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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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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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Malta
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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G20 ministers hit impasse with US over free trade
Mnuchin refuses to budge on protectionist stance
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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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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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Malta
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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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 ...