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Malta
iSurvey: Simon Busuttil scores better than Joseph Muscat among ‘undecided’
It has been a constant struggle throughout the election campaign to identify people’s voting intentions in the weekly iSurvey commissioned by The Malta Independent to Business Leaders.Week after week, the number of people still ‘undecided’ on how to vote has continued to surge with each survey carried out.The final iSurvey ...
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Malta
iSurvey: Trust in Muscat still stronger than in Busuttil
Over the course of the month-long electoral campaign, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has, overall, experienced an increase in his trust ratings, while changes in the trust score of Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil were slower to come by.For the fourth and final edition of The Malta Independent’s election iSurvey, respondents were ...
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USA Regno Unito Malta
Opinion: Anger and concern of a civil servant - Alfred Fiorini Lowell
Alfred Fiorini LowellThe practice in the Maltese civil service, inherited from its respected UK counterpart before Independence, has always been for civil servants, particularly those in higher positions, not to participate publicly in matters of political controversy.I have served my country throughout a 45-year career within the Malta Public Service, ...
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Cina Oman USA Spagna Panama Nuova Zelanda Regno Unito Malta
EXCLUSIVE: Kickbacks over Enemalta privatisation probed by the FIAU; Mizzi reacts
Suspicions of kickbacks over Enemalta’s privatisation have been flagged by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit in a damning report, parts of which have been leaked to The Malta Independent.The FIAU investigation involves Minister Konrad Mizzi and Cheng Chen, a C&I engineer for Shanghai Electric Power, the company which acquired a ...
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USA Panama Malta
Investment accounts held by Adrian Hillman with MFSP Financial ‘funded solely by Keith Schembri’
Two investment accounts held by former Allied Newspapers managing director Adrian Hillman with MFSP Financial, an investment advisory firm, “were funded solely by [the Prime Minister’s chief of staff] Keith Schembri, or his companies,” an incriminating shows.The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) report was investigating possible money laundering stemming from ...
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Panama Malta
Schembri passport kickbacks: FIAU report exposes the personal ‘loan’ lie
The leaked Financial Intelligence Unit documents published by Opposition leader Simon Busuttil during Friday’s debate with Prime Minister Joseph Muscat on Xarabank have shed a lot more light on the sordid accusations that the prime minister’s chief of staff is facing in the kickbacks from citizenship scandal.On 25 April, Dr ...
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Giappone Malta
Japanese Prime Minister in Malta on short visit
Trade relations and other bilateral issues topped the agenda of the talks between Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe, with Prime Minister Muscat referring to Mr Abe’s visit as a tool to make a quantum leap in relations between the two sides. The Department ...
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Panama Nuova Zelanda Malta
Watch: Simon Busuttil urges investigation into whether Vitals has account with Pilatus Bank
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil said that it is no wonder the Prime Minsiter chose to replace former Health Minister Godfrey Farrugia with Dr Konrad Mizzi, when considering that plans changed for the Gozo General Hospital, which underwent a Public Private Partnership scheme.He said that the Prime Minister was disturbed when ...
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Malta
University academics call for good governance, transparency and accountability
University academics today issued a statement calling for good governance, transparency and accountability.In the context of the imminent election, the 137 academics said they are expressing a collective view, not dependent on our specific political preferences, in the hope of being of service to the community, including our students - ...
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Vietnam
Vietnam stands at center of Hyosung’s foreign operations
Sometimes, a different route will get you faster and closer to your destination. That is what Hyosung pulled off when it