Jean Paul Sofia’s mother nominated for European Citizen’s Prize

Mar 27 2023

MEP candidate Peter Agius has nominated Jean Paul Sofia’s mother, Isabelle Bonniċi, for European Citizen Prize.

‘This is in support for more construction site security and towards a public inquiry into the incident that took the life of Jean Paul’ wrote Agius. ‘I call on you all to support this nomination.’

The European Citizen’s Prize was launched by the European Parliament in 2008 to recognise exceptional achievements by Europeans.

‘The jury will pay special attention to projects showing solidarity amongst citizens in the European Union and beyond.’

Jean Paul Sofia was tragically killed in December of 2022 during the collapse of a three-story building in Kordin. The death sparked not only a controversy into infrastructural issues on the island but also protests calling for transparency due to the inquiry into his death not being made public.

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Italian football fan escorted out of stadium after brief ruckus

Mar 27 2023

A video making rounds from yesterday’s EURO 24 match between Malta and Italy shows an Italian football supporter being escorted out of the stadium by local police.

As the fan is being escorted, the Maltese fans hurl insults at him for causing a ruckus as some even toss some drinks at the man.

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The fan seemingly caused some problems during the match, leading to the police having to intervene and show the man the way out of the premises.

At a point, the Maltese football supporters could be heard chanting in favour of Malta to taunt the man. It is unclear what exactly led to the man having to be escorted out.

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Sliema council raises concerns over groups of fighting teens

Mar 27 2023

Tas-Sliema Local Council shared footage to social media to raise concern about groups of teenagers who have been ‘vandalizing street furniture, being excessively loud and even fighting between themselves in Bisazza street.’

The local council uploaded a video which was taken and uploaded with the consent of one of the Sliema residents living in the area.

It shows a large group of teenagers seemingly encouraging members of the group to fight each other.

‘The residents have been very concerned about these incidents and have contacted the Sliema Police, who although have responded to numerous calls, unfortunately, do not have the necessary manpower to deal with such a large number of teenagers.’

The council appealed to the competent authorities to enforce the law and protect the residents from ‘this constant nuisance.’

‘We hope that the authorities will not wait for a serious incident to happen before action is taken.’

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Maltese in urbanised towns reported lowest life satisfaction in 2021

Mar 27 2023

According to information published by The Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society, it was revealed that those living in the North Harbour region of Malta – the most urbanised and populated towns – had the lowest life satisfaction in 2021.

These findings were reported through the Wellbeing INDEX Project, and are based on the latest statistics collected by the NSO, which were presented to Parliament on the International Day of Happiness.

The North labour region includes Sliema, which according to the latest Census is the most densely populated town in Malta with around 20,000 people per kilometre.

‘The region is home to the largest single fraction of the population and includes localities as diverse as Qormi, Ħamrun, Ta’ Xbiex and Swieqi.’

‘It is heavily built-up with some areas recording higher than average air pollution, lower than average disposable income and a higher fraction of persons at risk of poverty.’

Meanwhile, females tended to systematically report lower wellbeing than males, with younger people reporting being happier than older people.

Satisfaction with jobs and finances remained strong in 2021 but loneliness seemingly increased and nervousness remained a consistent high.

This was pointed out by economist and principal investigator of the INDEX Project Marie Briguglio, who said the findings ‘chimed with those emerging from the World Happiness Report 2023 based on Gallup data (2020-2022)’.

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