2.4%. Both males and female unemployment rates remained unchanged when compared with July 2021 estimate. The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 to 24 years (youth unemployment rate) was 10.8%, while the rate for those between 25 and 74 years old stood at 2.4%.
Morning Briefing
PN MP Karol Aquilina cleared of dangerous driving charges
PN MP Karol Aquilina has been cleared of charges relating to dangerous driving after a magistrate found that accusations that he had tried to run over a policeman were untrue. The Party has now requested an investigation into how a police video ended up in the hands of One Television. On social media, Aquilina said that he had been cleared of all accusations made about him, warning his political adversaries that nothing will stop him from fighting for justice and speaking the truth.
MHRA wants removal of Covid restrictions
The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) has called on the government to drastically reduce or completely remove the Covid-19 protocols, especially for the hospitality sector. In a statement, the hotel lobby said that it’s time that decisions from policy makers reflect on the realities which we are all living, and accordingly bold steps are taken to give hotels and restaurants the necessary space to operate their business as proper businesses. MHRA is calling upon Government to recognise the success which we all have worked for and accordingly drastically reduce or completely remove the Covid-19 protocols especially for the hospitality sector”.
iGaming Council launched
An iGaming Council will be set up under the auspices of Gaming Malta which will include key industry operators and will serve as a forum to encourage direct communication with government partners, with the aim of building a closer relationship between the government and the sector. In a statement, Government said that recruitment company Boston Link showed that jobs in the iGaming sector in Malta are increasing, as clearly shown by the first quarter of 2021, with the number of jobs created remaining steadily on an upward trend, reaching a pre-pandemic level. Moreover, the survey refers to Malta’s iGaming job market as resilient, with statistics finding a considerable increase of 6% year on year, continued demand for skill sets and a greater focus on compliance and the regulatory aspect.
Covid-19 Update: Active cases in Malta dropped to 333 on Wednesday after eight new cases and 45 recoveries. Eleven patients remain in hospital, two in intensive care.
