A police sergeant and three constables were slightly injured after being assaulted by a 28-year-old Turkish man residing in Swieqi following the confiscation of his Bluetooth speaker.
Adem Katricioglu was reportedly playing loud music at St. George’s Bay around 1am where he was soon approach by the police to turn off the music and proceeded to assault them after confiscating his speaker.
Katricioglu received a suspended jail term and a fine of €5,000.
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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has stated that a 60,000-strong festival ‘like nothing you’ve ever seen before in New York City’ is being planned in Central Park, probably for the month of August.
The Mayor also stated that it will be a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’, hinting at an amazing line-up with eight iconic stars.
‘The Official NYC Homecoming Concert in Central Park’, as it has been coined, will be one of the first major festivals to take place as New York heads toward a complete re-opening after being one of the United States’ worst-hit areas from the pandemic.
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Earlier today, Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne took to Facebook to announce that no new COVID-19 cases were registered over the past 24 hours as Malta continues its journey towards normality.
Hundreds of Maltese citizens welcomed the positive news in the comments section as Malta’s active case number will see another decrease today while vaccination numbers will continue to rise.
Yesterday, Malta registered 2 new COVID-19 cases and 4 recoveries, leaving the active case number at 62.
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Tensions continue to rise amongst many as increasingly large crowds in the thousands are flocking to St. George’s Bay on a weekly basis after establishments close at midnight.
Many individuals and organisations expressed their frustration with this situation, among them Malta’s culture and entertainment industry campaign Restart, who have been proposing controlled events with limited attendance and vaccine certificates amongst other measures.
A survey published by ILLUM revealed 74% of Maltese believe that clubs should open for those who are fully vaccinated, with 21% disagreeing and 5% unsure of what should happen.
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