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Winter Weather This Weekend: Wind And Rain

Winter Weather This Weekend: Wind And Rain
Jan 4 2024 Share

According to weather forecasts, this upcoming weekend is expected to bring with it further winter weather, with strong winds and isolated rain showers. 

Temperatures too are set to drop to as low as 12 degrees Celsius by Sunday, deceasing even further into next week at 10 degrees Celsius by Tuesday. 

According to Facebook weather page ‘It-Temp Madwarna’, winter weather is expected to hit the Maltese islands as of Saturday 6th January 2024. 

So as we all return to work following the holidays, we’ll be very much inclined to rush back home after a long day to snuggle up in a warm environment. 

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Bouncer In NYE Altercation Arrested At Malta Airport

Bouncer In NYE Altercation Arrested At Malta Airport
Jan 4 2024 Share

Today, at around 1200hrs, the Malta Police Force will be taking a man to court over the altercation that reportedly took place in Paceville on New Year’s Eve. 

A 21 Albanian man was arrested yesterday at the Malta International Airport after he was allegedly connected to a fight which took place in Paceville. 

The arrested man will be arraigned in court with the reported breaking of civil order, the use of an unregistered weapon and causing grievous injuries to another person. 

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Noel Azzopardi Pleads Not Guilty To Eric Borg Murder

Noel Azzopardi Pleads Not Guilty To Eric Borg Murder
Jan 4 2024 Share

Noel Azzopardi has pleaded not guilty to the New Year’s Day murder of Eric Borg after voluntarily surrendering to Rabat police. 

Azzopardi, a 39-year-old unemployed individual accused of wilful homicide, using a firearm for a crime, firing a gun near an urban area, and neglecting secure storage of his gun and ammunition, entered his plea during an arraignment before Magistrate Monica Vella. 

His lawyers acknowledged Azzopardi’s psychiatric history, expressing no contest to the arrest’s validity and requesting access to his medical records, particularly those from Mount Carmel Hospital.

During the arraignment, Azzopardi, standing throughout, required simplified and repeated questions. He turned himself in as authorities initiated a manhunt for Borg, found dead with gunshot wounds in Rabat. 

Inspector Wayne Camilleri stated that police received a report of shots fired on January 1 at around 3:30 pm, discovering Borg deceased on Triq il-Fidloqqom. 

Azzopardi, identified as a key person of interest, surrendered to Rabat police with relatives around 5:15 pm, confessing to the crime. 

The prosecution did not disclose a motive, and Azzopardi’s lawyers, including Arthur Azzopardi, Jacob Magri, and Alex Miruzzi, did not request bail. 

They released Mount Carmel Hospital staff from professional secrecy, allowing discussions on Azzopardi’s placement at Corradino prison or Attard hospital. Inspectors Wayne Camilleri and Godwin Scerri, alongside Attorney General lawyer Kaylie Bonett, prosecuted the case.

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Photo Source: Times of Malta (Matthew Mirabelli)

First Mass Bloom Of Jellyfish In Marsascala

First Mass Bloom Of Jellyfish In Marsascala
Jan 4 2024 Share

Taking to social media, marine biologist Alan Deidun shared a video sent to him by Prof. Godfrey Baldacchino showing 2024’s annual mass spawning of mauve stinger jellyfish.

The Pelagia noctiluca spawning seems to have occurred due to the relatively warm and calm January weather. 

The next generation of jellyfish will be visible, Deidun explained, in circa 3 months, ‘unless the water temperature cools down below the norm’. 

The stingers have been spotted in Marsascala, the general south coast and even Hondoq ir-Rummien in the past few days. 

Anyone who spots such sights is encouraged to share their footage through ocean.mt/jellyfish for the Spot the Jellyfish Citizen Science Campaign. 

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