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Times of Malta says Labour MPs on Tuesday refused to condemn Konrad Mizzi’s repeated refusal to appear before parliament’s public accounts committee to answer for the Electrogas power station deal.
MaltaToday reports that a 14-year-old boy charged with multiple car thefts threatened to “smash” up the courtroom on Tuesday as he resisted being handcuffed to be taken in custody.
Newsbook reports that a second case of hand, foot and mouth disease was recorded at the Birżebbuġa primary school, the health ministry confirmed.
TVM says that Prime Minister Robert Abela emphasised in Parliament that the government would be protecting families, businesses and the economy from rising energy prices in the same way that the government worked to protect them from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mid-Day Briefing
Covid-19 Update: 16 new COVID cases were reported by health authorities who on Tuesday said a further 13 people recovered. 14 people are hospitalised, four of whom are in the ITU.
Caruana Galizia murder suspect says he can never get a fair hearing: George Degiorgio has taken further legal action to try and have investigations against him nullified. In a judicial protest, Degiorgio noted that a court ruled a wiretap against him was illegal. He added that nothing the court did could erase from the mind of the jurors what they have heard about the case against him. Degiorgio is, together with his brother Alfred, awaiting trial as alleged hitmen in the car bomb explosion that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia on October 16, 2017.
Missing man’s wife ‘must be allowed in home’: A court has ruled that a woman whose husband has been missing for several months should have access to their house, despite this being burnt in a fire. The husband is believed to have caused the fire. A court ruled that she was suffering “irreparable harm” by not being allowed into the Mosta home pending the outcome of separation proceedings before the Family Court. The woman, Pauline Pisani, had claimed that, although the magisterial inquiry into the fire had been concluded, she was still locked out due to pending separation proceedings.
Morning Briefing
Health Minister Chris Fearne announces lifting of further restrictions
Health Minister Chris Fearne announced further lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, with establishments hosting up to 300 vaccinated, seated and masked people will, being away with social-distable to do away with social distancing precautions. Speaking in Parliament, Fearne said that if the number of new cases remained stable, these measures will be eased for venues such as restaurants, clubs and weddings.
Fearne said that Malta was on course to permit pre-Covid social gatherings for Christmas and New Year celebrations if the current situation persists. He also revealed that healthcare workers, carers, pharmacists, teachers and people who live in institutions will be able to receive their COVID-19 booster dose as of 15th November. Moreover, it was announced that from today, Malta will also start recognising vaccine certificates issued by Chile, Azerbaijan, Libya, Colombia, Japan and Oman, granted that the vaccine is one which has been recognised by the European Medicines Agency.
Serb loses life in motorcycle accident
A 53-year-old Serbian man died after losing control of his BMW motorcycle and falling to the side, suffering injuries as a result.
The incident happened in St Julian. The man resided in Birkirkara.
Covid-19 Update: Covid-19 cases relented to 219 after 21 new recoveries were reported on Monday as opposed to 13 new cases. 13 patients remain in hospital, four of whom are in ITU. Health authorities said that over 44,000 booster doses had been given so far.
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