Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Country needs long-term sustainable plan to solve environmental, traffic issues - Delia
PN leadership contender Adrian Delia today pledged to initiate a long-term plan on sustainable development to combat the growing environmental and infrastructural issues facing the country.Speaking at a press conference in St Anne’s Square in Sliema, which he said was a symbolic location to represent the lack of proper planning ...
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TMID Editorial: Money laundering - Something must be done to stop the rot
The revelations that Italian mafia clans had set up an extensive money laundering ring in Malta are not new nor but the shock and concern over the state of affairs never abates. The latest instalment in this sorry tale is this week’s report by Europol’s Financial Intelligence Group, which makes ...
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Minister Abela addresses SKOP Business Breakfast for Local Councils and NGOs
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion Carmelo Abela addressed a business breakfast organised by SKOP, a local NGO platform. The business breakfast was attended by local council representatives and NGOs and discussed the importance of tackling the Sustainable Development Goals on a local level.The minister explained that the SDGs ...
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Birkirkara ‘mud road’ to be rebuilt
This winter, residents of a street in the Ta’ Paris neighbourhood of Birkirkara will not need to wade through mud to get to their houses anymore. Triq Mosé Gatt, which was never paved by developers and turns into a mud track every time it rains, will finally be surfaced, much to ...
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There’s no business like showbusiness!
Love musical theatre? Then you are in for a treat! Studio 18 is celebrating the Golden Age of musical theatre with an evening featuring some of the best-loved numbers from the mid-20th century.This show, entitled Gotta Sing Gotta Dance, will be launching the theatre season in Malta for 2017/18 along ...
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Delia insists he declared financial assets, tax returns still pending
Nationalist Party leadership contender Adrian Delia told The Malta Independent today that his declaration of assets has been published, except for his tax returns which still need to be processed. When asked by this newsroom at a press conference in Mosta, he said he has also asked auditors to go ...
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Customs Department intercepts 5,900 cigarettes, 5.3 kilos of tobacco, 205 litres of wine
Over the past two weeks, the Customs Department intercepted 5,900 cigarettes, 5.3 kilos of tobacco and 205 litres of contraband wine. Members of ship crew who regularly anchor in Malta often try to bring in contraband cigarettes through the Freeport.The campaign against importation, sale and consumption of contraband goods, in ...
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MHRA suggests catering industry workers should not be paid extra for weekend duty
The Malta Hotels and Restaurant Association (MHRA) is suggesting that workers in the catering industry should not be paid extra for working during the weekends.Unions say that workers in the hospitality industry should be compensated for working on weekends clearly fails to recognize the nature of the business and the ...
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Magistrate backs complaint regarding delays imposed by procedures
Magistrate Joe Mifsud today agreed with a complaint by a defence lawyer regarding procedurally-imposed delays in criminal case proceedings.Denis Cremona is charged with stealing cash from a service station in Attard on a number of occasions. He denies the charges.Lawyer Joseph Brincat, representing Cremona, deplored the fact that he did not ...
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Italian man has sentence reduced and repatriation order revoked on appeal
An Italian man who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment and was ordered to be repatriated after serving his sentence has had his jail time reduced, and repatriation order revoked on appeal.Last March, 41-year-old Sicilian Carmelo Ciranna admitted to a number of charges related to a string of thefts.Lawyer Arthur ...
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Blanket plan for extra pay on Sundays, public holidays, ignores reality - employers
A blanket provision to compensate Sunday and public holiday work with double and triple pay, respectively, will increase costs unnecessarily, employers argue. Malta Employers’ Association director general Joe Farrugia said a one-size-fits-all approach as suggested by the General Workers’ Union did not distinguish between different job realities. The union made the proposal ...
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Around 2,000 nurses and midwives are to receive €1.7m in arrears due to 2007 error
Some 2,000 nurses and midwives are to receive €1.7 million during in their next pay due to a mistake that was made back in 2007.As a minimum, nurses will be receiving €475 and a maximum of €875, depending on the hours worked in the six months preceding the 2007 mistaken ...
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Police Commissioner taking a personal interest in MUMN dispute regarding safety of paramedics
Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar is taking a personal interest in a dispute flagged by the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses over protection of paramedics responding to emergency calls, Health Minister Chris Fearne said today.Last week, the MUMN issued a statement after an incident where a nurse responding to an ...
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Panama Papers: PANA Committee ‘impeded massively’ in investigation - Giegold
MEP Sven Giegold, Coordinator of the Greens/EFA group in the PANA committee, said that the PANA committee was “impeded massively” in its investigation on the Panama Papers.In comments posted by Alternattiva Demokratika chairman Arnold Cassola on Facebook, Giegold said this is so mostly because politicians refrained from attending meetings specifically ...
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Cardona ‘does not recall’ directorship with Delia
Economy Minister Chris Cardona told this paper he did not recall being a director of a company that owned a London property which was sublet by a tenant to a prostitution racket, together with PN leadership candidate Adrian Delia. Asked if he was aware that the London property was being used ...
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Farsons share price reaches new all-time high
The MSE Equity Price Index rebounded by 0.24% to 4,653.294 points on the back of the gains in BOV and Farsons which was only partially offset by the minimal decline in RS2. A further five equities ended today’s session unchanged amid a further slowdown in trading activity as the total ...
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Watch: 800,000 risk deportation as Trump scraps immigration scheme
Updated 6.20pm US president Donald Trump today scrapped a program that protects from deportation almost 800,000 young men and women who were brought into the United States illegally as children, ordering a phased-out dismantling that gives a gridlocked Congress six months to decide the immigrants' fate. Trump's action, announced by Attorney General ...
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TMID Editorial: The party’s historic basis
At this juncture in the Nationalist Party’s history, it would be wise for the entire party if it were to refresh in its mind what does it stand for, what it has stood for in Malta’s history and consequently what it will stand for in the coming times.Before we begin, ...
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‘Changes to economics of hospitality industry could have undesirable impacts’ - MHRA
Changes to the economics of the hospitality industry could have undesirable effects, the Malta Hotels and Restaurant Association (MHRA) said in a statement today.The MHRA said that the hospitality industry remains one of Malta's fastest growing sector, offering employment and work opportunities to thousands of people. "Indeed the industry has been growing year ...
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Shallow trading activity persists
The MSE Share Index moved back into negative territory with a 0.2% decline back to 4,642.185 points as trading activity remained well below this year’s daily average. Almost €0.17 million worth of shares changed hands during this morning’s session across seven equities representing a 40% drop from last Friday’s value ...
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Betsson CEO steps down with immediate effect
Updated 5pm with Betsson comments Ulrik Bengtsson will step down as president and CEO of Betsson AB with immediate effect after a decision on his departure was taken by the board of directors and Mr Bengtsson himself. No reason was given for this shock departure, with a company spokesman telling the Times ...