Anton Cassar (1924 – 30 June 2014) was a

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journalist and

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, who founded ''

L-Orizzont ''L-Orizzont'' (lit. "The Horizon") is a national daily newspaper in Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between ...

'', a national daily newspaper, in 1962. Cassar also served as ''L-Orizzont's'' first

. Cassar was born in Marsa, Malta, in 1924. He started his career as a journalist at ''Il-Berqa'' in 1946. He was awarded the Gold Award from the Institute of Maltese Journalists (IMJ) for his work. He also received a lifetime achievement award from the National Book Council in 2013. Anton Cassar died on 30 June 2014, at the age of 90.

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