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The Executive Committee of the Malta Sports Journalists’ Association held also formal meeting with the Hon. David Agius, the Opposition’s spokesperson on Sports. The Officials of the Malta Sports Journalists’ Association expressed their satisfaction at the fact that the Opposition had seen it fit to re-appoint Mr. Agius as the Shadow speaker responsible from sports especially considering that he comes from a Sports administration background. Mr. Agius stated that in most of the Government’s decisions and proposals that had been put forward during the last legislature, the Opposition always cooperated with the Government. He reiterated that the Opposition also contributed in the Task Force that was set up by the MFA in 2015 that resulted in strengthening the existing legislation regarding corruption in sport. Mr Agius augured success to the newly elected Executive committee of the MSJA and hoped that the new President Sandro Micallef will follow in the footsteps [...]

The newly elected Executive Committee of the Malta Sports Journalists Association paid a courtesy visit to the Hon Prime Minister Dr. Joseph Muscat at Auberge de Castille Valletta. The MSJA delegation was headed by the President of the Association Sandro Micallef and General Secretary Mark Mizzi. The Prime Minister congratulated the newly elected Executive Committee and augured that sports journalists will continue to help the promotion of Sports in our country. He continued by expressing that sports journalists play an important role especially by reporting regularly the participation and success of Maltese athletes both locally and internationally. He stated that sports is at his heart as it is a means that unites the Maltese people. Sandro Micallef, President of MSJA, remarked that sports journalists had noted and evaluated the recent criticism made public recently by the Prime Minister himself in relation to the fact that emphasis should not always be [...]

L-Eżekuutiv tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports kellu laqgħa formali ukoll mal-kelliem tal-Oppożizzjoni dwar l-Isports David Agius. L-Ogħla uffiċjali tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports rrimarkaw b'sodisfazzjon li l-Oppożizzjoni reġgħet appuntat lis-Sur Agius bħala kelliem dwar l-Isport iktar u iktar minħabba li s-Sur Agius kellu passat fl-amministrazzjoni ta' Club Sportiv. David Agius tenna li f'ħafna deċiżjonijiet u proposti tal-Gvern li tressqu fl-aħħar leġislatura l-Oppożizzjoni dejjem ikkoperat mal-Gvern u offriet l-għajnuna sabiex jittieħdu diversi deċiżjonijiet u anke tat il-kontribut tagħha fit-Task Force li kienet twaqqfet mill-MFA fis-sena 2015 li waslet sabiex tkun imsaħħa l-liġi dwar il-Korruzzjoni fl-Isport. Is-Sur Agius awgura kull suċċess lill-Eżekuttiv il-ġdid tal-GħĠS u awgura li l-President il-ġdid Sandro Micallef jimxi fuq il-passi tal-Presidenti predeċessuri tiegħu Fr Hilary Tagliaferro, Henry Calleja u Charles Camenzuli li kollha ħadmu sabiex l-Għaqda tisaħħaħ tul is-snin. Sandro Micallef ħeġġeġ lill-Partit Nazzjonalista sabiex fil-programm elettorali tiegħu fil-futur iwiegħed Ministeru totalment dedikat lill-Isport. Hu ħeġġeġ lill-kelliem tal-PN sabiex bi qbil mal-Partiti [...]

L-Eżekuttiv il-ġdid tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports għamel żjara ta' kortesija lill-Prim Ministru Joseph Muscat f'Kastilja. Id-delegazzjoni tal-Għaqda Ġurnalsiti Sports għal din il-laqgħa kienet immexxija minn Sandro Micallef bħala President u minn Mark Mizzi bħala Segretarju Ġenerali. Il-Prim Ministru feraħ lill-Eżekuttiv elett ġdid u awgura li ġurnalisti tal-isport ikomplu jgħinu l-iżvilupp tal-Isport f'pajjiżna. Dr Muscat tenna li l-ġurnalist sportiv għandu rwol importanti speċjalment biex isegwi u jwassal il-parteċipazzjoni u s-suċċessi miksuba mhux biss fuq livell lokali iżda wkoll fuq bażi internazzjonali tal-atleti Maltin. Hu tenna li l-importanza tal-Isport iktar u iktar għaliex huwa mezz ta' kif jgħaqqad il-poplu Malti. Il-President tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports Sandro Micallef min naħa tiegħu rrimarka li l-ġurnalisti tal-isport ħadu nota u evalwaw il-kritika li kienet saret riċentament mill-istess Prim Ministru sabiex ma ssirx dejjem enfażi fuq il-football lokali u r-rapportaġġ ikun iktar estiż fuq sports ieħor ta' dixxiplini li ġeneralment iġiebu suċċess lejn il-pajjiż. Micallef spjega lill-Prim Ministru [...]