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SUNDAY • 14 MAY 2023 • ISSUE 1228 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY Local. Experienced. Personal. Frank. Since 1969. L E T T I N G LET'S BE FRANK PAGE 4 PAGE 4 Mothers and daughters tell all PAGES 14 & 15 Raunchy, voyeuristic and the impact on mental health PAGE 2 Love Island Mother's Day Dangerous humans KARL AZZOPARDI THE Transport Ministry is considering radical proposals to try and wean University of Malta students off their private car and alleviate traffic conges- tion, MaltaToday has learnt. Some of the ideas floated by the Transport Ministry during a recent meeting with student representatives included free cab rides for students who travel in groups, shutting the university's ring road to cars during morning rush hour, and doubling the stipend of stu- dents who carpool. Sources close to government said the focus on the universi- ty area is only one aspect in a wider reform to tackle traffic congestion nationwide. The university at Tal-Qroqq hosts more than 10,000 stu- dents and lecturers and sits next door to Malta's only gen- eral hospital, Mater Dei, and the San Gwann industrial es- tate. This makes the area an important traffic node for peo- ple hailing from all corners of the island. Transport Minister Aaron Farrugia, a representative from the Education Ministry and a representative from fitness community platform Bul- letproof held a consultation meeting with the University Student Council (KSU) recently. Transport Minister floats ideas to wean university students off their cars maltatoday Traffic crisis leads government to think out of the box to solve gridlock Mary Cassar Torreggiani on animal welfare INTERVIEW MT2 PAGES 8 & 9 MATTHEW AGIUS A suspended prison sentence handed down to an orchestra official who sexually harassed a female musician has been further reduced to a condi- tional discharge on appeal. The 31-year old Gozitan man, whose name cannot be published on court order, had pleaded guilty to all charges last October. Appeals Court goes soft on orchestra official guilty of sexual harassment €1.95 Who can live under the sword of blackmail? SAVIOUR BALZAN MT2 PAGES 4&5 Minister Aaron Farrugia met university students