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Panama Pakistan
Pakistan high court disqualifies Prime Minister from serving over corruption allegations
A five-judge panel of Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday disqualified thrice-elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office over allegations of corruption against him and his family.The court in a unanimous decision said Sharif was disqualified for not remaining "truthful and honest" after considering evidence against him. It also ruled ...
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USA Austria Malta
European Hunting and Conservation Federation challenge ECJ Advocate General’s trapping opinion
The European Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation. (FACE) issued a statement yesterday highlighting certain issues it has with the ECJ Advocate General's opinion on Finch trapping in Malta earlier this week.Eleanor V. E. Sharpston, Advocate General (AG) at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, yesterday delivered her ...
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USA
BOV shareholders increase bank's share capital; amend Memorandum and Articles of Association
Bank of Valletta held an Extraordinary General Meeting today, during which the Bank's shareholders approved amendments to the bank's Memorandum and Articles of Association and approved an increase in the share capital of the company from €500 million to €1 billion, subject to regulatory approval.Addressing the shareholders, bank Chairman Deo ...
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USA Malta
Research project on drone capability to fly safely around other aircraft concludes
A public dissemination event was held within the Faculty of ICT at the University of Malta to disseminate the results of a research and innovation (R&I) project entitled SAGRO (Situation Awareness and Guidance for RPAS* Operations) to the general public.This was a Research and Innovation (R&I) project - funded by ...
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Malta
34% believe Franco Debono is a valid PN leader, in a survey commissioned by Debono himself
A survey on Justice Reform Commissioner Franco Debono, commissioned by Debono himself, revealed that 34.4 per cent of respondents believe he is a valid candidate in the Nationalist Party leadership race.In a surreal move by any standards, Debono chose to commission a survey on himself. The survey indicates how many ...
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Malta
David Agius to run for PN Deputy Leader for Parliamentary Affairs
Nationalist Party parliamentary whip David Agius will be contesting for the post of Deputy Leader for Parliamentary Affairs.Agius yesterday confirmed his intentions with The Malta Independent on Sunday.He is the first PN MP to announce his candidacy for the post and the second to have expressed his interest in any ...
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Brasile Panama Malta Pakistan
Road to clean governance is 'long and hard' – Simon Busuttil
PN Leader Simon Busuttil this morning said that the road to clean governance is “long and hard” when commenting on the latest magisterial inquiry which involves the Panama Papers scandal was launched. Last week a magistrate accepted Busuttil’s request for an investigation on whether Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri, among ...
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Regno Unito Malta
Government working to make Malta ‘future proof’ – Prime Minister
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this morning said that the government was not only ensuring that people felt the instant benefits of a strong and just economy but was also making the country “future proof.”Speaking on One Radio, Muscat said the government was keeping up its momentum even during a period ...
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Turchia USA Malta
Robert Arrigo proposes far-reaching changes to role of PN Deputy Leader
So what made you decide to go for the position?I announced my candidature straightaway, as opposed to the normal practice of just waiting around to see if there is support for your candidature.It is a combination of the effects of the last election, and my political CV, which includes four ...
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Panama
TMIS Editorial: To appeal or not to appeal, there really should have been no question
It truly beggars belief that members of government have appealed against the initiation of a new magisterial inquiry, lodged by the Opposition leader, to investigate whether money laundering laws were broken when what were once secret Panama companies had been opened by the Prime Minister’s chief of staff Keith Schembri ...