Contractor Glen Farrugia to face charges over migrant abandoned on side of the road

Sep 30 2021

A contract is set to be charged in court on Thursday after a migrant was seriously injured at his construction job and subsequently left abandoned on the side of the road on Wednesday. When he was found, 32-year-old Jaiteh Lamin was not only crying for his life in fear that he was going to prison, but previously told that he was going to be taken to Mater Dei Hospital.

Reports have emerged that Glen Farrugia of J&G Farrugia contractors will be taken to court and charged for the involvement with the issue in questioned and he was reportedly arraigned at 11am on related charges. Farrugia is being represented by lawyers Franco Debono and Matthew Xuereb.

The case of Jaiteh Lamin took the country by storm and caused national outrage for the lack of humanity in abandoning the worker on the side of the road in Mellieħa.

Farrugia will be appearing before magistrate Nadine Lia.

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Malta is getting its first ever film awards in 2022 and we are HYPED!

Sep 30 2021

Malta’s film industry is amongst the country’s most thriving sectors and as the years go by, this 100-year-old industry proves itself time and time again. A key pillar of the industry’s success is The Malta Film Commission, who, this year have announced the island’s first-ever edition of the Malt Film Awards.

In between servicing and local production, Malta’s cinematic history is rich in talent and excellence and the Film Awards are an opportunity to shine a light on the individuals and projects that have taken the film scene by storm and raised the bar for Malta’s media sector. This, in turn, affects the entire industry and continues to test limits and push the envelope of what the local film scene can be.

The Malta Film Awards will be held at Valletta’s Mediterranean Conference Centre in February 2022 and will be broadcast on Television Malta. The event itself is being organised by the Malta Film Commission, the Ministry of Tourism and Consumer Protection with the Malta Tourism Authority and the Public Broadcasting Services. Malta Film Commissioner Johann Grech took the opportunity to encourage local producers and members of the film industry and share his aspirations of continuation in making Malta a ‘world-class film industry’.

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WATCH: Campaign to raise money for Jaiteh, injured worker left for dead

Sep 29 2021

Caroline Galea, the woman who posted the shocking photos and video of an injured migrant worker left for dead on a pavement after a construction site incident, is working to help by setting up a campaign to help the man in question, Jaiteh Lamin. Galea posted to Facebook revealing that Lamin, a 32-year-old from Ghana, was ditched by Glen Farrugia after falling at least two storeys at a building site he worked on. He was allegedly put in the back of a van on a timber plank and, after being lied to about being taken to hospital, was abandoned in Mellieha.

Galea also unveiled that she and her associates are setting up a campaign to raise money to support Jaiteh with Victims Support Malta. She urged the public not to consider this an isolated incident as it would be disingenuous to report it as such. She revealed that Jaiteh, who lost his father and needs to support his mother and his wife and two kids back home, was being paid 50 Euros to work 11 hours a day.

Galea stated that this is a systemic issue in Malta and as a population, we should not allow national pride to stop us from confronting this. ‘We are a society and when these things continue to happen it is not only a reflection on an individual but on us all. And we have to do better. We have to speak up and we have to start challenging ourselves, our politicians, and the people around us. Malta is a concrete jungle being built by slaves.’

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Two of Malta’s favourite clubs are back with a massive winter schedule

Sep 29 2021

As Malta’s events scene begins to take life once again with one successful event after the other, two of Malta’s favourite indoor clubs are set to make a return with a jam-packed schedule of club nights. Hosting local favourites and some promising new kids on the block, Paceville’s very own Shadow Club and Club H have started announcing their weekly club nights, and regulars of the club will be happy to finally know what’s in store.

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FACES

An established name in Friday nights, FACES returns to Paceville’s legendary Shadow Club for another exciting season with DJs Debrii, Mizzi G and David.

FACES opens this Friday 1st October and is set to kick-off a promising winter clubbing schedule in Malta.

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VIVID

A relatively new kid on the block but already showing signs of being a great night out, Vivid heads to the new Club H for what’s expected to be a very interesting winter season.

Vivid will open this Friday 1st October with a line-up featuring Koroma, Bak, Sar, Gab & Siconix.

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PIXEL SATURDAYS

After an astounding eve of a public holiday special at Shadow Club, Pixel kicks off its Saturday nights with a bang at Shadow Club.

With a stellar line-up of local talent and the classic Shadow Club vibes, you can’t miss a night of Pixel.

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ICON

Fresh on the scene and bringing and promising to bring Icon vibes, this brand is set to return to Club H every Saturday very soon and we can’t wait.

After a memorable summer, Koroma, Miggy, Sar, Kieren, Nagem & Siconix are set to kick off Winter at Club H properly.

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Shadow Sundays

After a long summer, nothing feels better than returning to Shadow for a thrilling Winter season and Shadow Sundays is a prime example of that.

Join Pocci, Mux, Nick C, Nikki VP and the rest of the crew for the return of Shadow Sundays, coming really soon.

Club H Sundays

Bringing the Sunday vibes to Club H, Miggy, Koroma, Kieren and Nagem head to the brand new concept club as of October 10 and with everything taken into consideration, we truly can’t wait for the Winter season.

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