• Kenya

    How we live with seven dairy cows, goats in city

    The Gitaus keep several dairy cows in Nairobi on a tiny piece of land, with the business bringing them plenty of joy and income too.

  • Nigeria

    Nigeria may lose N69tr to climate change —FAO

    Nigeria may lose the sum of N69 trillion to climate change leading to a reduction in the National GDP by 11percent in 2020 and 30 percent by 2050,the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has revealed. The Minister of State Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri ,who stated this yesterday ...

  • Nigeria

    CBN Approves Special Forex Intervention For Airlines

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved a Special Secondary Market Intervention Retail Sales (SMIS) for airlines operating in the country to enable them to access foreign exchange. Mr James Odaudu, Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs, Ministry of Transportation, announced the plan in a statement  in Abuja on ...

  • Malta

    Smart Mobility for Smart Cities: RFP published for Car-Sharing Services

    Transport Malta has published a Request for Proposals (RFP) Concession Contract for the Operation of a National Car-Sharing Programme for the Maltese Islands. Through this call, interested parties can submit their proposals to provide a fleet of vehicles to operate a car-sharing service in Malta and Gozo particularly in strategic ...

  • Malta

    Updated: Minister for Finance launches Joint Enforcement Task Force to combat black economy

    Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna today announced the formation of a Joint Enforcement Task Force (JET) which he said will bolster the government’s efforts at combating the black economy.Speaking during a press conference, Minister Scicluna explained that through JET, the government will channel the resources and technical knowhow of the ...

  • USA Malta

    ‘Turkish MP’s assistant defaced Maltese artwork which depicted Prophet Muhammad’ - CoE source

    A source within the Council of Europe has confirmed that an installation by a Maltese artist which included an edited image of the Prophet Muhammad was defaced by a Turkish MP’s assistant. The head of the Turkish delegation at the Council of Europe has apologised for the incident. The Malta ...

  • Malta

    Government commits €100 million to SMEs

    Deputy Prime Minister Louis Grech, speaking during the 'Access to Finance' information session held today, said this year alone the government has already committed nearly €100 million of the 2014-2020 programmes in clear support to SMEs.Mr Grech said that €50 million grants under the new ERDF Grant Schemes and €30 ...

  • Regno Unito Malta

    Standard & Poor's upgrades Malta’s credit rating to A-, outlook stable

     The Standard & Poor's credit rating agency today raised Malta's long-term rating to A- from its previous BBB+ rating, forecasting the Maltese economy to continue growing by an average of per cent per cent per annum until 2019. In a Twitter statement, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said: #Malta lands first @spglobalratings ...

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    Norwegian Cruise Line returns to Malta after eight-year absence

    The world's leading cruise company, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) will next year be deploying one of its vessels back in Malta, following an absence of eight years. Embellishing the historic Valletta harbour, NCL's newly refurbished Norwegian Spirit shall be starting and ending cruises from the Island. This was announced today ...

  • Regno Unito

    One-time Paola Hibs target Ched Evans found not guilty of rape after retrial

    A former English Premier League footballer has been found not guilty of rape following a retrial, ending a five-year fight to clear his name.Ched Evans, a Wales international who has played for Manchester City and Sheffield United, wept and hugged his partner after the verdict was given at Cardiff Crown Court ...