Tag: Freedom Day
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Malta commemorates Freedom Day
Earlier today at the Freedom Day monument in Birgu, the President of Malta laid a wreath to commemorate the 47th annual anniversary of Freedom Day, marking the closure of the British base in Malta. The feast symbolises Malta’s economic transition from a military and base economy to a civilian economy with a neutral status. Malta’s…
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Labour Party celebrates Freedom Day: Prime Minister emphasises “economic independence”
Yesterday, the Labour Party held its annual Freedom Day celebrations in Birgu. Today, an official ceremony will also be held in Birgu at the Freedom Day Monument with the President of Malta. The Prime Minister and the Labour Party sent a very simple and clear message yesterday saying that Freedom Day represents Malta’s economic independence…
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Foreign Affairs Minister says Cyprus Government officials told him that they are unhappy with the British base in Cyprus
Earlier today at a political rally of the Labour Party, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg said that Cyprus government officials have told him that they are unhappy with the presence of a British base after it was targeted by Iran. The Foreign Affairs Minister was speaking at a political rally…
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Main takeaways from the Prime Minister’s speech during the Labour Party’s Freedom Day celebrations
Yesterday’s Labour Party Freedom Day celebrations in Birgu were held during a supposed debate on Malta’s defence, which Labour has been using to go on the offensive against the Opposition. Undoubtedly, yesterday’s celebrations should have served the Labour Party to revisit its history in the context of today’s events, but no effort has been made…
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Here’s Kurt Buhagiar’s daughter handing out the flowers to Robert Abela on Freedom Day
The Prime Minister has denied he has any connection with Kurt Buhagiar despite various reports stating otherwise. In the meantime, you can see here, Kurt Buhagiar’s daughter, who is handing out a bouquet of flowers to Robert Abela at the Freedom Day commemorations of the Labour Party. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher