Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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New Marsamxett breakwater - Mother and child hospital planned
A new mother and child hospital, an hospital for acute psychiatric care, a breakwater in Marsamxett, a new fibre-optic link between Malta and Gozo and a new fibre-optic link between Malta and Marseille in the south of France were among the infrastructural projects announced during the Budget 2017 speech. The link with ...
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First Henley Business School conference in Malta on Friday
Founded in 1945, Henley Business School was the first business school to be established in the UK and is one of the oldest and most respected schools in Europe. It is consistently ranked among the world’s top 50 business schools by the Financial Times and The Economist. As well as ...
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Vox-pop: ‘If economy doing so well as government is saying, we should benefit’
For this last vox-pop before this evening's budget presentation, The Malta Independent went round to the Birkirkara opening market asking for the public’s wish list. The most common suggestion was for a reduction in the cost of living and the electricity tariffs. If the economy is doing so well, as ...
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Changing face of Parliament: Old guard moves aside but several MPs elected in 1987 still in House
Leo Brincat’s departure from the Cabinet of Ministers to take up a post in the European Court of Auditors is another of Joseph Muscat’s moves to rejuvenate his team, but the Labour Party still has more MPs who were elected in 1987 than the PN.When Joseph Muscat was elected to ...
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As government struggles to solve traffic problem, social partners step in with solutions
The country has so far been unable to effectively address the traffic situation but interesting, and sometimes radical proposals being put forward by the social partners might just do the trick. The Malta Independent asked seven social partners for their take on the traffic issue as part of a budget ...
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Global College Malta holds graduation ceremony
Global College Malta held its first graduation ceremony on the 14 October 2016 at The Palace Hotel Sliema. The ceremony honoured graduates from Global College Malta’s accredited Executive MBA and Foundation in Business Management with English courses as well as University of Chester MSc in Management, MSc in Management with ...
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What’s in Scicluna’s goodie bag? The social partners' budget wish list
Josef Vella, CEO of UHM Voice of the Workers The topmost priority, Mr Vella says, is the introduction of compensation, which would be added to the annual government bonus, for ‘missed’ public holidays. This proposal would have a positive impact because it adds to workers’ income which will result in increased ...
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INDEPTH: New power station will be operational three weeks after permit is issued
Electrogas, the company in charge of setting up the new gas power station, is all set to go as it is only waiting for the necessary permits from the local authorities before it can become fully operational.This was confirmed by engineer Catherine Halpin, Commercial Director at Electrogas Malta who was ...
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LIVE: Budget 2017 presentation - a strong economy, a social budget
The Malta Independent will be following the presentation of the budget with a minute by minute account of what Finance Minister Edward Scicluna will be saying in Parliament. 7.35pm: Students stipends will be revised pro rata.7.34pm: Government will build three schools in St Paul's Bay, Marsascala and Victoria.7.33pm: Government will work ...
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METSOLA DDUR IL-ĠURNALISTI FI BRUSSELL TITKELLEM KONTRA MALTA
Il-Membru Parlamentari Ewropew tal-PN Roberta Metsola ħadet l-irwol fi Brussell li ddur il-ġurnalisti u titkellem kontra l-Gvern Malti u kontra Malta biex tipprova timmina l-Presidenza tal-Kunsill tal-Ministri ta’ Malta. Fl-aħħar ġimgħat, Metsola mqabbda minn Simon Busuttil, marret fuq ġurnalisti speċifiċi barranin ibbażati fi Brussell u qaltilhom ċar u tond li ...
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Salesman, promoter… and broker?
It is not unusual for presidents or prime ministers to try and attract foreign investment for their country when on official visits abroad. It is part of their job, which is why they often take trade and investment missions with them. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat does it regularly, as did ...
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Budget 2017: further electricity rate cuts likely
It is likely that Finance Minister Edward Scicluna will announce new and improved electricity rates when he unveils Budget 2017 tomorrow evening – rate cuts that will go over and above the already-implemented 25 per cent cut for domestic and business consumers.Given the fact that the government has evidently been ...
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Budget 2017 will be a truly social budget – PM Joseph Muscat
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that the 2017 budget will be a truly “social” one, as it will be genuinely help the most vulnerable sections of society. He explained that the economy must grow first and then spread the wealth generated, and not the other way around.His comments come during ...
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Konrad Mizzi celebrates LNG tanker as a move towards clean air
No-Portfolio Minister Konrad Mizzi announced that a string of meetings will take place with the Marsa local council with the aim to regenerate the area, inclusive of the power station that is expected to be completely shut down by 2017.Minster Konrad Mizzi, addressing the political event, said that Malta deserves ...
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Updated: University lecturer who could face prosecution over outing transgender protester apologises
Stephen Florian, the University of Malta lecturer who outed a transgender person yesterday on Facebook, could be prosecuted and face a fine of between €1,000 and €5,000.Mr Florian, a high ranking member of Ghaqda Patrijotti Maltin, took to Facebook yesterday to single out Alex Caruana, a transgender man who was ...
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'Malta should be investing in education, technology and infrastructure to retain its edge'
Eighty-seven per cent of foreign director investors surveyed by EY find Malta attractive and this percentage continues to rise, with factors such as corporate taxation, Malta’s stability and the transparency of the political, legal and regulatory environment and, lastly, Malta’s social climate continuing to reign as top pulling factors.The three ...
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INDEPTH: New power station will be operational three weeks after permit is issued
Electrogas, the company in charge of setting up the new gas power station, is all set to go as it is only waiting for the necessary permits from the local authorities before it can become fully operational.This was confirmed by engineer Catherine Halpin, Commercial Director at Electrogas Malta who was ...
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Malta's newspapers in review
The following are the top stories in the Maltese newspapers this Sunday. The Sunday Times of Malta reports that Air Malta may end up with a smaller fleet of aircraft if talks with Alitalia fail. It also reports that the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, Keith Schembri, is expected to be asked to ...
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Africa’s population boom fuelling ‘unstoppable’ migration to Europe
When German Chancellor Angela Merkel toured three African nations last week for talks on curbing migration to Europe, the leader of the world’s poorest country, Niger, suggested it would take a “Marshall Plan” of massive aid to stop people coming. Merkel politely declined the request, expressing concern about how well the ...
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When spontaneity meets technology
Steve Mercieca smiles when asked what distinguishes Quicklets and Zanzi Homes from other real estate companies and removes his shoes to reveal that he is wearing mismatching socks. “I wear different coloured socks every day as a constant reminder to do things differently, to be more spontaneous, to bring a smile ...
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Misco study shows 4.9% rise in salaries
Misco’s recent ‘Salaries and Benefit Report’ shows there was a 4.9 per cent rise in annual average salaries in Malta. The highest increases in were for the posts of business development manager, operations manager in the services sector and ICT manager. Minimal salary changes were noted in the posts of ...