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Danimarca Malta
ALIVE Cycling Challenge donates €70,000 for children's cancer research
ALIVE Charity Foundation, the first charity foundation to raise funds for medical research in Malta, presented another donation of €70,000 - the fourth one since 2013 - to the Research Trust of the University of Malta (RIDT). The money will go towards the University's specialised programme in children cancer research. The ...
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Azerbaigian Malta
Scope of magisterial inquiry may be widened to include Keith Schembri kickback allegations - PN
Nationalist Party Deputy Leader Beppe Fenech Adami today said that the magisterial inquiry headed by Magistrate Aaron Bugeja on whether the Prime Minister’s wife Michelle Muscat is the owner of Egrant Inc could be widened to investigate kickback claims made by Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil against the PM’s chief of staff ...
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USA Malta
APS CEO calls for more ‘institutional serenity’, bank registers all round growth for 2016
APS Bank CEO Marcel Cassar today called for “institutional serenity and supervisory stability” while delivering an address on the bank’s all-round growth in profits, revenue and assets.“I think there is a need for [institutional serenity and supervisory stability], not only for our industry but for the image of Malta in ...
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Israele Malta
Air Malta registers 14% growth over Easter
Air Malta has registered an impressive 14% increase this Easter when compared with Easter last year, the airline said in a statement.The Easter weekend has been deemed a huge success by the airline as it operated 22 flights more than last year and carried an additional 3,000 passengers achieving an ...
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IHI annual earnings up by 20 per cent in 2016
The IHI Group, owner of the luxury Corinthia Hotel brand, is pleased to report that its annual earnings (EBITDA) for 2016 increased by 20 per cent over the previous year, reaching €53 million, the company said in a statement.This significant improvement is the result of new revenue streams from recently ...
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USA Malta
Government, Opposition, social partners sign agreement on minimum wage increase
The government, opposition and social partners this afternoon signed an agreement to increase the minimum wage by €8 a week by 2019, over and above the increase given for inflation.The agreement was signed by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil and the social partners at the Palace in ...
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Egitto
Pope Francis' plane lands in Egypt for historic 2-day visit
Pope Francis landed in Egypt's capital on Friday for a historic two-day visit aimed at presenting a united Christian-Muslim front to repudiate violence committed in God's name.Three weeks after Islamic militants staged deadly twin Palm Sunday church attacks in Egypt, Francis arrived in Cairo for a series of deeply symbolic ...
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USA Spagna Malta
Minimum wage agreement does not solve precarious work – UHM President Josef Vella
UHM Voice of the Workers President Josef Vella said that the agreement which will be signed later today which will establish an increase of €8 per week in the national minimum wage, is not a solution to precarious work.Speaking at a UHM event earlier today, Mr Vella said that the ...
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USA Panama Malta
To save Malta's reputation, the Prime Minister must resign – Mario de Marco
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat should set aside his personal interests and prioritise national interests by resigning from his post, in order to protect Malta’s financial services and economy, the Shadow Minister for finances and deputy leader of the Nationalist Party Mario de Marco.The press conference was also addressed by shadow ...
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Panama Malta
Updated: PN, AD talks over possible coalition hit a brick wall in spite of Briguglio suggestion
Talks between the PN and the AD over a possible coalition have hit a brick wall, as while the PN insists that AD candidates run on the PN ticket with some way to distinguish the two present on the ballot paper, the AD wants all candidate to run under a ...