• Malta

    Ħamrun murder victim stabbed in the heart

    The 21-year-old father killed on Sunday night in Ħamrun suffered five stab wounds that penetrated his vital organs, including his heart, medical sources told the Times of Malta. As investigations continued throughout the day yesterday, the theory being followed is that the motive behind the murder was the well-being of a ...

  • USA

    Rally in credit markets loses steam in March

     Credit markets across both sides of the Atlantic, and beyond had a mixed month and had muted returns within some regions, notably in European High Yield and Emerging Market High Yield markets, both registering gains of 0.08%. Investment Grade credit and sovereign markets ended the month in negative territory in ...

  • Portogallo

    Porto Business School lança programa de aceleração no norte do país

    Chama-se “Faststart Porto 2017” e é o novo programa de aceleração de startups que oferece ideias, financiamento e mentoria a empreendedores do norte de Portugal.

  • USA Malta

    European Commission rebuts claims by Alfred Sant on the effect of EU directives on fisheries

    A statement made by MEP Alfred Sant that EU directives would have curtailed the livelihood and the future of Maltese and Gozitan traditional fishermen is incorrect, the European Commission Representation in Malta said today. It was reacting to a press release, by Dr Sant, published on 29 March. “To the ...

  • Cina Panama Malta Montenegro

    Konrad Mizzi insists wind farm project in Montenegro in ‘construction phase’

    Wind farm project in the hills of Montenegro is ongoing and is currently going through its construction phase, Minister Konrad Mizzi claimed.The Minister without portfolio was replying to questions by the Malta Independent following a report which explains how the multi-million euro project which Enemalta took over, is clouded in ...

  • Panama Malta

    Panama Papers a year later: Where are they now?

    It was a year ago that the Panama Papers were released by the International Consortium of Investigate Journalists, rocking the world with revelations involving prominent businessmen and politicians.The 11.5 million documents detail financial information regarding more than 200,000 offshore entities, and led to the arrest of Jurgen Mossack and Ramon ...

  • Russia

    Poland accuses Russians in plane crash that killed president

    Polish prosecutors alleged Monday that a new analysis of evidence from the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed the Polish president shows that two Russian air traffic controllers and a third Russian official in the control tower deliberately contributed to the disaster.Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman quickly rejected the ...

  • Malta

    Bank of Valletta sells shareholding in MIDI plc

    Bank of Valletta p.l.c. today announced that in line with its strategy to reduce exposure to equity and property investments, the Bank has sold its shareholding in MIDI p.l.c. with effect from 3 April 2017.In a statement on the Malta Styock Exchange website, BOV said it has agreed with Mark ...

  • Russia

    Updated (5): Explosion at St Petersburg subway kills 11, injures 40; 2nd bomb found

    A bomb blast tore through a subway train deep under Russia's second-largest city Monday, killing 11 people and wounding more than 40 in a chaotic scene that left victims sprawled on a smoky platform. Hours later, anguish and fear rose again when police found and defused a shrapnel-packed explosive device ...

  • USA Malta

    Anika De Vilera’s fraud crimes reported to police by several Maltese companies

    Fraud crimes which were committed in Malta by Croatian national Anika De Vilera were reported to the police by several Maltese companies who fell victim to the crimes, The Malta Independent has learnt.Sources close to Ms De Vilera said that many companies in Malta to which Ms De Vilera owes ...