• USA

    Trial by jury: Italian testifies that the killer had two men waiting in a getaway car

    An Italian national who worked at the Italian food store/restaurant, Chef D'Italie, the place where the murder of Vittorio Cassone took place 23 years ago testified that the murderer had two men waiting for him in a getaway car following the shooting.Mr Cassone was shot in the chest during a ...

  • Malta

    Malta to host the 2nd global conference on women in Science next year

    Malta will host the 2nd global conference on women and girls in science between 10 and 11 February 2017. The conference, themed 'Gender, Science and Sustainable Development: The Impact of Media' is being organised by the Ministry for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties, in partnership with the Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT).Speaking during ...

  • Regno Unito

    May tries to reassure EU as UK seeks trade pacts alone

    Prime Minister Theresa May signaled Friday that Britain is paving the way for trade talks with other countries well before it leaves the European Union but sought to reassure partners that this would not undermine the bloc's trade aims.Facing EU leaders for the first time since she came to power on the ...

  • Malta

    INDEPTH: Was it a social budget? Caritas director replies

    The second edition of The Malta Independent’s programme INDEPTH is an interview with Caritas Director Leonid McLay.In the interview with Malta Independent business and content director Pierre Portelli, Mr McKay speaks about the measures introduced in the budget presented by Finance Minister Edward Scicluna last Monday. 

  • Malta

    UHM temporarily suspends law court directives pending further meetings

    Following a meeting with Justice Minister Owen Bonnici yesterday, the UHM – Voice of the Workers has temporarily suspended directives affecting law court employees.The directives were mainly aimed at deputy registrars and clerks, since their sectoral agreement has been in discussion for two years and no new agreement has yet ...

  • Russia USA Regno Unito Malta

    ‘We have to look out for ourselves when it comes to deal with migration’ – Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that when it comes to the migration issue, “we will have to look out for ourselves”.Speaking to journalists at the end of a European Union summit in Brussels, Dr Muscat said that he is however satisfied with the fact that there are plans to ...

  • USA Malta

    Vitals Global Healthcare faces restrictions in dealing with media

    Vitals Global Healthcare cannot speak to the media on the contracts and services unless it obtains the government’s written consent, a contract tabled in Parliament shows.On Wednesday the government published the three agreements reached with Vitals Global Healthcare covering the administration of Karin Grech Rehabilitation Hospital, St Luke's Hospital and ...

  • Malta

    Updated: Transport Malta has 'no intention' of introducing traffic congestion tax

    The introduction of a congestion tax is among the suggestions made to Transport Malta as a way to cut down on traffic problems, but so far there are no plans to introduce such a system.The proposal was made in a 400-pade document that a Spanish company, Ineco-Systematic, compiled for Transport ...

  • Kenya

    Kenya: University student charged for stealing Sh33 million in Bondo

    A university student accused of stealing Sh33 million from his employer was charged at Bondo law court in Siaya County on Thursday.

  • Etiopia

    GERD's National & Regional Significance

    [Ethiopian Herald] Subject to a vicious cycle of drought for long, the agrarian state Ethiopia was heavily dependent on foreign aids to rescue the lives of its people some of which breathe their last before salivation arrives from some quarters. The country had no option than dependency syndrome.