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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3 Gold And 1 Silver for Malta in Special Olympics 2023

Jun 21 2023

Malta’s sport stars are not done yet with their bagging of countless awards as this time around, its the Special Olympics delegation who made further history for the island.

The Maltese delegation competed in five different sport disciplines: Athletics, Bowling, Cycling, Golf, Swimming and Table Tennis.

The competitors saw the Maltese team win 3 Gold medals: one for Athletics by Matthew Bugeja in the 200m, another for Bowling by the Unified Team Sport group and, last but not least, in the 15K Road Race Cycling category by Gareth Borg.

There was also a silver medal awarded to Jake Gatt for his performance in the 800m Athletics category.

The Maltese Delegation consists of 22 athletes and five partners, travelling to Berlin to compete in the 2023 edition of the Special Olympics World Games.

The event is scheduled from the 17th to the 25th of June, and sees over 7,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities from 190 countries participating in the event.

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