The parents of Mirabelle Falzon, the young woman who tragically lost her life in a rockfall at Munxar , Marsascala last summer, have welcomed the government’s pledge to act on the findings of a magisterial inquiry, but insist her death should never have happened in the first place. Mirabelle was killed on 19 July 2024 when part of the crumbling cliffs
Several of Malta’s MEPs oppose a proposed EU law to combat child abuse that digital rights activists say could introduce mass surveillance, although the Maltese government remains noncommittal. The law, dubbed ‘chat control,’ was first proposed in 2022 and remained dormant for much of the following three years until Denmark revived it, putting it back
EDINGTON. On August 12, JEANNINE, née Wirth, widow of Ian (Eddie) Edington, passed away peacefully in Northampton, England, at the age of 96. Jeannine leaves to mourn her passing her two daughters and two respective spouses; Karen Gibbons, widow of Ivor Gibbons, Bernadette and Les Roper, Colin Roberts, widower of her daughter Vanessa Roberts, her nine
The recent spate of traffic accidents caused by drink-driving, which have left people injured and some dead, has prompted many to call for tougher regulations against those caught driving under the influence. Many are demanding that enforcement be driven by new rules based on prevention strategies rather than punishing those caught driving under the
Transport Minister Chris Bonett was found to have breached ethics for abusing of the Department of Information to issue the most shockingly partisan offensive statement. However, instead of quietly apologising as other cabinet ministers have done before, he publicly displayed his utter ignorance of the fundamentals of democracy. Bonett announced that
The carved wooden pulpit at the parish church of St Catherine of Alexandria in Żurrieq, dating back to 1669, and recognised as the second oldest pulpit in Malta after that of St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta, has been restored to its original splendour with the support of the Bank of Valletta Foundation. The restored pulpit was presented during an
According to a Eurostat survey that was conducted between 2020 and 2024 across 27 European member states, Malta is the EU leader when it comes to reporting domestic and gender-based violence. However, what was also revealed through the data gathered from over 3,000 Maltese women is that one in four women in Malta has experienced abuse by an intimate
In 1776, Adam Smith wrote about an invisible hand guiding economic life, turning individual self-interest into collective prosperity. Smith could hardly have imagined that, nearly two-and-a-half centuries later, we would be creating invisible hands of our own. These are not metaphors but intelligent agents acting on our behalf, making financial decisions
This is my last Sunday as a leadership candidate. Next week, I will either be a loyal supporter of the new leader or I will have accepted the responsibility entrusted to me. Either way, I shall be dedicating all my time and energy to the PN so that it may return to government. If we win the next elections, and I am convinced that we can, we will start
