16 of Malta’s 19 suicide cases in 2022 were male

Oct 20 2022

Between January 2017 and September of this year, the police registered 143 cases of suicide in Malta and Gozo.

This was revealed by Minister for Internal Affairs Byron Camilleri in a reply to a parliamentary inquiry by PN MP Paula Mifsud Bonnici, where he went on to reveal that 29 of the cases were foreign individuals.

In 2022, a total of 19 suicides have been reported so far, with 16 of them being male cases and three cases happening in Gozo. Last year, 34 suicide cases were registered in Malta, with 24 of them being male cases whilst 2020 saw a total 22 cases of suicide.

Back in June, The Richmond Foundation had spoken out on the amount of suicide cases in Malta, calling the local mental health crisis ‘the pandemic that no one talks about.‘

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Lydia & Robert Abela look back on 14 years of marriage with emotional post

Oct 20 2022

Yesterday, Prime Minister Robert Abela and his wife Lydia Abela celebrated 14 years of marriage, looking back on ‘one of the most special days’ in their life with an emotional post.

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Lydia Abela took to Instagram to celebrate the couple’s special day, posting a photo of the couple captioned with an emotional message concluding with “Grateful for every moment we share together. I love you immensely.”

This week, Dr. Abela also celebrated her birthday, with the Prime Minister paying tribute to his other half with a Facebook post which has since garnered over 8.9K likes.

Happy Anniversary to the Abelas!

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WATCH: Old Trafford pays tribute to late Robert Arrigo during United vs. Spurs match

Oct 20 2022

Yesterday evening, Old Trafford paid tribute to the late Nationalist Party member and strong Spurs supporter Robert Arrigo before kick-off.

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“I want to pay respect to the Honourable Robert Arrigo, who was a staunch supporter of Spurs actually. But he suddenly passed away yesterday…” The sombre tribute bellowed across Old Trafford as Maltese and foreign supporters alike took a moment to pay their respects to the late Tottenham supporter.

The initiative was taken on the initiative of Nationalist Party Whip Robert Cutajar and was originally planned to be a ‘get well soon’ message which sadly turned into a tribute to a late colleague and friend.

RIP Robert Arrigo.

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Touching tribute by wife of late 28 year old who died suddenly

Oct 19 2022

A touching tribute was shared on social media by Rebecca Galea Luca, the wife of the late 28-year-old Jean Luke, who was found dead late on Tuesday morning.

The two had gotten married four months ago, but their loving marriage was cut short after Jean Luke was found dead despite being a healthy young man.

As the cause of death is still being investigated, Rebecca shared a touching tribute for Jean Luke, recalling the last conversation the two had shared.

Rebecca recalled how Jean Luke wanted her to stay home, but she had to attend to her work. His last response was ‘uff ok sabiha inhobbok’ (ugh, ok i love you, beautiful).

‘How can I live without you’ she asked. ‘You always treated me like a queen and I literally had nothing else to wish for. She recalled him encouraging her about finding their dream home.

‘I am at a loss for words. I tried everything in my power to save you’ she ended her post. The grief was shared by many people who are still baffled over the sudden passing to which no cause has as of yet been found.

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