Tag: Maltese Language
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First time Maltese language is being introduced as a requirement for a working-visa
According to the Times of Malta, the Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri said that foreigners applying for working visas in Malta will have to take a test which includes the Maltese language. This is good news, but the reform focuses more on a general knowledge test than on the Maltese language itself. The Maltese language…
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Gwen: the Malaysian doctor who speaks Maltese
Here’s a very enjoyable clip of a Malaysian doctor working at Mater Dei speaking the Maltese language. The clip is from a feature by ONE News. The government could take the language issue very seriously. Malta has a tremendous potential to to promote its language with third-country nationals who want a working visa in Malta.…
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About last Sunday’s Labour crowd and the discussion about the Maltese language
Last Sunday, the Labour Party Leader and Prime Minister hosted a crowd of Labourites along with a couple of government executives who work in the public cultural entities. They supposedly discussed Maltese culture and language, but much of it consisted of Labour executives making absurd statements, like Jason Micallef, who claimed that Strait Street’s nightlife…
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Maltese academics can’t ingratiate enough with the Labour Party
Maltese academics are barely involved in civil society’s efforts to clean up the country and that’s because most of them prefer to spend their time ingratiating with the government and the Labour Party instead of participating in society’s relevant struggles. Olvin Vella, a lecturer and the chairman of The National Council of the Maltese Language…
