Saturday (July 26): Maltese nationals are being flown out of Libya on special flights. Seems like things are not improving in that part of the world.
Sunday: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have paid thousands of euros to rent a beach kiosk in Mgarr, so they can have a bit of Brangelina time without getting hassled by Joe Public. If you guys are looking for an apartment in the St Paul's Bay area, just give me a shout. We accept card payments and Western Union transfers, and I thought you guys were great in Mr and Mrs Smith.
Monday: Three people suffered spinal injuries jumping into the sea off the rocks on Cominotto. A bunch of Spanish teenagers were doing this when I visited a couple of weeks ago and it gave me the heebie-jeebies: find something better to do with your time, kids.
Tuesday: A couple of turtles were put back into the sea, after 9 months of rehab. Seems nothing happens quickly in the life of a turtle.
Wednesday: A street in Zebbug was renamed from 'Bishop Caruana Street' to 'Frans Sammut Street', by a government appointed Street Naming Committee. Are there not more pressing concerns on the island? Apparently not. Anyway, residents were reportedly "perplexed" by this development, but I'm sure they'll figure it out soon enough.
Thursday: Shop-owning sisters in Valletta post a notice in their shoe-store window stating that: 'All of our shoes are proudly not made in China'. This is dubious advertising on a couple of grounds, not least the shaky grasp of the English language.
Friday (Aug 1): The Maltese army have gotten a new camo uniform to replace the outdated 'woodland camouflage' uniform. Given the almost complete absence of woodland on the island, this makes a certain amount of sense.
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