Local TikTok account shortclips.malta has offered a glimpse into life in 1940s Malta during World War II.
The clips showed hundreds of innocent Maltese citizens trying to live out their usual life, despite being constantly bombarded with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy bombs.
One clip also highlights the iconic Victory Kitchen, providing food and rations to starving Maltese people in those difficult times.
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A Maltese woman, Carmela Spiteri, spoke highly of her time at Ismett, a hospital in Sicily, after she required emergency surgery.
As reported by Italpress, Spiteri arrived in Palermo on January 3rd via helicopter in critical condition due to an aortic dissection.
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Remaining hospitalised until January 14th, she was then transferred to a clinic for a brief period of rehabilitation.
Spiteri had nothing but praise to levy at the staff at Ismett, expressing how everything that she needed was provided for her.
The transfer of Spiteri to the Sicilian hospital took place due to an agreement between the Maltese government and Palermo.
Thanks to the agreement, Italpress revealed, around 15 operations are performed each year.
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The European Commission plans to impose new fees on e-commerce imports to combat the surge of unsafe and counterfeit goods, most of which come from China.
EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen has warned that online shopping imports have surged, doubling within a year to reach 12 million parcels per day.
The rapid rise of platforms like Shein and Temu has caught regulators’ attention. Shein is currently under investigation for potential consumer protection violations, while Temu, already are the subject of an EU investigation under the Digital Services Act since last October
Authorities report alarming safety failures, with up to 96% of tested products failing EU standards. Dangerous goods, including defective pacifiers and hazardous electronics, continue to enter the market unchecked.
Brussels is also pushing to remove duty exemptions for low-cost parcels and tighten enforcement, aiming to protect European consumers and ensure fair competition for local businesses.
“We want to see a competitive e-commerce sector that keeps consumers safe, offers convenient products, and is respectful of the environment,” EU tech chief Henna Virkkunnen said in a statement.
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On January 5th, at Spazju Kreattiv, Festivals Malta, in collaboration with Spazju Kreattiv, opened the exhibition Wiċċ il-Karnival: Wirja t’Uċuħ u Maskri (Carnival Faces: An Exhibition of Faces and Masks), which explores the art of crafting carnival papier-mâché faces and masks.
The exhibition, which is free to the public, will be open until March 16th.
Featuring around eleven papier-mâché heads created by the Carnival companies Landa Carnival Company, Triton Carnival Company, and DreamTeam Carnival Company, the exhibit showcases some of the best likenesses these artists have crafted in recent years.
The pieces include portraits of internationally known celebrities such as Snoop Dogg, Walt Disney, and even the famous alien, E.T.
The exhibition also includes mask work by Michael Grech, a Birgu-based artist who, inspired by a tourist’s question about traditional Maltese masks, created interpretations of how the traditional Maltese mask might look in his project called “Wiċċ Laskri.”
Festivals Malta Chairman, Mr. Aaron Zahra, noted that Wiċċ il-Karnival is one of the events that Festivals Malta is organising beyond the traditional Carnival celebrations, aiming to increase public and tourist interest in Maltese Carnival arts.
The exhibition also marks the launch of the Carnival program, which culminates between February 28 and March 4 in Valletta and Floriana.
For more information, visit www.festivals.mt/karnival. The Maltese Carnival is organised by Festivals Malta with the support of the Ministry for National Heritage, the Arts, and Local Government, and GSD Marketing Ltd.
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