A sex shop is an outlet that sells merchandise such as sex toys, lingerie, erotic books, and safe sex products such as condoms. In addition, they are popular places to buy risque accessories for hen and bachelor parties.
Over recent years, they have become more mainstream and you can now find them on the high street and in shopping malls.
A popular chain in the UK is Ann Summers, a hit with women because of its clean and fun image; the company is now expanding into Europe, with a branch in Valencia, Spain.
Deal or No Deal is an Endemol licensed TV show (Endemol are most famous for the Big Brother TV Show), produced locally in Malta by the “Where’s Everybody” Team. The show was first aired on TVM on 1st October 2007, and became an instant hit with the Maltese audience, with ratings growing each week. Originally a Dutch TV show, the program has been localised in over 30 countries worldwide and is popular with primetime audiences.
Spending Christmas in Malta is popular, especially for those from the north of Europe. Many tourists come to Malta’s shores for the festive season and most hotels are open all year round. The weather can be very pleasant and sunny at this time of year, with temperatures up to 20C, but it can also rain from time to time. Malta is predominantly Catholic, so Christmas is an important religious occasion and Maltese families celebrate wholeheartedly.
Bargain Magazine is the leading advertising publication in the Republic of Malta. Distributed free to over 140,000 households each month, it contains adverts and advertorial for a wide variety of services and products, from white goods to building services and fashion. Companies with offers and bargains advertise regularly in the publication, which was first launched in 1998.
The University of Malta can trace its roots back to 1592 with the establishment of Collegium Melitense by Papal intervention. Prior to this, the Jesuits were empowered to confer the degrees of Magister Philosophiae and Doctor Divinitatis. This decree specified that other subjects such as Humanities and Grammar should also be taught. The origins of the University’s medical school were founded when Grand Master Cotoner appointed Fra Dr Giuseppe Zammit as lecturer in Anatomy and Surgery at the Sacra Infermeria (The Knights Hospital) in 1676. This is when medical training was formalised in Malta.