Maltese Becomes European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Champion

Jan 30 2024

Avant-Garde Malta shared the moment Michelle Bonnici became the European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Champion in her category.

Avant-Garde explained that this was a rough and difficult path to victory, but Michelle managed to apply one of her favourite sweep-over and over techniques during her 3 matches thanks to her grip control.

‘Michelle brilliantly adopted a new sweep to pass approach without having one single point scored on her’, explained the studio.

Michelle becomes the 4th European champion that Avant-Garde helped to create through their coaching.

Well done Michelle!

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Love Island Malta’s Sabrina Shares Baby Bump Photo

Jan 30 2024

Former Love Island Malta contestant Sabrina Grima shared an image update of her pregnancy journey, writing:

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‘It’s been a while since I’ve seen my abs and yet it’s the best shape of my life.’

Calling her as of yet unborn new family addition her ‘little peanut’, Sabrina is still keeping active despite waiting to welcome the ‘love of her life’ into the world.

Sabrina had teased the pregnancy back in December, sharing images with her partner and writing ‘First Christmas and last as two’.

Congratulations Sabrina!

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Maltese Singer Sister Duo Kayati Release ‘Happy Birthday’

Jan 30 2024

‘Happy Birthday’ carries a deep personal meaning for Kayati as it brings out a fragile moment on a very special day.”

“For anyone who has lost a loved one or is no longer in contact with someone, know that even on their birthday, a day that is typically filled with joy and warm wishes, they may still long to hear the sound of that person’s voice saying “Happy Birthday”.

Kayati is a sister singer-songwriter duo with a Maltese/Arabic background that has been making music together for years and has honed its craft to create a unique blend of contemporary pop and soulful ballads.

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Their music is mostly inspired by their personal experiences, which others can resonate with and take you to different moments in life.

‘Happy Birthday’ was written by Kayati and recorded and produced at The Insynk Collective.

“Working on Happy Birthday was very comforting; it was like we opened a new door to our style and what type of music we wanted to write. It was written days apart from our birthdays, as surprisingly, they both fall under the same month. One night, we found ourselves in our bedroom with our guitar, and the song just fell into place. You could say that the song ‘Happy Birthday’ was our way of finding closure.”

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Malta’s 2023 Corruption Level The Same As 2022

Jan 30 2024

According to the Corruption Perceptions Index, Malta has remained exactly where it stood in the 2022 version of the ranking, meaning it did not improve or get worse in terms of corruption in a year.

Malta’s score is 51/100, with a 0 score indicating high levels of corruption and 100 meaning no levels of corruption.

This makes the score more important than the ranking classification, wherein Malta is placed in the 55th rank. The rank, Transparency.org explains, is the position relative to the other countries and can change merely if number of countries included in the index changes.

There was 0 score change since 2022, with this being the worst rating for Malta in years.

‘The global trend of weakening justice systems is reducing accountability for public officials, which allows corruption to thrive.’

The global average score in 2023 was 43/100, with 2/3 of countries scoring below 50.

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