Keith Demicoli Shares Tribute For Daughter’s Courageous Speech

Oct 10 2023

Rianne Cini, a 20-year-old nursing student and Birgu local council candidate, became the star of the show at a Labour Party conference after she discussed her struggles with mental health.

Having been diagnosed with PTSD, hallucinations, general anxiety and depression from the age of 15, Rianne took to the podium to open up about how she was discouraged from sitting for O Levels due to having ‘burned too many brain cells’ and ‘trouble concentrating.’

Instead, she said, she managed do well enough to enter Higher Secondary and even enrolled into the Labour Party’s LEAD training program for female politicians.

Following her speech, her father and local TV presenter Keith Demicoli shared a touching tribute of their life together, writing:

‘Among all the things I’ve done in my life, I am most proud to be the father of a wonderful daughter who, yesterday, courageously shared her challenging mental health journey. I’ll always have your back at every step of your journey.’

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Turtle Trapped In Nylon Rescued By Local Sailors

Oct 10 2023

A local sailor, Greg Mifsud, came across a trapped turtle whilst out on a boat with some of his friends.

The turtle was trapped in a bundle of nylon, which the group quickly removed using a knife. The turtle, who had already seemingly lost limbs to previous incidents, was released back into the sea safely.

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Greg expressed his sadness at spotting even more debris out at sea whilst on their boat trip.

Local wildlife rescue NGOs also encourage anyone who comes across hurt animals to contact them for further assistance.

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Isabelle Bonnici Named Woman Of The Year

Oct 10 2023

Isabelle Bonnici, the mother of the late construction site victim Jean Paul Sofia, was surprised with a ‘Woman of the Year’ award for her continuous work in pushing for a public inquiry into the tragedy that took the life of her beloved son.

Attending the second edition of the Mvintage Woman of the Year, Bonnici was shortlisted in a list of five other remarkable women for ‘the work she does to bring about positive change’.

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During her award acceptance speech, Isabelle extended her support to all women who are suffering any form of injustice on their children as well as her son and all other victims of construction sites.

‘They give me strength to keep working so that the construction sector becomes more secure so that no one goes through the tragedy our family went through as much as possible.’

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Danita Talks Breaking Stereotypes When Raising Son

Oct 10 2023

In an interview with Net News Malta, Danita Camilleri, known on social media by her handle ‘onechickandayorkie’, discussed how she doesn’t let stereotypes influence how she raises her son.

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‘I believe that we should let children be free to play with whatever they want because I don’t want to have given him a childhood that I wanted to impose. That’s because my son is not me’ she told the interviewer.

Danita explains how she never forced her son to go for the boys’ or girls’ sections in a toy store and that he always gravitates towards dolls, leaving gifted trucks and stereotypically boy’s toys gifted to him untouched.

‘I also shouldn’t have to feel guilty about this because I’m not forcing any stereotypes onto him. If this is a phase, I’ll support him through it. If not, I’ll have given him a childhood that he always wanted.’

She expressed how she finds the division of boys vs girl toys ridiculous, saying that her husband drives the push-chair and a girl will eventually learn how to drive a car, making these stereotypes on toys ridiculous.

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