Brillanti semifinalists recreate Iconic Music Video for Round 2

Apr 27 2023

The challenges for the Brillanti semifinalists continue. And this time, the young dancers must pick and recreate an iconic music video with their own twist.

From released promo footage, the dancers seem to be going even more all out than last-week, which saw them coming together into groups to pass to the next stage.

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Now, they get the chance to show the panel of judges exactly what they can do and why they deserved a spot as solo or duet artists.

Next episode will have some of history’s best tracks recreated, whether it be Queen or something more recent like Justin Bieber.

What will the dancers choose? And will it be enough to earn them a spot in the next round? One of them will go home after all! Tune in on ONE on Friday at 2030hrs to find out!

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Neil Agius announces its time to swim again on 28th April

Apr 26 2023

Record breaker and local swimming champion Neil Agius announced that it’s soon time to swim again.

‘For the last 9 months I have been fine tuning my body and mind to the extent I didn’t think possible’ wrote Agius in a new post.

Fully immersed in his preparation, Agius revealed there are only 2 days left to go for the wait to be over as he intends to face yet another challenge.

He revealed that the most asked question this year has been ‘what swim are you doing’, and now he intends to jump back into the water for one more swim.

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Agius is of course known for his record breaking longest ocean swim, having swam over 135km from Linosa to Malta after around 50 hours back in 2021.

‘There is no turning back now’ he concluded his post, building up hype over the challenge with an inspirational video on his social media.

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Moment owner and lost dog reunite after almost 3 month separation

Apr 26 2023

Parliamentary Secretary for Fishing, Aquaculture and Animal Rights Alicia Bugeja Said issued a video showing the moment an owner and his lost dog reunited in a shelter.

‘After 8 dogs were confiscated following an incident which occurred on the 18th of April 2023 in Imsida, one of the dog’s owners was identified’ said the Parliamentary Secretary, in reference to the case which saw a dog breeder attacked by dogs.

‘It was found that Blue’s (the dog) owner had been searching for her for a number of weeks’.

This suggests that Blue might have been found by Andre Galea, the breeder who was attacked in the streets of Imsida.

‘I extend my thanks to the Animal Welfare Directory for the work done after the confiscation to give the dogs the attention and cure needed’ said the Parliamentary secretary.

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Garden remains, petrol station turned down

Apr 26 2023

An appeals court has recently confirmed the decision by the Administrative Review Tribunal to reject a move by the Lands Authority to take back a portion of a public garden that had been leased to Gżira local council.

The intended purpose of the space was to relocate a petrol station, which the Gżira council had contested.

The council, which had been managing the Yacht Marina Garden for over two decades, had argued before the tribunal that the garden was the only green space in a commercialised area where development had gone unchecked.

The council based its appeal on three grounds, including the Authority’s failure to consult with council representatives and the failure to administer the public property in the best manner possible.

Gżira Mayor Conrad Borg Manche welcomed the decision, thanking the media and those who had signed a petition to protect the garden.

Mayor Borg Manche has been fighting to prevent the Manoel Island Petrol Station from being relocated to the adjacent Ġnien Il-Kunsill Tal-Ewropa garden, taking up almost 1,000 square meters of green space in a highly urbanised area.

The Mayor has initiated five lawsuits on behalf of the Gżira Local Council to reverse the decision, which has been controversial and even caused tension within the Mayor’s own party, with party president Ramona Attard representing the Lands Authority in the legal battle.

Borg Manche accused the party of betraying its socialist principles by favouring speculators over the public’s needs. The Mayor has received support from the public, including a message from a lecturer who praised him for his efforts to protect the garden.

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