Meet Malta’s first certified mermaid, making a splash: ‘It’s the freedom’

Meet Malta’s first certified mermaid, making a splash: ‘It’s the freedom’

The waters around Malta and Gozo have a rare new addition: a certified full-time mermaid.While many people may think mermaids exist only in Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales and Disney films, a growing number are taking up the practice of “mermaiding”.One of them is Gozo resident Nadzeya Bette, who uses the name ‘Maltese Mermaid’ on...