**Man was hit with a kettle, defence says in domestic violence arraignment: A Reflection on Domestic Violence in Malta** In a recent domestic violence arraignment that has captured the attention of local media, a man faced charges after allegedly being struck with a kettle during a domestic dispute. This case, while seemingly isolated, shines a…
**Domestic Violence Cases Need Management, Not Mayhem: Malta’s Urgent Call for Systemic Change** The echo of breaking glass at 3 AM on a narrow Valletta street. A neighbour’s whispered phone call to 179. The blue flashing lights that follow. These scenes have become tragically familiar across Malta’s townhouse-lined villages, where behind centuries-old limestone façades, domestic…
# Salt Lake Shooter’s “Leftist” Label Sparks Soul-Searching in Malta’s Political Cafés Valletta – When Utah Governor Spencer Cox told reporters that the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had “leftist political beliefs,” the sound-bite ricocheted across the Atlantic faster than a Ryanair flash-sale. By sunset, the remark was trending on Maltese…
**Don’t have children unless you want them: The growing Maltese conversation no one asked for—until now** By the time the *festa* fireworks fade over Mosta, another sound echoes through Maltese terraces: the cluck of tongues followed by *“U iva, when are you giving your parents grandchildren?”* It’s a question hurled like a confetti bomb at…
Valletta’s courts handed down a two-year suspended sentence on Tuesday to a 34-year-old Birkirkara man who admitted to stabbing a fellow villager during a late-night argument outside a kazin, lightly injuring him and reigniting debate about how Malta’s tight-knit communities handle simmering feuds. Magistrate Rachel Montebello heard how the accused, construction worker Darren Spiteri, produced…
**Valletta Drama: Statuette Attack Sparks Debate on Domestic Violence Against Men in Malta** A heated domestic dispute in Malta’s capital has taken an unexpected turn after a 34-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly hurling a ceramic statuette at her partner and vandalising two of his cars in a late-night rampage that has reignited conversations about…
Suicide: proactive prevention How Malta is swapping silence for solidarity By Laura Vella | 09 June 2024 The limestone walls of Valletta glow amber at sunset, but behind the honey-coloured facades many Maltese families carry a private shadow: suicide. For decades the subject was wrapped in a lace curtain of hushed whispers, Our-Lady-of-Sorrows novenas and…
