Malta’s Information and Data Protection Appeals Tribunal has directed the government and the Malta Tourism Authority to disclose all public funds allocated since 2013 to support concerts by Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja. The ruling brings to a close a prolonged legal dispute concerning the transparency of sponsorship agreements linked to the internationally renowned opera singer’s annual performances in Malta....
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Hidden role of Lawrence Renes as Malta ambassador
For more than four years, Dutch-Maltese conductor Lawrence Renes has discreetly represented Malta as its Ambassador for Culture, a position that—unlike similar appointments—has attracted little public attention or official disclosure....
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Audit questions €60,000 state payment to Joseph Calleja
Fresh controversy has emerged in Malta regarding the financial relationship between the state and one of the country’s most internationally recognised performers, Joseph Calleja. A recent notice published in the...