Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Over a third of sites used for trapping this autumn are illegal – Birdlife Malta
Over a third of trapping sites active during this autumn’s trapping derogation are not registered and illegal, while the remaining sites permitted by the Wild Birds Regulation Unit (WBRU) within Natura 2000 sites are in possible breach of habitat protection regulations, Birdlife Malta said today. BirdLife Malta and the Committee Against ...
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Sanctuary law in Malta
In the past, churches and chapels were places of refuge where wrongdoers could seek sanctuary from arrest. This idea had its roots in recorded references in the Old Testament to people seeking sanctuary at the altar of temples. By around the fourth century, the right to sanctuary had become formalised ...
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Libyan hijackers plead not guilty - taken to court under heavy escort
Two Libyan men who on Friday diverted an Afriqiyah Airways plane to Malta were taken to court under heavy police escort early this afternoon and pleaded not guilty to a range of charges including hijacking. Moussa Saha and Ali Ahmed Saleh, both in their 20s, were taken into the law courts ...
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Remembering Wyndham Grech, lawyer and Malta’s pioneer pilot
The year 2016 marks two related anniversaries: the first is the centenary of the first Maltese to register as a pilot and fly in the Royal Flying Corps, and the second, the death of that pilot, Squadron leader Wyndham Grech, 60 years ago. Grech’s professional calling was to the practice of ...
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They said it here in The Sunday Times of Malta
In the first of a two-part feature Anthony Manduca lists some of the comments and controversial statements made during interviews with The Sunday Times of Malta in 2016. "It makes no difference to me who is in government" - General Workers’ Union general secretary Josef Bugeja, shortly after he took the helm ...
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Updated (4): Libyan hijackers plead not guilty to charges of terrorism
The two Libyans who on Friday hijacked an internal Afriqiyah Airways plane and diverted it to in Malta have been taken to court under heavy escort. They were charged with committing acts of terrorism and terrorist activity.Saled Ali Ahmed Lano and Soko Moussa Shaha Ali, both in their 20s, entered the ...
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Updated (2): Firefighters, waiters, journalists - the thousands working on Christmas Day
For many of us Christmas is all about spending the day with our families and loved ones, with the main highlight of the day being the traditional Christmas lunch.But thousands of workers are not so lucky and have to work on 25 December.Naturally, these include the disciplined forces. Crime does ...
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Updated: Knights of Malta to pope - Stay out of our internal affairs
The Order of Malta, the ancient Roman Catholic aristocratic lay order, has told Pope Francis that his decision to launch an investigation into the ouster of a top official over an old condom scandal is "unacceptable."In an extraordinary rebuke of the pontiff, the group said late Friday that the replacement ...
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Index on a four-week positive streak
The Malta Stock Exchange index outpaced last week’s positive performance, as it rallied by a strong 1.22 per cent, to close at 4,601.238 points – the highest weekly gain in nine weeks. Overall, both the sovereign bond market and the corporate bond market also experienced upward movements. Trading in the equity market ...
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Malta FA probing alleged use of forged documents
The Malta FA has launched an inquiry into claims that association documents used by clubs to register foreign players and coaches with local authorities may have been tempered with. The association has received information that, during the application process for the regularisation of foreign players in Malta with the relevant authorities, ...
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Christmas message: Opposition Leader says 2016 ‘worrying’, speaks of family values
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil said that the year which is about to end was worrying” as events that took place here in Malta and abroad were unexpected. “What we used to take for granted is no longer certain,” he says in his Christmas message.In a video shot in his home ...
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Maltese Language Council ‘with solid academic foundations’
The six main institutions and associations committed to the development of Maltese today expressed their gratitude to the members of the National Council of the Maltese Language for their dedication and for the professional way in which they have carried out their work for the development of our national language.The activities ...
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PL declines to say whether it received hefty donations from businessmen in fundraising event
The Labour Party (PL) has failed to say whether businessmen donated money during their December fundraising marathon, choosing instead to say whether that it is “legally bound... to collect its donations under the parameters of the said law...also to present a detailed report of the fundraising event”.The Malta Independent asked ...
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INDEPTH: Right of freedom of expression does not mean people can break others' rights – President
President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca said that the right to freedom of expression should not entitle people to break the fundamental rights of another person, namely the right to a family life and the right to privacy. This, she said, is what is happening and making the medium problematic. ...
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The traditional Christmas dish remains stuffed turkey, but other influences creeping in
The traditional Christmas Day main dish remains the stuffed turkey, however other influences have begun to inch their way into Maltese cuisine.Food and Beverage Director at the Intercontinental Malta Nikolai Calleja told The Malta Independent that every Maltese looks for the traditional turkey with stuffing during this Christmas season, not ...
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Roll up your sleeves for some delicious Christmas sweets
Christmas is only a couple of days away and there is no doubt that food is an integral part of the festivities. That is why this newspaper spoke to those who cook with passion to give us their two cents on what constitutes an ideal Christmas desert.The proof is in ...
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Hijackers of Libyan plane surrender
The two hijackers who forced a Libyan passenger plane to divert to Malta have surrendered and are asking for political asylum there. Both men are supporters of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, Libya’s foreign minister said. Taher Siala, the foreign minister of Libya’s internationally backed Government of National Accord, also said ...
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A year in pictures in 11th edition of The Times Picture Annual
A visit by the British royal family coinciding with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, a protest against alleged government corruption in Valletta and the funeral of Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Mercieca are just three of the events 2016 will be remembered for. They feature in this year’s edition of The Times ...
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Another type of Christmas
Christmas means so many things to different people. In fact in many circles this period is just referred to nowadays as the holiday season. And since it is the holiday season, the increased economic activity is bound to come into focus. Many retailers have reported increased level of sales that ...
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Labour MEPs to safeguard national interests - Alfred Sant in end-of-year message
The new year will present difficult and tough challenges for Europe during which Labour MEPs will continue to safeguard Malta’s national interests, said Alfred Sant, Head of the Labour Delegation at the European Parliament in a New Year’s Message. Maltese Labour MEPs will continue to follow developments in Europe which ...
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Maltese among most concerned about immigration, terrorism; high optimism for EU future
The highest concern for Maltese remains immigration, at 65 per cent, with terrorism coming at second (45 per cent), according to the annual Eurobarometer released by Eurostat, the EU statistics entity.Mentioned by 45% of Europeans, immigration is seen as the most important concern in 26 Member States (up from 20 ...