Tag: fortina hotel
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This is classic Maltese rent-seeking
The story about the Fortina Group published by Amphora Media, about the group flipping a public property for a 500% return in just a matter of weeks is a textbook example of Maltese historical rent-seeking. This kind of method has been repeated in Malta decades after decade enriching Malta’s monopolists and traditional land-owners. The Fortina…
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Why is the Archbishop blessing a project by a major Labour Party donor?
Did Archbishop Charles Scicluna strike a land deal with the government that was big enough to buy his silence? Scicluna became Archbishop after a clerical coup that ousted Archbishop Paul Cremona for being too soft on the Labour government. Now, the clerical fighters who wanted a political Archbishop are sorely disappointed. Charles Scicluna hasn’t made…