Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Women with drug problems may hesitate to ask for help due to child custody fears, drugs expert says
The annual European Drug Report published last month showed that there is a surprisingly large disparity in Malta between the number of male and the number of female drug users enrolling in specialised drug treatment programmes. In fact, the report for Malta states that fewer than one-fifth of such clients ...
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Clerical sex abuse victims to seek relocation of fundraising marathon
The victims of sexual abuse carried out by priests at St Joseph Home in Santa Venera decades ago will seek legal help to stop an annual fundraising marathon from being held at the premises. Speaking to The Malta Independent yesterday, one of the victims, Lawrence Grech, said that seeing the ...
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Uneven job realities
Malta’s economy is characterised by uneven employment realities. On the one hand, Malta is top European performer on a macro-level, with the third lowest unemployment rate in the EU and with a consistently growing economy. On the other hand there are quite a lot of working-age persons who do not form ...
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Interview: 'I do not see the risk of a property bubble', says BOV CEO
Bank of Valletta, Malta’s largest bank, has a conservative risk appetite, a lot of liquidity and a pulse on the economy. CEO Mario Mallia talks to Kurt Sansone about a planned share capital increase, the property market and Deutsche Bank’s withdrawal of US dollar services. Bank of Valletta’s board of directors ...
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MSSP launches 60-hour marathon to raise funds for missionary work
The Missionary Society of St Paul (MSSP) is holding its 15th edition of its annual marathon in order to raise money for several projects it has in Malta and in Peru, Pakistan and the Philippines.As at 1pm, Saturday, €35,645 were collected.Speaking to The Malta Independent, Fr Louis Mallia, expressed that helping others ...
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‘Protected’ Ballut trees cut down in Lija to make way for road works
A number of Holm Oak Trees (Sigar Tal-Ballut) that have been cut down in Lija to make way for road works have raised concern amongst residents.Lija Local Council Mayor Magda Magri Naudi told The Malta Independent that she has received calls from many people regarding the cutting of these trees, ...
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Busuttil snubbed gay marriage celebrations to avoid irking conservative party members
Multiple sources within the Nationalist Party have confirmed that the reason why outgoing PN leader Simon Busuttil did not join government on stage during the gay marriage celebrations on Wednesday was to avoid irking the more conservative party members and supporters.Parliament voted gay marriage into law, through the Marriage Equality ...
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Four Maltese rowers participating in the 2017 World Games
Four Maltese rowers have qualified to participate in the 2017 World Games.The rowers are Jessica Borg Ghigo (Siġġiewi Rowing Club), Juan Farrugia (Marsamxett Regatta Club), Michelle Vella Wood (Siġġiewi Rowing Club) and Glenn Zammit (Birżebbuġa Regatta Club), held a meeting with Parliamentary Secretary for Youths, Sports and Voluntary Organisations Clifton Grima.Grima ...
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Brussels will not get involved in Panama Papers, Egrant investigations
The European Commission will not involve itself in accusations of dereliction of duty on the part of the police force when it comes to allegations involving the Panama Papers and the more recent Egrant allegations that arose just before the last general election.At the end of last April, Nationalist MEP ...
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PM votes for deputy leader, vote closes at 8pm
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat cast his vote for Labour Party Deputy Leader of Parliamentary Affairs earlier today, with Health Minister Chris Fearne and Finance Minister Edward Scicluna being the final contenders.Yesterday, 745 delegates voted between Fearne (296 votes), Scicluna (249 votes) and Equality Minister Helena Dalli (199 votes). Since neither ...
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Experts call for more homeless shelters as demand grows over last two years
There are insufficient shelters for homeless people on the Maltese Islands to deal with demand, the people who run such homes told The Malta Independent on Sunday. Demand these days comes not only from Maltese nationals, but also from European citizens, particularly those from Eastern Europe, and non-EU citizens who ...
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Malta second highest EU state on social media, first in employment of ICT educated people
While it is no surprise that Maltese internet users are somewhat obsessed with social media, he EU's statistics office Eurostat has confirmed that it is the second highest EU state logged on to such services.Eurostat has updated data on internet usage, released on 13 July, among the 28 member states. ...
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Tourism in May up 15%, expenditure up 9.5%
Tourism to Malta in Malta increased by 15.1 per cent compared to the same month last year, according to official figures. Total inbound visitors were estimated at 220,918, the National Statistics Office said. A total of 177,527 inbound tourist trips were carried out for holiday purposes, while a further 21,984 were ...
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Survey shows only 20% of migrants landing in Italy, Greece and Malta are economic refugees
A survey carried out by the University of Middlesex, and reported in the Corriere della Sera, shows that only 20 per cent of the migrants who land in Italy, Greece and Malta are economic refugees.The remaining 80% escape their country because of war, persecution and general violence, the survey shows.Several ...
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Watch: Celebrations in full swing as Castille is lit up in rainbow colours for gay marriage law
Celebrations are currently in full swing with the crowd bursting with excitement as Castille was lit up with the rainbow colours, which are synonymous with the LGBTIQ movement, and the slogan ‘we made history’.Fireworks filled the air as people danced, drank and enjoyed the historic moment.People joining for the celebration ...
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Malta 15th European country to legalise gay marriage, Edwin Vassallo votes against
Malta has joined 14 other European countries to legalise gay marriage this evening in Parliament after MPs from both sides of the House voted in favour of the Marriage Equality Act.The Marriage Equality Act legally recognises homosexual marriage by “modernis[ing] the institution of marriage,” as described by equality Minister Helena ...
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Parliament to vote to legalise gay marriage today
Parliament will tonight be holding the final vote on the Marriage Equality Bill that will see the law legally recognise gay marriage after the proposed legislation passed the committee stage on Monday night.After winning the snap election on 3 June, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that the first priority for ...
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Research and Development total expenditure in 2015 reaches €71.5m
In 2015, total expenditure on Research and Development amounted to €71.5 million, or 0.77 per cent of GDP, the NSO said today.Research and Development in Malta: 2013-2015During 2015, an increase in total expenditure on R&D activities was registered by €11.0 million equivalent to 18.1 per cent from 2014. The Business ...
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MUT expects concrete measures to address crisis in teaching profession
The Malta Union of Teachers said it expects the government to address what it said is a crisis in the teaching profession.Following statements by the Ministry for Education and Employment on the drastic reduction in students following courses leading to the teaching profession at the University of Malta, the MUT ...
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Mgr Lawrence Mifsud: A priest who had a deep spirit of charity
On 20th June , Mgr Lawrence Mifsud went to meet the Risen Lord at the venerable age of 83. Lorry as he was known, was born in Vittoriosa to Lorenzo and Theresa nee Seychell, on 15 September 1933. He attended the first years of primary school in Vittoriosa, until the ...
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PN MEP David Casa says whistleblowers must be afforded greater protection
The PN’s Head of Delegation in the European Parliament David Casa stated: “Whistleblowers acting in the public interest must be protected across the EU. Many member states still do not have laws protecting whistleblowers and those that do, in many cases, fail to enforce the law adequately. David Casa, who ...