Whoever writes the President’s diary is convinced that Agatha Barbara is still alive

Published: November 1, 2015 at 7:09pm

“President Emeritus” (already a nonsensical title, when the correct English is ‘former president’) Agatha Barbara instead of ‘the late Agatha Barbara, a former president of Malta’: and no, when it’s the President’s Office communicating this stuff at an official level, these are not finicky details.

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Agatha Barbara lays flowers at a memorial to Kim Il Sung in Valletta.

Agatha Barbara lays flowers at a memorial to Kim Il Sung in Valletta.