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Malta
PN seeks to retain mother/father terms in proposed gay marriage law
The Nationalist Party will be moving amendments to the proposed gay marriage law to retain the terms mother, father, husband and wife and add the term parent. This was stated by PN leader Simon Busuttil in a brief telephone link on Radio 101 this morning. His comments were made in the wake ...
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Malta
Marriage equality 'a matter of principles, not political convenience' – PM
Introducing marriage equality was a matter of principles, not of political convenience, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today. Speaking during an interview on ONE radio, Dr Muscat said he could not understand the “panic” created by the Marriage Equality Bill. Read: Gay marriage to be introduced in Malta soon The proposed law aimed ...
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USA
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts:___NOT REAL: Whataburger (photo above)files for bankruptcy; all locations to ...
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Malta
Demand for fixed phone lines keeps growing but usage declines
The year 2016 experienced a continued increase in uptake for fixed and mobile telephony services, alongside stronger demand for fixed and mobile data services, the Malta Communications Authority said.The Communications Market Review for the period July to December 2016 found that only the pay TV sector went against this trend, ...
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Malta
INDEPTH: If I become PN leader I will sell all my business shares and partnerships - Adrian Delia
“If I become leader of the Nationalist Party I will sell all my business shares and partnerships,” PN leadership contender Adrian Delia said. Interviewed on INDEPTH by the Malta Independent news editor Rachel Attard, Delia emphasised that he will not be involved in any commercial activity if he is elected ...
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Malta
TMIS Editorial: Goings on at the FIAU inspire little confidence
Following the commotion in the lead up to and during the election campaign over a number of reports drawn up by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit raised by the opposition and sections of the press, one would have thought that the government would have ensured that one of its first ...
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Malta
PM Joseph Muscat slams PN for cherry picking elements of equality on issue of gay marriage
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat slammed the Nationalist Party (PN) for cherry picking, so to speak, on the principle of equality when discussing gay marriage in parliament.Last week, as parliament discussed the Marriage Equality Bill, it was made clear that the PN was not in agreement with the wording used, taking ...
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Panama Malta
PN leader hopeful calls on PM to keep Air Malta workers informed on possible partnership
Nationalist Party leadership contender Adrian Delia has called on the government to keep the staff at Air Malta informed about any partnership developments that might occur in the organisation.Writing in a Facebook post, Delia claims he was approached by employees of the national airline who are seriously concerned about the ...
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Portogallo
Redes sociais são obrigação para criação de marcas
Especialista brasileira veio a Portugal explicar a importância das redes sociais para as pessoas e para as empresas, porque se tornaram as principais formas de contacto para todos os agentes, em todos os setores.
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Kenya
Slippery road to implementing Kenya's oil exportation plan
Conflicting community interest, politics and heavy business power plays to blame.