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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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European MEPs would believe PN leader lacks integrity - Alfred Sant
Former Prime Minister Alfred Sant said that should the alleged money laundering by the PN be raised at the European Parliament, MEPs would believe that the PN and its leader lack integrity and honesty. In his blog on The Malta Independent today, Dr Sant said that for someone like him ...
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Rumoured manure clamp in Munxar creates alarm among residents
Residents of Munxar are alarmed by rumours of a plan to develop a manure clamp, (a place used for the management and storage of manure) in their vicinity, The Malta Independent on Sunday has learnt.Residents are concerned that such a development could result in truckloads of manure passing through their ...
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Balzan make good of Floriana’s frailties; Birkirkara move up to fourth place
FLORIANA- 0BALZAN FC- 2Floriana: M. Grech, E. Pepe, E. Ruiz, I. Varela, M. Vella (R. Camenzuli), M. Fontanella, J. Pisani, A. Cini, N. Chiesa, C. Borg (Z. Camilleri), A. Samb (A. Scicluna)Balzan FC: I. Janjusevic, D. Grima (L. Micallef), B. De Oliveira, B. Kaljevic, R. Fenech, S. Bezzina, A. Souza ...
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Editorial: What about the biggest promise of them all, Mr Prime Minister?
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat yesterday boasted, and rightly so, about the successes registered by this government over the past four years. He was speaking by telephone during a One TV special programme about the first four years of the Labour government. Joseph Muscat highlighted some of his administration’s main achievements, ...
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Prime Minister Muscat holds bilateral meeting with UK PM Theresa May in light of Brexit
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat held a meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May. The meeting was held at Westminster Abbey, according to the DOI, and focused on the relations between the two countries in the light of Brexit and on the next step by the UK once it invokes Article ...
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Editorial: Of course that’s what he meant…
The latest edition of the programme INDEPTH proved to be an opportunity for the public at large to peep into Malta’s Police Force and listen on the frustration felt by the officers who, more often than not, receive the flak from the general public when there isn’t much they can ...
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After Alitalia failure: No strategic partner yet earmarked for Air Malta
No strategic partner has yet been earmarked for Air Malta, and government is still looking at a wide variety of possibilities, Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis told The Malta Independent.Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis said; “we have an obligation to leave no stone unturned, in the sense that we must ...
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Fish slime reappears around bays amid claims of new illegal tuna pen
Fish slime re-appeared in a number of bays around Malta over the weekend, amid allegations that a ninth tuna pen has appeared in the St Paul’s Bay area in spite of regulation stipulating that there should be eight, Environmental organization ‘Stop the Slime’ has told The Malta Independent.Photographs provided by ...
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UHM orders industrial action at Broadcasting Authority as dispute with chairwoman escalates
The Union Haddiema Maghqudin Voice of the Workers (UHM) this morning ordered industrial action at the Broadcasting Authority as the dispute over the “bullying” tactics employed by the chairwoman Tanya Borg Cardona escalated to new heights.BA staff has been ordered not to monitor current affairs programmes – one of the ...
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Almost 1/5 of foreign students at the University of Malta are British
199 out of the 1006 international students sitting for a day, evening our distance learning course at the University of Malta are British.These statistics were presented in Parliament this evening following a question to Minister of Education Evarist Bartolo by MP George Pullicino.According to the list presented by Minister Bartolo, ...
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Migrant boats from Libya skipping Malta - Italian Minister Alfano
Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Angelino Alfano said that it is not possible for Sicily to "always" be considered as the nearest safe port for migrants leaving Libya when Tunisia and Malta are much closer to the migrant routes.It is a clear hint that something is not quite right when Italy ...
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Cardinal praises Malta’s Archbishop and Gozo Bishop over Amoris Laetitia guidelines
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, has praised Maltese Archdiocese of Malta and the Diocese of Gozo’s approach to the Pope’s apostolic exhortation on the family, Amoris Laetitia, according to a report in the Catholic Herald.Malta’s two bishops last January released "criteria" on interpreting Chapter 8 of the Pope’s apostolic exhortation on ...
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Residents petition government for right to be placed on lower utility tariff for primary home
A number of people who are renting property have launched a petition in order for them to be able to register themselves on the lower 'residential' utility tariff for their primary homes.As it stands, residents require the permission of their landlords in order to be moved from the 'domestic rate' ...
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Public sector ‘not utilising employees optimally’ – MEA President
The public sector is not optimally utilising its employees, Malta Employers Association President Arthur Muscat told The Malta Independent in an interview being published in tomorrow's edition."I believe there is over-employment in the public sector, but not in all sections. There is still a shortage in the education and health ...
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PN says yes to state-funded assistance for transgender surgical, hormone treatment
The Nationalist Party is categorically in favour of state-funded assistance for surgical and hormone treatment for transgender individuals. When contacted, both Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil and Shadow Health Minister Claudette Buttigieg told The Malta Independent that they are “all for it” and would be making their proposals “when the time ...
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No ministerial influence on police force – Home Affairs Ministry insists
The Home Affairs Ministry has categorically denied there being any political interference by the ministry in the investigative work conducted by the police force.The ministry issued a right of reply to an article which appeared on The Malta Independent and independent.com.mt on 10 March, which referred to an episode of ...
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Environmental NGOs condemn and oppose proposal for Bidnija development
Environmental NGOs Din L-Art Helwa, Front Harsien ODZ and Flimkien Ghal Ambjent Ahjar, have all condemned and opposed the Bidnija development outline application. The controversial application, which was highlighted by The Malta Independent on Sunday, proposes the construction of 18 large garages, lodged by storage and recycling company U-Store. Residents ...
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Today's front pages
These are the main stories featured in today's newspapers. Times of Malta says that Education Minister Evarist Bartolo has expressed concern that three new schools promised by the government will not be built by the next general election. It also reports that the new media law will no longer require websites to ...
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Increasing minimum wage by €80 a month 'won't break economy'
Increasing the minimum wage by €80-a-month will not break the economy’s back, campaigners insist at the first stop of a round-Malta tour. The campaigners, coming from 15 groups, including Church organisation Caritas, are calling for an annual increase in the minimum wage of 3.5 per cent for three years. This would see ...
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Malta Film Commission targets Indian market
The Malta Film Commission said today it will be targeting the potentially-lucrative Indian film market. A delegation from the Malta Film Commission attended a prominent Indian film market in Mumbai recently, providing a platform to reach hundreds of potential film producers attending the event. "India has a very strong film industry and ...
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Campaign for a Decent Minimum Wage launches tour around Maltese localities
The Campaign for a Decent Minimum Wage today launched its 'Decent Wages Tour' in Valletta, and said that organisations and individuals involved in the campaign will visit localities and places of work around Malta to explain their minimum wage increase proposals.Their proposal, is for the minimum wage to rise by ...