A group of Wolt couriers asked for better wages or direct employment while gathered outside the company’s Birkirkara HQ, the Times of Malta reported. They called for employment to avoid having to. make commissions to fleet operators which can take up to half of their wages, workers said. They’re also calling for better working conditions, including
Hunters have been urged to fill in a survey form every time they go hunting or trapping this spring. Data submitted through the forms will be used by the Federation for Hunting and Conservation FKNK to create a “sustainability index” of hunted birds. The FKNK says the exercise – which sees hunters and trappers jot down how many birds they have spotted,
Wolt food couriers gathered in front of the company’s Birkirkara headquarters on Friday to ask it to raise their wages or employ them directly, so they do not have to pay commissions to fleet operators. Couriers say they pay up to half of their wages to some fleets, with others asking for around a third or two-fifths. And workers argue the problem
The spring hunting season begins on Monday despite BirdLife Malta's latest attempt to prevent it. In a statement, the Ministry for Gozo and Planning announced hunters will be allowed to shoot quail on Monday, April 14 and, controversially, turtle doves on May 21. The season will remain open until Sunday May 4. Hunting will be permitted from two hours
Għargħur councillor Francesca Attard resigned from the Nationalist party on Friday because she wants to work “free from political pressure”. She will retain her seat in the council as an independent candidate. Attard’s resignation means the PN no longer have a majority of seats in the five-seat Għargħur council. Attard did not say whether she will
A 22-year-old student was left with a "face full of blood" after he was allegedly beaten up by his landlord following a dispute over rent. Mozharul Rokan, from Bangladesh, was in Malta to study business management and had rented out an Msida apartment for the last few months. He says he had just paid the month’s rent when the Maltese landlord asked
Tributes have begun pouring in for Chantalle Gauci, a 38-year-old mother who died after her car rolled back on her. Police were informed of the incident on Triq l-Arċisqof Romero, St Julian’s yesterday at 5.30pm. The Times of Malta cited witnesses who claimed that she was desperately trying to stop the vehicle when it ran over her and crushed her.
A 38-year-old mother who was killed in St Julian’s after being crushed by her car on Thursday has been named as Chantalle Gauci. In a tribute posted on Facebook, president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, said her thoughts are with Gauci’s family during this difficult moment. “A huge shock this evening. Rest in peace Chantalle,” Metsola
A young mother was killed in St Julian’s after she was crushed by her car which was rolling back. A 38-year-old resident of St Julian’s was found dead by police and medics who were called for assistance on Triq Birkirkara, St Julian’s today at 5.30pm. The Times of Malta cited witnesses who claimed that she was desperately trying to stop the vehicle
Four Palestinian children from Gaza arrived in Malta in the early hours of Thursday morning to receive medical treatment. Sources told Times of Malta that the three boys and one girl aged between 10 and 15 years landed at around 2am at Malta International Airport after a long journey that took them from an airport near the border with Israel to Bucharest
