March 3, 2021 Ardit Hoxha admin

Returned from Al Hol / Children rescued from bullets, but not from media abuse

On the 27th of October of last year, Floresha Rasha was repatriated from the Al Hol camp in Syria together with her 4 children. Good news that for almost one week got all the attention of the public opinion. The visit of the Prime Minister and some senior state leaders in Syria, accompanied by some […]

February 26, 2021 Jona Kaso admin

Muso HC Qytezë, the hydropower plant with a 30-year contract, which has produced only one year of energy

A hydropower plant on the Devoll River received the permit in 2008, it took 10 years to build (although the contract was for one year) and has managed to generate energy for just one month. “Muso HC Qytezë” is the name of the hydropower plant which took 10 years to build, after obtaining a 30-year […]

November 19, 2020 Melsena Danglli admin

Mobile companies in Albania and the monopoly of offers in the market

It does not matter if you are a subscriber of Vodafone, ALBtelecom or ONE – again every month you have to pay at least 1 thousand ALL, to have internet on your mobile phone and to continue the communication via SMS and minutes. The three mobile companies operating in the Albanian market, which are supposed […]

October 26, 2020 Anxhela Braçja admin

Same merchandise, different prices, different labels

Aishe, 60 years old, is a resident of the city of Elbasan, and she regularly buys chicken wings (or chicken thighs) at the shop near the house. She thinks that these chickens were raised in Albania and are of high quality. The seller (store owner) tells her that they are local products despite the fact […]

October 13, 2020 admin

Hydroelectric powerplants in the Alps, repercussions even for Montenegro!

One of the most beautiful rivers in the Albanian Alps, the river Cem, very soon risks being “prey” of 9 hydropower plants, damaging not only tourism, but also the future of the inhabitants of these areas. Residents of Tamara, Selca and Lëpushë, the area where the river Cem passes, are concerned for the future of […]

September 26, 2020 Enejda Groshi | Jurgen Bame admin

Mental health disease, the silent epidemic of Albanians

Albania is facing an increase of people suffering from mental illness. In the last 5 years (2014-2018) in mental health institutions with beds there have been over 21 thousand hospitalizations which have been managed only by 635 beds in the four hospitals that the country has. Official data show that the peak was reached in […]

September 25, 2020 Denis Tahiri admin

COVID-19, the big blow to Albanian tourism

“Difficult season, we are bleeding money”, this is the universal sentence that you can hear on the entire Albanian Riviera from businessmen who have invested in the tourism industry during this uncommon summer. On the south coast you can hardly find a hotel you can enter without first measuring the temperature, disinfecting your hands and […]

September 10, 2020 Elsa Dautaj admin

UT, 160 million ALL for a system that does not work. Students, can’t access digital data

Since 2012, the University of Tirana has installed the information system containing data of the students, the academic and administrative staff of the institution. This system was to provide students with a range of online services, such as exam registration, grade publication, registration for old exams or those to improve, average and credits calculation. The […]

August 30, 2020 admin

“Black Salt” banned to be used, but still sold in the market

“Black salt” is raw salt, which is taken directly from the salt production baths on the coast. It is called black because of the content of foreign elements, mainly and in addition to impurity, it does not even have the necessary amount of Iodine in its composition, a very important element for human health. For […]

August 30, 2020 Denis Tahiri admin

Can the National Food Authority Guarantee Albanian Food?

Often, before we buy, as we check the products we select in grocery stores or supermarkets, we ask ourselves: how safe are the foods we consume? Has anyone checked them before? If so, who protects us from expired foods, those with harmful chemicals or other problems that Albanian consumers have often faced in all these […]