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USA Malta
Editorial - Hunting violations: What is the Prime Minister waiting for?
With the killing of 31 protected species of birds so far this autumn one really must ask what the Prime Minister is waiting for to, at the very least, suspend the autumn hunting season until the main migration season for protected birds has passed us by.31 protected birds have been ...
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USA Malta
Samsung Note 7 devices sold in Malta recalled, sales stopped
Samsung Note 7 devices sold in Malta have been recalled and all sales of the product have stopped, the Department of Information said this morning.Following worldwide reports of incidents regarding overheating and combustion of the Samsung Note 7 mobile phone, the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA) has been ...
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Malta
Government wants to attract companies in lucrative aircraft leasing sector to Malta
The government wants to attract aircraft leasing companies to Malta, Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis told Parliament this evening, adding that the lucrative sector could create a number of high quality jobs. Dr Zammit Lewis kicked off the debate on the Aircraft Registry Amendment Bill, saying that the government was ...
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Malta
Men acquitted as court rules Luqa club slot machine does not fall under definition of gambling
Three men today were acquitted of illegally operating a slot machine after a court ruled that the equipment was not used for gambling purposes.Josef Zammit, Dione Degabriele and Eric Charles Camilleri had been charged after police and officers from the Malta Gaming Authority found a five-in-line slot machine at the ...
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Malta
Chairman of Ornis Committee remains silent on shooting of 31 protected birds
Prof. Mark Anthony Falzon refused to comment on the shooting of 31 protected birds since the start of the autumn hunting season. According to statements by the Office of the Prime Minister in September, it is the responsibility of the Ornis Committee to recommend a suspension of the hunting season. ...
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USA Portogallo Regno Unito
EU chief vows no compromise as UK heads for hard exit
European Union chief Donald Tusk vowed Thursday not to compromise on EU principles in negotiating Britain's departure from the bloc and warned that London is heading for a hard exit."Our task will be to protect the interests of the EU as a whole and each of the 27 member states," ...
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Turchia USA Grecia Malta
Retaining current set of European asylum rules not an option – Minister Carmelo Abela
Retaining the current set of European asylum rules is not an option, Minister for Home Affairs and National Security, Carmelo Abela said today.Speaking at a meeting of EU Home Affairs ministers in Luxembourg on Thursday 13th October, Minister Abela stated that Malta is of the opinion that there is a ...
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Malta
Reservoir to be turned into first communal PV farm for people with no access to a roof
350 families who do not have space for solar panels on their roofs or who have no access to a roof will be able to invest in PV panels nonetheless thanks to a government scheme announced today by ministers Konrad Mizzi and Jose Herrera. The ministers said the scheme was ...
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USA Malta
Judicial protest against Transport Minister, PM, Transport Malta over Sliema parking scheme
The Sliema Local Council today filed a judicial protest against Transport Minister Joe Mizzi, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Transport Malta for issuing a legal notice which repealed a residential parking scheme for Sliema specifically, allowing other localities to make use of the scheme.The judicial protest explains that the Council ...
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Senegal
Le manque d'investisseemnts expose aux risques de catastrophes (FICR)
Dakar, 13 oct (APS) - Le manque d'investissements dans le renforcement de la résilience des communautés "expose des millions de personnes à d'importants risques de catastrophes", indique la Fédération internationale de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (FICR), dans son rapport 2016 sur les catastrophes dans le monde. Dakar, 13 oct ...