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Youth Praised For Donating Money Made Off Collected Bottles

Youth Praised For Donating Money Made Off Collected Bottles
Jul 31 2023 Share

A local, unnamed youth has been praised for collecting bottles and cleaning the local environment in Valletta and subsequently donating the money to the elderly. 

The youth was first posted to Facebook and accused of illegally scavenging in other people’s rubbish. He was initially suspected to be a ‘junkie’, using the BCRS scheme to get money from the bottles and leaving the trash open in the capital city. 

Later, a post was shared by Anton Rea Cutajar who revealed that the youth was in fact collecting bottles and cleaning the street, whilst also donating the money he made with the bottles to elderly persons in the community. 

 

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Anton Rea Cutajar said that this youth deserves the Ġieħ ir-Repubblika award as well as an award in heaven. 

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Road Rage Erupts As Drivers Fight On Mgarr Round About

Road Rage Erupts As Drivers Fight On Mgarr Round About
Jul 31 2023 Share

Footage sent to this newsroom shows an altercation between two drivers at a roundabout in Triq Sir Temi Zammit, Mgarr.

The incident occurred at around 1900 or 2000hrs yesterday Sunday 30th July 2023. It is currently unknown what caused the fight, but the confrontation escalated quickly, leading to the two involved fighting on the round about as cars passed by. 

 

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Others soon got involved to stop the fight from continuing, escorting the people involved away from each other as they attempted to continue the fight. 

It is unclear whether any reports were filed on the incident and whether anyone was seriously injured. 

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Local Artist Creates Life Size Turtle Model With Gozo Beach Clay

Local Artist Creates Life Size Turtle Model With Gozo Beach Clay
Jul 31 2023 Share

Raphael Mizzi, a local artist who loves to create temporary models using beach clay around Malta, has recently unveiled his latest creation: the sea turtle. 

Using the materials from the surrounding environment, namely beach clay, driftwood and stones at ir-Ramla l-Ħamra, Raphael captured the sea creature’s surfacing to lay eggs during the summer period. 

 

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‘Sea turtles are truly mesmerising creatures’, wrote Raphael, ‘and it’s a privilege to pay tribute to their beauty and importance in our Mediterranean Sea.’ 

‘Let’s continue to cherish and protect the wonders of our seas, so that future generations can marvel at the incredible marine life that calls it home.’

Raphael became known for his Mediterranean monk seal sculpture earlier this year. Known as ‘Bumerin’ or ‘Monka’, the species was sadly last sighted in Malta back in 1974. 

 

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Raphael’s sculptures are not only an artistic rendering of the biodiversity of our islands, but also an encouragement to safeguard their existence and conservation. 

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100 Trans Men Sign Up For Miss Italy To Protest Trans Woman Ban

100 Trans Men Sign Up For Miss Italy To Protest Trans Woman Ban
Jul 30 2023 Share

After Italy introduced a ban on trans women from competing in Miss Italy, 100 trans men from the country entered the pageant in protest. 

Miss Italy’s newly changed rules exclude trans women, and follows the recent victory by trans woman Rikkie Valerie Kolle for Miss Netherlands. 

The Italian pageant patron Patrizia Mirigliani claimed after the victory that inclusivity for transgender women in pageants was ‘absurd’ and would not ‘jump on the glittery bandwagon of trans activism’. 

The comments caused an online stir, and prompted transgender men to sign up since they fit the new criteria of ‘woman from birth’. 

Due to Italy’s strict process of finalising names and gender-related identification, many transgender men fit the category and thus could compete in the pageant. 

This comes as Malta holds its very first Miss Trans Malta. The competition welcomed Miss Universe Malta 2023 to crown the first ever winner, Ira Almonia Quijada. 

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