Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Qatari investment group acquires 78% stake in Banif Malta for undisclosed amount
A Qatari investment group this morning announced that is has acquired a 78.46% stake in Banif Bank Malta for an undisclosed amount. The Al Faisal International Trade and Investment said this will be its first financial services investment in Europe but hoped that it will only be the first of ...
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Two men taken to hospital as Vespa hits pedestrian
Two men have been taken to hospital after a Maltese man riding a Vespa hit a foreign pedestrian, police have told The Malta Independent.The accident occurred at around 7.20pm in the small tunnel near the skate-park on the Birkirkara Bypass. That part of the road is now closed.The condition of ...
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Catamaran drug trafficking case: enough prima facie evidence for indictment, court rules
A magistrate ruled this afternoon that there is sufficient evidence to indict three people who were charged with importing cannabis to Malta from Sicily.Rita Scicluna, 41, of Luqa, her Nigerian husband, Nicholas Obaseki, 28 and Osaro Osarenkhoe, 27, are accused of conspiring to import 4 kilos of cannabis on the ...
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2 promotions in fortnight: AFM officers, including brigadier, say advancement not ‘accelerated’
Four army officers who were promoted to the rank of Colonel just two weeks after they were promoted to Lieutenant Colonel told a court that their promotion was “not accelerated.”The four officers, who include AFM commander Brigadier Jeffrey Curmi (photo), had made the news after they moved up two places ...
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MCAST, University, public sector sign agreement to set up Institute for Public Services
A public-public partnership was signed between the Malta Public Sector, MCAST and the University of Malta this morning which will set up the Institute for Public Services.The partnership, presided by the chief of the public sector and the Prime Minister, was signed during a graduation ceremony in which more than ...
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Suspended sentence for man who set his ex’s car on fire after end of 11-year relationship
A 52-year-old man from Sannat, Gozo today was handed a suspended sentence after a court ruled that he had set his ex’s car on fire two weeks after they broke off an 11-year relationship.Natal Fava had pleaded not guilty to setting Nadia Said’s car on fire on 11 September 2010, ...
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Din l-Art Ħelwa files appeal against Mriehel high-rise project
Din l-Art Helwa yesterday filed an appeal to the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal, on the controversial permit for the high-rise project ‘Mriehel Towers’ proposed by Tumas Gasan Holdings at Mriehel. This permit was granted by the Planning Authority on 4th August 2016.With high-rise at Mriehel, the historic skyline from Mdina ...
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Decision on MAP rests with medicines authority, no over the counter sales, committee says
A joint parliamentary committee agreed this evening that the decision on whether to license the Morning After Pill (MAP) should rest with the Medicines Authority. The decision should be based on recommendations by Parliament and the authority should put national legislation before EU law. The committee members also agreed that, ...
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NI number no longer needed, social security contributions now paid using local ID number
National Insurance numbers for Maltese identification card holders have been made obsolete following the announcement by Family Minister Michael Farrugia that social security contributions are now made through ID card numbers. As part of a simplification process, Mr Farrugia said that the abolition of NI numbers for Maltese ID card holders ...
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Government’s role in private deal between Banif, new shareholders remains unclear
The government’s role in a deal that saw a Qatari investment group acquire the majority shareholding in Banif Malta remains unclear, as does the so-called investment the group will be making in Malta.Curiously, the announcement that Al Faisal International Trade and Investment had acquired a 78.64% stake in the Maltese ...
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Malta takes part in Festival della Letteratura di Viaggio held in Rome
Malta has been at the centre of this year’s edition of the Festival della Letteratura di Viaggio, a prestigious annual event organised by the Società Geografica Italiana in Rome. The festival, now in its ninth edition celebrates all forms of artistic expression inspired by travel, from travel writing and journalism ...
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Bank of Valletta renews its support for opera Carmen at the Aurora
Bank of Valletta will be supporting Bizet’s grand opera Carmen at the Teatru Aurora. This wasannounced during a press conference which was addressed by the Mr Mario Mallia, the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Michael Caruana, the President of SocjetaFilarmonika Leone and the PR & Events Officer at Teatru Aurora ...
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EY survey: Malta remains attractive to foreign investors, 15% drop in belief in political stability
They annual EY attractiveness survey has found that an overwhelming majority of foreign direct investors view Malta favourably (87 per cent), notwithstanding a collective drop of confidence in the stability and transparency of the political, legal and regulatory environment. This is the highest score registered since 2011.EY Malta conducts an ...
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Ian Borg addresses Maltese officials who participated in training course on EU Presidency
An important part of the preparations for the 2017 Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU is the strengthening of the country’s administrative capacity. Maltese officials will be at the forefront, spurring the Presidency onwards, parliamentary secretary Ian Borg said today.They will be responsible for chairing and organising the ...
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‘The best is yet to come’ – PM Joseph Muscat, PN leader on infrastructure and corruption
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat believes that the best is yet to come with regards to the government's efforts to continue to strengthen Malta.He said that the changes brought about at the beginning of the legislature are by no means the core effort, but that momentum will continue to grow.Dr Muscat’s ...
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Alitalia reports €200 million loss in 2015, expected to lose another €100m this year
Alitalia, the Italian national airline with whom Air Malta signed a memorandum of understanding which will lead to negotiations aimed at the sale of 49% of the company’s share, has reported a loss of more than €200 million for the year 2015. Moreover, the company which is 49% owned by ...
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Virtu Ferries invests €75m in cutting-edge technology high-speed wave-piercer catamaran
Virtu Ferries has signed a newbuild contract with Incat Tasmania Pty. Ltd. to build a High Speed Wavepiercer Passenger/Vehicle Catamaran for their Malta – Sicily route. Delivery is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2018, the company said in a statement today.At 1,000 tons deadweight, the vessel will be the largest ...
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NDLEA nabs pilgrim with narcotic, resues two others
A 55 year old female pilgrim to Medina, Saudi Arabia to perform the annual pilgrimage has tested positive to narcotic ingestion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. She was immediately placed under observation by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) The suspect identified as Mrs ...
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No casualties in bus fire transporting Algerian hajjis from Medina to Mecca
ALGIERS- The fire which broke out in the bus transporting Algerian hajjis from Medina to Mecca Monday morning caused no casualties, with the exception of a slightly injured person whose health is not worrying, according to a communiqué of the Foreign Affairs Ministry. “A fire, caused by a short ...
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Saudi Arabia attacks: No Algerian casualty reported
ALGIERS- There are no casualties among Algerian pilgrims in the terrorist attacks that hit the cities of Jeddah, Medina and Qatif in Saudi Arabia, said the spokesman of the ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdelaziz Benali Cherif. "No Algerian casualty has been reported in the series of attacks targeting Saudi ...
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Capping the humanitarian segment, ECOSOC adopts text urging better protection of people trapped in crisis, aid workers
Source: UN Economic and Social Council Country: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldBy the resolution, the Council condemned all attacks and threats humanitarian personnel, expressing deep concern at the consequences of such attacks for the provision of aid.ECOSOC/6778 2016 Session, 33rd & 34th Meetings (AM & PM) Economic and ...