Parliamentary Secretary Andy Ellul appointed Labour Party Whip; replaces Glenn Bedingfield

Apr 14 2022

Andy Ellul, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Dialogue within the Office of the Prime Minister has been appointed whip of the Labour Party Parliamentary Group.

Ellul first got co-opted into parliament back in January 2022 after former Member of Parliament Silvio Grixti resigned. Ellul contested the last election on districts one and three, getting elected directly on the third.

Naomi Cachia will serve as Ellul’s assistant whip after getting into Parliament via the gender corrective mechanism on Tuesday.

Andy Ellul will replace Glenn Bedingfield, who served as Labour Party Whip during the past legislature.

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Anġlu Farrugia to remain speaker; Abela says there is no need for change

Apr 14 2022

When asked on the Maltese Parliament’s Speaker role, Robert Abela revealed that there is no need for a change in the person who occupies that role, solidifying the fact that Anġlu Farrugia will remain Parliamentary Speaker.

The Prime Minister’s response shuts down previous rumours of a potential new speaker in the House of Representatives.

Anġlu Farrugia first occupied the speaker role back in 2013 and this will be his third legislature as Speaker within the house of representatives.

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Elliot Paul Busuttil named lead suspect in Qormi car murder

Apr 14 2022

The lead suspect in the gruesome Qormi murder of 62-year-old Pembroke resident Mario Farrugia has been named as Elliot Paul Busuttil.

Busuttil is one of the four people arrested last night by the Malta Police Force and is also being charged with another attempted murder back in 2020. The lead suspect was charged with the attempted murder of a 57-year-old Bulgarian and is currently being questioned by the police.

He was also found guilty of drug trafficking and publicly carrying a knife while on bail in 2018. The motive of the murder is yet to be known but sources have suggested that in may be related to debts.

Farrugia was found with dozens of stab wounds in his car in Qormi on April 5th. Investigations are currently under way.

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‘No Men Allowed’ club night taking place in the UK next month

Apr 14 2022

Next month, a club night brand by the name of ‘LICK Events’ is heading to the United Kingdom next month and their most interesting selling point is their strict ‘no men allowed’ policy.

Living by the slogan of ‘For women, by women’, LICK Events aim to create a safe space for women and transgender people seeking to party safely; and they’re hitting Ritz nightclub in Manchester in May.

After initially opening in 2019, LICK have become popular the world over, with more locations reportedly being planned in the coming months.

Their TikTok account showcases their free-spirited, worry-free club nights, dubbing the events ‘heaven’ for partygoers seeking a safe space to dance and socialise. One comment in particular stated: “You know how I know this works? Because it would never work if it was an all men bar. Men go on the pull. Girls go to have fun.”

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