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    Malta's Robotics Olympiad in its second day

    The Malta Robotics Olympiad is in its second day of events.The Malta Robotics Olympiad (MRO) is the largest technology event in Malta organised by the Ministry for Education and Employment in Partnership with GO at the MFCC Ta'Qali.This year, for the first time ever the MRO took place over two ...

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    FAA expresses concern about restoration work at Mediterranean Conference Centre

    Flimkien għal  Ambjent Aħjar welcomes the restoration to take place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, however expresses concern about the assessment of works to be carried out, "with the Planning Authority granting the permit before the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage gave its final approval.""This was compounded by the illegality of ...

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    The problems female migrants face accessing Malta’s workforce

    Whilst there are a number of female migrants in Malta who would not like to give up their role as caregivers to their families, others have ambitions of pursuing careers and entering the country's workforce. However, according to Migrant Women Association Malta (MWAM), employment is one of the main factors ...

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    Air Malta is ‘a small fish in a shark tank’ - GWU secretary for aviation

    The biggest problem with Air Malta is that it is a "small fish in a shark tank", GWU Secretary for the Aviation and Maritime sectors Sandro Vella told The Malta Independent.He was asked for his reaction to proposals put forward by the PN this week which, the party says, would ...

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    Gender equality, Islam, young people and party politics

    In an era that is slowly becoming defined by our political divisiveness, it seems that young people are becoming less engaged in the politics that surround them.The Malta Independent met with Sara Ezabe, a 20 year old law student, who is the Public Policy and Rights Commissioner at National Youth ...

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    Police force launches recruitment process to attract more police officers

    The police force has announced a recruitment drive, aimed at recruiting more police officers to the force, where applications will be accepted at the Floriana Headquarters until 17 April.In a statement, the Home Affairs Ministry said that the fight against criminality, a police constable is the one to preserve peace ...

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    Manoel Island could be developed into natural park without taxpayers forking out 1c - PD

    Manoel Island could be developed into a natural park without the tax payer having to fork out a single Euro, Partit Demokratiku’s Marlene Farrugia said this morning at a press conference.She explained that many concessions given to commercial entities by previous governments were done so under the arrangement that the ...

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    We're not interested in one-sided coalitions, says Alternattiva Demokratika

    Alternattiva Demokratika is not interested in one-sided coalitions in which small political parties end up being gobbled up by their larger partners, AD chairman Arnold Cassola said today.  Prof. Cassola said that while coalitions in more advanced democracies allowed parties to keep their identity intact, in Malta politicians were more interested ...

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    Date set for Messi tax fraud appeal

    Spain’s Supreme Court will consider Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi’s appeal against a 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud on April 20, a court spokesperson said. That date is three days before the “Clasico” between Barca and Real Madrid which could go a long way to deciding this season’s La Liga title. Argentine ...

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    Watch: Doing nothing is not an option for EU - Muscat

    Updated 1pm with Muscat comments The future of the EU hinges on Europe's ability to implement a social dimension, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat warned this morning in Rome. In his speech, just before all member states signed the Rome Declaration, Dr Muscat warned that Europe was at a juncture where every turn ...