Bernard Grech will accept Jon Mallia’s podcast invitation; even if Robert Abela doesn’t

Feb 21 2022

Only a few hours after the announcement of Malta’s March 26th election, writer & podcaster Jon Mallia took to social media to ask his loyal following who he should invite to the podcast to the electoral campaign, welcoming hundreds of suggestions in the comments section. Amongst them were former politicians, environmentalists and naturally, Maltese party leaders Bernard Grech and Robert Abela.

Following up his initial post, Mallia posted a call for Prime Minister Robert Abela & Opposition Leader Bernard Grech to join him on a future episode, requesting that they confirm in the comments. In between electoral campaigning and rally addresses, the PN leader found a few moments to answer Mallia’s call, stating that “whatever Robert Abela does, I will be there WITH YOU”, alluding to the party’s campaign slogan ‘Miegħek għal Malta’.

The comment was seemingly well-received with 1.5k likes at the time of writing, even surpassing Jon Mallia’s own status which stood at just under one thousand likes.

Do you think that Robert Abela will respond to Mallia’s invitation?

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WATCH: PN’s €1 billion investment to include eSports & video game production

Feb 21 2022

Addressing a political rally on the PN’s first day of campaigning, leader Bernard Grech revealed that the €1 billion investment will go into eSports, video game production, optimisation in the energy sector and more. The PN leader stated that such an investment will create thousands of new jobs during the coming years.

Grech said that the Nationalist Party’s pillars will not be short-term decisions which bring corruption but ones which will create new jobs, incentivise start-ups and attract companies of all sizes towards Malta. Such wealth within this sector and beyond will not only benefit to the generations who live and work under a Nationalist government, but for generations to come, Grech said.

With regards to Malta’s gray-listing, Grech said that Robert Abela and his government have failed to address such issues and chose to call a snap election because “with every passing day, he feared he would lose his party’s majority.”

Watch the full address below:

What do you make of such an investment?

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Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates being first person to reach 404 million followers

Feb 21 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo became the fist person to ever surpass 400 million followers on Instagram earlier this month, just after he became the most followed man back in September 2021. The record was broken a few days after his 37th birthday, going on to thank all his fans for the birthday wishes and highlighting the importance of family.

Now he’s taken to the platform to formally celebrate the Instagram following count, stating that he can now finally say ‘SIU!’‘Without you this wouldn’t have been possible. From the bottom of my heart I have to say thank you… I will share my life with you because you deserve it’ he told his fans.

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Back when he celebrated his birthday, the footballer highlighted the importance of family and how it kept him going throughout his entire career. The second most followed individual on Instagram is Kylie Jenner, standing at around 308 million followers. She is closely followed by another football star, Lionel Messi, who boasts 306 million.

Still, Ronaldo is the most followed person on Instagram, as the most followed account is the social media platform’s very own handle which boasts 469 million followers as of February 7th.

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President Vella calls on election candidates for honesty, sincerity and transparency

Feb 21 2022

In an unprecedented appeal, President George Vella called for the election candidates to show honesty, sincerity and transparency at the start of the campaign.

In a message released on Monday, Vella said he felt obliged to remind those involved in the election of their duties and the consequences which people may face if the exercise is no given the importance it deserves.

This is the first time a president released a statement on the opening day of the electoral campaign. ‘I remind them that they should consider themselves primarily as those offering a service to the rest of the community with the aim of achieving the highest level of common good’ he said.

He urged the candidates to clearly state their goals and the means they intend to employ to achieve them. He said that they should be unequivocal in order not to ‘give rise to any surprises or misinterpretation later on.’

He also appealed to voters, urging them to weigh responsibly all their choices as this will determine where Malta will go over the coming years.

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