2012 - A year of everything

Double murders at the beginning of the year, double murders almost at its end; the collapse of the government, the passing away of Censu Tabone and Dom Mintoff, a judge held for police interrogation, another judge suing a former Chief Justice... Year 2012 was not short of bad news. Indeed, there were more. Four died in a massive fireworks blast in Gozo, a man died when he was hit by lightning, and floods caused thousands of euros in damage. John Dalli was forced to resign from the European Commission...even the turtle eggs did not hatch! But there was some good news. Three year-old Gozitan girl Leah appeared to be winning her battle against a rare, devastating form of cancer as the country watched and prayed. Economically, Malta appeared to perform much better than its neighbours. Mgr Charles Scicluna was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Malta, while the Nationalist Party celebrated the election of Simon Busuttil as deputy leader. The year started horribly, with the fatal stabbing of two men, father-of-twins Duncan Zammit and and Nicholas Gera, in the former’s apartment in Sliema. 12 murders were recorded during the year including another two double murders. Two men were shot dead in...