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What Makes People Want To Leave Or Stay In Malta?

What Makes People Want To Leave Or Stay In Malta?
Jan 16 2024 Share

Asking our followers on social media whether they want to stay or leave Malta, 54% said they want to leave the island, compared to 46% who want to stay. 

Asking them what keeps them in Malta, ‘family’ was the response many gave as to why they cannot pack their bags and leave. 

Other a swears included the summer weather, the proximity of everything as well as ‘lifestyle’. Some (whether ironically or not, we do not know) cited Kinnie and pastizzi. 

 

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Followers were then asked for what makes them want to leave the country. 

Answers varied from Malta being ‘too chaotic’, the traffic and transport issue, lack of green environment, the rising cost of rent, the heat, overpopulation and even ‘boredom.’

Some said that there are more opportunities abroad whilst another referred to their kids’ future. What do you make of all this?

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Vigil For Murder Victim Sandra Ramirez In Sliema

Vigil For Murder Victim Sandra Ramirez In Sliema
Jan 16 2024 Share

A candlelight and flower vigil was held for Sliema murder victim Sandra Ramirez on Monday evening, with footage by Sliema Mayor John Pillow uploaded to social media showing the attendees paying tribute to the 43-year-old victim. 

Ramirez, a Colombian woman, was found stabbed to death in the bed of a Sliema rental apartment on Sunday 14th January, with the accused, Fabian Eliuth Garcia, walking into the Sliema police station and saying he killed someone. 

He is currently pleading not guilty. 

The site of the vigil was held at the murder site of 29-year-old Polish student Paulina Dembska, who was killed back in January of 2022. 

Dembska’s murder led to the introduction of femicide into the criminal code. 

In a video shared to Facebook, Mayor John Pillow wrote; ‘The murder of Sandra Ramirez has shocked many in our community and especially our Colombian friends and residents.’

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Exams To Go As Planned; UĦM Directives Lifted

Exams To Go As Planned; UĦM Directives Lifted
Jan 16 2024 Share

Following pressure by KSU’s announcement of a University student rally on campus today, the UĦM directives were lifted and exams announced to be going as planned.

As such, KSU cancelled the lecture walk-out rally, with an official statement saying that pressure for the conclusion of the collective agreement is set to continue. 

‘While this development is a cause for celebration among students, KSU wishes to express its profound appreciation for UĦM’s unwavering commitment to defending worker’s rights’, the student organisation wrote. 

KSU extended their wholehearted support to UĦM in its ongoing endeavours to negotiate a better collective agreement. 

‘Nonetheless, we must express our deep disappointment with the government’s negligence regarding workers’ rights over the past two years, a neglect that has compelled the union to take such measures, inadvertently impacting students.’ 

‘Did the situation need to get to this point to get to this stage of the negotiations’, KSU concluded. 

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Alex Borg Calls for Franco Debono’s Return to PN

Alex Borg Calls for Franco Debono's Return to PN
Jan 15 2024 Share

Alex Borg has publicly urged Franco Debono to take a more active role within the Nationalist Party (PN). The young PN MP took to social media to express his support for the reintegration of Franco Debono into the party.

This development follows closely on the heels of Roberta Bonello Felice, a PN executive member and presenter, who also encouraged Debono to “take a step towards the nationalist party” in an interview with Andrew Azzopardi on RTK.

In a detailed social media post, Alex Borg revealed that he recently had the opportunity to meet Debono in person. Despite not aligning with all of Debono’s views, Borg emphasised that he considers Franco Debono a valuable asset to the Nationalist Party, agreeing with a substantial portion of his statements.


Back in 2022, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech did not rule out the possibility of Franco Debono contesting the election as a PN candidate. During a press conference with Newsbook, Grech stated that he did not “exclude any candidature” and affirmed that the party welcomes anyone with goodwill ready to contribute to the Nationalist Party.

Franco Debono, known for his successful criminal law practice, withdrew from frontline politics in 2013 following disagreements with then-Prime Minister and PN leader Lawrence Gonzi.

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