14,000 Bottles Collected During Zebbug Village Feast

Jun 21 2023

Around 14,000 bottles and cans were collected during the Żebbuġ feast after a temporary BCRS machine was placed in the middle of the village square.

This green initiative was a successful spin on those carried out in 2019 and 2022 wherein, as local councillor Steve Zammit Lupi explained, 1,000 bottles were collected.

‘With the 10c incentive we collected 14 times the amount. There is not doubt that the system saw more cleanliness in the streets during the feast’ explained Zammit Lupi.

The 2019 and 2022 initiatives saw a massive net for bottles, but the introduction of the BCRS vending machines meant a new way to keep the roads clean could be undertaken.

‘Shop and band club owners took the initiative to separate the bottles and cans from the rest of the thrown away trash’, he continued.

‘Some kids turned the initiative into a game and cashed the vouchers in sweets from shops. There were people who collected the bottles to cash them out themselves. I know of people who cashed out €50 or €100 extra in a week.’

Lupi argued against people who claimed that such initiatives pushed Malta back 30 years. ‘We would remain stuck in the past if this rubbish is to be thrown away at a dump. Waste management is a collective responsibility!’

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26 Year Old Motorcyclist Grievously Injured In Crash

Jun 21 2023

Yesterday evening, at around 2300hrs, police were informed of an accident which had taken place in Triq l-Imdina, Ħ’Attard.

Police convened immediately on site and, through preliminary investigations, found that a crash had taken place between a BMW 318 driven by a 26 year old man resident of Ħad Dingli and a Honda CBF125 driven by a 33-year-old resident of St Paul’s Baħar.

A medical team was called on site and transported the motorcyclist to Mater Dei Hospital. He was later certified as having suffered grievous injuries.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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Loggerhead Turtle Encounter Off Maltese Shores

Jun 21 2023

Marine biologist Alan Deidun shared videos sent to him by Gabriel Bugelli showing an encounter with a loggerhead turtle off the Maltese island coast.

The loggerhead turtle is one of the 2 marine turtle species known to nest on Mediterranean beaches, with the other being green turtles.

The videos show the swimming reptile float as the videographer marvels at its peaceful gliding through the water.

This comes just days after the first turtle nesting site was located at Ramla l-Ħamra, indicating the beginning of summer and a new birthing season for these magnificent creatures.

This could also mean that we’ll be getting some natural jellyfish exterminator services, given that turtles love feeding on the stinging menace.

Yesterday, Deidun posted photos of Compass Jellyfish, which is a rare visitor to Maltese waters. These carry ‘a nasty punch (as it is a close relative of the mauve singer)’, Deidun explained.

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Source: Alan Deidun via Gabriel Bugelli, Philip Spiteri

Missing Billionaire On Titanic Submarine A Maltese Citizen

Jun 21 2023

Shahzada Dawood, a billionaire among the five people aboard a missing submersible vessel, obtained his Maltese citizenship in 2016.

The 48-year-old comes from one of Pakistan’s wealthiest families and serves as the vice-chairman of Engro Corporation.

Times of Malta revealed that he went on to obtain his citizenship along with his parents, with other family members following suit. The business tycoon and his 19-year-old son Suleman were aboard the Titan, a small submersible vessel which was exploring the Titanic shipwreck.

The vessel went missing on Sunday off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, leading to a massive search and rescue operation.

Latest developments reported underwater banging sounds being detected in the North Atlantic where the craft vanished. However, the search is facing complications due to the crushing depths of the water given that the vessel is submerged in hard to reach areas.

Dawood and his son were joined by British billionaire explorer Hamish Harding, former French navy diver Paul Henry Nargeolet and CEO of OceanGate Stockton Rush, the company behind the expedition.

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