• Cina Etiopia

    China Extends 3.4 Billion Br for Water Dev't

    [Addis Fortune] The Chinese Export-Import Bank (EX-IM Bank) has granted 3.4 billion Br to Addis Abeba Water & Sewerage Authority (AAWSA) for the construction of Gerbi Water Dam project to be constructed in Sululta, 30kms away from the capital.

  • Malta

    Buitoni product recalled because of soya traces

    The 250g packets of Buitoni semolina has been found to contain traces of soya and could therefore be dangerous for those allergic to it. The Environmental Health Directorate said the product has been recalled from retail outlets, but some has already has been sold and should be returned to the directorate. For ...

  • USA Malta

    Civil rights: Helena Dalli says PN wants to take country backwards

    Only a Labour government can guarantee for more civil rights, Equality Minister Helena Dalli said, emphasising on a declaration made by PN leadership hopeful Chris Said.The Gozitan MP said that if elected PN leader, he will see the re-introduction of the use of “mother and father” in the marriage laws ...

  • Malta

    New garbage collection measures for Valletta in the pipeline

    Parliamentary Secretary for Consumer Protection and Valletta 2018 Deo Debattista told The Malta Independent that changes to the way garbage is collected in Valletta are in the pipeline, following many complaints and articles in the press on the issue.Recently, reports read that domestic waste collection in Valletta costs more than ...

  • Malta

    English language student ends up in court for attacking police officers in Paceville

    A 22-year-old Turkish man who came to Malta to study English was sentenced to a six-month prison sentence suspended to two years after attacking police officers in Paceville.Police inspector Nicolair Sant explained how at around 1am Tuesday morning, Kemal Burak Ozevci attacked the police officers who were on duty. The accused was ...

  • Malta

    Justice Minister prefers community service to issuing of fines for minor offences

    Justice Minister Owen Bonnici prefers community service orders to fines for minor offences, where of course the law allows, stating that persons convicted of such minor felonies would directly give back to society.The Malta Independent approached the minister for his thoughts on the idea of increasing community service sentencing for ...

  • Malta

    MCAST launches part-time courses to start in October

    MCAST has launched over 300 part-time courses including 38 new and accredited courses. The launch was held at the MCAST Students’ House in the presence of Stephen Vella, General Manager MCAST Gateway to Industry, Stephen Cachia, Principal and CEO, and Dr Silvio De Bono, President of the Board of Governors.The ...

  • Nigeria

    Infidelity: Man kills wife in Benue, woman kills husband in Lagos

    Samson Folarin and Afeez Hanafi Two homes met fatal ends in the Gboko area of Benue State, and Oto-Awori area of Lagos State, on Sunday, after two spouses took the law into their own hands to protest against their partners’ alleged acts of infidelity. In the Adekaa community, Gboko, 33-year-old ...

  • Nigeria

    Now that Buhari is back

    President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria 103 days after he departed on yet another sick leave to attend to a still undisclosed illness. He returned to a country that is riven by mutual suspicion along ethnic and sectarian lines, deepening insecurity and an economy in recession, and with neither a ...

  • Brasile

    ANS propõe mudanças na fiscalização e nas multas a planos de saúde

    A Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar (ANS) colocou em consulta pública uma proposta de resolução que altera a forma como a fiscalização das operadoras de saúde é realizada e reduz a multa de um dos problemas mais comuns enfrentados por consumidores: a negativa de atendimento de consulta e de exames. Leia ...