PN should decide whether to split in two new Labour MP says

Apr 7 2022

New Labour MP and CEO Randolph Debattista has brought up the idea of the Nationalist Party splitting up into two two parties which, despite having a distinct identity, would form political alliances.

Speaking on ONE TV’s Pjazza, Debattista said that the party could go for the German model of the CDU/DSU, which sees two camps of the party – one geared towards a more liberal wing of the conservatives and the other representing the more old-guard conservative fashion. ‘They must decide what they’re going to do someday’ he said.

The outlined how he believes that the biggest problem faced by the party is that it is composed of two factions who do not want to have anything to do with each other. ‘It’s not an issue of them not liking each other or of hatred but an issue of differences in belief.’

He went on say that this is what differentiates the PN from the PL, and went on to advise the opposition to reflect back on the internal report carried out after the 2013 election as ‘nothing changed since then.’

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Rosianne Cutajar, Omar Farrugia and Glenn Bedingfield among casually elected

Apr 7 2022

Rosianne Cutajar, Omar Farrugia and Glenn Bedingfield have just been elected this morning through the casual election which occurred in the Naxxar counting halls.

Cutajar was elected on the sixth electoral district after the Labour Party executive decided to give up Minister Ian Borg’s parliamentary seat after he was elected on two districts. Malcolm Paul Agius Galea, Sean Apap Meli, Fiona Borg, Joseph Cutjaar, Katya De Giovanni and Omar Farrugia also contested nomination on this district.

In total, 38 nominations were submitted by Labour Party candidates to fill up the remaining 8 seats. Glenn Bedingfield managed to secure the seat on the second district.

Meanwhile, Omar Farrugia was also elected on the fifth electoral district. Raymond Abela was elected on the Third District, Katya De Giovanni on the Fourth district.

Malcolm Paul Agius was elected on the seventh district, followed by Rebecca Buttigieg on the ninth district and Romilda Baldacchino Zarb on the 11th district.

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WATCH: Pope Francis stopped Pope mobile to greet children in Gozo

Apr 7 2022

It’s already been a couple of days since Pope Francis made his voyage to Malta for a two day visit. Despite that, cute moments like this are still surfacing on the internet.

In the video, the Pope could be seen stopping his Pope Mobile to greet children in Gozo, signalling at them to run out and meet him.

Little kids took the chance to meet the Church leader as he interacted with them through his iconic white vehicle as people looked on from the sidelines and cheered him on.

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The visit was highly anticipated by the Maltese public and its Catholic and Christian communities. The Pope met the President and the Prime Minister’s family as well as migrants in the Peace Lab.

His final mass at the Granaries in Floriana attracted upwards of 12,000 people, with international journalists making their way to Malta just to broadcast the event. The Pope appealed to the Maltese to treat those outcasted by society and migrants as they once did St Paul.

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Exclusive: Marvel actor Frank Grillo in Malta filming new movie

Apr 6 2022

Worldwide famous actor Frank Grillo is currently in Malta filming his brand new movie, and has described his experience shooting in Malta as exceptional.

The actor is known for many appearances and roles in popular Hollywood productions.

He is a familiar face for many Marvel fans after he played enemy of the Avengers, Crossbones in Captain America: Winter Soldier and Civil War. He is currently working on a brand new film called ‘Hounds of War’. Grillo will be playing Ryder, an ex-special ops working undercover.

It is a story of revenge and war directed by Isaac Florentine. Grillo commended the Maltese people for being talented, kind and smart and loved working with them.

He also highlighted Malta’s unique environment and locations, saying that, despite having traveled all around the world to film, Malta offered very unique sites for a movie to be filmed.

‘I love the antiquity of Malta. I love the history of Malta. It’s aesthetically so beautiful but mostly I found the people to be just really friendly and compassionate. And excited that we’re here making a movie’ he said.

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