Franco Debono hints at a return to politics in cryptic Facebook post

Feb 25 2022

“Thank you friends. Thank you for your messages. I am listening.” While relatively vague, Franco Debono’s most recent Facebook post has been causing widespread speculation on the criminal lawyer’s return to politics.

Welcoming just under 800 likes and a flurry of comments requesting that Debono return to Malta’s political circle. Earlier this week, Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech stated that he does not exclude the possibility of Debono contesting the election under the PN ticket, revealing that he speaks with the lawyer ‘on a regular basis.’

Debono most notably broke ties with the Nationalist Party in 2012, voting with the Labour opposition against the government budget of that year. He had alluded to re-joining the party on a number of occasions since then.

Could we be seeing Franco Debono on a PN ticket in 2022?

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Malta to provide medical supplies to Ukraine as EU agrees on sanctions

Feb 25 2022

Prime Minister Robert Abela has confirmed that Malta will aid Ukraine through the provision of medical supplies where necessary. In a recent Facebook post, Abela stated that the engaged in a night of discussions on the tensions in Ukraine, which discussions also included Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Abela’s Facebook Post revealed that EU leaders agreed on a number of economic sanctions as discussions and decisions continue on a European level. The Prime Minister highlighted how such shocking events persist as the world watches, sharing the common sentiment of desire for peace and ceasefire.

Together with other world leaders, Abela went to Brussels on Thursday to discussion sanctions against Russia and President Vladimir Putin after troops invaded Ukrainian territory.

What do you make of this?

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Neil Agius immortalised in 2.6m statue at Valletta exhibition

Feb 25 2022

Maltese record-breaking athlete Neil Agius has captured our attention time and time again, but it seems like someone stole his spotlight this time around.

The swimmer has been immortalised in an enormous 2.6 meter, 266 kilogram wooden statue which sculptor Austin Camilleri has been working on “since August of last year.” Agius stated that he was taken aback by the feeling of knowing the statue and legacy will be here ‘long after he is gone’, going on to highlight that it hits home how the choices we make to protect our sea and planet go beyond us.

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You can check out the sculpture at tonight’s exhibition in Valletta’s Spazju Kreattiv, where Agius himself will also be present.

What do you think of the sculpture.

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Miriam Dalli slams ‘go find a husband & stay cooking at home’ comments made on recent video

Feb 25 2022

Malta’s Minister for Energy Miriam Dalli is not impressed with a recent comment made on a Facebook video telling her to “go find a life, a husband and stay cooking at home.”

Posting a screenshot of the comment, which also told Dalli that ‘politics is not [her] subject’, the Minister clapped back at the misogynistic statement, highlighting that not only will she not stay at home, but she will continue to encourage more women to come forward because “an old mentality will strengthen [them] and not make [them] lose heart.”

The video featured Dalli debating with Nationalist Party’s Joe Giglio on TVM programme XTRA and was posted to Dalli’s Facebook page on Monday, welcoming a flurry of likes at comments.

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