Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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iSurvey: Trust ratings, issues and government performance this weekend
In the coming days The Malta Independent will be publishing the results of a survey on government performance, trust ratings and current affairs issues.The November 2016 iSurvey – the sixth of its kind – was commissioned to Business Leaders Malta on behalf of The Malta Independent. A total of 600 ...
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POSCO E&C Lands $900 Mil. Hotel Construction Project in Saudi Arabia
POSCO Engineering & Construction has won a US$900-million project to build a tourist hotel in Medina Hajj City near Saudi's Medina together with its local joint venture POSCO E&C Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian unit of the Korean construction company was established jointly with the Public Investment Fund, a Saudi ...
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Boris Johnson avoids speaking with press after meeting with Minister George Vella
British Foreign Affairs Secretary Boris Johnson avoided questions from the press following a meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella.The press were invited to cover the first five minutes of the meeting, during which time nothing of substance was actually said. It was the Malta Independent that revealed he would ...
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PN leader Simon Busuttil meets coalition for rise in minimum wage
The Nationalist Party agrees with the principle on which the coalition for a higher minimum wage is based upon and believes that this is the basic principle for social justice. While meeting members of the coalition, PN leader Simon Busuttil praised their efforts and the proposals they put forward. He ...
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INDEPTH: ‘I need to see the real Donald Trump, the President Trump’ – Foreign Affairs Minister
Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella said today he needs to see the “real” Donald Trump before deciding whether he is worried by America’s choice of next President. Dr Vella was being interviewed by The Malta Independent’s Content Director Pierre Portelli, in another edition of INDEPTH, which will be available online ...
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Director of Di Natura, Former Mayor and council officials all found not guilty of fraud
A court cleared the Director of Di Natura, a solar energy company, of fraud and falsification of documents in a government solar panel grant scheme in San Lawrenz, Gozo. Another case related to the allegations also cleared the former mayor of the locality and five other former council officials of ...
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VGH ‘categorically denies’ allegation made by the Nationalist Party
VGH categorically denies allegations made by Nationalist Party spokespersons during yesterday’s press conference as well as allegations mentioned in a press release issued by the Nationalist Party's media office.On Tuesday, the Nationalist Party said it will ask the Parliamentary Committee on Health to go through all the hospital privatisation documents ...
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Home Affairs Minister says ‘no conflict’ on his relative investigating Bogdanovic case
Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela told The Malta Independent that he does not believe there is a conflict of interest when his relative was appointed to head an internal investigation into the Daniel Bogdanovic case.The minister explained that it was the Office of the Prime Minister that had appointed former Brigadier Carmel Vassallo to ...
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Maltese language taught in universities in Germany and China - Minister Evarist Bartolo
Education and Employment Minister Evarist Bartolo said that a university in Bremen, Germany and a prestigious foreign languages university in Beijing, China are both teaching Maltese as a foreign language.He said this tonight in parliament during a discussion to amend the laws surrounding the Maltese language and the way it ...
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It's Trump! Stunning outsider victory for 45th president
Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America's 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters' economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House.Trump's triumph over Hillary Clinton, ...
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Editorial: The Bogdanovic tale - Straight from Don Camillo-land
This Bogdanovic tale from Gozo has all the ingredient of a tale from Giovanni Guarreschi. Or from a Peppino skit on Mafia-land. Or more macabre tales from Latin America.On Friday Daniel Bogdanovic was arrested following a spot of domestic disagreement.But on Sunday there was a match between Xewkija Tigers, for ...
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PL’s no comment on Panama Papers scandal book, written by former Labour candidate
The Labour Party seems to be unfazed by the fact that a former Labour candidate has written a book on the Panama Papers scandal, which deals specifically with Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri’s secret companies and how the government acted in the fallout of what the author describes as the ...
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Editorial: Mysterious intrusions in national healthcare
What is being done in diverse areas of the national healthcare is very strange. Strange and mysterious.As in specific areas of the national governance, we seem to have learned first of the solution without getting to know what the question was. That is the first thing that hits the eye. ...
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New website: Eddie Fenech Adami's political speeches revived
The Fenech Adami family will soon launch a website called ‘Eddie Fenech Adami’, which will feature tapes of the former President’s speeches, PN deputy leader Beppe Fenech Adami, Eddie's second son, told The Malta Independent.Eddie Fenech Adami is a former President, a former Prime Minister and former Leader of the PN. His political ...
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‘Economy is growing’ statement ‘not enough’ to justify increase in buildings – Curia commission
Generic statements such as “the economy is growing” are simply not enough to explain or justify the increase in buildings which at the end may still be hard to occupy or even be detrimental to the common good, the Interdiocesan Commission for the Environment (KA) said today.In December 2015, the ...
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Prisoners serving life should be allowed to apply for a revision of sentence, top court rules
In a landmark decision, a constitutional court has ordered the authorities to draft a mechanism that will allow prisoners serving life sentences to apply for parole, revision and the possibility of having their term reduced.The ruling was part of the judgement handed down in a case filed by Tunisian Bel ...
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UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to visit Malta on Wednesday
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will be visiting Malta tomorrow, The Malta Independent has learnt.Asked to confirm, the British High Commission said that it cannot comment about the travels of the British Foreign Secretary. However, sources say his travels to Malta were planned beforehand, but the actual date was never ...
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Updated: PN wants Parliamentary scrutiny of VGH contracts, asks if Ram Tumuluri was vetted
The Nationalist Party said today it will ask the Parliamentary Committee on Health to go through all the hospital privatisation documents because there were too many coincidences and the whole deal "stinks of corruption."Speaking at a press conference this afternoon, Health Shadow Minister Claudette Buttigieg said the way things unfolded ...
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Man with previous convictions granted private warden licence, overturned on appeal
A man whose criminal history involves driving without a licence and threatening police officers was granted a licence to act as a private warden by the Administrative Review Tribunal, only to have this application denied by a court of appeal. Christopher Galea had initially applied for a licence to become ...
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Prime Minister addresses European-American Chamber of Commerce
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat addressed a seminar organised by the European-American Chamber of Commerce, which was held in New York.In his address, Dr Muscat spoke about Malta’s economy and the opportunities for investment in the country.The seminar was also addressed by MFSA chairman Joe Bannister.
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Priest who cares for homeless youths dismissed from Franciscan order for ‘insubordination’
A well-known priest who was dismissed from a Franciscan order says this was the result of dislike harboured against him by the Provincial Minister. Fr Adrian Cachia, 71, was told by the church authorities that he was being dismissed by the Order of Friars Minor and that he is not allowed to ...