It was revealed by the Commissioner for Revenue that 1,000 duplicate cheques were printed and posted by mistake during the printing process of the tax refund cheques.
952 of these were addressed to people living in Marsaxlokk, with 48 others to people living in Żebbuġ.
Those who received the cheques by mistake will be receiving instructions by mail as to how to return the extra cheque. Banks have been reportedly notified to issue a stop payment on these same cheques.
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In support of the Malta Trust Foundation’s ‘Your Device Your Right’ initiative, Grant Thornton Malta decided to donate 50 of its decommissioned laptops as one of its CSR initiatives.
Her Excellency and President Emeritus Marie Louise Coleiro Preca was presented with the laptops by Chris Farrugia, Partner responsible for IT at Grant Thornton Malta.
“We make sure that our employees always have the best technology to work with, so we rotate laptops within the firm regularly and the laptops we are donating can now be used further by those in need,” said Chris Farrugia, who heads the IT department responsible for maintaining the hardware resources of the firm.
“Sustainability is one of the Grant Thornton strategic pillars, as such we make sure that our IT hardware is not just disposed of in landfills, but if they are still in good working condition, they are given a second lease of life through projects like “Your Device Your Right. Furthermore, through this initiative, we will also be supporting disadvantaged students whose families do not afford to purchase a laptop, to further their education and succeed in life,” said Charmaine Farrugia, General Manager at Grant Thornton Malta.
H.E. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca has stated “I commend Grant Thornton Malta for their foresight. Through this donation, the company not only is contributing towards a more sustainable future and achieving its corporate social responsibility, but it is making a difference in the lives of so many vulnerable children.
My heartfelt thanks and appreciation go to Mr Joe Pullicino, Mr Chris Farrugia and Ms Charmaine Farrugia, for their generosity and thoughtfulness.”
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Activists from Moviment Graffitti took to the front of the Malta Developers’ Association offices to highlight how ‘politicians, authorities and developers are burying our country under unbridled construction. They called on the public to join them in the national protest Xebbajtuna!’
The activists represented the Maltese quality of life, nature and health by using coffins and the developers and institutions by dressing up as grim reapers – the personification of death.
The activists demanded that ‘our environment and quality of life be given priority over the profits of the few. Far from fixing this desperate situation, more is being done to make it worse. A few weeks ago a Legal Notice came into effect which allows for the regularization of illegal buildings on ODZ.’
The official press statement made reference to various instances of construction projects which are either underway or currently proposed.
‘There is no justice in losing our country to the rule of greed. We are facing an environmental situation that is rapidly getting worse and requires genuine action not empty words and cosmetic changes’ said the activists.
Read the full statement here.
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Claudette Buttigieg, who represented Malta in the 2000 edition with her song ‘Desire’, was an official guest speaker in Liverpool, discussing Eurovision as a tool of diplomacy.
Buttigieg, who is now a prominent member of the Nationalist Party in Malta, got the opportunity to represent Malta again in relation to this concert, but this time through a very different lens.
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New York based Instagram Eurovision fan page @eurovisonyc shared a story of Buttigieg at the summit, who expressed her gratitude for being involved whilst also reminding fans of who exactly she is.
And what better way to do so other than by singing a part of her iconic song ‘Desire’. She went on to urge people to watch the contest, having spoken about it as being a potential tool for more connectivity and diplomacy across Europe and the rest of the world.
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