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‘Lesson in how to piss everyone’

1 week ago | timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit |Daniel Ellul

A small cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday left practically everyone dissatisfied, with most ministers involved not getting what they wanted. Many ministers and junior ministers wanted to stay put but a few wanted fewer, or more, or different responsibilities, for different reasons. Sources agree almost nobody got what they wanted in the end and the whole exercise only made everyone involved somewhat more disgruntled with Robert Abela.
Malta airport passengers up by 15% in 2024, making it third best ever year

Jan 16, 2025 | timesofmalta.com | Daniel Ellul

Almost nine million passengers flew through Malta International Airport last year, a growth of 15 per cent compared to 2023. Last year’s results marked the airport’s third-largest-ever annual growth, MIA CEO Alan Borg told a news conference on Thursday. Much of that growth came in the off-season, as passenger traffic in the winter months increased by a fifth. Foot traffic in summer, on the other hand, increased by 12 per cent.
Education Minister averse to longer school hours

Jan 16, 2025 | timesofmalta.com | Daniel Ellul

Clifton Grima is against extending school hours, saying children's well-being should take priority when making decisions about the education system. The Education Minister spoke out on the matter after Labour backbencher Edward Zammit Lewis said he was in favour of extending school hours to better align with standard work schedules. "The education system should revolve around children's well-being.
Gozo Minister denies corruption allegations over Victoria swimming pool

Jan 15, 2025 | timesofmalta.com | Daniel Ellul

Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri has denied having misappropriated any money in connection with a much-delayed project to build an aquatic centre in Victoria. Camilleri described the allegations, made in a request for a magisterial inquiry and revealed earlier on Wednesday, as an attempt “to tarnish my reputation by any means necessary”. “This is a political persecution, and everyone will eventually have to answer for their actions,” Camilleri said.
Former Labour president Ramona Attard to be co-opted to parliament

Jan 15, 2025 | timesofmalta.com | Daniel Ellul

Former Labour Party president Ramona Attard is to be co-opted to parliament to take the seat vacated by Randolph DeBattista, Times of Malta can confirm. A lawyer by profession, Attard stepped down from her top party role during the PL general conference in September, after four years in the saddle. She had said at the time that she was ready for a fresh challenge. While she did not seek another party role she said she would continue to work within the party.
Jason Azzopardi in third request for Camilleri probe – this time over €17m pool

Jan 15, 2025 | timesofmalta.com | Daniel Ellul

Jason Azzopardi has filed a third request for a magisterial inquiry into Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri, this time over an Olympic-sized swimming pool and aquatic centre that ran €8 million over budget. In his court application, Azzopardi said that dealings around the project mimic tactics used by the Italian Mafia to embezzle public funds.
Government tables law change to shield civil servants from prosecution

Jan 14, 2025 | timesofmalta.com | Daniel Ellul

Justice Minister Jonathan Attard on Tuesday tabled a motion to change the criminal code and protect civil servants from being taken to court in their personal capacity. The amendment was tabled days after Robert Abela announced the government's intention to implement the legislative change. During Tuesday’s parliamentary sitting, Attard put forward a motion for the first reading of “The 2025 Act Amending the Criminal Code”.
Alfred Zammit back at the front at Robert Abela rally

Jan 12, 2025 | timesofmalta.com | Daniel Ellul

Former Valletta mayor Alfred Zammit was co-presenting a rally marking Robert Abela's fifth year as PL leader and prime minister on Sunday, months after he complained that people in the Labour Party had worked against his re-election as mayor in the June council elections. He never blamed the party leadership for his predicament but had said he was not excluding the idea of making certain moves, especially if certain shortcomings were not corrected.
PN blames its auditor for failure to publish its accounts

Jan 7, 2025 | timesofmalta.com | Daniel Ellul

The Nationalist Party has yet to file its statement of accounts for any full calendar year since Bernard Grech took over as party leader in October 2020. The Electoral Commission’s website shows that the PN’s statements of accounts for 2021, 2022, and 2023 have not yet been filed with the commission. The party has also not submitted its donation reports for 2022 and 2023. When asked why it had not filed its financial statements, the PN pointed to its auditor.
Anton Refalo pushes for Gozo special status

Jan 7, 2025 | timesofmalta.com | Daniel Ellul

Labour MP and former Gozo minister Anton Refalo believes Gozo should have more autonomy and be given a “special regional status” in the constitution. Refalo, now agriculture minister, was speaking after PN MP Chris Said proposed that the powers of the Gozo ministry should be devolved to an elected council that enjoys executive powers. “The council would be the decision-maker on things that directly impact Gozo,” Said told Times of Malta.