Father and son arraigned over cocaine lab and money laundering

Oct 4 2022

An elderly man and his son were remanded in custody on aggravated drug possession, money laundering as well as bail breach charges, being arraigned before magistrate Josette Demicoli this afternoon.

Mario Brignone, 68, from Bormla and his son Josef Zammit, 30, from Marsaskala pleaded not guilty to the charges pressed against them and did not reply when asked about their employment.

The charges concern the discover of a crack cocaine lab as well as various other hard drugs. Inspector Mark Mercieca informed the court that Zammit was arrested while signing his bail book in Zabbar yesterday.

With a large amount of cash fund on his person, a raid on his vehicle found several sachets of what is suspected to be cocaine and heroin.

Cannabis plants were found at his residence, with cash found in his father’s house. A key was also found under the doormat and it opened the door to an abandoned residence opposite the house. More drugs and cash were located, with equipment used to manufacture crack cocaine.

A bail request was rejected by the court in view of the risk of the men tampering with evidence. The men also did not satisfy the legal requirements for bail, with a freezing order placed over both their assets.

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Prime Minister Robert Abela receives warm University welcome

Oct 4 2022

As students return to their respective educational campuses, Prime Minister Robert Abela gave a visit to the University of Malta and received a warm welcome by all the students excited to being their scholastic year.

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Following two years of COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions limiting the extent of Fresher’s Week, students were excited to finally set foot on campus ground and meet new people and adjust to their new school timetables.

Accompanied by Education Minister Clifton Grima, the Prime Minister took the opportunity to meet some of the new students at one of Malta’s highest educational institutions.

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Why new Maltese brand HAPPY POT is a step towards a greener Earth

Oct 4 2022

Having a plant collection is already cool and beneficial, but planting them in eco-friendly, visually-pleasing, and customisable pots steps up your plant collection… and who wouldn’t want that?

Here’s a fun fact – plants aid in reducing stress; so even if you don’t own plants, you should probably look into getting some.

Happy Pot gives you the option to choose the size, colour, and any symbol or emoji you desire, giving you the complete creative freedom to customise your indoor or outdoor pots with ways to describe your personality (or your plants).

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Whether it’s for your nanna, colleague or your best friend, Happy Pot makes a great gift for any occasion. With so many preset collections and customisation options, there’s a Happy Pot for everyone.

You can even decorate your office plants with your business logo to give your workspace that ‘extra’ kick. (Like we did)

Besides making your plants look and feel happier, you’d also be contributing to a greener Earth, since Happy Pot has teamed up with Treeapp to plant trees across 3 continents and 12 developing countries, in an effort to reach their goal of 200,000m2 of reforested land by 2024.

Happy Pot’s pledge is to encourage more young people to care for plants and appreciate the world around them. They aim to do this with their monthly beach clean-ups and will keep us in the loop with updates on how to contribute to a greener world.

Customise yours or pick a collection from www.happypot.co – let’s make the world a greener place, one pot at a time.

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ALS activist Maria Formosa wins Mvintage Woman of the Year award

Oct 4 2022

Executive secretary at ALS Malta and wife of ALS activist Bjorn Formosa, Maria, bagged the Woman of the Year award during yesterday’s Mvintage ceremony.

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Maria was one of 7 remarkable women shortlisted for the award, and she was chosen via public vote for her stellar work to help those in need.

Around 11,000 votes were cast, and Maria invited Puttinu Cares President Angele Cuschieri to share in the victory alongside her.

The first edition of the award was directed at promoting female empowerment. Among the the women shortlisted were also LGBTQ activist Gabi Calleja, women’s rights activist Lara Dimitrijevic, Jays of Sunshine founder Maxine Attard, businesswoman Helga Ellul and influencer Shelley Caruana.

Through such awards, the local jewellery brand wants to inspire more women to input themselves in the community and be the role models they can truly be.

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