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Migrants In Open Centres Not Given Fans Due To 'Security Risks'
Migrants’ rooms at open centres are not fitted with any cooling unit, nor are fans given to individuals due to ‘security risks'. As...
Luigi Sapiano
Jul 13, 20212 min read
16th August Target Date For MATSEC Results
The MATSEC Examination board has set the 16th of August as a tentative date for the release of the exam results for O'level and A'level...
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Jul 13, 20211 min read
Miriam Vella, Wife of President, Admitted to Mater Dei With Pneumonia Symptoms
Mrs Miriam Vella, the wife of President George Vella, was admitted to Mater Dei Hospital on Monday evening for observation after she...
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Jul 13, 20211 min read
Malta Sees Highest Temperature Ever Recorded In A June Month
June saw the highest temperatures in almost 100 years according to new data from the MET office. Maximum temperatures of 41.5°C set a new...
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Jul 13, 20212 min read
Pandemic Responsible For Malta's Smallest Population Increase In A Decade
Malta’s local population experienced its smallest increase in over a decade during the pandemic. Figures published by the National...
Luigi Sapiano
Jul 12, 20211 min read
No Major Injuries Or Accidents Following Yesterday’s Celebrations
No major injuries or accidents occurred as a result of yesterday evening's celebrations following Italy’s triumphant win over England in...
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Jul 12, 20211 min read
State Broadcaster Posts Fake News About Man - He Slams Them For Being Unprofessional
A 36-year-old Italian man living in Malta has become the victim of fake news by the State broadcaster TVM, after they posted an article...
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Jun 10, 20211 min read
Voices Episode 1 - Louis Mallia - Reformed Criminal
Louis Mallia has been in and out of prison since he was just 17 years old. His last conviction landed him behind bars for 16 long years....
Luigi Sapiano
Jun 8, 20212 min read
To Hug Is Human
Resisting Government’s organised dehumanisation
Xandru Cassar
May 25, 20213 min read
Bernard's Failed Rescue
With general election rumours flying about in the press, perhaps it’s time to start looking more closely at the electability of our...
Luigi Sapiano
May 9, 20213 min read
Deaths in Maltese Prison 5x The European Rate
Since 2018,13 prisoners have died while incarcerated in Malta’s prison, 5x the European rate. Malta also had the highest suicide rate in...
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Apr 9, 20211 min read
EXCLUSIVE: 'My Healthy Wife Was Given the AstraZeneca Vaccine, Developed A Blood Clot And Died.
'It all happened within 3 weeks’ "It is with a heavy heart that we announce the unexpected passing of Blanche Mamo" Ibragg Parish church...
Luigi Sapiano
Apr 8, 20213 min read
'Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied' - Malta Reacts To Drug Trafficking Sentence Handed After 8 Years
Malta’s endemic problem with judicial delays was back under the microscope today, as 25-year-old Jean Dalli, son of the European...
Luigi Sapiano
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Psychiatric Experts Call For Temporary Mental Health Hospital Following Revealing Account
The association of psychiatrists (PAP) has described Mount Carmel Hospital as ‘not fit for purpose’ and called for a temporary mental...
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Jan 8, 20211 min read
Petition Launched For Reform At Mount Carmel & The Modernisation Of Psychiatric Care In Malta
Belle De Jong, the author behind “I Spent 8 Days In Mount Carmel: This Is What I Saw”, a SideStreet exclusive, has just launched a...
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Jan 6, 20211 min read
I Spent 8 Days in Mount Carmel: This Is What I Saw
“Dear mum, I’m in a bed in Mount Carmel hospital. I don’t know if they’ll wake me up tomorrow, but I love you.” That’s what I wrote in my...
Belle De Jong
Jan 4, 20214 min read
Legal Scholars Bash Law Students' Paper On Decriminalising Abortion
Two of Malta’s most eminent legal scholars, Giovanni Bonello and Tonio Borg, have come out all guns blazing against a recent paper...
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Jan 3, 20211 min read
As Rotten As The Rest Of Them
Another week, another scandal. In any normal country Rosianne Cutajar’s dismissal would be a no-brainer. But this isn’t a normal country,...
Luigi Sapiano
Dec 21, 20202 min read
Maltese Director's Debut Film 'Luzzu' To Debut At The Prestigious Sundance Film Festival
Maltese-American filmmaker Alex Camilleri’s debut feature film ‘Luzzu’ will screen in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2021...
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Dec 16, 20201 min read
Biden Nominates Buttigieg For Top Post In Democrat Goverment
President Elect Joe Biden has nominated the well loved Maltese-American politician Pete Buttigieg for the top post of Transportation...
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Dec 15, 20201 min read
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