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6 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 25 JULY 2021 NEWS t: +356 2292 6148 e: arpa.mafa@gov.mt w: www.arpa.gov.mt National Training Scheme for Young Farmers The Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency (ARPA) within the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights (MAFA), in collaboration with the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) have developed a Government-funded training scheme for young farmers. Under the coordination, supervision and guidance of MCAST, young farmers will be allocated a number of hours to assist in the day-to-day work planned by the host farmer. The aim is for young farmers to gain the necessary experience through practical training provided by the host farmer together with structured theoretical learning. The application form for this scheme is to be collected from ARPA's Front Office in Ta' Qali or the Governmental Experimental Farm found in Xewkija, Gozo. Alternatively you may request the application via email sent to arpa.mafa@gov.mt. Filled in applications are to be submitted by post or in person at the Front Office in Ta' Qali or the Governmental Experimental Farm in Xewkija by no later than 31st May 2021. In case of difficulty or questions applicants or interested parties may call the Agency's Front Office on 22926148 or send an email to arpa.mafa@gov.mt. The guidelines for this scheme may be accessed from the Agency's website https://agrikoltura.gov.mt/en/arpa/Pages/guidelines.aspx. National Training Scheme for Young Farmers The Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency (ARPA) within the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights (MAFA), in collaboration with the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) have developed a Government-funded training scheme for young farmers. Under the coordination, supervision and guidance of MCAST, young farmers will be allocated a number of hours to assist in the day-to-day work planned by the host farmer. The aim is for young farmers to gain the necessary experience through practical training provided by the host farmer together with structured theoretical learning. The application form for this scheme is to be collected from ARPA's Front Office in Ta' Qali or the Governmental Experimental Farm found in Xewkija, Gozo. Alternatively you may request the application via email sent to arpa.mafa@gov.mt. Filled in applications are to be submitted by post or in person at the Front Office in Ta' Qali or the Governmental Experimental Farm in Xewkija by no later than 31st May 2021. In case of difficulty or questions applicants or interested parties may call the Agency's Front Office on 22926148 or send an email to arpa.mafa@gov.mt. The guidelines for this scheme may be accessed from the Agency's website https://agrikoltura.gov.mt/en/arpa/Pages/guidelines.aspx. DAVID LINDSAY THE family of late business mogul Tumas Fenech have lodged an appeal against a court decision to have DNA from Fenech's remains tested for paternity. The Court had recently ruled Fenech's DNA would be tested following claims in court filings by an inmate at Corradino Correc- tional Facility that he is one of Fenech's sons. Victor Buttigieg had filed a case before the Family Court in 2013 requesting the DNA tests to verify paternity and to amend his birth certificate accordingly. The Court had recently granted that request and appointed Dr Mario Scerri and Dr Marisa Cassar to examine Fenech's remains. But speaking to MaltaTo- day on Saturday, the Fenech family's legal representation confirmed they had filed an appeal on the ruling, which was registered on 19 July. It will be heard by Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti and Judges Gi- annino Caruana Demajo and Anthony Ellul. Tumas Fenech's family appeals court- ruled DNA test on magnate's remains The Court ruled Tumas Fenech's DNA could be tested following claims in court filings by a CCF inmate that he is one of Fenech's sons As founder of the Tumas Group of Companies, Tumas Fenech and his children built up a business empire encom- passing the gaming, manage- ment, property development, automotive and hospitality and leisure industries. He is the grandfather of Yorgen Fenech, the man ac- cused of masterminding the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Tu- mas Fenech died in 1999. Grave 'had been emptied or substituted' to thwart claim Buttigieg himself is current- ly serving time on drug-relat- ed charges after a lifetime of criminal convictions. Back in February his lawyer, Edward DeBono, had filed an urgent court application in- forming the court that it had come to Buttigieg's knowl- edge that Fenech's grave had either been emptied or, in an effort to thwart Buttigieg's claim, the remains had been substituted. In the application, Butti- gieg had also called for DNA comparisons of all the Fenech siblings, as well as his own, in the event that the disin- terment request would not have been upheld, "to ensure that no treachery in all that is being requested for the best conclusion of this case". Since the DNA tests have been ordered by the Court, it is assumed the remains have since been found intact. Buttigieg has been in and out of prison over the past 22 years. In 1999, he was sen- tenced to eight months in prison for theft, later reduced to six months. After an ac- quittal on a heroin possession charge in 2003, he was jailed for two years for subsequent charges of heroin possession in 2005, and for six years in 2015, again for heroin posses- sion. Heirs of Tumas Group founder will lodge appeal against DNA testing of remains of Tumas Fenech, mandated by court hearing prison inmate's claim that he is illegitimate son of Fenech