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USA Malta
Teachers need to be provided with proper salary that reflects their profession – MUT president
You were elected MUT President last June. What vision do you have for the union over the coming years?We will always look towards strengthening the profession, but as it stands we are focusing on some internal MUT reforms. Currently, the union has two roles; a trade union and a professional ...
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Malta
Plastic Deposit Return System proposal: GreenPak calls for waste recycling impact assessment
GreenPak Cooperative Society has said that while it is in favour of increased plastic bottle recycling, and Deposit Return Systems (DRS) are one possible direction to evaluate, such systems have been shown to be ineffective in certain societal and economic contexts.Based on current data, GreenPak told The Malta Independent on ...
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USA Spagna
'Yes' side wins Catalonia independence vote marred by chaos
Catalonia's regional government declared a landslide win for the "yes" side in a disputed referendum on independence from Spain that degenerated into mayhem Sunday, with more than 800 people injured as riot police attacked peaceful protesters and unarmed civilians trying to cast their ballots.Catalonia has "won the right to become ...
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Spagna
Updated: Catalonia calls for Spain mediation amid referendum dispute
Catalonia's leader on Monday called for international mediation and for the European Union "to stop looking the other way" in the region's bid to secede from Spain, a day after a violent crackdown by Spanish police trying to block referendum voting.Carles Puigdemont also said that he would file a complaint ...
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Malta
€11m in budget will be dedicated to sections of public workers to 'fix past injustices'
In what Finance Minister Edward Scicluna called a "moral obligation" from the government, it was today announced that €11 million from the upcoming budget will be given to sections of public workers who in the past did not receive money owed to them.Addressing a press coverage at the Finance ministry ...
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USA Malta
Chief Justice boldly speaks out about rule of law, need for proper law enforcement
Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri felt the need to “go back to basics” during this morning’s address where he spoke of the importance of safeguarding the rule of law, commenting that without proper law enforcement this cannot take place. Addressing the opening of the Forensic Year, Camilleri said: “If the persons who ...
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Malta
Access to decent and affordable accommodation is a basic right – Church commission
On World Habitat Day, the Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta, expressed grave concern at the predicament of the ever-increasing number of individuals and families in Malta, who are unable to access decent and affordable housing. The rapid increase in rent prices over the past two years ...
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USA
16% increase in tourist arrivals in first eight months – NSO
Total inbound visitors for August were estimated at 288,033, an increase of 12.2 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2016, the NSO said today.Inbound Tourism: August 2017A total of 259,392 inbound tourist trips were carried out for holiday purposes, while a further 7,839 were undertaken for business ...
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Turchia USA Regno Unito
Travellers stranded as Monarch Airlines suspends flights
Troubled British carrier Monarch Airlines has suspended flights after failing to resolve its financial woes, and authorities have launched a major operation to bring home 110,000 stranded travelers.The airline, the country's fifth largest, stopped trading on Monday, warning travelers it had ceased operations. It had operated chartered and scheduled flights ...
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Nuova Zelanda
Wellington City Council introduce online building consents
Wellingtonians will now have access to a country-wide one-stop shop for building consents which Mayor Justin Lester says will simplify the application process for residents and business owners.