Officers Do Not Have Traffic Ticket Quotas, Police Insist

Oct 9 2024

The police force has denied claims of a predetermined quota system for issuing traffic tickets, following testimony from an officer suggesting the existence of an unofficial quota, Times of Malta reported.

A police spokesperson clarified that while officers must report the contraventions they issue daily, this is part of a broader performance review.

“Officers on field duties are expected to enforce traffic laws appropriately, with no fixed targets for issuing contraventions,” the spokesperson stated, adding that this is based on traffic volume and activity in their areas during their shifts.

The denial comes after officer Clive Mallia testified in court, claiming an unofficial quota system required officers to issue at least 10 contraventions monthly, with higher targets in busy areas like St Julian’s.

His testimony was related to a case involving an assault on him and another officer following a traffic dispute.

It was the first public acknowledgment of such a system within the police force. Previously, community officers, or wardens, operated under a similar system until its abolition in 2015 by the Local Enforcement System Agency.

The police emphasised that district officers’ performance is evaluated based on several criteria, including patrolling and public engagement, with the goal of ensuring public safety and fair law enforcement.

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Jake’s Mum Wishes Husband A Happy Birthday

Oct 9 2024

Taking to social media, the late Jake Vella’s mother Marsuska wished her husband Josie a happy birthday – lending some words of encouragement for the both of them in the process.

‘I know that this year will be different but we are the ones who have to make life beautiful. It’s not easy without you Jake, but we need to learn from your example and have courage and positivity’.

‘Thank you Josie for always being a shoulder for us in the good and the bad. Thank you for the support you always showed us. We love you.’

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A One-Night-Only Macbeth This October 18th

Oct 9 2024

Teatru Manoel’s Learning and Participation Programme, Toi Toi, is presenting a new and exciting production of Macbeth on Friday 18th October at 7.30pm at St Agatha’s Auditorium, Triq Emanuele Vitale, Rabat. This production is part of our TOI TOI Classics outreach project, bringing the immediacy of Shakespeare’s language to life.

Adapted and directed by Philip Leone Ganado, this production features a cast of characters played by a talented troupe of actors including Anton Saliba as Macbeth and Michela Farrugia as Lady Macbeth with Joseph Zammit, Alex Weenink, Kelly Peplow and Katrina Lupi sharing all the other parts.

There’s a reason Macbeth is and has always been one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. This classic story of ambition, power and consequence remains as relevant today as it has ever been, its supernatural elements remain as dangerously alluring and its warnings on the nature of evil as timely.

It is also a deeply psychological play, charting the unravelling of two people who allow themselves to be seduced into acts of unspeakable horror. This adaptation seeks to tap into this horror, tracking Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the depths of their darkness and sticking close as the walls begin to close in and their downfall unfolds.

Whether Macbeth was, or is, on your study list or whether you are a theatre lover and/or would like to explore the beautiful world of Shakespeare this is the production for you.

This Macbeth is being staged for only one public performance on 18th October. Booking is from www.teatrumanoel.mt

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The Imperial Male Voice Choir To Give Concerts In Malta

Oct 9 2024

For almost 50 years the Imperial Male Voice Choir (IMVC) has entertained audiences and been successful in competitions at home and on tours to France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Slovenia and Russia.

Their eclectic repertoire spans almost 1000 years from plainchant and sacred through folk-song, classical, opera, musical theatre and popular genres.

Musical director, Deborah Miles- Johnson, and accompanist, Brian Parsons, are alumni of the Royal College of Music and both have many years of professional experience in performing, directing and teaching music. Our concerts usually raise money for charity.

The IMVC takes its name from Imperial College, University of London, where the founder members met in the 1970s. Although Imperial is renowned world-wide for its tuition and research in the fields of Science, Technology and Medicine, its students and alumni also have a notable enthusiasm and reputation for music-making.

The IMVC’s four planned concerts in Malta will focus particularly, but not exclusively, on sacred music and arrangements of traditional/ folk song harmonised for male voices.

Tuesday 15 October at 7pm: Sir Temi Zammit Hall, University of Malta, Msida. Secular music, especially male voice arrangements of English folk songs arranged by composers such as Vaughan Williams, Holst and Elgar. A mix of American traditional songs and Broadway musicals or popular hits. In aid of RIDT – University of Malta Research Trust https://researchtrustmalta.eu/

Wednesday 16 October 6:45pm: Basilica, Triq il Victoria, Senglea. An evening of sacred music covering more than 500 years from plainchant and Tallis through Schubert, Fauré and African-American spirituals to the 21st century within the glorious inspiring setting of the Basilica of Senglea. In aid of Foodbank, Senglea.

Friday 18 October 7.30pm: Parish Church, Għasri, Gozo. Hosted by the renowned Gozitan choir Schola Cantorum Jubilate and directed by Marouska Attard, each choir will sing some of its favourites and will join forces in some powerful, uplifting choral pieces by composers such as Bruckner and Vaughan Williams. In aid of Arka Foundation https://www.crpd.org.mt/directory/fondazzjoni-arka/

Saturday 19 October 11:30am: Seminary of the Sacred Heart, Triq Enrico Mizzi, Victoria, Gozo.The final concert, in Victoria, will feature predominantly secular music. Marouska Attard (soprano) will join Deborah Miles-Johnson (mezzo-soprano) in duets by Dvorak and Rossini and combine with the choir in the finale. In aid of Gozo Diocesan Caritas – a church charity helping the needy on Gozo.

Admission to each concert is FREE. Donations at the end of the concert will go towards the chosen cause.

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