• Malta

    INDEPTH: Was it a social budget? Caritas director replies

    The second edition of The Malta Independent’s programme INDEPTH is an interview with Caritas Director Leonid McLay.In the interview with Malta Independent business and content director Pierre Portelli, Mr McKay speaks about the measures introduced in the budget presented by Finance Minister Edward Scicluna last Monday. 

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    UHM temporarily suspends law court directives pending further meetings

    Following a meeting with Justice Minister Owen Bonnici yesterday, the UHM – Voice of the Workers has temporarily suspended directives affecting law court employees.The directives were mainly aimed at deputy registrars and clerks, since their sectoral agreement has been in discussion for two years and no new agreement has yet ...

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    ‘We have to look out for ourselves when it comes to deal with migration’ – Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that when it comes to the migration issue, “we will have to look out for ourselves”.Speaking to journalists at the end of a European Union summit in Brussels, Dr Muscat said that he is however satisfied with the fact that there are plans to ...

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    Vitals Global Healthcare faces restrictions in dealing with media

    Vitals Global Healthcare cannot speak to the media on the contracts and services unless it obtains the government’s written consent, a contract tabled in Parliament shows.On Wednesday the government published the three agreements reached with Vitals Global Healthcare covering the administration of Karin Grech Rehabilitation Hospital, St Luke's Hospital and ...

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    Updated: Transport Malta has 'no intention' of introducing traffic congestion tax

    The introduction of a congestion tax is among the suggestions made to Transport Malta as a way to cut down on traffic problems, but so far there are no plans to introduce such a system.The proposal was made in a 400-pade document that a Spanish company, Ineco-Systematic, compiled for Transport ...

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    Kenya: University student charged for stealing Sh33 million in Bondo

    A university student accused of stealing Sh33 million from his employer was charged at Bondo law court in Siaya County on Thursday.

  • Etiopia

    GERD's National & Regional Significance

    [Ethiopian Herald] Subject to a vicious cycle of drought for long, the agrarian state Ethiopia was heavily dependent on foreign aids to rescue the lives of its people some of which breathe their last before salivation arrives from some quarters. The country had no option than dependency syndrome.

  • Malta

    HSBC share price advances to a new 17-month high

    The Malta Stock Exchange share index posted gains for the fourth consecutive day as it edged up by a further 0.33 per cent to a fresh three-month high of 4,545.787 points. Week-on-week, the Index surged by 2.33 per cent – the best weekly performance so far this year – driven mainly ...

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    Watchdog critical of slow government response to press information request

    The Information and Data Protection Commissioner has rebuked the Principal Permanent Secretary for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request within the time frames stipulated by law. As Principal Permanent Secretary, Mario Cutajar is responsible for the oversight of the civil service, besides serving as Cabinet secretary. In February, ...

  • Malta

    Transport Ministry tender deadline extended by an hour

    The deadline for a public tender issued by the Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure was extended by an hour just a few minutes before closing time, the Times of Malta is informed. When contacted, a spokeswoman refrained from giving any details but said that “the ministry is looking into the matter”. The ...