Elaine and Roann Micallef Avallone look back on how their lives were changed by the introduction of same-sex marriage five years ago. 
Five years ago, as
Sharon Balsys, Josephine Vassallo Parnis, Pia Vassallo, Becky d’Ugo, Henry Catania, Warren Bugeja, Thomas Weaver, Louiselle Vassallo, Adrian Mamo, Elaine Micallef, Rita Falzon, Grace Farrugia and Daron Galea Busuttil write:
For those of us who worked with Godfrey at Associated News Group during the 1990s, he was more than a boss. Once you were accepted into his inner circle, he was your mentor, fiercely loyal, generous and kind, and yes, exacting when it came to judging the quality of our work.
A trailblazing pioneer in investigative journalism, his writing was an inspiration to all of us, an insightful and brilliant wordsmith of the English language rivalling any international journalist.
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It is a story that is usually told in numbers. Every day, health authorities report the latest statistics of COVID-19: the cases, recoveries, deaths. But behind each of Malta s 215 victims (and counting) is a grieving family. As the country begins a national vaccination programme,
Times of Malta would like to end 2020 by reflecting on the lives behind the numbers.
If you have a loved one that you would like to include, please send their photograph with their name, age and a short tribute to: newsroom@timesofmalta.com
“My mother Ġorġa Zammit was the first COVID-19 victim. She was still an avid reader even at her age but after St Anne s Residence for the elderly was closed it was not possible to hand over books and magazines.