Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Watch: Delia would publish assets declaration only if elected leader
PN leadership candidate Adrian Delia will be only publishing his declaration of assets if he is elected leader, saying by law this obligation only applies for MPs. However, he made it clear he had no foreign companies, bank accounts nor any commercial interests with Labour officials. Dr Delia was replying to Times ...
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The Times of Malta leaves Valletta after almost 90 years
The Times of Malta moved out of its Valletta offices this week after almost 90 years of operation from Strickland House in St Paul Street. The newspaper will now be run from its new complex in Mrieħel, which also houses Progress Press. Allied Newspapers Limited’s managing director, Michel Rizzo, said the time ...
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New Apolostolic Nuncio arrives in Malta
The new Apostolic Nuncio for Malta, Monsignor Alessandro D’Errico, titular Archbishop of Carini and currently Apostolic Nuncio in Croatia, has arrived in Malta. He was greeted at the airport by Archbishop Charles Scicluna, among others. Mgr D’Errico was born in Frattamaggiore in Naples, Italy, in 1950. He was ordained priest in 1974 ...
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Adrian Delia expresses opinion against legalisation of recreational marijuana use
PN Leadership candidate Adrian Delia this morning expressed his opinion against legalising recreational marijuana use.Delia was replying to questions by the press following a news conference at the skate park near the University of Malta.He stated that he does not agree with Health Minister Chris Fearne's stance that marijuana use ...
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Strips clubs should be closed, not regulated – MCWO
Businesses which glamorise the exploitation and objectification of women for profit should be closed not regulated, the Malta Confederation of Women's Organisations said, saying that they were “in reality hubs for prostitution, human trafficking and crime”. The MCWO was referring to a report that government is planning to regulate 'Gentlemen's Clubs'. “International ...
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Public domain initiative by two NGOs surpasses 1,350 signatures
Over 1350 people who have already submitted their support for Manoel Island to be given public domain status by signing the simple form at www.foemalta.org/pdFriends of the Earth Malta and Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) submitted no fewer than 23 applications for various sites across Malta and Gozo to be ...
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GO improves revenues and profitability during first six months of the year
GO plc has announced improved results for the six month period to 30 June 2017, with growth in revenues and profitability as well as robust cash generation, the company said in a statement.Operating profit increased by 18.8 per cent to €14.6 million (2016: €12.3 million) whilst, during the same period, ...
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TMID Editorial: Tourism - Heading in the right direction
It is not very often that we praise Konrad Mizzi, whose name will for many years to come remain synonymous with the Panama Papers scandal. But the popular minister is so far doing quite well in his new tourism portfolio. Mizzi yesterday announced the introduction of town managers, who will ...
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Gentlemen’s clubs ‘should be closed, not regulated’
Businesses which glamorise the exploitation and objectification of women for profit in reality are hubs for prostitution, human trafficking and crime, the Malta Confederation of Women’s Organizations said. These should be closed not regulated, MCWO said in a statementReferring to reports that government is planning to regulate the so-called 'Gentlemen's Clubs', ...
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Man in Qawra found carrying 7,400 contraband cigarettes after appeal for information
A man in Qawra was found by customs officers to be carrying a total of 7,400 contraband cigarettes of a number of cigarette brands.The man was inspected after information from the public was provided, following an appeal for information issued last week by the Customs Department to help it stop ...
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More aggressive enforcement on deckchair and umbrella operators – Konrad Mizzi
Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi has insisted that the authorities will step up enforcement on deckchair and umbrella operations at public beaches.Asked by The Malta Independent about the ongoing abuse of public beaches by deckchair and umbrella operators, Mizzi acknowledged the problem and said: “the first step we took this summer ...
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€6 million investment in new buses, some to be equipped for airport services
Malta Public Transport is investing in 28 new buses, worth €6 million, aimed to improve its services, including its routes to the airport, Felipe Cosmen, the company’s chairman, said today.Addressing the media, Cosmen said these new low-emission buses feature USB charging points and are designed to carry more people. Some ...
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Transmedia producer Jean Pierre Magro to explore Hitman’s past in new comic book series
Transmedia producer and writer Dr Jean Pierre Magro together with Rune Bendixen has been recently entrusted with translating the internationally acclaimed Hitman series into a fresh comic production. Game developers IO Interactive gave birth to Agent 47, the Hitman through a video game which defined a generation of gamers. Dynamite ...
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Brussels writes to Malta asking about missed deadline for anti-money laundering directive
The European Commission has sent a letter to the Maltese government asking why it failed to transpose the fourth anti-money laundering directive into law, which is aimed at making it harder for terrorist organisations and criminal gangs to hide their money, by the 26 June deadline.A typical move by organisations ...
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Now cleared for the takeoff
Air Malta’s recent announcement of reintroducing Frankfurt to its route network after a brief hiatus was greeted with universal cheers of approval. Constituted bodies, particularly organisations representing stakeholders who operate directly or indirectly in the travel sector, were understandably keen to highlight their satisfaction at this development. On our part, we ...
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Free-for-all
Can someone please tell me if there are any rules regarding the letting off of petards? I was under the impression that 11pm was the limit. Last Saturday night, a loud barrage was let off at 12.30am during the feast at Paola. Surely, this is not acceptable in a modern, caring ...
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President visits General Soft Drinks operation plant and its employees
During a visit to the General Soft Drinks Ltd premises in Marsa, President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca was greeted by Chief Operations Officer Maria Micallef and the Senior Management Team and was also given a guided tour of the plant.The President was walked through the process of production, bottling, and packaging, ...
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Valletta basilica to get €500,000 paving
The basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Valletta will finally get paving to cover up its shabby concrete flooring. Fr Alex Scerri told the Times of Malta the paving of the basilica floor in an intricate design would cost some €500,000. Work is expected to begin at the end of September ...
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NCPE welcomes PL's action to address low participation of women in politics
The National Commission for the Promotion of Equality welcomes the steps taken by the Labour Party to address the low participation of women in the political sphere and to increase the number of women candidates in its electoral lists. It hoped that all political parties in Malta would adopt initiatives aimed ...
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Consultation document for strengthening of the Malta Financial Services Authority
During a visit at the Malta Financial Services Authority, Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation, Silvio Schembri announced that the Government was publishing a consultation document for the strengthening of the MFSA to take the financial services sector to a new level. Silvio Schembri said that in such ...
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‘Charm is part of abusive relationships’ – Victim Support Malta
One of the realities observed by professionals working with domestic abuse victims is that victims sometimes find it difficult to identify their partner as an abuser, Victim Support Malta director Krista Tabone (photo below) told this newspaper. The Malta Independent asked the NGO why most victims of domestic violence sometimes ...