Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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2016: it’s all about words
2016 will for long be remembered for the English neologisms coined in the spheres of business and politics. Some have already become hackneyed and will die a slow death over the next few years. Others will persist. English speakers already have a choice of one million words at their disposal ...
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Local newspapers in review
These are the main stories featured in today's Maltese newspapers: Times of Malta quotes industry sources saying that the decision taken recently by Air Malta's board of directors to stop flights to Frankfurt from next March is a step to ‘please’ Alitalia and lure it to conclude negotiations on buying a ...
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HSBC Bank Malta named Bank of the Year for 2016 by The Banker
HSBC Bank Malta has been named Bank of the Year in Malta for 2016 as part of the Financial Times prestigious The Banker magazine awards. The award recognises that HSBC Malta has been successful in rapidly adapting its business model to thrive within a changed operating environment for banks characterised ...
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Muscat focuses on progress in civil rights
Joseph Muscat ditched talk of economic success and focused on his government’s achievements on civil rights when he addressed supporters this morning. Speaking in Luqa, the prime minister spoke on the social changes that have changed Malta’s image abroad from the penultimate country to introduce divorce to one at the forefront ...
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Special Emirates fares to Dubai and Cyprus
Ringing in the festive season, Emirates is launching special companion fares to inspire and encourage travellers to experience Dubai and Cyprus or re-visit these favourite destinations. Emirates is also extending its great value fares in Economy Class to 24 select destinations in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and South Pacific. Two ...
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The inheritance of addictions
We may not like to admit it, but some of us are hard-wired to become addicted to smoking, drinking, gambling or even drugs. Sociologists might insist that the factors causing addictions are largely environmental. But for most conditions it is often difficult to disentangle the relative contribution of inheritance and environment. In ...
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Jason Azzopardi insists: ‘Minister lied’; Bonnici demands apology
A ruling by the Speaker of the House of Representatives over Jason Azzopardi’s breach of parliamentary privilege has not tamed the Opposition MPs’ insistence that Justice Minister Owen Bonnici had lied to Parliament on the Henley & Partners Individual Investment Programme contract, and that he had done so before. Minister ...
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Lack of proper education on immigration and refugees major obstacle in tackling hate speech
Lack of proper education on migrants and refugees who live in Malta is one of the major obstacles which the nation must overcome in order to tackle hate speech, a policy paper by ELSA concluded.The paper, which was launched at an event held at the President's Palace in San Anton ...
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'Barts Medical School will generate jobs and help put Gozo on the map, more so than ever'
Professor Mark Brincat has told The Malta Independent on Sunday that an iconic institution like Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry will generate jobs and help put Gozo on the map more so than ever."I am saddened by the lack of realisation regarding the dearth of opportunities for Gozitans when it ...
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Malta Public Transport to donate ticket sales on 17 December to l-Istrina
The Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation in collaboration with Malta Public Transport announced a new initiative "B'tal-linja għall-Istrina" which is being held on Saturday 17 December 2016."Through this initiative, the Company will donate the full ticket price paid by the passengers for their first trip of the day when using ...
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How Malta was shot, a book about photography in Malta by Kevin Casha
There are books and there are books. Then there are thorough books. And this massive volume of peopled pages and pictures from the past is one such thorough book. This is 'Photography in Malta - The History & The Protagonists', penned by Kevin Casha. It shows clearly how Malta can ...
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Editorial: Voter enfranchisement and disenfranchisement
The issue that the Nationalist Party has with the way in which those who have purchased Maltese citizenship are being enfranchised to vote is not so much an Opposition issue as it is a national issue that should affect each and every one of us to the core.The right to ...
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Watch: Car driven wrong way on Mrieħel bypass, almost causing crash
A reader sent in this scary dashcam video of a car being driven wrong way along the Mrieħel bypass last night. Quick action by the driver averted a collision with potentially tragic consequences on the 80km maximum speed road. It is the second time in two months a car has been filmed ...
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The best society is one where freedom of speech, expression, and thought are safeguarded – President
President of Malta Marie Louise Coleiro Preca said today that the best society is one in which the freedoms of speech, of expression, and of thought are safeguarded, "so that each person can give voice to their truth and find a respectful space in which to be heard".She was delivering ...
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Malta Girl Guides call for action to end violence against women and girls
As the curtain calls on 16 days of activism, a campaign against gender based violence, the Malta Girl Guides (MGG) joined individuals and organizations worldwide calling for action to end violence against women and girls and for the protection and promotion of their rights.The MGG participated in the campaign in partnership with ...
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Two seaplanes fly from Como, Italy, landing in the Grand Harbour
Today, Minister for Tourism Edward Zammit Lewis attended the arrival of two seaplanes from Como (Italy) to the Malta Seaplanes rally at the Valletta Grand Harbour."The comeback of seaplanes, flying to and from our ports, clearly demonstrates our commitment in cooperation with the Malta Seaplanes Association, to finally re-commence seaplane ...
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Finance minister meets with European Banking Federation delegation
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna met with a delegation from the European Banking Federation, during which he expounded on the priorities of the 2017 Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union.The meeting focused on the Capital Markets Union, insolvency law, the need for educational programs to empower the ...
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Malta joins the UN to celebrate Human Rights Day
Malta joins the rest of the world in celebrating Human Rights Day, which commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations, 68 years ago.This past year was an important one for Malta in terms of the development of human rights legislation and policy.Following a ...
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Two bills on equality to be presented to Parliament on Wednesday
Malta today joins the rest of the world in celebrating Human Rights Day, which commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations, sixty-eight years ago. This past year was an important one for Malta in terms of the development of human rights legislation and policy.Following ...
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Basic human rights in certain sectors of Maltese society not being protected - Partit Demokratiku
Partit Demokratiku, whilst acknowledging the much needed significant progress made in Civil Rights in Malta, has said that the basic human rights in certain sectors of Maltese society are not being protected."Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela recently said that children born in Malta to Eritrean parents will not be sent ...
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Miami tech guru charged with fraud arrested in Malta, facing extradition
The strange saga of Alberto Chang-Rajii — the tech guru who wowed Miami with an elaborate backstory that turned out to be totally made up — took an even stranger turn earlier this year when he fled to Malta as his business imploded and criminal charges were filed in his ...