Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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iSurvey: Overwhelming 61.1% believe corruption is dominant in election campaign
An overwhelming majority, at 61.1%, believe that corruption is the most important issue in this electoral campaign, the second out of five election special editions of the iSurvey shows.Respondents were asked: Do you think that corruption is the most important issue in this electoral campaign? Overall, 61.6% said yes, 33% ...
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Lawyers’ group fears breakdown in rule of law
A group of lawyers calling themselves “Advocates for the rule of law” have taken out full-page adverts in The Sunday Times of Malta drawing attention to the failure of some of the nation’s top institutional posts. The adverts have caught the public’s imagination. A representative of the group – which ...
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Emirates wins Best Airline Worldwide at Business Traveller Awards
Emirates’ focus on meeting and exceeding customer expectations both in the air and on the ground were recognised with four accolades at the Business Traveller Middle East 2017 Awards. At a ceremony attended by key travel industry executives, Emirates was crowned ‘Best Airline Worldwide’. It was also named ‘Airline with the ...
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Hackneyed and predictable story
Sleepless2 starsDirector: Baran bo OdarStars: Jamie Foxx, T.I., Michelle Monaghan Duration: 89 minsClass: 15KRS Releasing Ltd Jamie Foxx stars as Vegas cop Vincent Downs and Michelle Monaghan as internal affairs investigator Jennifer Bryant who suspects he is up to no good in Sleepless, a by-the-numbers thriller that takes place over one ...
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iSurvey: Trust - PM stronger after week one of campaign
Following the first week of the campaign for the upcoming snap election, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s position as the most trusted leader has been strengthened, while a smaller proportion of people say they trust ‘neither’ leader.These results come through the second edition of The Malta Independent on Sunday’s electoral iSurvey. ...
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iSurvey: Gap narrows to 4.5% if ‘don’t knows’ retain 2013 preference
While the Labour Party (PL) has managed to retain its lead over the Nationalist Party (PN) and Partit Demokratiku (PD), according to the second edition of The Malta Independent’s election iSurvey. Those who still ‘don’t know’ how they intend to vote have climbed from 10.8 per cent in the first ...
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Analysis: Election Roundup – Day 12: Godfrey Farrugia steals the show
The second Saturday of the 2017 election campaign will go down in history as Godfrey Farrugia’s day.The man who served as Health Minister for a year, was kicked out unceremoniously by Muscat while others who committed heinous sins were rewarded, and two weeks ago chose to resign his position as ...
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JPO to contest election with Labour Party
Former Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando will be contesting with the Labour Party on the seventh district.He was among the last candidates to submit their nomination, not surprisingly after the partner of his former wife Godfrey Farrugia chose to leave Labour and join Partit Demokratiku and contest on the seventh ...
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Analysis: bad week for PL, PN catching up after slow start
Fast and furious campaigningA snap election is by nature a fast one indeed. Had Prime Minister Joseph Muscat intended to go slow and parade his achievements of the past four years, he would have taken the time to announce the election after the 1st May celebrations rather than kick-starting the ...
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Editorial: The untouchables
It is only a matter of time before the chickens begin coming home to roost in the wake of the many corruption and money laundering scandals that are plaguing the country and its reputation. And, irrespective of whether the allegations that have led to the emergence of these scandals end up ...
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Lawyers concerned about effects of Panama Papers on financial services
Newly re-elected President of the Chamber of Advocates George Hyzler said that lawyers are concerned about the effect that the Panama Papers and other recent allegations, and the negative international coverage resulting from them, will have on the financial services sector in particular. Asked about the effects of such revelations on the ...
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PN and PL toothless against big business - AD
The Labour Party and Nationalist Party are "toothless when it comes to strong lobbies and big business interests," particularly when it was in regards to aquacutlture,an Alternnattiva Demokratika statement claimed.Addressing a press conference in Buggibba, 12 th district candidate Simon Galea said:'For these past years bathing waters in St. Paul's ...
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Watch: Prime Minister pledges to remove parliamentary immunity, 'there is a political price to pay'
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has this evening announced that the Labour Party election manifesto will include the removal of parliamentary immunity. Closing off the Labour Party congress, Dr Muscat said that he will make sure that this promise is included in the election programme so that politicians pay the political ...
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Major global bank no longer accepting ‘declarations issued by Maltese auditing firms’
A major global bank, and the second largest in Germany – Commerzbank AG, is no longer accepting declarations issued by Maltese auditing firms, according to client correspondence seen by The Malta Independent on Sunday.An e-mail sent by Commerzbank to a German national residing in Malta makes it clear that the ...
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New deal will see amputees receiving 'much better' service
Maltese amputees will start to receive a much better service following a partership with one of the most "prestigious" names in the sector. Vitals Global Healthcare has partnered up with Medical Centre O&P to deliver high-level orthotic and prosthetic services to the Maltese community. MCOP is a leading prosthetic company, serving amputees ...
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INDEPTH: ‘I still think divorce is not beneficial to society’ – Tonio Fenech
‘I still think that divorce is not beneficial to society,’ former Finance Minister Tonio Fenech said on INDEPTH. Interviewed by The Malta Independent news editor Rachel Attard, he said that the he wants to see more healthy marriages and not broken ones. He added that even though the public has ...
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Watch: Prime Minister claims new hospital will generate €50 million a year for Gozo
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat claimed that the replacement of the current public hospital in Gozo for a partly privatised one through a contract with Vitals Healthcare ltd will generate some €50 million a year to the economy of Gozo by attracting medical tourism.Dr Muscat was addressing a political activity in ...
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Man involved in forced abortion case gives statement to Police
One of the four men allegedly involved in the attack during which a forced abortion was conducted on a woman has spoken to Maltese Police, a police spokesperson has confirmed to The Malta Independent.“A statement has been taken under oath in front of a court expert as part of the ...
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Watch: Godfrey Farrugia resigns from Labour Party, says it has 'lost its soul'; to contest with PD
Godfrey Farrugia has resigned from the Labour Party, two weeks after he resigned his position as Labour party whip on the eve of the announcement of the election date.He will be contesting the election with the Partit Demokratiku on the sixth and seventh districts.In a letter he sent to PL ...
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Analysis: Election Roundup – Day 11: On what’s historical, polls and a rooster
Everything seems to be historical in Malta. The leaders of both major political parties use the word often, and yesterday was no exception. Simon Busuttil used it when presenting the first ever election manifesto for Gozo, Joseph Muscat for the beginning of the first phase of the demolition of the ...
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Vitals Global Healthcare in joint venture with Medical Centre O&P
VGH has partnered up with MCOP, the contracting provider for Walter Reed Military Hospital in the USA, to provide top quality prosthetic and orthotic services in Malta.Medical Center O&P is a leading prosthetic company, serving amputees who seek to maximize their potential and minimize the complications associated with wearing a ...