Tag: conference
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No big dreams allowed with Labour
One of the projects that was left pending after my exit from the National Book Council in August 2021 was the National Book Centre in Valletta. After years of lobbying, I had effectively acquired under the National Book Council’s remit one of the first palaces built in Valletta and we had also successfully fully restored…
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Opposition Leader Alex Borg pledges to reform Animal Welfare Commissioner at first Animal Rights Conference
Yesterday, government Ministers, Members of the Opposition, NGOs and professionals in the animals sector got together for the first National Animal Conference at the Salina Natural Reserve, organised by VuÄ‹i għall-Annimali. Opposition Leader Alex Borg also attended the conference and pledged to reform the Animal Welfare Commissioner by providing it with regulatory powers. He also…
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Zarah Sultana gets lectured about class-politics by the Eastern Europeans after making egregious comments about Ukraine and President Zelensky
Zarah Sultana has received a barrage of critical comments, mainly from Ukrainians and Eastern Europeans, after the new left-wing party leader sharted her communist perspective about President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In a remark worthy of a champagne socialist, Zarah Sultana said she’d concluded President Zelensky isn’t a friend of the…
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Prime Ministers attends Times of Malta conference and reiterates the government’s proposed press reforms
Prime Minister Robert Abela has attended the Times of Malta 90 year Anniversary Conference and praised the newspaper’s contribution over the years, also describing as “a source of truth”. In his address the Prime Minister talked about the government’s press reforms reiterated that the government will go ahead with its proposed reforms. Although the Prime…
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UN Conference on Palestine postponed for 28-29 July
The UN Conference on Palestine organised by France and Saudi Arabia which is meant to provide a platform for the recognition of the State of Palestine will be held on the 28 and 29 July in New York. Previously, French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin-Salman were meant to announce their recognition…
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Maltese police officers support French authorities during high-level UN Ocean Conference in Nice
Four members of the Malta Police Force have returned from Nice, France, where they assisted French national police during a major international security operation. Their deployment came at the request of the French National Police and coincided with the United Nations Ocean Conference, recently held in the southeastern coastal city. With thousands of attendees, including…
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Celebrating a century of Maltese language standardisation: The legacy of ‘Tagħrif fuq il-Kitba Maltija’
A landmark moment in Maltese linguistic history has been celebrated this Saturday with a conference marking the centenary of ‘Tagħrif fuq il-Kitba Maltija’. This pivotal 1924 publication by the ‘Għaqda tal-Kittieba tal-Malti’ (now ‘L-Akkademja tal-Malti’) laid the foundation for the standardisation of the Maltese language, transforming it from a sidelined dialect to an official language.…
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Turkey blocks Israeli President’s trip to COP29: Al-Monitor Reports
According to Al-Monitor, Turkey has refused permission for the Israeli President’s aircraft to enter its airspace, ultimately leading him to cancel his trip to COP29 in Azerbaijan. President Herzog was scheduled to fly to the climate change conference via Turkey, but Turkish authorities refused entry to his aircraft. Last week, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced…
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Fascism rising
When all else fails, try using excessive authority so that maybe you’ll start winning again. The scent of desperation. The outgoing President of the Labour Pary gave a fascist speech yesterday at the Labour Party’s General Conference. Check out her quote taken from an article by The Malta Independent. This is stuff that comes out…




