Tag: 2023
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Bank of Valletta: Excess cash, bullish on US Treasuries and share buy-backs coming soon
Following Bank of Valletta’s half yearly results I made some inquiries to the Chairman of the bank Gordon Cordina. The bank is being extremely secretive over details that are quite positive in its regard, but a culture of secrecy and incompetence prevents the bank from giving full and clear answers. The bank is in a…
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Bank of Valletta’s operating profits increased by 60% in 2023 and its stock rises by 54% from year to date
Bank of Valletta followed the trend in Europe along with other banks in Malta with improved results for the year 2023, increasing its operating profits by 60.5% to a total of €241 million compared to 2022’s €150 million, thanks to higher interest rates and by increasing its loan book by more than 10% from €5.6…
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What audiovisual content?
I don’t understand why the Broadcasting Authority listed me under audiovisual content in their survey of 20123 given that I have barely produced any audiovisual content in 2023. Strangely, I am not listed in the news section along with the other news sites. In 2023, this website received 511,214 unique visitors and 3,156,605 views. Mark…
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A brief look at Dragonara’s Casino accounts for 2022
Today, I took the pleasure of immersing myself into the world of casino accounting, which was quite a new experience for me and rather strange which left me with many questions. The Dragonara Casino (Dragonara Gaming Ltd.) is the leading casino in Malta in terms of revenues and profits and is larger than the Tumas…
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Dar Camilleri’s highlights for 2023
Excluding a couple of months of 2021, 2023 was Dar Camilleri’s second year and it was a beautiful year for us despite being grueling and with many challenges. It was the year we established ourselves as a publishing imprint in Malta with at least two best-selling publications under our name. In 2023 we executed two…
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The Mayor of Banana Town sends his greetings and promises more dough
Prime Minister Robert Abela gave his end-of-year message and it sounded more cringe than the last time I ever saw someone try to make an effort to look like he cared. He clearly shows he’s making an effort to put some work into those facial expressions and using them as if he is speaking to…
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The most significant moment in Maltese politics in 2023
It is expected that a Labour Party propaganda rag would not list as one of the most important moments in Maltese politics of 2023, the resignation of a government MP from the government parliamentary group. NuxellinaLeaks, with more than 115,000 unique viewers was undoubtedly, one of the most-read stories in the Maltese press last year. We…
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There was no significant story in 2023 according to Rasputin
Denial and arrogance are common weaknesses of criminals and scoundrels. They should keep their guard down and carry on. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
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Some statistics of thise site for 2023
This was a great year for this website and I look forward to further growth next year. I’m deeply thankful for my readers and my team at Dar Camilleri. 3,318,693Â page views. 509,501 unique visitors. 1,213 posts. Most visited from: 1) Malta 2) The United Kingdom 3) Italy 4) United States 5) Belgium Largest external traffic…
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The ten most-read stories on this site for 2023
As everyone does at the end of the year, I’m listing the most read ten articles on this website for this year. This website has established itself as a news and investigative journalistic outlet with a particular focus on financial crime and the criminal organisation behind the Labour Party in Malta. Anyone can have the…
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Sanna Marin living it large in Paris
Sanna Marin recently attended Paris Fashion Week, delighting us as always by sharing her festive photos on Instagram. I don’t think she gave a visit to Macron, however. She’s also recently divorced and single. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
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21 deaths during the heatwave and power outages
Correcting the figure I mentioned earlier, at least 21 people died during the heatwave when Malta was left without electricity. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
