Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Bus dispatcher claims he was forced to quit after refusing night shifts
A former bus dispatcher has claimed he was forced to leave his job after the public transport company imposed new working times that he could not accept for family and health reasons. Emanuel Theuma complained that he was given no option and the new working hours were imposed on him without ...
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‘A second blow for police with grievances’
Many policemen and women were not told they could make a claim under a call for grievances that was issued two-and-a-half years ago, suffering a second injustice, their union is claiming. The Police Officers’ Union now wants the call for officers to come forward with their grievances to be re-issued, because ...
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Budget 2017: Traffic and environment main concerns for university students
The general feeling amongst university students following Monday’s Budget 2017 presentation is that whilst the government was keen to help the vulnerable members of society, they failed to address the traffic situation and environment properly.The traffic problem was clearly a hot button issue for the university students the Malta Independent ...
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Government has no problem spending more, but not where it matters
What did you think of the budget?The budget tries to address a social deficit which was being felt and highlighted by members of civil society. Notwithstanding economic growth, the effects were not being felt by pensioners and low income earners. The reality is that there are more than 90,000 people ...
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The four main areas of poverty and how each budget has tackled them - Edward Scicluna
Some criticised the budget for lacking vision. How does the 2017 Budget fit into the government’s long-term plan?Even before the budget we had a plan. I was part of a team and we costed every measure over time, ascertaining whether the country could afford it. Now we are just implementing ...
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11 October 2013 migrant tragedy: Italians navy officers placed under investigation
A number of Italian navy officers have been placed under investigation and are expected to stand accused before the Italian courts of manslaughter and failure to render assistance during the 11 October 2013 migrant tragedy.Malta was also involved in the botched rescue attempt, which claimed the lives of 268 Syrians, ...
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Commissioning of power station on time would have cost the country €138 million
If the new Delimara power station had been commissioned in 2015 as per the Labour Party’s electoral pledge, it would have cost the country an extra €138 million over the last two years, according to an independent analysis commissioned by the Nationalist Party seen by this newspaper.The study estimates the ...
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Updated: Busuttil once again pledges to ignore Electrogas contract if elected
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil this morning once again pledged to "ignore" the government's power purchase agreement with Electrogas if elected to power, describing the contract as daylight robbery.His comments come in the wake of an article published today in The Malta Independent in Sunday which reported how the Electrogas rate ...
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Updated: The time has come to talk about the adequacy of the minimum wage – Prime Minister
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that the time has come for employers, unions, government and civil society to start talking about the adequacy of the minimum wage, whether it still serves its aims.He stressed that there would need to be consensus between the people and employers."The time has come ...
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Baby squats
There’s nothing quite like the lyrical sound of a young child’s spirited laughter. It is with great amusement and fascination that I watch my little nephew Benji, at the tender age of a year-and-a-half, tirelessly chuck things about, insert random stuff inside other random stuff and generally get up to ...
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'Pro-business' government has 'only given to the people': Muscat
This government differed from previous administrations, including Labour ones, because it was broadening the social net without antagonising employers, the Prime Minister said today. Speaking at a party activity in Vittoriosa, Joseph Muscat boasted that "since our first Budget, we've taken nothing away from the people. We have only given." He said ...
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Revealing the unspoken pandemic of suicide
I remember when suicide statistics in Malta were zero. I am not that old. In the Catholic tradition suicide is judged as a sin. As a consequence, the Church never used to allow suicide victims to be buried in the main Catholic cemetery. They had to be buried with the foreigners, ...
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UNEC Delivers 7 DAF tractor units to Eurocem
United Equipment Co. Ltd (Unec) has delivered seven DAF tractor units to Eurocem Ltd. Unec is a subsidiary company of Bonnici Group and acts as the authorised representative of the DAF brand in Malta. “This latest delivery of seven tractor units to Eurocem is yet another vote of confidence in the ...
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MP Joe Debono Grech fails to declare his income
Former Labour minister Joe Debono Grech failed to declare any income from his consultancy job at the Ministry for Gozo for the past two years, Times of Malta has learnt. According to his income tax returns for 2014 and 2015, that were obtained by this newspaper, in terms of the income ...
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120 constables join police force, more manpower in police districts
Yesterday morning, 120 recruits started their career as constables in the Malta Police Force, comprised of 92 males and 28 females. This was the first passing out parade taking place at ta’ Kandja Academy, since it was set up as an Academy for Disciplined Forces. The ceremony was presided by ...
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WTI revises TTIP impact on Malta
The TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership could lead to a marginal increase in GDP and investment in the country, reversing a previous study which showed that it would have a negative impact. Malta was the only EU member state which would have fared badly as a result of TTIP and the ...
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Budget’s effects on Gozo
Farming and fisheries will no longer be classified as Gozo’s main priority. Tourism has taken over. This is a major step in the right direction, as both farming and fisheries are dying a natural death. It is good for the administration to search and establish another way forward. There is also the ...
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National team kick off campaign in Andorra
The Maltese national team face Andorra in an international match in La Vella this evening (kick-off: 18.00), as they start their commitments in a revamped European Championship. This will be the first outing for Damien Neill’s men in the qualifying phase of the tournament following the introduction of a new format ...
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Malta to host the 2nd global conference on women in Science next year
Malta will host the 2nd global conference on women and girls in science between 10 and 11 February 2017. The conference, themed 'Gender, Science and Sustainable Development: The Impact of Media' is being organised by the Ministry for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties, in partnership with the Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT).Speaking during ...
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INDEPTH: Was it a social budget? Caritas director replies
The second edition of The Malta Independent’s programme INDEPTH is an interview with Caritas Director Leonid McLay.In the interview with Malta Independent business and content director Pierre Portelli, Mr McKay speaks about the measures introduced in the budget presented by Finance Minister Edward Scicluna last Monday.
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UHM temporarily suspends law court directives pending further meetings
Following a meeting with Justice Minister Owen Bonnici yesterday, the UHM – Voice of the Workers has temporarily suspended directives affecting law court employees.The directives were mainly aimed at deputy registrars and clerks, since their sectoral agreement has been in discussion for two years and no new agreement has yet ...