New bombshell & six islanders at risk of elimination as Love Island Malta ends on cliffhanger

New bombshell & six islanders at risk elimination as Love Island Malta ends on cliffhanger

May 29 2023

Yesterday’s episode of Love Island Malta ended on a major cliffhanger, with three couples at risk of elimination and a brand new bombshell ready to enter the villa.

Following a public vote couples Dale & Nicola, Nate & Shanice and Andriy & Soulayma resulted as the bottom three couples inside the villa, putting them at risk of elimination at the mercy of their friends at the villa.

As the bottom-three couples lined up, some burst into tears whilst others remained expressionless as they realised those might be their last moments in the villa. Dale & Nicola are the only couple who have been there since the show’s first episode, with Shanice & Soulayma being Love Island’s most recent bombshells, together with the show’s first bombshell Andriy and day one entry Nate.

One male and one female from six remain at risk of elimination ahead of this evening’s episode.

Meanwhile, the episode ended with yet another cliffhanger, showing the show’s latest bombshell making a covert entrance into the villa before, what we can expect to be, tonight’s big reveal.

What did you think of yesterday night’s episode?

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Joseph Muscat & casino boss Schembri deny wrongdoing in €11,800-per-month consultancy

May 29 2023

After revelations that Joseph Muscat was dealt an €11,800-per-month consultancy contract from a local casino boss, both the former Prime Minister & casino managing director Johann Schembri have denied any wrongdoing in the deal.

Times of Malta had revealed that Muscat was receiving gross monthly payments of €11,800 from an exotic bird company, which was making a loss, owned by Schembri.

The payments reportedly started back in April 2020, only three months after he stepped down as prime minister and was acting as an MP. Muscat accused the news service was attempting to tarnish his consultancy work by covering the local case.

In a recent Facebook post, Muscat stated that Magistrate Gabriella Vella has been “ignoring [his] numerous requests to testify in the case” for more than a year, after he was informed that the magistrate decided against the request to recuse herself from presiding over the inquiry.

Muscat remains under the investigation of a corruption probe on another €15,000-per-month contract with a Swiss company with suspected links to the Vitals/Steward hospitals contract.

International anti-money laundering body, the Financial Action Task Force, has stated that consultancy agreements may be used to conceal actual reasons behind transactions.

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Mental Health: Action needed on TikTok and Spotify algorithms

May 28 2023

“Immediate action is needed to make sure that those going through mental health challenges are not sent further down the rabbit hole by social media algorithms used by TikTok and Spotify among others”, Labour MEP Cyrus Engerer said during a number of meetings this week relating to Mental Health Awareness Week.

Cyrus Engerer is the co-Chair of the European Parliament’s Mental Health Europe Coalition and this week was involved in a number of events and discussions on the way forward on this important topic.

Engerer said that the way TikTok and Spotify algorithms work, could lead those passing through difficult times and challenges to their mental health to enter vicious cycles because of the way artificial intelligence sets algorithms. Watching or listening to depressing and sad songs and videos, leads the social media to give the user more depressing material.

“Artificial intelligence must be used to help people win over any mental health challenges rather than augmenting the issue”, Engerer emphasised, while he explained that over the next months he will be working on a number of interinstitutional initiatives and actions to increase awareness and take concrete steps on this salient issue.

In a meeting with Milena Angelova, a Member of the European Economic and Social Committee and Secretary General of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association, new cooperation was launched between the two institutions, now that the EESC will be drafting its own report on Mental Health.

As co-Chair of the Mental Health Europe Coalition Engerer emphasised on the need for the European Commission to come up with a European Mental Health Strategy and dedicate next year as the European Year for Mental Health.

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10,000 colourful flowers adorn Iklin for Festa Fjuri

May 28 2023

Over 10,000 different plants and flowers adorned the locality of Iklin in celebration of Festa Fjrui.

This edition, with the theme ‘Love nature to stay healthy’, offered all those attending the opportunity to participate in educational and cultural activities for all ages.

Following the event, the 10,000 flowers and plants used for the traditional infiorata will be distributed to the residents of the locality.

They will be thus used to decorate balconies, gardens, patios, window sills and the interiors of homes to encourage more greener in and out of our homes.

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