PN Call For Investigation: PL Deny Vote Fraud Allegation

Aug 23 2023

Following the report by Times of Malta that, according to a Transport Malta whistleblower, the ID cards belonging to deceased foreign born Maltese citizens were used to vote for the Labour Party, the Nationalist Party has called for an immediate investigation into the allegations.

The whistleblower claimed that the ID cards were handed to other foreign residents, with ‘thousands of euros being paid’ as part of the scheme.

Following this news, the Nationalist Party released a statement saying that this case should be investigated immediately.

‘The PN expects the Electoral Committee to meet urgently and immediately investigate that which is being alleged by the person who was deep in the Labour Party.’

‘In the same way’, the statement continued, ‘Police Commissioner Angelo Gafa needs to ensure that the police corps investigate the allegations without any bias.’

The Labour Party dismissed the allegations, stating that the electoral process is overseen by a commission made up of representatives of the two major parties.

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Four Men Hospitalised After Gas Explosion On Boat

Aug 23 2023

Yesterday, at around 1445hrs, police were informed that their assistance was needed due to an incident which had taken place on a boat in the limits of Cirkewwa.

Police convened immediately on site, and preliminary investigations showed that 4 men had suffered burns due to a gas explosion whilst they were cooking.

The individuals were three 26 year olds from Mosta, Ħaż-Żebbuġ and l-Iklin, and another 29 year old from Siġġiewi.

On board were two other men, a 27 year old from Qormi and a 34 year old from Naxxar, who did not suffer any injuries.

A medical team as well as Red Cross members convened immediately on site to give preliminary aid. They were taken to Mater Dei Hospital, where the 29 year old and the 26 year old from Ħaż-Żebbuġ were certified as having suffered grievous injuries.

The other two were certified to have suffered light injuries. Civil protection department officers were also on site to assist.

Investigations are still ongoing.

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Source: TVM News

Over 500kg Of Fishing Lines Collected In Coastal Clean Up

Aug 22 2023

A joint effort by the environmental NGO ‘Coast is Clear’ and ‘The Convenience Shop’ successfully concluded the summer sea and coastal cleanup activity.

‘Coast is Clear is an NGO dedicated to protecting our seas and coastlines from pollution, and its partnership with The Convenience Shop reflects a shared vision of safeguarding marine ecosystems for future generations.’

‘Under the guidance of Mark Galea Pace, founder of Coast is Clear, the diverse crew composed of individuals from various nationalities but all part of The Convenience Shop Group, embarked on their clean-up maritime mission. This multinational team collaborated seamlessly to target areas near the shore that are inaccessible by land, as well as strategic locations where sea currents notoriously accumulate waste.’

‘During the cleanup, over 500 kilograms of fishing lines and 16 bags of debris were painstakingly collected and removed from the sea and seashore. The recovered waste encompassed a range of discarded items, including torn nets, tyres, plastic containers, and various single-use plastics.’

The collected waste was disposed of responsibly, with the clean up highlighting the concern of ghost nets, which are abandoned and lost nets which continue to pose a serious threat to marine life.

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A Pastizzi Tattoo For Local Rapper Owen Leuellen

Aug 22 2023

Our next guest for ‘Think or Ink’ was local rapper Owen Leuellen, who was subjected to a fun trivia time with our host Amy Borg.

As with last time, which saw Chef Daniel Borg Cardona tattooing a MaltaDaily logo, Owen had to answer various questions and, depending on how many he got wrong, he’d have to get the respective tattoo.

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The music artist ended up walking out of Black Dahlia with an iconic local pastry – a pastizzi.

Of course, we don’t know whether Owen imagines it to be a ricotta or pizelli pastizzi, but we thank him for being such a great sport!

Stay tuned for more of ‘Think or Ink’.

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