Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Public consultation on Paceville master plan dominated by jeers from angry crowd
The Planning Authority's public consultation was dominated by boos and jeers from the 250 strong crowd at Le Meridien Hotel, which was a mix of residents, activists, MPs and business owners.The meeting, which lasted two hours, began with the PA attempting to split the crowd according to surrounding localities, residents, ...
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Equality Bill encroaches on religious freedom of the Church – Archbishop Scicluna
“The Church is against every form of discrimination and for this reason supports the EU Directives which promote equality and prohibit discrimination, which the Government intends to bring together in the Equality Bill.” He added that however that “the Bill being presented goes beyond the EU Directives and would encroach ...
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Gozo Minister furious after Jason Azzopardi asks if Refalo ordered Bogdanovic’s release
Justice Shadow Minister Jason Azzopardi this evening asked whether Gozo Minister Anton Refalo had issued the order for a footballer who was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence to be released. This prompted an angry outburst by Dr Refalo, who demanded that the MP substantiate or withdraw the allegation. Dr ...
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Trial by jury of father charged with raping daughter postponed, PBS report 'prejudiced case'
The trial by jury regarding the case of a father accused of raping his daughter, which was supposed to start this morning, was postponed following an appeal which was filed before the Constitutional Court, with the court ruling that reports in the media could prejudice the proceedings.In her decision to ...
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Chamber of Commerce in discussions on international logistics hub proposal
The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry through the Executive Committees of its Logistics Business Section and Shipping and Bunkering Business Section, together with the Association of Ship Agents and the Association of Groupage Operators have met to discuss the Request for Proposals, launched recently by Malta Enterprise, to ...
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‘Terrorism knows no borders, our approach should be likewise’ – EU Commissioner for Migration
Asked what new techniques and forms of cooperation are being developed in order to tackle and counter terrorism, he said: “The EU has come a long way on security cooperation. Since April 2016 we are working on the basis of creating a genuine and effective Security Union – something which ...
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Trade deficit widens in September, reaches of €198.5 million
Preliminary figures show that Malta registered a trade deficit of €198.5 million in September 2016, compared to €169.6 million in the corresponding month of 2015, the NSO said today.Provisional data for international trade show that the trade deficit in September stood at €198.5 million, up by €28.9 million when compared ...
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Editorial: International reputation - Malta as seen from afar
The following is a word-for-word excerpt from a letter of a friend from a country far from Malta: “What’s going on there, folks? Planes falling from the sky, bombs at the airport…”Now we all know there was no connection between the two incidents, but people abroad do not have the ...
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Government official suspends himself pending investigation into footballer's arrest, release
Jesmond Zammit, the head of the parliamentary secretariat for EU Funding, has suspended himself pending an investigation by former Brigadier Carmel Vassallo following a news report that police released former Malta international footballer Daniel Bogdanovic (photo) from arrest following a request by a government official.This news came through a government ...
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Updated (2): 'Malta remains synonymous with generosity' - President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca
President Marie Louise ColeiroPreca said today during her speech following the President's Solidarity Fun Run in aid of L-Istrina, that Malta remains synonymous with generosity.The 8th edition of the President's Solidarity Fun Run in aid of L-Istrina, sponsored by Banif Bank, kicked off earlier today with those taking part walking ...
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Nothing decided on Vitals Global Healthcare - Montenegro deal, VGH officials say
Nothing has been decided in the Vitals Global Healthcare – Montenegro healthcare deal, VGH Director Ram Tumuluri and CEO Armin Ernst told The Malta Independent in a meeting.Recent Maltese media reports read that Vitals Global Healthcare was to sign a 30-year contract in Montenegro for the running of state hospitals.Mr ...
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Government was in talks with Vitals before tender process started
The government was in talks with the company granted a 30-year concession to run three hospitals prior to the official tendering process last year, the Times of Malta has learnt. A Vitals Global Healthcare (VGH) spokeswoman said that the company had originally proposed a project that was solely focused on the ...
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VGH director denies claims of having owned a company which declared bankruptcy
Vitals Global Healthcare Director Ram Tumuluri has told The Malta Independent: “I have never had a company that went bankrupt”. Recently reports in the media said that a company previously run by Mr Tumuluri called Ayurcare International Inc. had declared bankruptcy after trading for three years. “I’ve never had a ...
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Economy Ministry confirms WRDC is preferred bidder for White Rocks project
White Rocks Development Company, a consortium made up of a number of local and foreign companies, is the preferred bidder for the re-development of White Rocks, a spokesperson for the Ministry of the Economy confirmed.Back in May, The Malta Independent had quoted well-informed sources and revealed that WRDC are the ...
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Malta Developers Association agrees with increase in minimum wage
The Malta Developers Association said it supports the request made by a coalition of NGOs for an increase in the minimum wage. The MDA also agrees that the time has come for a revision of the mechanism by which the cost of living allowance (COLA) is worked out so as ...
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Oscar-winning film director Gabriele Salvatores filming in Malta
Italian film director Gabriele Salvatores is in Malta to shoot scenes for his new film, “The Invisible Boy 2”. Salvatores is famous for a number of films, including Mediterraneo, which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 1992.This new film is the sequel to “The Invisible Boy”, a film ...
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Editorial: Malta competing for British business
Many of the world’s major banks who have their European headquarters in Britain are preparing to move some of their operations out of Britain in early 2017 due to the uncertainty over the country’s future relationship with the Europe.The UK financial sector employs more than 2 million people and makes ...
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Bail granted for two men accused of trafficking 4kg of cannabis from Sicily to Malta
After spending a total of two months in preventative custody, two men have been granted bail after they were found with 4kg of cannabis while on a ferry from Sicily.The incident took place on 15 September, when Rita Scicluna, 41 from Luqa, and 27-year-old Osaro Osarenkhoe, 27 from Nigeria, were ...
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Courts accept plea from Qormi council; two ministries to be removed from case
The First Hall of the Civil Court accepted the plea put forward by the local council of Qormi, Infrastructure Minister and Tourism Ministry to be excluded in a case filed by a man who offers funeral services.In addition to this, the court then refused the plea of the Planning Authority ...
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FKNK representative refuses to vote and storms out of Ornis Committee meeting
The hunter’s lobby, FKNK stormed out of an Ornis Committee meeting on Tuesday following Birdlife CEO Mark Sultana’s call for a vote proposing that hunting and trapping should be prohibited at Qawra Point. The proposal was supported by the Wild Bird Regulation Unit, the government’s hunting regulatory agency. FKNK secretary-general ...
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3,800 new companies registered in first nine months of this year
Minister for Finance, Prof. Edward Scicluna noted that 3,800 new companies have been registered by September 2016, bringing the total number of registered companies up to around 50,000.Speaking at the Annual Company Law Conference organised by the Department of Commercial Law within the University of Malta, the Malta Law Academy, ...