Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Swieqi murder: Slain businessman’s body has not been released for burial
The body of David Abela, a businessman who was murdered inside his Swieqi home on 27 February, has not yet been released for burial, The Malta Independent is informed.An autopsy, confirming that Mr Abela died from stab wounds to the neck, was performed on 28 February. The reason why the ...
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PN MP calls for removal of IAID quantity surveyor who was until recently employed by FTS
A Quantity Surveyor commissioned by the IAID to help in the investigation into claims of corruption at the Foundation for Tomorrow’s Schools was previously employed by the same foundation, PN MP George Pullicino said this evening. He was speaking, during adjournment time, on the case surrounding Edward Caruana, a former ...
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Lidl to establish regional distribution centre in Malta, increase local purchases to €22 million
Supermarket chain Lidl will establish a regional distribution centre in Malta, Economy Minister Chris Cardona announced this evening. He was speaking during a ‘Gvern li jisma’ consultation meeting. Dr Cardona said the chain had reached a deal with Malta Enterprise and Malta Industrial Parks which would lead to the creation of ...
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€100,000 allocation towards award to help researchers and entrepreneurs
The Malta Marittima Agency (MMA), in collaboration with the University of Malta, launched the Maritime Seed Award (MarSA), where a total of €100,000 will be allocated through a competitive call to innovators and entrepreneurs interested in bringing their ideas closer to commercialisation.The announcement was made at a ceremony on 20 ...
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'Busuttil totally responsible for controversial db Group transactions' - Owen Bonnici; PN reacts
Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil is "totally responsible" for the controversial financial transactions between the Nationalist Party and the db Group, Justice Minister Owen Bonnici and PL MP Clifton Grima told a press conference.The Minister and MP also repeated the allegations that the commercial invoices issued to dB group ...
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Ministry attributes decrease in iGaming companies to greater enforcement and mergers
The number of iGaming companies has decreased from 275 to 265 from December 2012 to January 2017, a parliamentary question has revealed.The PQ, which was tabled by MP Chris Said and answered by Minister for Competitiveness and Digital, Maritime and Services Economy Manuel Mallia, also showed that the number of ...
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Order of Malta receives large donation from ‘dubious’ source - German newspaper
A multi-million dollar donation seen to be at the centre of the Order of Malta's recent dispute with the Holy See came from a New Zealand registered trust, accoding to Germany's Bild newspaper.The newspaper reported that the Grand Chancellor of the Order, Baron Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager, accepted a 30 ...
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Insurance association concerned over government decision to ‘relax’ six traffic contraventions
The Malta Insurance Association (MIA) was very surprised to learn about government's decision to 'relax' the enforcement of six traffic contraventions, particularly as it had not been consulted prior to the introduction of such measures.Recently, government proposed the introduction of a "warning traffic system" whereby wardens would be empowered to issue ...
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MSE Share Index posts 3-day negative streak
Following the declines in the previous two trading sessions, the MSE Share Index kicked-off the week also in negative territory as it slipped by a further 0.05% to a near six-week low of 4,712.679 points. The declines in the share prices of BOV, Malita Investments and GlobalCapital outweighed the gain ...
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Democratic Party calls for new thinking on Air Malta
The Democratic Party asked today how Air Malta's losses got deeper in the past few years when it was close to break even four years ago. "At a time where we have seen an explosion in incoming tourists and business travellers due to the unfavourable situation in our neighbouring and rival ...
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1,755 pairs of shoes to be destroyed
1,755 pairs of shoes bearing a fake Timberland trademark are to be destroyed after having been seized by Malta Customs. An import/export company based in Algeria has been ordered to foot the bill. Eurl Iskalia IMP/EXP was sued by Timberland Licensing LLC of New Hampshire,USA, represented in court by Dr Peter Fenech, ...
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Theresa May to trigger Brexit on March 29
Updated 1.30pm with timeline Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, the formal notification of the United Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union, on Wednesday week, a spokesman for the British leader said today. "Last June, the people of the UK made the historic decision to ...
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Foreign Minister visits Kuwait
Foreign Minister George W. Vella has had talks in Kuwait with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Sabah. Dr Vella underlined the need to intensify dialogue between the Gulf Cooperation Countries and the Mediterranean region. Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Sabah confirmed his participation at ...
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Only three Maltese children adopted in 2016 - Minister Farrugia
Only three Maltese children were adopted last year, according to Family Minister Michael Farrugia. This statistic was given in reply to a question by The Malta Independent, asking the Minister about the current state of adoption of Maltese children, during a press conference yesterday at the Department of Social Welfare ...
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Dolores Sammut Bonnici appointed President of the Malta Employers Association
Following the Annual General Meeting of the Malta Employers' Association, Ms. Dolores Sammut Bonnici has been appointed as the new President for MEA.She takes over the reins from Mr. Arthur Muscat, who had served as President for the previous four years. Ms. Sammut Bonnici is an entrepreneur and is the ...
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INDEPTH: PN considering shifting position on media law – Mario de Marco
Nationalist Party deputy leader Mario de Marco said the PN is considering a shift in its original position on the media law as presented by the government.Interviewed by The Malta Independent online editor Stephen Calleja on INDEPTH, Dr de Marco said that the criticism the PN levelled at what he ...
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Editorial: Will it be an Autumn election?
There has been a marked change these past two weeks.Two weeks ago, we were all agog about the EU Presidency, with so many high-level meetings in Malta and comings and goings.Then, almost all of a sudden, the mood changed and we are now definitely in an election mode.Many have interpreted ...
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Comeback?
Is inflation making a comeback?We have spent quite some time regretting its absence. The European Central Bank would regularly announce that the target of a 2 per cent inflation rate still needed to be reached.But now we seem to be there. The contra claim is that this does not apply ...
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CABS accuses government of “de facto tolerance” of illegal bird trapping
Despite a bird trapping ban in spring, poachers have paved the Maltese coastline with hundreds of illegal clap-nets to catch finches and other songbirds, the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) said today."An aerial survey from last week revealed a record number of 133 active trapping sites concentrated in coastal areas ...
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‘Think big not small, let Air Malta spread its wings’ – Partit Demokratiku
The Partit Demokratiku has expressed concern over developments in the Air Malta saga."Persistent news that Air Malta is cutting strategically important routes in the UK and Germany; down sizing its fleet and losing ground handling contracts paint a very bleak picture indeed," the PD said."In a time where we have ...
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Émigré and foreign troops in British Service and their Malta connection
The articles ‘The Froberg mutiny at Fort Ricasoli in 1807’ (The Sunday Times of Malta, October 16, 2016) by my good friend and mentor, Dr Albert Ganado, and ‘Another view of the 1807 Froberg Regiment mutiny’ by Chris Grech (The Sunday Times of Malta, October 23, 2016) have added additional ...