Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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MCAST signs Memorandum of Understanding with Crane Currency
MCAST and Crane Currency today signed a Memorandum of Understanding. MCAST and Crane Currency will collaborate to support Crane Currency by training and skilling up its workforce in order to meet the demands of the security printing industry, and develop training packages that are relevant to Crane Currency to address its ...
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Road works cause excessive flooding outside Attard business centre, workers complain
At a business centre in Attard, workers have been left fuming after nearby road works relating to plumbing have caused this morning’s rain to flood the street, creating serious obstacles with running their day-to-day operations.One business owner explained clients are struggling to get in and out of the building while ...
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PD concerned about government’s low expenditure on public order, safety
Partit Demokratiku is concerned about Malta's low expenditure on public order and safety. In a statement, PD said that the data that was published recently by Eurostat shows that only 1.2% in 2015 of Malta's GDP goes towards financing the police, fire protection service, the courts and the prisons, making ...
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Updated (6): Part of ceiling in Rabat church collapses
Part of the ceiling of the Ta’ Giezu church in Rabat collapsed during the night. Nobody was inside the church at the time.Fr Martin Coleiro, the prior of the Franciscan Fathers who run the church, told The Malta Independent that he believes the wooden beams must have given way some time ...
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Special festival edition of Open Mic
This evening, as part of the programme of pre-festival events of the Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival, Inizjamed presents a special edition of its monthly multilingual Open Mic (Palk Ħieles) session coordinated by Jean Paul Borg, at Maori Bar, Triq il-Lanċa, Valletta at 8pm. Writers and singer-songwriters are welcome to present their work. ...
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Law regulating the legal profession still ‘in limbo’
A draft law regulating the legal profession has been in limbo for the past four years despite various promises by the Justice Minister to present it to Parliament. The Bill, which aims to put Malta’s legal profession at par with mainstream Europe, was originally published in 2012 but never made it ...
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Faculty for Social Wellbeing appeals for further action against domestic violence
The Faculty for Social Wellbeing has appealed to the authorities to take the necessary and expedited action to address violence against women, in particular domestic violence, which it described as "a social issue that is leaving a profound scar on our communities.""As a Faculty we condemn violence against women (and ...
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Buitoni product recalled because of soya traces
The 250g packets of Buitoni semolina has been found to contain traces of soya and could therefore be dangerous for those allergic to it. The Environmental Health Directorate said the product has been recalled from retail outlets, but some has already has been sold and should be returned to the directorate. For ...
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New garbage collection measures for Valletta in the pipeline
Parliamentary Secretary for Consumer Protection and Valletta 2018 Deo Debattista told The Malta Independent that changes to the way garbage is collected in Valletta are in the pipeline, following many complaints and articles in the press on the issue.Recently, reports read that domestic waste collection in Valletta costs more than ...
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English language student ends up in court for attacking police officers in Paceville
A 22-year-old Turkish man who came to Malta to study English was sentenced to a six-month prison sentence suspended to two years after attacking police officers in Paceville.Police inspector Nicolair Sant explained how at around 1am Tuesday morning, Kemal Burak Ozevci attacked the police officers who were on duty. The accused was ...
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Justice Minister prefers community service to issuing of fines for minor offences
Justice Minister Owen Bonnici prefers community service orders to fines for minor offences, where of course the law allows, stating that persons convicted of such minor felonies would directly give back to society.The Malta Independent approached the minister for his thoughts on the idea of increasing community service sentencing for ...
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MCAST launches part-time courses to start in October
MCAST has launched over 300 part-time courses including 38 new and accredited courses. The launch was held at the MCAST Students’ House in the presence of Stephen Vella, General Manager MCAST Gateway to Industry, Stephen Cachia, Principal and CEO, and Dr Silvio De Bono, President of the Board of Governors.The ...
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Civil rights: Helena Dalli says PN wants to take country backwards
Only a Labour government can guarantee for more civil rights, Equality Minister Helena Dalli said, emphasising on a declaration made by PN leadership hopeful Chris Said.The Gozitan MP said that if elected PN leader, he will see the re-introduction of the use of “mother and father” in the marriage laws ...
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Twelve writers for literature festival
Twelve writers from different countries will read at the 12th edition of the Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival, which opens on Thursday. Event organisers Inizjamed said the festival would also feature Maltese and foreign poetry, films, music and a well-stocked book stall. A book-binding service will be available for those with a manuscript ...
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Could 'social architecture' help people out of the poverty trap?
Social housing should not just be about putting a roof over people’s heads but also equipping them with basic skills to manage their lives better, according to experts who have the pulse of the poor in different towns and villages. “While it seems that the housing issue is being taken seriously, ...
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Publicity brochure reveals rental rates
Rental prices for residential dwellings have gone up significantly over the past four years, spurred by a booming economy. Unwittingly, it was government’s own publicity material as part of the bid to attract the European Medicines Agency to Malta that laid bare the average rental prices in different regions of the ...
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Freeport generates €107m for economy
Birżebbuġa’s container port is a noisy neighbour but its direct impact on the economy will hit the €107 million mark this year, according to new research. The study, by economist Gordon Cordina’s firm E-Cubed Consultants, found that the economic injection increased to €171 million when indirect effects were considered. The study ...
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VAT evasion not as bad as it is made out to be, economists argue
Malta’s reputation as one of the EU’s worst VAT evaders was an unfair reading of statistics and would soon be reviewed, according to a team of Finance Ministry economists. They told the Times of Malta that a new EU-wide report would be published in the coming months that would upgrade Malta’s ...
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NGO claims ‘onslaught on infertile couples’ in Maltese song video
The Malta Infertility Network expressed outrage at what it described as am "onslaught on infertile couples" in a video of a Maltese song.In a statement, the network said it cannot but stress the importance of life. It is precisely, pro-creation and the value of life, that drives couples to seek ...
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Multiple deliveries: Record 48 sets of twins born last year
The year 2016 saw a record 96 twins being born - 48 pairs - as well as a record number of total births in the delivery wards, according to the Directorate for Health Information and Research.The National Obstetric Information System Annual Report for 2016, showed that, compared to 2015, there ...
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Veteran comedian Jerry Lewis dead at 91
Jerry Lewis, the high prince of low-brow comedy on stage and in movies as well as a fund-raising powerhouse with his annual Labour Day telethon, diedtoday of "natural causes" at the age of 91, his family said. "Famed comedian, actor and legendary entertainer Jerry Lewis passed away peacefully today of natural ...