Tag: Il-Kazin
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Prime Minister Robert Abela avoids the tough questions by Il-Każin
Prime Minister Robert Abela has avoided a debate with Alex Borg on Il-Każin, hosted by Jon Mallia and Mark Laurence Zammit of Times of Malta. The pair of journalists are asking very hard questions, putting Alex Borg on the spot. Alex Borg is being scrutinised over his pledges and fiscal estimates. The questions are also…
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Alec Mizzi of Mizzi Group confirms that the government bailed-out MIDI over bond payments: Owen Bonnici says he doesn’t care
During an interview with Il-Każin, Alec Mizzi confirmed that the government bailed-out MIDI with a €42 million payment that enabled the company to have enough liquidity to pay its bondholders. MIDI had an outstanding €47 million bond payment due this year but no liquidity and cash reserves to pay bondholders. MIDI was in dire financial…
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Foreign Minister confirms that Malta seeks further European measures to ward off the Russian Shadow Fleet
Yesterday on Il-Każin, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg had a very interesting discussion with a well-read audience that challenged him on a number of issues. The Foreign Affairs Minister was evasive on some questions but he delineated Malta’s foreign policy and his application of this policy in detail and in a…
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Opposition announces anti-deadlock mechanism for Chief Justice nomination
The Nationalist Opposition is proposing an anti-deadlock mechanism which would be effected via a board composed of members of the Judiciary, the Legislative and the Executive. The proposal was announced by Shadow spokesperson for Home Affairs Darren Carabott during a televised debate on Il-Każin. Darren Carabott said that the committee would potentially be composed of…
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No permission requested by Sandra Gauci to speak about behaviour issues in schools
Prior to giving an interview to Il-Każin about growing behaviour issues in schools, ADPD – Green Party Leader, Sandra Gauci, did not request a permission from the Ministry of Education. Educators have been forced by the Ministry of Education to request a permission every time they speak to the press about issues related to the…
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If corruption doesn’t cost you votes, why defend it?
At this stage, the discourse of most Labour Party MPs is limited to either defending corruption or boasting about government spending and tax incentives. There’s no substance, vision, meaning or rationale any longer. The discourse is getting ever more toxic, banal and ridiculous. And ultimately, the Labour Party is becoming more evil as it fully…
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Creating barriers against actual media and journalism: the proliferation of brain-rot
As Labour turns the national broadcaster into its own theatre of propaganda, the remaining political programmes that one could watch with a standard television license are the ones on the political party broadcasts. Then there is the option of Karl Borg Bonaci who doesn’t even know the difference between the words “partial” and “impartial”. On…
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Headmaster admits questioning teacher over lack of approval for her public comments
UPDATED 10.19 HRS: The Malta Union of Teachers is finally doing something about this. They just announced they have sent a petition to the government against the circular. More updates later. A headmaster has admitted he questioned a teacher over comments she made about the education system in public which were not previously approved. The…
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The Minister of Culture’s favourite Maltese book is a children’s book
Earlier this week, Minister of Culture Owen Bonnici appeared on Jon Mallia’s TV show Il-Kazin where he gave a very inarticulate defense of the massive corrupt expenditure disbursed by the Ministry of Culture. Join Mallia is also a culture professional involved in the music industry and knows the subject well, apart from being born into…
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A moratorium on high-rise towers would raise property prices
Another major problem with Arnold Cassola’s party is that its policies don’t make sense. Another point that was made during Jon Mallia’s show called Il-Kazin, was the uncontrolled construction frenzy. Both ADPD and Arnold Cassola’s Momentum seem to agree that a moratorium on the construction of high-rises is a good solution. I don’t know from…
