‘Siva’: We will invest $2 bn. Berisha believes it A US firm presents a project with a resort, casino, tramway and two 75-storey towers in Pishë-Poro The company, founded in 2010 and registered in Tirana in December 2011, announces giant plans: Why? So far it has only built one hotel in Brazil, while the shareholder has enterprises with 2 workers and 403 thousand USD in sales News A small firm in the US presented yesterday in Tirana a two-billion-dollar project in Albania, and although it was created in 2010 and registered in Albania 2 months ago, its turnover is modest TIRANE Genc Kondi A small firm in the US presented yesterday in Tirana a mega construction and tourism project, for which the figure goes up to 2 billion dollars. Behind these astronomical figures are shareholders who in the US have enterprises with two workers and modest sales balance sheets. The firm in question is “SIVA Partners”, which presented yesterday at the “Sheraton” a giant project for a tourist resort, where, in addition to golf courses and yacht harbors – already familiar features – it declares that it is ready to build two twin towers of 75 floors each. The project would be realized at the mouth of the Vjosa River, on 505 hectares, in an area protected by the Narta Lagoon, and its value would range from 1.5 to 2 billion dollars. At the center of this project is a super-casino. In other words, the investors from the United States of America claim they will build an Atlantic City on the Adriatic coast at the height of the global crisis, an elite tourism center that would offer space for some of the world’s largest luxury ships and so many seats for the world’s gamblers that it would... continues on page 2

Guard officers: He left late on the night of January 21 Page 6 In the photo: (left) The home of IT engineer Kasaj (right) Armando Kasaj Prime Minister’s Office specialist Armando Kasaj, “house arrest” without police BY ELTON QYNO In the photo: (left) The home of IT engineer Kasaj (right) Armando Kasaj

Editorial BY AFRIM KRASNIQI A country without youth Albania is one of the countries with the youngest population. An asset of special value for a country that seeks to make up for lost time quickly, through rapid development with concrete results. The 20-year-olds of 1990 are now parents with children; those born in 1990 are voters and on the verge of university graduation. Unlike older generations, they have had the fortune of knowing life in a newer system; they have enjoyed freedom and boundless space, but along with them all the pains of the transition have also grown and left their mark. They are growing up in an increasingly technological world, in front of TV screens, computers or modern phones, bombarded with diverse information and different life options. Anyone who wants to go to school, study at university, move around freely – can do so without much effort. So formally, youth in Albania has everything the previous generation did not. Is that enough? Of course not. Albanian youth deserves to be measured not against the denied youth of the communist system, but against their European peers. If we make this comparison, there are few reasons to be enthusiastic. Albanian youth deserves to be measured not against the denied youth of the communist system, but against their European peers. If we make this comparison, there are few reasons to be enthusiastic. The younger generation missed the chance to be born in a truly democratic country, to grow up in a competitive environment based on democratic values and standards, to... continues on page 22

The two big parties imitate one another. A call from the base for the deputies TIRANE Jakin Marena The chairman of the PD has drafted a scheme for moving members of the leadership delegated to the districts in order to strengthen the party’s work. He is merging districts with poor results in the last elections, but it is still not... continues on pages 4-5

PUBLISHED IN “DIELLI” 1922. THE SKETCHES WERE MADE BY FRANK E. DAVIDSON Sunday supplement of SHQIPTARJA.com RILINDASI KONICA’S SURPRISING CARTOONS The unknown caricatures that strike Albanian governments even today Pages 13-20 “RILINDASI”/ The unknown sketches were published in “Dielli” in 1922 Konica’s caricatures that strike Albanian governments

Page 7 The killing of Konomi, the Prosecutor’s Office seeks the ringtone of the bomb call

Page 6 The family of Azem Hajdari takes the land registry to court over the house

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