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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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INDEPTH: If I become PN leader I will sell all my business shares and partnerships - Adrian Delia
“If I become leader of the Nationalist Party I will sell all my business shares and partnerships,” PN leadership contender Adrian Delia said. Interviewed on INDEPTH by the Malta Independent news editor Rachel Attard, Delia emphasised that he will not be involved in any commercial activity if he is elected ...
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Government is committed to support arts and culture in all its forms
"Government is committed to support arts and culture in all its forms", said Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government Owen Bonnici during the launch of Beland Music Festival's official programme launch.Minister Bonnici recalled how the Beland Music Festival is one of the 11 organisations and festivals benefiting from the ...
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MP Buttigieg admits PN’s abstention on civil union was a mistake, MP Cutajar thinks otherwise
Nationalist MP Claudette Buttigieg admitted that the PN's abstention in the 2014 parliamentary vote to introduce civil unions to Maltese law, was a mistake.Speaking in Parliament this morning, as the House debates the second reading of the Marriage Equality Bill, Buttigieg apologised to those who expected her to vote in ...
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673,487 viewers for 391 films shown in cinema in 2016 – NSO
In 2016, cinemas in Malta and Gozo projected 391 different film titles and registered a total of 673,487 admissions, the NSO said today.Eight cinema establishments were open to the public during the year under review, of which two were located in Gozo. Altogether, these eight cinemas had a total of ...
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Nationalist MP Edwin Vassallo declares he will vote against Marriage Equality Bill
Nationalist MP Edwin Vassallo has this morning officially declared that he will be voting against the Marriage Equality Bill. The MP made the announcement this morning as Parliament has resumed the debate regarding same sex marriage."This law goes beyond same sex marriage. You are trying to tell us this is ...
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Lack of harmonisation on excise duty results in some abuses – Customs Department Head
The absence of harmonisation on excise duty throughout the European Union means that Customs Officials often face difficulties when products subject to the tax, enter the country and are only able to ‘examine when [they] have reasonable suspicion’ that illegalities are taking place , Customs Department Head Joseph Chetcuti has ...
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New PCC set up in Malta
Compre, the independent insurance and reinsurance legacy specialist, has received approval from the Maltese Financial Services Authority to establish an insurance company in Malta. The group is a leading European insurance legacy specialist with over 30 years of experience in the provision of insurance and reinsurance legacy business solutions The company in ...
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TradeMalta launches International Business Awards
Malta-based businesses which can demonstrate international success will be officially recognised by TradeMalta through the new Malta International Business Awards (MIBA). MIBA will celebrate the success stories of enterprises selling innovative services and products internationally, thus contributing to economic growth. The Malta International Business Awards will culminate in a ceremony, endorsed by ...
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Government announces urgent maintenance at Ghar Lapsi, site to have free WI-FI
Parliamentary Secretary for Digital Economy and Financial Services Silvio Schembri together with Parliamentary Secretary for Valletta 18 Deo Debattista, announced that the government will be starting emergency maintenance work in Ghar Lapsi. Schembri said the government took note of the various reports on the disastrous state of this famous bay near ...
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Malta again under fire for not taking any boat migrants
Malta is once again under fire by Italian politicians and sections of the media for not taking any migrants from the tens of thousands rescued at sea. Forza Italia MP Laura Ravetto is one of several politicians questioning the scenario. Speaking to Libero Quotidiano, Ravetto, who is also president of ...
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First edition of the Malta International Business Awards launched
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion, together with TradeMalta, is organising an exploratory trade promotion mission to Ghana between the 25th and the 28th of the current month for Malta-based enterprises. Around 20 businesses have shown interest in travelling to Ghana to explore trade opportunities in Western Africa ...
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Maltese EU presidency gives much hope of further progress soon - Alfred Sant
Former Prime Minister and Head of Maltese S&D Delegation Alfred Sant told the European Parliament that the Maltese presidency has passed over to its successor a state of play that in most sectors, gives much hope of further progress soon.Dr Sant said that some indications regarding future prospects on immigation, ...
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Fearne pledges ‘many years of service’ as he launches Labour Party deputy leadership bid
Minister for Health Chris Fearne today pledged that he is ready to offer many years of service, both to the party and the country.Fearne was replying to questions from the media during the launch of his campaign in a bid for the position of Labour Party Deputy Leader for Parliamentary ...
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Gay marriage: how do newly elected PN MPs feel about replacing text with gender neutral terms?
Following rumours surfacing that a number of Nationalist Party MPs asked for a free vote come Wednesday on the Marriage Equality Bill which would legally recognise homosexual marriage, The Malta Independent contacted newly elected PN MPs to gauge their stance on the issue.Members of the PN, most notably spokesperson for ...
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‘Unacceptable’ - 10th District ministers, MPs share views on construction issues plaguing area
With infrastructure degrading and litter piling up in the street due to incessant construction throughout the area, residents of the Sliema and St Julian’s area have been left fuming over the summer months with the excavation and demolition of certain sites persisting in spite of legal notice banning the practice ...
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INDEPTH: If I become PN leader I will sell all my business shares and partnerships - Adrian Delia
“If I become leader of the Nationalist Party I will sell all my business shares and partnerships,” PN leadership contender Adrian Delia said. Interviewed on INDEPTH by the Malta Independent news editor Rachel Attard, Delia emphasised that he will not be involved in any commercial activity if he is elected ...
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Marlene Farrugia appeals to developers to slow down pace of construction across Malta
Leader of the Democratic Party Marlene Farrugia made an appeal this evening in Parliament for developers to take down the level of construction plaguing the island down a notch in order to mitigate residents’ frustrations.Farrugia was speaking this evening in Parliament during a debate on the financial estimates for the ...
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Opinion: All you need is love
In Parliament, we are currently discussing the equal marriage bill. This is a law which has made history in all the countries around the world where the matter was always an issue of controversy. Malta is no different.Germany has just passed a similar law. The New York Times said that, ...
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Moviment Patrijotti leader removes social media post boasting about damaging Last Supper billboard
Controversial ring leader of the right-wing party Moviment Patrijotti Maltin, Henry Battistino,has removed his social media post boasting about a criminal act in which he vandalised a billboard displaying an advert for a popular fast-food chain.The ad had sparked controversy in itself because it is a re-creation of Leonardo Da ...
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24 sites recommended for public access protection
The Planning Authority has drawn up a list of 24 sites around Malta which it wants to nominate as ‘public domain’ sites, albeit with third party rights protected. The sites include many which have generated considerable controversy in the past years, such as Manoel Island, Ħondoq, the Floriana Pinetum, the Victoria ...
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Protein bars found to contain listeria
Three types of Bulletproof protein bars are being recalled from the market since they were found to be potentially contaminated with listeria. As a result an alert has been circulated worldwide warning that these American products should not be consumed. The Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health said that some ...