Maltese entrepreneur lands €87,500 following UK TV show deal

Jun 12 2021

Maltese entrepreneur and haircare brand inventor Yanika Cordina managed to land a business deal following her pitch on hit UK TV show ‘Dragon’s Den’. Dragon’s Den is a renowned UK TV programme airing on BBC One in which entrepreneurs present business ideas to five wealth investors (the titular ‘dragons’). Cordina left the show with €87,500 (£75,000) after securing the money from Sara Davies in exchange for equity in her firm.

Contestants who receive the capital offer the dragons a stake in their company in return. Cordina is a 31-year-old from Fgura who pitched her Cordina Hair Business and heatless hair curler products; the Flower Curl and; Wave Bun to the dragons. Cordina told Times of Malta that Davies’ expertise ‘would highly benefit the business and would help to grow the company exponentially.’

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Paul Mbong and Andre Scicluna make amends with message against racism

Jun 12 2021

Following allegations about racist remarks, Birkirkara striker Paul Mbong and Senglea Athletic defender Andre Scicluna took to social media to announce their reconciliation. Going back to December of last year, Birkirkara FC had written a formal letter to the MFA to investigate allegations made by Mbong of having suffered racial abuse from the Senglea player.

The two players however met over coffee and allegedly clarified the case being a misunderstanding. Scicluna stated that ‘we are both hoping to send a clear and powerful message of respect and sportsmanship’, with the two hashtags Respect and SayNoToRacism captioned in the photo. The incident had happened 85 minutes into the game when Mbong tackled Scicluna, with Scicluna receiving a red card and Mbong receiving the yellow card a few seconds later for passing remarks.

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Photo Source: Andre Scicluna FB

WATCH: Illegal mass gatherings on St. George’s bay in new footage

Jun 12 2021

Photos and footage show a massive crowd gathered on St George’s bay near Paceville. The crowd, made up of various groups of people, seemed to have convened following bars closing up shop at midnight, prompting people to find an alternative area to meet up.

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Many took to social media to address the situation, calling for governmental action in regards to health restrictions. People, including CEO of Hugo’s Group Malta Luke Chetcuti, highlighted how given these regulations, people still met outside regulated bars and businesses where regulations are not necessarily going to be adhered to.

The news follows updates to reopening the entertainments sector, with the proposed roadmap eliciting quite a lot of criticism. Many are still calling to manage the situation better, as illegal gatherings are being increasingly reported.

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Photo Source: Luke Chetcuti

Malta International Airport welcomes over 75,000 passengers in May

Jun 11 2021

The Malta International Airport has revealed that 75,420 travelled through it throughout the month of May, the first month to surpass the 40,000 passenger mark as the tourism and travel sector re-opening approached.

The total for May traffic translates into a drop of 88.8 per cent compared to May 2019 but registered an improvement over the first four months of 2021, where the passenger numbers remained well below the 40,000 mark.

The MIA reported that Malta’s top markets for May were Italy, Germany, France, Poland and Turkey, triggered by the relaxation of certain travel measures from Malta’s end.

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