Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Man charged with theft remanded in custody
A man from Senglea was remanded in custody after being arraigned over a string of thefts and several traffic offences committed over a span of four weeks. Floyd Attard, 32, unemployed, was arraigned this morning on seven charges of theft and four charges of voluntary damage to third party property. The man ...
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Snap election unlikely to affect Malta's economic setting - Fitch
The decision to call a snap election for June 3 is unlikely to impact Malta's fiscal setting, ratings agency Fitch has said. "We do not believe that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's decision to call a snap election for 3 June, one year before his term was due to end, will result ...
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Analysis: Election Roundup – Day 3 – PANA, magistrate decree overshadow political events
The third day of the election campaign was characterised by two bombshells, neither of which were directly involved with the activities both political parties are holding, and both dealt serious blows to the government. The first was the news that the Prime Minister was summoned to appear before the PANA ...
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Tonio Fenech will not contest election, urges people to vote PN
Former Finance Minister Tonio Fenech has announced his intention not to contest the election with the Nationalist Party, saying he wants to dedicate more time to his family. But he urges the people to vote for the PN.Writing on his Facebook page, Mr Fenech said that with regret, and against ...
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Hili Properties acquires business centre in Romania
Hili Properties, the real estate division of Hili Ventures, has finalised the acquisition of ART Business Centre in Romania’s capital Bucharest, following an investment in excess of €30 million, a company statement said today.Located in the affluent Nordului neighbourhood in northern Bucharest, the nine-storey property boasts 18,600 square metres of ...
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iSurvey: Corruption of greatest concern, especially among youths
Corruption, together with the Panama Scandal, is the issue of greatest concern for 37% of total respondents of the The Malta Independent's iSurvey, while a whopping 50% of respondents aged between 18 and 24 also believe so.Respondents were asked: What issue is of greatest concern to you right now? No ...
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EXCLUSIVE: €1 million transferred into PEP account – FIAU Report
Evidence which has reached The Malta Independent from a source who worked closely with Pilatus Bank until a few months ago suggests that an FIAU investigation into Pilatus Bank on dubious accounts held for Politically Exposed Persons in Malta and Azerbaijan resulted in a damning report which has been kept ...
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Attorney General has duty to provide explanation to the public - Simon Busuttil
Attorney General Peter Grech had seen the FIAU report on Pilatus Bank and did not do anything about it, and therefore he should provide an explanation to the public for his inaction, Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil said today.Addressing a press conference at Gardjola Gardens, Senglea, on the fourth ...
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Gzira end season on a high by beating St Andrew's
ST ANDREWS - 2GZIRA UNITED - 3 St Andrews: D. Formosa, B. Che (A. Satariano), K. Kesinovic, E. Beltre’ (J. Walker), M. Johnson, D. Camilleri, Z. Kastrevec, I. Paz, K. Nwoko, F. Udoh, A. Friggieri (D. Brandle)Gzira U: A. Curmi, J. Borg, K. Pulo, S. Diamoutene, I. Adeshina (C. Gatt Baldacchino), ...
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Mosta FC appeal not upheld
An appeal lodged by Mosta FC against a Control and Disciplinary Board decision fining the club €5,000 and ordering a deduction of five league points has been turned down by the Malta Football Association’s board of appeal. Read: Mosta FC deducted five points, fined €5,000 The Control and Disciplinary Board had ruled that ...
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Central Bank allays financial services concerns
Despite the alarm bells being sounded about Malta’s reputable financial services sector, the Central Bank is insisting it has no indications to substantiate these concerns. Deputy governor Alexander Demarco commented to that effect yesterday when the Times of Malta sought the Central Bank’s reaction to the effects of corruption allegations and ...
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Watch: ‘Joseph Muscat can pledge a lot of things, but not honesty and trust ’ – Simon Busuttil
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat can pledge a lot of things, but he cannot pledge honesty and trust, according to Leader of the Nationalist Party Simon Busuttil, making reference to this evening's Magistrate declaration.Dr Simon Busuttil, on the fourth anniversary of his position as leader of the Nationalist Party, was addressing ...
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Watch: PM, again, promises accountability, meritocracy and transparency
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has promised accountability, meritocracy and transparency, just like he had done prior to the 2013 general elections.The Prime Minister was asked by The Malta Independent whether he would repeat his 2013 general election pledge this time round. In response, Dr Muscat said “yes. We intend to ...
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Magistrate says enough evidence to launch criminal investigation into Schembri, Tonna – Busuttil
Magistrate Aaron Bugeja has ruled that there is enough evidence to warrant a criminal investigation into the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Keith Schembri, and the PM's consultant, Nexia BT Owner Brian Tonna. This was announced by the Leader of the Oppositon Simon Busuttil.The evidence given to the magisterial inquiry ...
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Analysis: Has the PN been caught off guard?
In spite of the electoral campaign beginning three days ago, the Nationalist Party already seems miles behind the competition.The Nationalist Party has fallen behind on proposals and billboards; all of which the Labour Party has already introduced, while the PN installed its first billboard only in the last hours.While some will ...
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Watch: Simon Busuttil pledges to start working on Malta-Gozo link ‘straight away’ if elected
Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil this morning pledged that a new Nationalist government will start researching and working on the permanent link between Malta and Gozo ‘immediately’.Dr Busuttil was speaking at a press conference at Cittaddella, Victoria, Gozo, as part of his campaign for the upcoming general election.Dr Busuttil ...
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GRTU says PL’s public holidays promise is premature
The Labour Party electoral promise to give back to the people holidays that fall on weekends is premature, the Malta Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises (GRTU) believes.Launching the first round of PL electoral pledges on Tuesday, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said another PL government would consider giving these holidays ...
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Election: No decision yet on postponement of exams - University
No decision has as yet been taken as to whether examinations to fall on election day and early the following week will be postponed.The University’s marketing director Pierre Cassar told The Malta Independent that discussions are taking place with the students to see the best way forward.The announcement of a ...
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Fact-checking Joseph Muscat’s Egrant fact sheet
While Malta has gone into election mode almost a year earlier than what Prime Minister Joseph Muscat had previously led on, the josephmuscat.com.mt campaign site has produced a ‘fact sheet’ on the allegations surrounding his family on Egrant Inc.In his ‘fact sheet’, Dr Muscat’s main points are that no evidence ...
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Brexit, Trump are the result of abnormal feelings – Finance Minister Edward Scicluna
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said today that Brexit and President Donald Trump are the result of abnormal feelings.He was addressing the 20th European Corporate Governance Conference held at Le Meridien. The Malta Independent was a media partner.In Malta, “we see that these as abnormal expressions of opinion, referendums, etc. They are ...
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INDEPTH: Egrant revelations - Whistle-blower summoned before magistrate again
The whistle-blower who revealed the existence of documents that allegedly show that Egrant Inc is a Panamanian secret company owned by the Prime Minister’s wife Mrs Michelle Muscat was yesterday summoned by magistrate Aaron Bugeja to give more details on the case revolving around Pilatus Bank where she worked. The ...