Tag: Rabat
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Tal-Virtù area in Rabat threatened with massive development
The Tal-Virtù area in Rabat is under a renewed threat by massive and sprawling development applications. A new development proposal has been submitted to the Planning Authority is to knock down a townhouse and build an apartment complex with basement garages. The townhouse is a few steps away from the Tal-Virtù valley which in the…
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Watch: Martin Farrugia’s “zoo” in the outskirts of Buskett
Yesterday, we have been informed that Christian Borg’s lions, which he abandoned in a rundown farmhouse in Naxxar, will be given back to their breeder, Martin Farrugia. Below you can watch videos of the site which houses Martin Farrugia’s wild and exotic animals that include monkeys and lions. Martin Farrugia was previously charged in Court…
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Historic Maltese Silver rescued from French auction in 1798 now on display at Rabat Sacrum Festival
Historic Silver Saved from 1798 French Auction to be Displayed at Rabat Festival An invaluable collection of silverware, originally seized by French forces during their occupation of Malta in 1798, will be showcased at the upcoming Rabat Sacrum Festival. The silver, which escaped a planned French auction thanks to the bravery of Notary Emanuele…
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At least three relatives of Archpriest Joseph Curmi are also being investigated by the FCID
Archpriest Joseph Curmi of Saint George’s Basilica in Rabat, Gozo, is currently being investigated by the Police’s Financial Crimes Investigations Department and is meant to be charged with money-laundering in relation to the case of Professor Joseph Bonnici. The archpriest issued a statement yesterday denying that the police are investigating him. The Gozitan Police are…
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Archpriest Joseph Curmi is being investigated by the FCID in relation to Professor Joseph Bonnici’s case
The Archpriest of St George’s Parish in Rabat, Gozo, Joseph Curmi is set to be charged with misappropriation of funds and fraud in relation to the parish accounts of Saint George’s Basilica. Professor Joseph Bonnici and his sister, Maria Angela Bonnici who is involved in the administration of the parish have already been charged. More…
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I’ve seen more headlines about the murderer than about Nicolette Ghirxi
Journalists have recently taken up some very perverted and gawking habits by writing detailed biographies of the murderer of Nicolette Ghirxi. One profile may have been enough because I have seen more headlines about him than about Nicolette Ghirxi herself. It would be great if there would have been more about her out there and…
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More criminals in the Labour Party’s election campaigns
We are barely talking about the current election campaign for the local councils ass Joseph Muscat becomes centrepiece and main feature of the European Parliament election campaign. The Labour Party is scrapping the bottom of the barrel with its candidates for the local council elections as it had a very hard time finding candidates. The…
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Here’s how the government takes us for a ride
Apparently, the dumping of tonnes of construction waste that is taking place in the Rabat/Mtarfa Valley is an ongoing activity that was supposedly halted by government enforcement agencies back in January. The Planning Authority made a PR show of pretending to halt this activity and forcing its owners to clean the mess, only for the…
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Someone just dumped tonnes of construction waste in the valley between Mtarfa and Rabat
Latest news from Jungles Rules. All of a sudden the valley between Mtarfa and Rabat has been filled with construction waste. The picture below is how the valley used to be previous to the dump. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher