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Recently, President George Vella said he was “shocked and disappointed”. Venting his disappointment on his Facebook page, he decried a development application in Żejtun. The proposed project is just a stone’s throw away from his private residence and from a Grade 1 scheduled church. He appealed for the application to be reconsidered. His town “deserves better”, he insists. The president is right. One only has to glance around to witness a systematic demolition of our patrimony, an alarming increase in urban overdevelopment, mega unsustainable projects, the commercialisation of publ...

The Kidnapped Prime Minister is the title of a story written by Agatha Christie. The story recounts a British prime minister abducted while attending a peace conference in France. Taking a leaf out of this detective story, is our prime minister a kidnapped prime minister, metaphorically speaking? Is he being held between a rock and a hard place? Is he his own man? Is he a captive of the everlasting emerging political sleaze, criminal allegations and dark revelations? Are the current cabinet members compromised and have they totally lost their moral standing? I dare to query further. Has the L...

Florinda Sultana and former banker placed under bill of indictment The court has fond sufficient grounds for the indictment of ex-footballer Darren Debono's step-daughter    by Matthew Agius The decree, known as prima facie, was handed down in the case against Florinda Sultana and Albert Buttigieg in criminal proceedings filed over their involvement in a number of companies operating the Porticello - former Scoglitti- restaurant at Valletta and Capo Mulini at Marsaxlokk. Both restaurants are alleged to be involved in laundering money linked to oil smuggling. The pair had been the subjects...

A magistrate has indicted the step-daughter of ex-footballer Darren Debono and a former high-ranking bank official, declaring that there is sufficient evidence for them to stand trial for alleged money-laundering. The ruling was delivered against Florinda Sultana and Albert Buttigieg, after criminal proceedings kicked off against them last week over their involvement in a number of commercial entities operating the Porticello - former Scoglitti- restaurant at Valletta and Capo Mulini at Marsaxlokk, both allegedly involved in laundering funds linked to oil smuggling. The two had first been tar...

BNF Bank has distanced itself from a former manager who faces money laundering charges. Albert Buttigieg has been charged in court together with and ex-footballer Darren Debono’s step-daughter Florinda Sultana, who fronted companies that manage two fish restaurants allegedly involved in laundering money linked to oil smuggling.  Both are facing criminal action in their personal capacity, while Sultana also stands charged as former director of Nesvan Company Ltd and MSI Catering Ltd and Buttigieg as director of Luzzu Catering Ltd, the operators of Porticello and Capo Mulini restaurants, res...