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Malta
Public domain initiative by two NGOs surpasses 1,350 signatures
Over 1350 people who have already submitted their support for Manoel Island to be given public domain status by signing the simple form at www.foemalta.org/pdFriends of the Earth Malta and Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) submitted no fewer than 23 applications for various sites across Malta and Gozo to be ...
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TMID Editorial: Tourism - Heading in the right direction
It is not very often that we praise Konrad Mizzi, whose name will for many years to come remain synonymous with the Panama Papers scandal. But the popular minister is so far doing quite well in his new tourism portfolio. Mizzi yesterday announced the introduction of town managers, who will ...
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Malta
Gentlemen’s clubs ‘should be closed, not regulated’
Businesses which glamorise the exploitation and objectification of women for profit in reality are hubs for prostitution, human trafficking and crime, the Malta Confederation of Women’s Organizations said. These should be closed not regulated, MCWO said in a statementReferring to reports that government is planning to regulate the so-called 'Gentlemen's Clubs', ...
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Record-breaking Neymar says money not motive for joining PSG
Neymar insisted that money was not a motivation in deciding to join Paris Saint-Germain and said Friday that he would not be burdened by his 222 million-euro ($262-million) price tag.The Brazilian star flew in from Barcelona on a private jet for his official presentation, arriving in a city whose soccer ...
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Malta
Man in Qawra found carrying 7,400 contraband cigarettes after appeal for information
A man in Qawra was found by customs officers to be carrying a total of 7,400 contraband cigarettes of a number of cigarette brands.The man was inspected after information from the public was provided, following an appeal for information issued last week by the Customs Department to help it stop ...
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USA Malta
More aggressive enforcement on deckchair and umbrella operators – Konrad Mizzi
Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi has insisted that the authorities will step up enforcement on deckchair and umbrella operations at public beaches.Asked by The Malta Independent about the ongoing abuse of public beaches by deckchair and umbrella operators, Mizzi acknowledged the problem and said: “the first step we took this summer ...
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USA Malta
€6 million investment in new buses, some to be equipped for airport services
Malta Public Transport is investing in 28 new buses, worth €6 million, aimed to improve its services, including its routes to the airport, Felipe Cosmen, the company’s chairman, said today.Addressing the media, Cosmen said these new low-emission buses feature USB charging points and are designed to carry more people. Some ...
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USA Malta
Transmedia producer Jean Pierre Magro to explore Hitman’s past in new comic book series
Transmedia producer and writer Dr Jean Pierre Magro together with Rune Bendixen has been recently entrusted with translating the internationally acclaimed Hitman series into a fresh comic production. Game developers IO Interactive gave birth to Agent 47, the Hitman through a video game which defined a generation of gamers. Dynamite ...
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Brussels writes to Malta asking about missed deadline for anti-money laundering directive
The European Commission has sent a letter to the Maltese government asking why it failed to transpose the fourth anti-money laundering directive into law, which is aimed at making it harder for terrorist organisations and criminal gangs to hide their money, by the 26 June deadline.A typical move by organisations ...
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Brasile
Superintendência-geral do Cade aprova compra da Alpargatas
Itaúsa, Cambuhy e Brasil Warrant negociaram a compra da empresa com a J&F Investimentos em meados de julho por R$ 3,5 bilhões