Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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FIRST: Funding a cure...the creative way... the story of Bjorn Formosa
Bjorn Formosa has become a bona fide household name. Mention it anywhere - on Facebook, in the workplace or around a dinner table - and people know who he is. After being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in 2014, Bjorn had a choice: keep a low profile and simply ...
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Schembri and Hillman fail to explain business connection
Adrian Hillman and Keith Schembri yesterday refused to give details on the €650,000, which Opposition leader Simon Busuttil said had changed hands between 2011 and 2015. Asked whether Mr Hillman, a former managing director at Allied Newspapers, had acted as some kind of service provider to him or his Kasco Group, ...
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Insurers warn against supporters' anarchy on the streets
Motorists breaching traffic laws in the midst of the electoral campaign have been warned by insurers they will face prosecution and no compensation. The Malta Insurance Association expressed concern about the potential risk of serious accidents potentially resulting from the abuse of traffic regulations by some individuals during the election campaign. "During ...
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Number of protected birds shot higher in the last two seasons than when PM ‘took action’
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this week proudly told members of the press that he had in the past closed the hunting season when required, but recently published official figures show that the number of protected birds that were illegally shot in the last two hunting seasons (autumn and spring) were ...
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A&H Magazine: 39 babies delivered by mothers living with HIV have been saved
39 babies delivered by mothers living with HIV have been saved from the HIV virus. This is as a result of the medical treatment their mothers received during pregnancy and soon after, as infants continue to receive treatment up to six weeks after birth.Referring to the infants born between 1996 ...
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Editorial: Malta’s reputation abroad - Send in the troopers
The penny now seems to have dropped. The finance minister has been sent post-haste to Germany and will call the press to counteract stories that have portrayed Malta in a very bad light.This has all the trappings of an emergency and we do not know whether the minister can save ...
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Chamber calls for people in public office to lead by example and take the moral high ground
In a document presented to the country’s political leaders in the run-up to the 3rd June General Election, the Malta Chamber called on people in public office whether elected or appointed, to lead by example and take the indisputable moral high ground against dubious practices.Addressing both political parties, the Chamber’s ...
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Watch: Sunday’s meeting shows that people want change – Busuttil
The reception at the PN's mass meeting in Zebbug on Sunday showed that people wanted change, PN Leader Simon Busuttil told a political activity in the locality.He said when he entered politics in Malta all he felt was division in the government, mired by corruption. However, he understood that he ...
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No stone unturned by Pilatus Bank to uncover source who leaked FIAU authentic reports
The owner and Chairman of Pilatus Bank, Seyed Ali Sadr Hasheminejad, is taking every possible measure to uncover the source that leaked two FIAU reports, of which the contents of one was revealed in this newspaper.Earlier this week, Pilatus Bank filed an urgent criminal complaint (kwerela) to establish the source ...
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Analysis: Election Roundup – Day 15 - Silence ordered at university, candidates taken off air
Students have been told not to be rowdy at the leaders’ debate to be held at University today, a strange request given what happened four years ago when Labour students hijacked the event to such an extent that the then Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi found it hard to make himself ...
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Watch: Busuttil presents application to provide evidence before Magistrate Bugeja
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil presented a court application to Magistrate Aaron Bugeja to be able to present the magistrate with documents showing that OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri paid former Allied Group managing director Adrian Hillman €650,000.Asked why he chose to present the application before Magistrate Bugeja, who is ...
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Watch - Egrant inquiry not concluded: Magistrate summons 'Illum' editor to explain spin story
The inquiry being carried out by Magistrate Aaron Bugeja (above) on allegations made about the ownership of the Egrant company opened in Panama is not concluded, contrary to a story published in ‘Illum’ today.Magistrate Bugeja is this morning continuing to hear testimonies to help him in his inquiry, as could ...
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Editorial: Who should actually resign over Egrant?
Calls for the Prime Minister’s resignation have come from far and wide practically since the outbreak of the multifaceted Panama Papers-Egrant scandal, which, at least on the surface, is responsible for having catalysed the snap election the country is now facing in just over a fortnight.The Opposition leader has been ...
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Updated (2): Keith Schembri paid Times ex-managing director Adrian Hillman €650,000 - Busuttil
"I have information including all documents showing that Keith Schembri paid 650,000 euro to former Times director Adrian Hillman," Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil said today.Addressing the media, Dr Busuttil said that there are no explanations for this payment. They happened in secret companies and structures which show that it is ...
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Updated: PM accuses Busuttil of rehashing old story on Keith Schembri, delaying investigations
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat today accused the leader of the Opposition of withholding information on transactions which allegedly show kickbacks received by the PM’s chief of staff, Keith Schembri, in order to cause delays in the magisterial inquiry and create more diversion.He also accused Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil of knowing ...
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MIA president says Commerzbank decision will have ‘negative impact’
The Malta Institute of Accountants (MIA) has expressed its concern regarding the article on The Malta Independent on Sunday of the 14 May, wherein it was reported that Commerzbank is no longer accepting declarations issued by the Maltese audit firms.The MIA is referring to a story published on The Malta ...
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Watch: PL promises ‘best social package’ in election manifesto - Muscat
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this morning rolled out a new set of pledges centred around the family, the elderly and removing persons from living at risk of poverty.Among the proposals announced, one of the most striking was that of allowing couples who have gone through a separation or a divorce, ...
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Watch: PN would create a whole new sector of precarious work – PM
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that through the Nationalist Party’s proposal of having two separate tax rates, he would create a whole new sector of precarious working conditions (prekarjat).“Yesterday it was announced that the PN would have two separate tax rates, one for self-employed and another for all others,“ he ...
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iSurvey: Majority feel PL electoral campaign most effective
A majority of 52.9% believe that the Labour Party’s (PL) electoral campaign was the most effective when contacted for their responses after week one of the campaign.Respondents were simply asked: Which electoral campaign is most effective between the PL’s and the Nationalist Party’s (PN)? Overall, 52.9% of respondents chose the ...
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Watch: Egrant and allegations of corruption dominate leaders' political debate at University
As expected, the Leaders political debate at the University of Malta was dominated by corruption allegations, as Panama and Egrant became the two key words common to all the five contenders.Hundreds of students, who usually are either sitting in the sun having some cold drink between one lecture and another, ...
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Malta wants to get rid of ‘its ugly reputation’ - Scicluna
Malta wants to get rid of its ugly reputation, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said, as reported by Markus Mayr and Frederik Obermaier on the Suddeutsche Zeitung, the paper that was deeply involved in the revelations made last year known as the Panama Papers.In the Maltese embassy on the third floor ...