Former PN parliamentary secretary Tony Abela passes away

Nov 9 2022

Former Nationalist Parliamentary Secretary Tony Abela has sadly passed away at the age of 66.

Abela, son of former MP Sammy Abela, was Parliamentary Secretary in the office of the prime minister between 2003 and 2008.

Responsible for national defence, he was first elected back in 1987, then in 1996, 1998 and 2003. Making it into parliament in a 2015 casual election, Abela did not contest the last general election.

Tributes poured in for Tony by many political figures including EP President Roberta Metsola, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech and President George Vella.

Former PN leader Simon Busuttil praised his role as a PN member in Rabat, as well as the Rabat Ajax football club after having led it in the 1980s.

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Tequila secret to happy long life says 101 year old woman

Nov 9 2022

We may have actually found the elixir of life as a 101 year old woman has revealed that the secret to such a lengthy life is nothing else but tequila.

Mary Flip, resident of Arizona, was born in 1921 and has seen everything from World War II to the Great Depression. And the one thing that got her through all this was the alcoholic drink.

Mother to six children, she spent her early life in Illinois but moved to Mexico to marry after her mother and sister sadly died. There she worked as a rancher before returning to Chicago.

She went on to become an artist and well-known for her humorous character. The latter element might raise some questions about her ‘tequila’ response, but hey, no one’s really questioning her.

However, tequila might not be the only potion of immortality. Mary has revealed that she treats herself to her favourite beer, a Guinness, on every birthday she celebrates.

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Malta named one of the most desirable islands in Europe

30% boost in tourists and awards for Malta during Wanderlust Awards

Nov 9 2022

Attending the Wanderlust Tourism Awards, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo announced various exciting achievements for the sector as it recuperates from the pandemic.

Bartolo firstly announced how Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will be increasing the amount of tourists making their way to Malta by 30%. ‘This means an increase in the amount of flights between Malta and the UK’ he explained.

Apart from this, the Minister revealed on Facebook that our island was awarded the silver classification in the ‘Most Desirable Island (Europe) 2022’ by Wanderlust Travel Magazine.

‘This success is due to the important work being done by the Malta Tourism Authority away from our shores’ said the Minister.

Whilst there, Bartolo highlighted the presence of VisitMalta all over the UK, saying that the logo and brand appear all across the UK via the traditional taxis.

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Ghanaian students sing ‘Xemx’ with Maltese influencers on missionary work

Nov 9 2022

Taking to social media, Development Director of Ghana Mission Foundation Nikol Baldacchino shared a touching video of the moment Ghanian students sang along with Maltese influencers currently doing missionary work.

The singing was led by Kevin Paul Calleja and Megan Caruana, who both had experience on the local version of XFactor and became music powerhouses in their own right.

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The local singers were also joined by Daniel Umanah, Victor Abela, Keane Cutajar and MaltaDaily’s very own Amy Borg. Working with the foundation and HopeXchange, they are actively working on spreading hope to many children living there.

And music (and not just any music but a local classic) seems to be doing just that as the cohort sings enthusiastically with a classroom full of engaged children.

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