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LESA will still pursue quarantine breach fines despite rulings

LESA will still pursue quarantine breach fines despite rulings
Jan 31 2022 Share

LESA law enfacement agency will still follow up on its cases against individuals who were fined for breaching quarantine regulations. This comes despite a magistrate’s decision that it has no legal power to enforce the rules. 

Svetlick Flores, the local enforcement system agency’s chief executive officer, said that proceedings will continue before the courts and the commissioners for justice which is where the agency is making its legal arguments. 

He stated that since there are ongoing court proceedings on such cases, it is not prudent to comment further at this stage. However, LESA will be making its arguments in court. ‘The final judgements will then determine whether any action must be taken’ he stated. 

According to a magistrate ruled last week, no local council, regional committee or agency for local enforcement has the power to enforce or commence proceedings against anyone who breached COVID quarantine rules. 

Despite quarantine regulations falling within the competence of the commissioners for justice, they were not, noted the magistrate, listed among offences community officers could enforce. 

Deciding on separate appeals filed by a man and a woman who were fined, the magistrate said that ‘given that such power is not expressly provided for in the law… then, the Local Enforcement System Agency cannot bring forward proceedings and prosecute persons for a breach of the regulations in question.’ 

The man and woman were fined €10,000 and €3,000 respectively, with LESA being among the agencies to issue fines. The others were police, Malta Tourism Authority and Transport Authority. 

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Kevin Paul and Audrienne eliminated off XFactor Malta Season 3

Kevin Paul and Audrienne eliminated off XFactor Malta Season 3
Jan 31 2022 Share

Kevin Paul Calleja and Audrienne were eliminated off the third season of XFactor Malta .

After a successful run on the third season, Kevin went up against Timea Farr during the sing off after Audrienne was eliminated. 

The jazz singer expressed her thanks to the judges and the audience for the opportunity to have taken to the stage and shown Malta her musical skill as Kevin and Timea prepared for the sing-off. 

Both singers gave their best performance after the soundtrack night, going the extra mile to save their spot in the competition. 

But Timea managed to keep her spot for the next round, with all judges except for Howard Keith voting in her favour. 

 Kevin expressed his gratitude for having  been in the competition and getting the chance to show his skill and passion for music. He even hinted at his career following the competition, so it definitely won’t be the last we’ll see of the beloved singer!

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Cheryl Balzan closes the show with a spectacular performance

Cheryl Balzan closes the show with a spectacular performance
Jan 30 2022 Share

Taking on Bryan Adam’s ‘Everything I Do, I Do It For You’ from ‘Robin Hood – Prince of Thieves, Cheryl Balzan proves she is meant to do this. Closing off the night, Cheryl touched the hearts of all XFactor fans with a deeply authentic performance.

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Ryan Hili with a touching rendition of ‘Somewhere Only We Know’

Ryan Hili with a touching rendition of ‘Somewhere Only We Know’
Jan 30 2022 Share

From the wonderful film ‘The Little Prince’, Ryan Hili proves once again that his voice is able to take on any challenge. Taking on ‘Somewhere Only We Know,’ Hili fills the arena with the depth of his singing skill, keeping everyone locked and narrating an entire story. 

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