Times Talk by Times of Malta

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Times Talk by Times of Malta

A Times of Malta podcast that takes a closer look at the stories shaping Malta today. Hosted by award-winning journalist and assistant editor Mark Laurence Zammit.

  1. What a pandemic taught Chris Fearne

    4 DAYS AGO

    What a pandemic taught Chris Fearne

    Malta’s COVID-19 response was among the best globally, but former Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne acknowledged areas for improvement.

    54 min
  2. Inside Malta's Corradino prison

    7 MAR

    Inside Malta's Corradino prison

    Corradino Correctional Facility is Malta's only prison. It is home to 673 men and 59 women serving time or awaiting trial. And yet very little is known about it, or about prison life in Malta. Mark Laurence Zammit was granted an exclusive, unprecedented four-hour filmed tour of the facility by prisons director Chris Siegersma, one month after a damning report by the Ombudsman which saw Corradino described as a "factory of evil" by one inmate. This is what he saw. Produced by Mark Lawrence Zammit. Filmed by the Correctional Services Agency. Edited by Karl Andrew Micallef.

    45 min
  3. Ian Borg, the man with many plans

    27 FEB

    Ian Borg, the man with many plans

    Foreign affairs minister. Tourism minister. Deputy prime minister. If Ian Borg's many hats are weighing him down, he doesn't show it. In this interview with Mark Laurence Zammit, Borg - one of Malta's most powerful and recognisable politicians - delves into his plans to reform the tourism sector, "fix" Comino and adapt Malta's diplomatic neutrality to the geopolitics of today. This episode was produced by Mark Laurence Zammit and edited by Karl Andrew Micallef.

    1h 17m

  4. 20 FEB

    Jason vs Jason

    You'd be hard-pressed to find two political figures more different than Jason Azzopardi and Jason Micallef.  They share a first name and a flair for bombastic posts on social media. The similarities end there.  Azzopardi is a lawyer and former Nationalist Party MP who crusades against the Labour government. Micallef is a Labour official who has vocally defended Labour figures facing corruption allegations.  In this hour-long discussion moderated by Mark Laurence Zammit, the two Jasons go head-to-head on some of the hottest political issues in present-day Malta. Expect fireworks.  Produced by Mark Laurence Zammit. Edited by Karl Andrew Micallef.

    1h 17m
  5. Yorgen Fenech's bail

    8 FEB

    Yorgen Fenech's bail

    Yorgen Fenech is out of prison, more than five years after he was taken into police custody and charged with complicity in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. We still don't know when Fenech - the millionaire heir to the Tumas Group fortune - will stand trial on those charges. What we do know is that he will be sleeping at home until that happens.  Times of Malta journalist Claudia Calleja was in court when a court granted Fenech bail. Her colleague Daniel Ellul was outside prison when he was released.  Mark Laurence Zammit speaks to both of them to get some insight into this major event.  This episode was produced by Mark Laurence Zammit and edited by Karl Andrew Micallef.

    16 min
  6. The Biggest Industrial Disaster in Malta's History

    1 FEB

    The Biggest Industrial Disaster in Malta's History

    On February 2, 1995, a blast rang out at the Malta Drydocks. The Um el Faroud, a Libyan oil tanker, had exploded "like a tin can".  Nine people lost their lives.  30 years on, we revisit that disaster with the help of two people who were among the first to reach the scene: court analyst and University of Malta Rector Alfred Vella and Times of Malta deputy online editor Chris Scicluna.  This episode was produced by Mark Laurence Zammit, written by Matthew Bonanno and edited by Karl Andrew Micallef.  aFr0EUP01VkBG9EcUo0G

    14 min
  7. The realities facing African migrants in Malta

    30/07/2020

    The realities facing African migrants in Malta

    In Marsa, dozens of migrants wait by the roadside every morning, hoping to be picked up for casual construction work. Sarjo Conteh, a 31-year-old Gambian man who died in a construction site collapse on July 23, was one of them. On this episode, we hear the stories of some of those men. In part two, we catch up with Claudio Camilleri, a marathon runner who found time to stop and help a stranded tourist despite being in the middle of a 190km charity run. Find out more at https://times-talk.pinecast.co

    17 min
  8. Could the unsolved murder case of Lino Cauchi be reopened?

    23/07/2020

    Could the unsolved murder case of Lino Cauchi be reopened?

    Lino Cauchi's murder remains one of the great unsolved cases in Maltese criminal history. Cauchi vanished in 1982, but his body wasn’t discovered until three years later. His family are now seeking compensation for how the investigation was handled by police and the government at the time. We speak to forensic expert Anthony Abela Medici, who was one of the first people to go down the well where Cauchi's body was found. Find out more at https://times-talk.pinecast.co

    16 min
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