Ċaqnu released on bail after interrogations on corruption & money-laundering

Jul 3 2022

Construction magnate Charles Polidano, better known locally as Iċ-Ċaqnu, has been released from police arrest under bail after being interrogated on suspicions of alleged money-laundering and corruption.

Polidano and his son were arrested on Friday and interrogated by the Police Unite for Financial Crime (FCID) on suspicions of corrupted a high-ranking official in an institution with regards to property sale.

Polidano Group categorically denied the allegations and said that it is assisting the authorities in verification of company payments in the year 2014, and that it will continue to cooperate for as long as necessary.

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Love Island winners Paige & Finn enjoying summer holiday in Malta

Jul 3 2022

It seems like more and more celebrities are visiting the island this year, with the latest sighting being former Love Island winners Paige Turley & Finn Tapp, also spotted on holiday in Malta.

The first-ever Winter Love Island winners have gone from winter to scorching summer as they enjoy their time on the sunny isle in what looks to be a collaboration with Visit Malta.

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The couple have each shared a few Instagram stories appreciating Valletta’s gorgeous architecture and then paying a visit to fellow Brit Lewis Capaldi at his concert at Il-Fosos Square in Floriana.

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WATCH: Lewis Capaldi stops Malta gig to help out distressed fan

Jul 3 2022

Yesterday evening, singer-songwriter Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi halted his gig at Il-Fosos Square in Floriana to check on a distressed fan after the temperature conditions got the best of them.

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Asking if there’s an issue in the crowd, Capaldi called for security to assist the individual before going on to state that “it is very warm so if someone falls or looks dehydrated or tired please look after them and look after yourselves as well.”

After the situation, the camera hilariously pans to a phone message held up by a fan stating “my friend is single”. Upon noticing it, the crowd bursts into laughter before going on with the concert.

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Occupy Justice call on for Attorney General’s resignation

Jul 2 2022

Protesting on Friday evening, activists from Occupy Justice called on the Attorney General to ‘pack up and go’, in reference to a recent blunder which led to a bribery acquittal for Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers.

The activists left a number of suitcases outside the Attorney General’s office after Charles Mercieca and Gianluca Caruana Curran had been charged by police of attempting to bribe Times of Malta journalist Ivan Martin. They attempted to hand him hundreds of euros at the end of a meeting.

The charges were cleared after the magistrate ruled the relevant offence was not properly indicated by Attorney General Victoria Buttigieg. The Attorney General was called on by the IGM to take responsibility as it qualified the criminal officer wrongly, forcing the magistrate to clear the lawyers of attempted bribery.

In a memo, the activists said that Malta urgently needs independent, courageous and competent people in key positions who ‘are prepared to do their job without fear or favour’.

‘You are failing Malta at a critical point in her history, and we’ve had enough. Pack your bags and go.’

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