Illum's 2013 | Murders, the Arriva saga, and the interviews of the year

ILLUM takes a look at its main interviews with ministers, outspoken MPs and PN’s way forward • Malta’s established personalities recount 2013

Arriva - 2013 was the last year of operation for the transport company
Arriva - 2013 was the last year of operation for the transport company

With the New Year fast approaching, Sunday newspaper ILLUM delves into its main interviews with Malta's parliamentary deputies, the eight murders that reverberated around the Maltese islands as well as the plight of Arriva.

On the political front, 2013 saw Labour's massive electoral win, the PN's subsequent restructuring, the contentious Individual Investor Programme as well as MaltaToday uncovering the Enemalta oil scandal while on the other hand, the year saw the influx of migrants in Malta, the humanitarian tragedies in the Mediterranean Sea amongst other landmark moments.

The Sunday newspaper recounts the eight murders that occurred in Malta during 2013, most notably the double murder of Mario Camilleri, l-Imniehru, and his son as well as the Kalkara shooting and the gangland saga that claimed the lives of three men.

ILLUM also takes a look at the Arriva saga, the incidents of burning bendy buses and their subsequent removal, Arriva's losses and the most recent watershed announcement of the operator leaving Malta next year.

Among its most notable interviews, Illum delved in the restructuring process following PN's electoral defeat by interviewing MPs Mario de Marco, Chris Said and Claudette Buttigieg. The Sunday newspaper also saw Minister Manuel Mallia quizzed on the change within the prison, Helena Dali's stand on the rights of LGBT persons as well as outspoken MP Marlene Farrugia's outburst on Norman Vella's controversial arrest.

The sister newspaper also takes a look at Malta's established personalities recounting and describing 2013, among whom include Bishop Charles J. Scicluna, aditus' Neil Falzon, MEP candidates Stefano Mallia and Miriam Dalli as well as Kevin De Cesare.

Read more in today's edition of Illum.