Transport Minister Aaron Farrugia accepts Bulletproof’s challenge to bike ride discussion

Oct 20 2022

Minister for Transport, Infrastructure & Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia has accepted Bulletproof’s challenge to join them on a bike ride & discussion on Malta’s transport and roads.

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In a recent video, the local fitness community asked Farrugia to join them on a bike ride on Malta’s roads with some of the leading figures in the local cycling community to allow the minister to get a first-hand look at the country’s cycling situation.

Only a few hours later, the Minister took to Facebook to share a video stating that he will join Bulletproof for the bike ride and join discussion on the obstacles, realities and opportunities.

In the video, Farrugia stated that he actually does cycle in his free time and looks forward to meeting the local cycling community and setting a plan for the future.

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16 of Malta’s 19 suicide cases in 2022 were male

Oct 20 2022

Between January 2017 and September of this year, the police registered 143 cases of suicide in Malta and Gozo.

This was revealed by Minister for Internal Affairs Byron Camilleri in a reply to a parliamentary inquiry by PN MP Paula Mifsud Bonnici, where he went on to reveal that 29 of the cases were foreign individuals.

In 2022, a total of 19 suicides have been reported so far, with 16 of them being male cases and three cases happening in Gozo. Last year, 34 suicide cases were registered in Malta, with 24 of them being male cases whilst 2020 saw a total 22 cases of suicide.

Back in June, The Richmond Foundation had spoken out on the amount of suicide cases in Malta, calling the local mental health crisis ‘the pandemic that no one talks about.‘

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Lydia & Robert Abela look back on 14 years of marriage with emotional post

Oct 20 2022

Yesterday, Prime Minister Robert Abela and his wife Lydia Abela celebrated 14 years of marriage, looking back on ‘one of the most special days’ in their life with an emotional post.

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Lydia Abela took to Instagram to celebrate the couple’s special day, posting a photo of the couple captioned with an emotional message concluding with “Grateful for every moment we share together. I love you immensely.”

This week, Dr. Abela also celebrated her birthday, with the Prime Minister paying tribute to his other half with a Facebook post which has since garnered over 8.9K likes.

Happy Anniversary to the Abelas!

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WATCH: Old Trafford pays tribute to late Robert Arrigo during United vs. Spurs match

Oct 20 2022

Yesterday evening, Old Trafford paid tribute to the late Nationalist Party member and strong Spurs supporter Robert Arrigo before kick-off.

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“I want to pay respect to the Honourable Robert Arrigo, who was a staunch supporter of Spurs actually. But he suddenly passed away yesterday…” The sombre tribute bellowed across Old Trafford as Maltese and foreign supporters alike took a moment to pay their respects to the late Tottenham supporter.

The initiative was taken on the initiative of Nationalist Party Whip Robert Cutajar and was originally planned to be a ‘get well soon’ message which sadly turned into a tribute to a late colleague and friend.

RIP Robert Arrigo.

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