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Bank of Valletta renews its support for opera Carmen at the Aurora
Bank of Valletta will be supporting Bizet’s grand opera Carmen at the Teatru Aurora. This wasannounced during a press conference which was addressed by the Mr Mario Mallia, the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Michael Caruana, the President of SocjetaFilarmonika Leone and the PR & Events Officer at Teatru Aurora ...
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Qatar USA Malta
Government’s role in private deal between Banif, new shareholders remains unclear
The government’s role in a deal that saw a Qatari investment group acquire the majority shareholding in Banif Malta remains unclear, as does the so-called investment the group will be making in Malta.Curiously, the announcement that Al Faisal International Trade and Investment had acquired a 78.64% stake in the Maltese ...
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Malta
MCAST, University, public sector sign agreement to set up Institute for Public Services
A public-public partnership was signed between the Malta Public Sector, MCAST and the University of Malta this morning which will set up the Institute for Public Services.The partnership, presided by the chief of the public sector and the Prime Minister, was signed during a graduation ceremony in which more than ...
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Malta
Suspended sentence for man who set his ex’s car on fire after end of 11-year relationship
A 52-year-old man from Sannat, Gozo today was handed a suspended sentence after a court ruled that he had set his ex’s car on fire two weeks after they broke off an 11-year relationship.Natal Fava had pleaded not guilty to setting Nadia Said’s car on fire on 11 September 2010, ...
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USA
European re-industrialisation must avoid social dumping - Alfred Sant
Former Prime Minister Alfred Sant said that reindustrialization in Europe needs a policy designed for all seasons, not when major companies are about to collapse. It needs consistent and effective application. The European tradition is one which associates public policy with industrial endeavour. “Saying so is not a rejection of ...
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Malta
Din l-Art Ħelwa files appeal against Mriehel high-rise project
Din l-Art Helwa yesterday filed an appeal to the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal, on the controversial permit for the high-rise project ‘Mriehel Towers’ proposed by Tumas Gasan Holdings at Mriehel. This permit was granted by the Planning Authority on 4th August 2016.With high-rise at Mriehel, the historic skyline from Mdina ...
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Malta
Decision on MAP rests with medicines authority, no over the counter sales, committee says
A joint parliamentary committee agreed this evening that the decision on whether to license the Morning After Pill (MAP) should rest with the Medicines Authority. The decision should be based on recommendations by Parliament and the authority should put national legislation before EU law. The committee members also agreed that, ...
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Regno Unito
UK leader May vows centrist government after European Union exit 'revolution'
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May laid out the shape, if not the detail, of her vision for Britain on Wednesday, saying government should play a bigger role in people's lives than it has under some of her Conservative predecessors.May told the Conservative Party's annual conference that she would govern from "the new ...
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Malta
NI number no longer needed, social security contributions now paid using local ID number
National Insurance numbers for Maltese identification card holders have been made obsolete following the announcement by Family Minister Michael Farrugia that social security contributions are now made through ID card numbers. As part of a simplification process, Mr Farrugia said that the abolition of NI numbers for Maltese ID card holders ...
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USA Panama Malta
‘The best is yet to come’ – PM Joseph Muscat, PN leader on infrastructure and corruption
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat believes that the best is yet to come with regards to the government's efforts to continue to strengthen Malta.He said that the changes brought about at the beginning of the legislature are by no means the core effort, but that momentum will continue to grow.Dr Muscat’s ...