Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Current situation ‘completely, morally unsustainable’, what to expect from informal migrant talks
Doing nothing about the current economic migrant crisis between Libya and Europe is not an option, sources close to the EU Council said today, adding that instability/uncertainty within the Libyan government is not an argument for doing nothing.“I think we are all aware of the difficulties in Libya, but that ...
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‘May enters lion’s den’, to deliver Trump’s message about migration – British media
British media reporting the EU summit being held in Malta had their own colourful ways of describing the the arrival of British Prime Minister Theresa May. “May enters lion’s den as Juncker warns 'you never know what will happen!' was the headline on the Daily Express. The British media is also ...
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FIRST: From field to fork. The story of an organic suburbanite
With the weather turning colder, and the island experiencing a particularly chilling cold spell, I find myself walking down St Julian's waterfront to meet this month's interviewee. Huddled into my coat, I turn into an estate agency's offices and, seated behind a desk, Reuben Cini greets me with a friendly ...
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Large caps lift MSE share index
The MSE Share Index registered its second consecutive daily increase today with a further 0.4% rise to 4,741.506 points on the back of uplifts in the share price of BOV, HSBC and IHI. On the other hand, RS2 Software eased minimally lower whilst a further three equities ended this morning’s ...
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Panama Papers outcome could lead to policies on opening of trusts – Alfred Sant
One of the outcomes of the Panama Papers scandal could be the “development of policies among European countries that would totally open up the structures by which trusts are run,” Labour MEP Alfred Sant said.Writing in his blog on The Malta Independent today, Dr Sant once again expressed concern that ...
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€300 million private investment in project on ITS site; government to receive €60 million for land
Government has struck a deal with db San Gorg Property Ltd Group regarding the development of the ITS site in Paceville, despite the Paceville master plan review.The db San Gorg Property Limited will be investing €300 million in the building of a Hard Rock hotel, a residential complex and commercial ...
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Former MFA boss loses two libel suits over Bayern Munich game misappropriation claims
A court has thrown out two libel suits filed by former MFA President Joe Mifsud against his successor, Norman Damanin Demajo, and two journalists. Dr Mifsud had sued Mr Darmanin Demajo and Illum editor Kurt Sansone and journalist Mark Attard over an infamous deal with German football team Bayern Munich. ...
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Move September MATSEC exams to November, allow provisional entry at University – report
The September session of the MATSEC examinations could be moved to November and the University should consider accepting students on a provisional basis, meaning that those who fail their May exams could avoid missing a whole year, the Education Ministry is being told. The suggestion is one of 26 recommendations ...
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Editorial - Migrants in Libyan limbo: Europe’s credibility on the line
Malta currently has several migration-related issues on its plate. These include the call it is facing from a united independent media to refrain from deporting holders of temporary humanitarian protection status, the issue of statelessness, which the government yesterday evening pledged to address in the near future, and the enormous ...
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President highlights media responsibility, praises joint initiative
President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca yesterday spoke about the responsibilities of the media in promoting peace and well-being, highlighting the initiative taken by three independent newspapers on migration issues taken on Wednesday.Times of Malta, The Malta Independent and Malta Today on Wednesday ran a common leader calling upon the government ...
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GO share price climbs to 8-month high
The MSE Share Index erased some of yesterday’s decline as it rebounded by 0.10% to 4,720.566 points. Trading activity was spread across nine equities: three moved higher, another three registered declines whilst BOV, IHI and MIDI closed flat. Volumes improved as nearly €0.43 million worth of shares changed hands – ...
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Engineers dismantled aircraft's generators because their company was owed money
An aircraft maintenance company official was conditionally discharged by a magistrate's court today after he was convicted of having unlawfully dismantled an aircraft's generators to force payment of funds owed to his company. Alexander Ferdinand Vit, a German, allegedly took the generators worth €7272.58 from a Libyan Air Ambulance belonging to ...
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New European Parliament president visiting Malta tomorrow
The new president of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, will visit Malta tomorrow, a day before the EU heads of government meeting. Mr Tajani will meet Foreign Minister George Vella shortly after his arrival in the afternoon, and then meet Opposition leader Simon Busuttil. He will visit Europe House - the offices ...
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Law Commission has been inactive for more than year
A commission whose remit is to revise and consolidate the laws of Malta has not met for more than a year, as the Justice Ministry has yet to replace two members who have dropped out. Chaired by former MP Franco Debono, the Law Commission was inactive for a number of years ...
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No evidence of food poisoning in hospitals – caterers
The caterer for the state hospitals which saw a viral outbreak last month conducted independent tests which gave them a clean bill of health, the company said yesterday. Malta Healthcare Caterers said a certified foreign laboratory had been contracted to carry out tests on the food samples, otherwise known as ghost ...
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Development NGOs prepare to educate for change
Local youths will be encouraged to be global citizens and engage with development issues as part of a newly-launched project by Malta's development NGO platform SKOP. The 'E4C: Educating for Change' project capitalises on Malta's EU Council presidency to raise awareness about global poverty reduction and the United Nations' Sustainable Development ...
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Police Commissioner a puppet who serves Muscat’s government instead of the people – Simon Busuttil
"The police are meant to serve the public, but who do they protect? The people or the government of Joseph Muscat," Leader of the Opposition Simon Busutill told parliament during his intervention on the proposed legislation which will reform the Police Force. Dr Busuttil went on to say that ...
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Environment Minister found not guilty of libel from 2004 article
An appeals court has confirmed that a newspaper article penned by current Environment Minister Jose Herrera in 2004 was not defamatory.The article was published on 15 June 2004 on The Times of Malta, and stated that former vice chairman of the Maritime Authority and chairman of the Capital Projects Committee ...
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Libyan airlines using loophole in EU law to revive flights to Malta
A Libyan airline is allegedly making use of a legal loophole, circumventing an EU ban, to “revive the Malta-Benghazi link."Air Libya has reportedly managed to get round the ban by leasing an aircraft registered in a European country, which is allowed to fly in the EU.Currently, all Libyan airlines are ...
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Man takes law into own hands, orders removal of plane engine generators over financial dispute
A German man has been found guilty of taking the law into his own hands after he ordered his employees to remove two air craft generators from a Libyan Air Ambulance due to a sum of money owed to the company he works for, M.C.M. Maintenance Centre Malta Limited.The sum ...
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Owen Bonnici presents 'fresh evidence' to show Jason Azzopardi’s interference in Lowenbrau deal
Albert Mamo, the man who served as Commissioner for lands when the Lowenbrau case took place in the early 1990s, had testified in court that the contract had been signed without his knowledge.Minister Owen Bonnici today called a press conference to reveal what he said was 'fresh evidence' on the ...