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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Editorial: A new Broadcasting Authority without political appointments
The ugly impasse at the Broadcasting Authority was solved earlier this week, at least partially, when the embattled chairperson, Tanya Borg Cardona, handed in her resignation. She had been resisting calls by the workers, represented by the UHM, to step down amid claims of bullying. Ms Borg Cardona was also ...
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MOAS launches 2017 maritime search and rescue mission, this year with maritime patrol aircraft
The Malta-based search and rescue charity MOAS will launch its 2017 Central Mediterranean mission to save lives at sea tomorrow. For the first time, the operation will combine the maritime component with a manned aerial asset, the charity said this morning.Having established itself as the first civil society SAR organisation ...
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Tusk says EU will not punish UK in exit talks and that Brexit itself is 'punitive enough'
The European Union on Friday raised the possibility of starting general talks on Britain's future relationship with the bloc as early as the autumn if decisive progress is made on key parts of the divorce proceedings — a move that grants some of the British prime minister's wishes.Draft guidelines obtained ...
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The gaming sector Contributes €1.2 billion to Malta’s Economy; 12% of GDP - Mallia
The Gaming sector contributes €1.2 billion to Malta's economy, which is 12% of the GDP (gross domestic product), Minister for Competitiveness and Digital, Marime and Services Economy Emmanuel Mallia said this during the conference Connecting Our Future.The conference was organised by the Office of the Permanent Secretary within the Ministry ...
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RS2 share price drops to 3-month low
The MSE Share Index today extended yesterday’s decline as it slipped by a further 0.22% to 4,718.423 points. Trading activity was spread across eight equities: four performed negatively, two registered gains and another two shares closed the day unchanged. Week-on-week, the Index still ended higher with an increase of 0.23% ...
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Jail for man who breached bail conditions
A man was remanded in custody today for breaching 'almost all' bail conditions imposed by a magistrate's court in December 2014. Jason Micallef, 22, from Cospicua ended up in court when he was accused of assaulting a policeman, escaping police custody and driving a car without a licence and insurance. The court heard ...
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Regulator’s freeze leaves Italian financier in limbo
A fund manager who wanted to transfer a portfolio worth €1.4 billion to Malta is claiming unfair treatment by the Maltese financial services watchdog. Alberto Matta, the Italian financier from Futura Investment Management, said the application for a licence upgrade to adhere to EU regulations had been stuck “in limbo” for ...
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Malta Tourism Authority launches Conventions Malta in Italy
The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) launched the Conventions Malta brand in Italy during a press conference held in Milan on 29 March. Conventions Malta is a project that has been growing extensively with an emphasis on “research, planning, marketing and ensuring quality,” says Mr. Paul Bugeja CEO, MTA. The launch concept ...
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Updated: De la Rue employees to increase to 500 as new facility opened
A €33 million security printing facility by De La Rue was officially opened by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat today.The company had invested in the new facility after reversing an earlier decision to dismiss 300 workers in what were plans to downsize its Malta operations.This new facility is expected to lead ...
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Prime Minister 'proud' of turning €362 million deficit into €8.9 million surplus without austerity
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat expressed his pride with this Government’s ability to turn a budget deficit of €362 million from the year 2012 to a registered surplus of €8.9 million.The new figures were released by the National Statistics Office earlier today.It stressed that the figures relate to the Government’s Consolidated ...
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Government’s Consolidated Fund registers surplus of €8.9 million in 2016
In 2016, Government’s Consolidated Fund registered a surplus of €8.9 million, the NSO said today.The Consolidated Fund data is the starting point for the compilation of the General Government deficit in line with the ESA 2010 methodologies. Today, the National Statistics Office, submitted to the Commission the latter by means ...
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Health minister insists primary healthcare to be run by government
Health Minister Chris Fearne insisted that primary healthcare will still be run by the government.He was speaking at a meeting he had with the Malta Medical Students’ Association (MMSA), in the presence of the Chief Operations Officer of VGH Eric Buehrens.The main points discussed included:1) Further Plans for privatisation within the local ...
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EPP congress: In spite of Brexit, people want more Europe, not less - Simon Busuttil
PN leader Simon Busuttil, in his speech concluding the European People's Party congress today, said that it is a real pity that because of Brexit, Article 50 became the most commonly known article from the treaty of the European Union. He said that, on the other hand, it should be ...
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New mediation service will bring victims and perpetrators together
A mediation service that will bring victims and perpetrators together was launched today by Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela. The service is offered by the Probation and Parole Department. Mr Abela said the service was another step towards the protection of victims and the re-integration of criminals.He said this will ...
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'We don't want citizens to be pawns in Brexit negotiations' - PM Muscat after meeting Spanish PM
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat today said that the EU does not want its citizens or UK citizens to be used as pawns during Brexit negotiations.The Prime Minister's comments were made minutes after the UK officially triggered article 50, at a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.Mr Rajoy ...
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Repeat offender will spend next two years behind bars
A man who has had several brushes with the law over the past six months will be spending the next two years behind bars after he was found guilty of a number of attempted thefts from vehicles. Mohamed Mokhtar Mohamed Jamhur, 25, Tripoli-born and residing in Valletta, was arraigned last Friday ...
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Editor's decision not to publish potentially defamatory right of reply allowed by law
A criminal libel case filed by the Ramblers Association against David Lindsay, editor of the Malta Independent on Sunday, has been dismissed after the court declared that the editor was justified in delaying the publication of a potentially defamatory reply by the association to seek legal advice. The case arose after ...
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Director objects to inclusion of marital status in promise of sale, wins gender discrimination case
A company director filed an application for remedy after she felt “intimidated” and “disgusted” that her divorced marital status, and the name of her ex-husband, were included in a promise of sale for the acquisition of a San Gwann property for her company.Ultimately, the courts ruled in her favour, found ...
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President Emeritus George Abela to lead talks on Air Malta retirement schemes
President Emeritus George Abela is to lead talks on retirement schemes involving Air Malta staff, the Tourism Ministry said today.In a statement, the ministry said that Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis held a meeting with the Union of Cabin Crew in which he announced that the committee will include the ...
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Konrad Mizzi situation casts shadow over Malta's EU presidency - EPP chairman
EPP Chairman Manfred Weber has said that the question surrounding the “Energy Minister” casts a shadow over the Maltese Presidency.Mr Weber was being interviewed by The Malta Independent ahead of this week’s EPP Congress being held in Malta. The EPP is a political party group in the European Parliament. PN ...
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Editorial - Fatal road accidents: Capping on engine power for young drivers?
Sundays are usually quiet days, at least by newsroom standards. Nothing usually happens, apart from the usual political speeches. But last Sunday the country woke up to the terrible news that another youth had died on Malta’s roads. The 21-yeard-old, described as a racing enthusiast, lost control of his powerful ...