Decomposed body found in Birzebbuga confirmed to be Karmenu Fino

Aug 25 2022

The Malta Police Force has confirmed that, following investigations and DNA testing, the decomposed body found in Triq Għar Dalam, Birzebbugia, was in fact 83-year-old Karmenu Fino.

Fino was reported missing on 28th June, were he was last seen in the Luqa area. Forensic analyses and DNA testing were required to confirm the identity of the body, which was in a state of advanced decomposition and could not be immediately identified.

The autopsy also confirmed that third persons were not involved in the death of the individual.

RIP.

Air Malta employee bids emotional farewell to airline after 35 years

Aug 25 2022

35 years after first starting with Air Malta back in 1988, Air Malta employee and purser James Sghendo has bid an emotional farewell to the airline. Starting as a financial clerk before boarding his first flight to Rome on July 1st 1988, James will end his career with a flight to Amsterdam.

He later posted on his Facebook showcasing photos of him when he was younger and photos of him now and also thanking many people who helped him throughout his long journey with the airline.

Sghendo went on to write “I would like to thank everyone from management, my colleagues cabin, cockpit and ground crew, ex employees and present to drivers and dispatch crew. I did over 10,000 sectors to many destinations we flew to.”

He also went on to thank all those who coached him in his earlier years and also paid a tribute to all those he worked with who sadly lost their lives.

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WATCH: Peppi Azzopardi receives cake full of cash from Filipino woman he helped years ago

Aug 25 2022

On the day of his birthday, local media personality & former Xarabank presenter Peppi Azzopardi received quite a pleasant surprise from a Filipino woman he had helped years ago.

In a video posted on the Xarabank Facebook page, Peppi stated that the Filipino woman, who he had helped a few years back, showed up at his door with a birthday cake on the special occasion.

After putting the cake on the table and blowing out the candles, he lifted the cake to find 55 five euro notes attached to each other, one for every year Peppi has lived. The money cake is reportedly a recent Filipino tradition, with the woman telling Peppi that she wanted to ‘give back’ for all the times he helped her: “I am giving you this money so you can give it to the people in need.”

Azzopardi concluded by stating that this was ‘the best birthday gift he had ever received’.

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“Malta is NOT a safe country”, Adrian Delia says in recent post amid safety worries

Aug 25 2022

Former PN leader Adrian Delia has recently aired his concerns on Facebook post stating that Malta, unlike in the past, is no longer a safe country amid recent safety worries in numerous Maltese cities and neighbourhoods.

These past few weeks has seen many incidents in cities such as Hamrun and Birzebbuga, where individuals and even groups can be seen attacking others or using offensive language.

These incidents have also led Prime Minister Robert Abela to meet with the mayors of Hamrun and Marsa in order to improve security within their communities.

Valletta has also seen some issues regarding safety lately. A few days ago police conducted a raid which resulted in 7 people being arrested as a commotion was raised in the zone, with people in the vicinity hearing lots of noise and shouting.

Despite this, the past few years have seen Malta be named the safest country to live in in Europe by multiple studies, including German University Ruhr-Universität Bochum’s World Risk Report. In 2019 Malta was ranked 1st in Europe and 2nd globally in terms of safety. The countries were judged over a few criteria including wealth growth, economic growth, press freedom and women’s safety.

Despite all the rankings many Maltese people have started to worry about the safety on the island with crime rates increasing more in certain localities. What do you make of this situation?

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