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Oct

16

2026

Melilli: a weekend dedicated to sport with six events celebrating nature and the local area

Italy, Sicily, Sport, Syracuse

MELILLI, October 16, 2026 – A weekend packed with events focused on social participation and promoting the local area. On Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18, Melilli and Villasmundo will host six sporting events organized in collaboration with local associations: a program ranging from futsal to volleyball, as well as top-tier football and the outdoor trekking of “CorriMelilli”. Saturday, October 17 Program: Futsal and Volleyball Saturday will see the town’s indoor facilities take center stage with three high-level matches: Futsal Serie A2 (4:00 PM): At Pala Villasmundo, Città di Melilli Calcio a 5 will face Marsala Futsal 2012 in…

Oct

16

2026

By Redazione

Investigation into the Municipality of Siracusa: opposition calls for the mayor to report in the council chamber

Italy, Sicily, Syracuse

The day after Operation Nexus, through which the European Prosecutor's Office of Palermo uncovered an alleged system of corruption in public contracts at the Municipality of Siracusa, is one of questions and demands for clarification. The city is questioning the allegations contained in the investigation, while the political world awaits answers on how public contracts are awarded and on the relationships between the administration and entrepreneurs.The mayor Francesco Italia shared his reaction to the matter in a video, published on social media and lasting just over a minute. He said he was “deeply saddened” by the seriousness of the allegations,…

Oct

16

2026

By Redazione

Marche, Montegiorgio Hosts World Tourism Day Celebrations in the Spirit of Saint Francis and AI

News

MONTEGIORGIO (FERMO) – The Marche village of Montegiorgio is set to become the beating heart of the celebrations for the 47th World Tourism Day. A strategic choice closely tied to both digital innovation and the eighth centenary of Saint Francis: Montegiorgio is indeed the hometown of Friar Ugolino Boniscambi, author of the Latin text of the “Actus Beati Francisci et sociorum eius”, from which the famous Little Flowers of Saint Francis originated. The event, organized in operational partnership with Archeoclub d'Italia, offers two packed days (October 16 and 17, 2026) featuring a range of appointments from conferences on Artificial Intelligence…

Oct

16

2026

By Redazione

Road Haulage: CNA Attacks – “Small Businesses Have Already Stopped”

Italy, Politics, Sicily

“Small businesses in the sector do not need to announce a stoppage: they have already stopped.” This is the sharp attack launched by CNA FITA Sicilia, which is intervening on the road haulage blockade announced starting at midnight on October 16, contesting the methods of the protest and, above all, the distribution of public resources allocated to the sector. According to the organization, micro and small businesses are already paying a heavy price for the effects of the crisis and high fuel costs, without having the financial resources needed to continue operating. A situation that, in CNA FITA Sicilia’s view,…

Oct

16

2026

By Redazione

Investigation into the Municipality of Siracusa: Garozzo to the mayor, “Clarify or resign”

Italy, Politics, Sicily, Syracuse

A public, detailed and convincing clarification, or resignation. This is the request made by Giancarlo Garozzo, a member of the regional executive of Italia Viva – Casa Riformista Sicilia, with responsibility for Legality and Justice, in relation to the recent corruption allegations that have emerged in the investigation involving the Municipality of Siracusa. Garozzo deems the mayor’s response, entrusted to a short video on social media, insufficient, arguing that a few seconds of statements are not enough to clarify a matter that is causing deep concern among citizens. “A few seconds of video on social media are not enough when…

Oct

16

2026

By Redazione

Parco degli Iblei: Carlo Auteri Takes Legal Action, Files Complaint for Dereliction of Duty

Italy, Politics, Sicily, Syracuse

SYRACUSE, October 16, 2026 – The political and institutional battle against the establishment of the Parco degli Iblei officially reaches the courtrooms. Member of the Sicilian Regional Assembly Carlo Auteri has announced the filing of a first complaint-report with the Prosecutor's Office of Syracuse for alleged dereliction of duty. The legal initiative directly involves three key institutions in the process of defining the park’s boundaries and management: the Sicilian Region’s Department of Territory and Environment, ISPRA (Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research), and the Sicilian Region’s Department of Energy, Water and Waste. “Enough Talk: We Must Defend Agriculture and…

Oct

16

2026

By Redazione

Handball Serie A Gold, Albatro Siracusa faces the acid test: Merano arrives at PalaAcradina for matchday 7

Italy, Sicily, Sport, Syracuse

SIRACUSA, October 16, 2026 – After returning to winning ways in the last round, Teamnetwork Albatro Siracusa is preparing to return to its home court for a delicate challenge with the feel of a direct clash. On Saturday, October 17, with the starting whistle set for 4:30 p.m. at PalaAcradina, the blue-and-blue team will face Merano for the seventh matchday of the men's Serie A Gold handball season. Direct clash in the standings: numbers and substantial balance The match promises to be particularly hard-fought and balanced: Points at stake: Both teams are currently tied in the standings on 6 points,…

Oct

16

2026

By Redazione

Between the rhetoric of “best practice” and investigations: Gaetano Armao’s “show” at the heart of the judicial storm

Crime, Italy, Palermo, Sicily

PALERMO – A mix of institutional certainty, British-style managerial jargon and pre-emptive justifications that, in light of the judicial documents, now takes on a very particular complexion. The wiretaps and minutes relating to the corruption investigation into Gaetano Armao, former deputy president of the Sicilian Region and former president of the Specialised Technical Commission (CTS), continue to spark debate both in legal and political circles. Among the investigation files compiled by the Prosecutor's Office and Palermo’s Squadra Mobile, conversations emerge in which the administrative lawyer touted the use of administrative “best practice” to entrepreneurs and interlocutors, invoking drastic scenarios to…

Oct

15

2026

By Redazione

Road haulage: Ternullo (FI) welcomes MIT roundtable on October 27, calls for concrete answers on fuel prices and insularity for Sicily

Economy, Politics

ROME / PALERMO – Concrete answers and structural measures to mitigate the burden of high fuel prices on businesses in the Mezzogiorno and, in particular, Sicily. This is the request made by Senator Daniela Ternullo, deputy group leader of Forza Italia in Palazzo Madama, following the official announcement of the date for the ministerial summit dedicated to the transport sector’s emergencies. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) has indeed called a roundtable meeting with road haulage industry representatives for October 27. An inter-ministerial summit against price hikes The blue senator views the executive’s approach to the discussion positively, highlighting…

Oct

15

2026

By Redazione

Sempione: Corona Flees from Carabinieri, Pursued, Reported, and Car Seized

Crime, Italy

MILAN – A high-tension chase in the dead of night, a getaway spanning hundreds of meters in an SUV under administrative impoundment, and an ending with a criminal report. This is what happened to Fabrizio Corona, who was stopped by the Carabinieri’s Nucleo Radiomobile in Milan in the night between October 14 and 15, 2026, in the Sempione area. The reckless escape through Milan’s streets The incident began at the intersection of via Moscati and corso Sempione, during a routine patrol. When the driver of the Range Rover Velar saw the Carabinieri’s stop sign, he chose not to pull over,…