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Local Athlete Completes 2024 Olympic Season

Aug 7 2024 Share

Local athlete and Olympic runner, Beppe Grillo recently wrapped up the 2024 Olympic season and shared his reflections on social media. Despite not achieving the results he had hoped for in his Olympic debut, his message was one of resilience and determination.

“Season 2024 done! 🔥 Unfortunately, my Olympic debut wasn’t what we trained for… but I cannot forget the hard work I put in to get here in the first place,” he wrote. “[I] had to outperform myself on a whole new level, and the result of that was becoming an Olympian.”

This perspective highlights the immense dedication and perseverance required to reach the pinnacle of athletic competition. Becoming an Olympian is a significant achievement, one that Beppe Grillo has embraced despite the challenges faced.

With the season behind him, he expressed gratitude for the opportunity to rest and recharge. “For now, I get to enjoy a well-earned break,” he added. “But after that, it’s time to get back to training, to prepare for another fruitful season. 🙌”

Looking ahead, Grillo remains committed to his sport and his country, aiming to represent the flag with pride and determination. “I plan to take our flag as high as possible,” he concluded, signaling his ongoing ambition and patriotic spirit.

As he enjoys his brief respite, the community eagerly anticipates his return to training and his future accomplishments on the track.

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MP Calls Out ‘Ilegal’ ‘No Pakis’ Property Advert

MP Calls Out 'Ilegal' 'No Pakis' Property Advert
Aug 7 2024 Share

Member of Parliament Randolph Debattista took to social media so condemn the ‘shameful, disgusting and illegal’ advertisement by leading estate agent Alliance Real Estate after it accidentally published an internal comment.

The internal comment specified that the property should not be rented to ‘pakis, indians, Arabs and Philippines.’

Debattista called not just the agent’s advert ‘shameful, disgusting and illegal’, but ‘also the landlord’s restrictions in the first place.’

 

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A listing on the Alliance Real Estate website for a Żebbuġ apartment sparked controversy after including discriminatory language against certain nationalities.

The listing, which specified “no Pakis, Indians, Arabs, and Philippines” (sic), violated anti-discrimination laws. Alliance Real Estate apologized, explaining that the offensive wording resulted from an internal comment mistakenly published online.

The company emphasized that the comment reflected landlord restrictions, which they are obliged to enforce, though they acknowledged the language was inappropriate.

The listing was quickly removed from propertymarket.com.mt, and the description on Alliance’s site was edited to remove the offensive content. Alliance has since implemented stronger internal approval processes and pledged to use “kinder language” internally, even for comments not intended to be public.

The incident highlighted ongoing issues with landlords imposing discriminatory restrictions, which is illegal but, according to the company, still commonly requested by property owners.

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Maltese Olympian Viral In Italy For Same Name As Beppe Grillo

Maltese Olympian Viral In Italy For Same Name As Beppe Grillo
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The Italian press has been joking about Maltese athlete Beppe Grillo’s name given that it is the same name as that of ‘comedian, actor, blogger and politician’ Beppe Grillo.

At least, that’s what his wikipedia page describes him as – ‘the man who can do it all’, according to some.

Giuseppe Piero Beppe Grillo has been involved in the Italian Five Star Movement political party and ‘was one of the most prominent examples of the populist surge which arose in Europe during the 2010s.’

Eurosport Italia shared an image of Malta’s Beppe, writing: ‘actor comedian, politician, and now Olympian… Multitasking to say the least’.

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Devoted Marsaxlokk Woman Steals Hearts Online

Devoted Marsaxlokk Woman Steals Hearts Online
Aug 7 2024 Share

An elderly woman from Marsaxlokk has gone viral online after a video of her showering praise and worship onto Our Lady of Pompeii was uploaded to social media.

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The woman rhymes and praises the festa saint as the town celebrates in the town square.

The woman’s devotion was channeled through her words, calling her beautiful and asking the rest of the town to join together to shower praise on the saint.

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