New Victorians’ Philippa Welcomes Baby Girl: Violet

Jun 20 2023

One half of the New Victorians and former X-Factor Malta judge Philippa Saudi has just welcomed a baby girl into the world: Violet.

This comes after the singing duo announced that they were pregnant in the same period of time, with the other member of the duet, Bettina, having welcomed her son Ted 7 weeks ago.

And yesterday, 19th June 2023, baby Violet came into the world.

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‘An absolute miracle’ wrote Philippa. ‘May you bring light, joy and wonder wherever you go, and may you always know how beloved you are. Infinitely honoured to be your mama.’

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Philippa also took some time to thank the health care service at Mater Dei. ‘We were seen-to by the most incredible, dedicated and inspiring staff. Big respect and gratitude to all at Mater Dei Hospital.’

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Congratulations to both sisters for this new phase of life!

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Almost 7,000 Fines For Using Phone Whilst Driving In 2023

Jun 20 2023

Information tabled in Parliament shows that, between January and May of this year, 6,929 traffic fines were issued for drivers using their phones whilst driving.

Police caught 2,143 of these, with Transport Malta catching 701, CCTV catching 28 and LESA catching a whopping 4,057.

Meanwhile, 19,984 fines were issued for persons ignoring traffic signs, with LESA once again catching the majority with a total of 7,124.

LESA also caught the majority of commuters not wearing seatbelts on Maltese roads at 1,500, with the grand total in 2023 so far amounting to 2,605. The total of these contraventions amounts to 29,518.

Minister Byron Camilleri also provided the data for 2022, which shows that the grand total of fines for these separate offences add up to 75,065.

The grand total, starting from January of 2022 to May of 2023, amounts to 104,583 contraventions, with the ignoring of traffic signs taking the lead at 73,084. This is followed by the use of phones at 21,047 and lack of seatbelt use at 10,452.

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Andriy For Season 2? Malta Reacts To Elimination

Jun 20 2023

After yesterday night’s Love Island Malta elimination, which saw Andriy and Michela eliminated from the villa, the Maltese public showed that at least one of the eliminations shouldn’t have happened.

It was all love for Andriy after the elimination, having being one of the earliest bombshells to be introduced in the villa.

Andriy managed to cultivate a close friendship with most of the contestants, guys and girls, and became a core member of the villa group. And it seems as though the Maltese public had also developed a soft spot for him.

Taking to the comments on the official elimination post, many said that Andriy deserved to be in the finals and that he was one of the best personalities on the show.

Another suggested they bring him back for the second season – something very unlikely to happen but which just goes to show how much of a fan favourite he’d become.

What did you think of last night’s elimination?

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Local Artist Gets Gladiator Painting Signed By Russell Crowe

Jun 20 2023

Steve Farrugia, a local painter and who you might also know from his time as Airport Impression’s drummer, got to meet Russell Crowe and have a portrait of one of his roles signed by the world famous actor.

Farrugia presented Crowe, who was once again in Malta for a concert in Valletta, with a portrait he himself had drawn of General Maximus, whom Crowe had portrayed in the 2000 epic historical drama.

The actor gladly signed the portrait, commending Steve for the attention to detail and skill with the brush.

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Speaking to MaltaDaily, Steve said it was absolutely a dream come true to meet the actor, with Gladiator being one of his all-time favourite films.

Apart from being on the island for the concert (and apart from his constant reminder to the Maltese that he just cannot stay away from his ‘home away from home’), Crowe is also here ahead of the production of the sequel of Gladiator.

The film is set for a 2024 release, meaning a whopping 24 years after the first movie took cinemas by storm.

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