Mifsud Siblings Shine as Daniela and Clinton Claim Top Honours at Handball Awards

Mifsud Siblings Shine: Daniela and Clinton Claim Top Honours at Handball Awards

Jun 25 2023

The prestigious individual Handball awards for this year were won by the Mifsud siblings, Daniela and Clinton, who were named the Most Valuable Players in the female and male categories, respectively.

In the Women’s All-Star Team, Daniela Mifsud was joined by Gryta Katarzyna, Jessica Agius, Desislava Krasteva, Betiana Petkovska, Tifenn Le Borgne, Krisztina Kalla, and Emma Xuereb.

For the Men’s All-Star Team of the 2022/23 season, the members were Marko Pavlovic, Benjamin Spiteri, Alan Michael Portelli, Jaydon Mizzi, Jacques Seifert, Janko Radivojevic, Neil Gruppetta, and Liam Harrison.

Krsztina Kalla and Janko Radivojevic, both representing Swieqi Phoenix, were named the Most Valuable foreign female and male players, respectively.

Desislava Krasteva, Jacques Seifert, Neil Gruppetta, Tifen Le Borgne, Jordan Aquilina, and Michela Grima were all recipients of the top scorer awards in their respective categories. Neil Gruppetta emerged as the overall top scorer across all competitions, both male and female, with an impressive total of 126 goals.

Bernardette Vassallo received the President’s Award in recognition of her outstanding dedication, remarkable efforts, and humble attitude in her role within the new national team function. Additionally, the MHA Fair Play Award was presented to Kavallieri HC, which had the lowest average score of punishments received across all men’s and women’s teams, calculated by dividing the total number of punishments by the total number of matches played.

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Netflix To Bring Back Titanic Right After Submarine Tragedy

Jun 25 2023

According to reports by Pop Culture, Netflix plans on bringing back the 1997 film Titanic just a week after the horrific Titan submersible implosion which killed five people.

The film is a retelling of the 1912 trans-Atlantic inaugural journey of the ship through the lens of two lovers which became one of James Cameron’s biggest movies.

With the film set to return to the streaming service on July 1st, according to Pop Culture, this comes just a week after the OceanGate incident.

Five people, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush along with billionaire Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman, were killed in the also maiden voyage of the sub.

As people around the world focused on the terrifying story, streams of Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’ spiked as people’s interest in the story of the ship caught the zeitgeist.

Cameron himself, who undertook many trips down to the Titanic during his career in deep-sea exploration, expressed his sympathies with the families of the victims and accused officials of ‘dangling’ hope before them.

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Second Turtle Nesting Site Found At Ġnejna Bay

Jun 25 2023

Wildlife Rescue Team Malta took to social media to announce some ‘eggtastic news this morning’ as turtle ‘mama number 2 came up last night’ to lay her eggs.

A volunteer from the NGO by the name of Hayley identified the turtle crawl at Ġnejna Bay, prompting immediate notification to the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA).

Together, the presence of a nesting chamber was confirmed and a volunteer protection being set up until the hatchlings safely emerge to return to the sea.

Anyone wishing to volunteer, please send an email on [email protected] for more information.

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Photo Source: Wildlife Rescue Team Malta

Russell Crowe Praises Malta’s Film Industry

Jun 25 2023

World renowned actor and big fan of the Maltese islands Russell Crowe addressed a press conference wherein he praised the Malta film industry and the work being done to improve it further.

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Ahead of the Mediterrane Film Festival, which will see a long list of talent visiting the islands, Crowe sat next to Malta’s Film Commissioner Johann Grech and the Minister for Tourism Clayton Bartolo and spoke about the now established film industry on the islands.

He highlighted the nightlife, the accommodations and the islands being a ‘very, very attractive place to shoot.’

He also praised the commission’s emphasis on staying up to date with the latest developments in the world of film and urged the importance of keeping up with the technology.

The sequel to the 2000 movie ‘Gladiator’ is once again being filmed on the Maltese islands, with Crowe taking the opportunity to revisit the island he has so often praised.

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