Author: Mark Camilleri
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Traffic accident in Msida flyover causes traffic jam
An accident on the Msida flyover yesterday night caused a traffic jam leading to the Msida skatepark, in what is one of the first signs of traffic congestion resulting from the current infrastructural build-up aimed at cars and private vehicles in Msida. The Labour government is also pushing ahead with plans to build a pedestrian…
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Prime Minister Robert Abela avoids the tough questions by Il-Każin
Prime Minister Robert Abela has avoided a debate with Alex Borg on Il-Każin, hosted by Jon Mallia and Mark Laurence Zammit of Times of Malta. The pair of journalists are asking very hard questions, putting Alex Borg on the spot. Alex Borg is being scrutinised over his pledges and fiscal estimates. The questions are also…
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Humanitarian Assistance to Maltese and Libyan criminals by Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri
Yesterday, we explained how the work by Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri to bring back Paul Attard to Malta is not linked to any legal injustice or a request by the Police. The Home Affairs Minister’s original intention was not to extradite Lilu l-King either, so the prisoner-swap exchange is mainly being conditioned by the…
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Taken to the Libyan Attorney-General by his militia accomplices: Paul Attard
We have been updated with some relevant information about Paul Attard who is currently the subject of extradition talks between Malta and Libya in exchange for Lilu l-King. According to Police sources, Paul Attard’s suspected illegal activity increased following his release from Italy suggesting he was emboldened by it. While in Libya, he was arrested…
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More power to criminals thanks to Home Affairs Byron Camilleri
By empowering criminals and easing anti-money laundering laws, the spillover effect among the justice system is not only widespread impunity for dangerous criminals, it is effectivey empowring their status and normalising their actuivities within society. This also means that the dysfunctionality within the justice system is so severe that the system is now actively engaging…
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The Labour Party is the only party ignoring noise pollution
There is broad consensus between political parties over the issue of noise pollution in Malta, except for the Labour Party. Noise pollution has become so excessive in Valletta that it was the main cause prompting residents in Valletta to form their own organisation and protest against the increasing nightly disturbances. The Labour government dismissed the…
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An Introduction to the Economic and Social History of Late Modern Malta
I’m uploading a series of lectures on the economic and social history of Late Modern Malta. These lectures provide a basic introduction and the foundational works required for an understanding of the economic and social history of Malta from 1800 to the present day. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
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Franco Fenech dies by drug overdose
Yorgen Fenech’s brother, Franco Fenech has died by a drug overdose in Corfu island, Greece. Yorgen Fenech remains the last son and heir of George Fenech. He’s about to go on trial accused of commissioning the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Chats between the brothers over time show that they had an occasionally fraught relationship…
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Enjoying life at Vago restaurant before sharing the cheese with Jimmy Magro
While out in bail, Yorgen Fenech is enjoying lunch time at Vago restaurant in Ibraġġ. It may be interesting to know about the connection and why he opts to go to there on a regular basis. Yorgen Fenech is charged with commissioning the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. His potential future prison-mate is Jimmy…
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BREAKING: The Nationalist Party lays out plans for an underground metro
The Nationalist Party has held a press conference to launch its proposal for a metro in Malta. The metro is planned to pass from the Malta International Airport to Sliema which includes the most intense traffic line in Malta, and will have eight stops. The presentation is being given by Julian Borg, a PN election…
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The Labour Party twice lied about the EU’s Fiscal Forecast
The Labour Party has lied twice this week about the EU’s fiscal forecast on Malta. As explained here, the forecast is based on the Labour government’s pre-election fiscal estimates. The EU fiscal forecast does not include the newly pledged €0.5 billion expenditure in subsidies for next year. When the press asked Finance Minister Clyde Caruana…
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What does the fiscal forecast actually say? It says that the Labour government has changed its forecast
Yesterday, the Labour Party and Nationalist Party Leaders Robert Abela and Alex Borg held their first public debate on the public broadcaster. It was hosted by the Prime Minister’s own propagandist Saviour Balzan and there is no recording of it online. There are snippets and press reports about it and one of the most noteworthy…
