Tag: Academics
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267 experts urge Government to transform Manoel Island into public nature reserve
A group of 267 academics and professionals has issued a powerful public statement urging the Government to reimagine Manoel Island as a public nature reserve and cultural heritage park. The appeal highlights a rare opportunity to align national priorities with environmental sustainability, public health, and community well-being. As reported earlier by The Maltese Herald, MIDI…
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On letters and fences
Yesterday, two Maltese authors who live abroad (important detail which will become relevant later on in the article) wrote a letter condemning the European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola for her silence on the ongoing Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. The letter was passed on to academics at the University of Malta and left-wing activists…
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Protests in Gaza continue: Gaza’s academics sign letter against Hamas
Israel conducted at least two airstrikes in Gaza yesterday in Beit Lahia and Al-Mawasi camp in Khan Younis, however lethal attacks seem to have stopped yesterday night, following very deadly weeks for Gazans from Israeli strikes. Israel renewed its offensive against Hamas and civilian infrastructure after unliterally pulling out of the ceasefire agreement. Palestinians from…
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Excellent description by Jon Mallia about the state of Malta’s academics
This description by Jon Mallia about the state of Malta’s academics is excellent. Academics at the University of Malt are paid a salary from public funds, and even given job security. They also spend their free time conducting consultancy work even for the government itself. Yet, despite having all of these financial benefits, they are…
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The University of Malta: a very corrupt state of affairs
Last week, it was revealed by the Times of Malta that the President of the Maltese Language Council lied to the general public and to his colleagues about the government’s plans to launch a new entity headed by a Labour Party acolyte. He hid the news from his colleagues and lied publicly about not having…
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It turns out that Olvin Vella is an official fraud
It’s incredible what total frauds many of our academics have turned out to be. Currently, Maltese academics are the most efficient lackeys of the Government. Olvin Vella has always been like this – fraudulently wheeling and dealing with different government administrations to pursue his interests. Many of them are like him and I know them…
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Two salaries for doing jack, but too harpy to buy a VIP pass
At a time when Malta’s state institutions are in crisis, this is what the Labour Party’s pseudo-intelligentsia is preoccupied about. Apparently, the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and the Head of the Department of History, Dominic Fenech is disappointed that he can’t find a comfortable seat at the departures area of Malta’s International Airport.…


