Spunt Malta

On 12 March 1967, Eugenio Borg the first Superior General of the Society of Christian Doctrine, better known as MUSEUM, died at St Luke’s Hospital. He was not a priest, but a layman, and that was exactly the point. In an era when Catholic teaching and religious leadership were still seen as the domain of clergy, Borg became one of the central figures in building a lay movement that would leave a deep mark on Maltese religious life. Borg was born in Senglea in 1886 and later moved with his...

On 11 March 1923, Agatha Barbara was born in Żabbar, the eldest daughter and second of nine children. Her rise was not from some elite or aristocratic background. She came from a large working family, was educated in state schools, and started out as a teacher during the Second World War. From that starting point, she would go on to become one of the most important figures in post-war Maltese politics. She entered politics in 1946 when she joined the Malta Labour Party. Malta was on the edge...

In the early hours of 10 March 2013, Malta learned the result of the 2013 Malta general election, one of the most decisive elections in the country’s modern political history. The Labour Party, led by Joseph Muscat, defeated the governing Nationalist Party under Lawrence Gonzi by 36,000 votes, securing a commanding parliamentary majority and ending fifteen years of Nationalist rule. Voting had taken place the day before, but the counting process started through the night at the Naxxar...