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Updated (2): Marsaxlokk resident files judicial protest against ERA over LNG power station
A Marsaxlokk resident yesterday filed a judicial protest against the Environmental and Resources Authority (ERA) ahead of tomorrow’s final decision on applications for permits for the LNG power station. The judicial protest was filed against ERA, the authority’s chairman Professor Victor Axiak and the authority’s board members by engineer Arthur ...
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Malta
Church’s environment committee calls for ERA decision on LNG tanker to be made serenely
The church’s environmental committee (KA) has issued a statement calling for the Environment and Resources Authority to address each issue relating to the gas power station, and respond to them honestly and truthfully.These comments were made in view of tomorrow’s public consultation to decide on whether an operational permit for ...
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Malta
PM asserts now is best time to discuss minimum wage because of healthy economy
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat declared that with Malta’s economy doing so well at the moment, there is no time like now to discuss adjusting the minimum wage to today’s needs.“The minimum wage right now is not enough,” he said, adding that this cannot be changed without proper consultation.Discussions are currently ...
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Malta
Simon Busuttil wants investigation into all Chris Cardona's expenditures abroad
Speaking in an interview on Radio 101, PN leader Simon Busuttil said there should be an investigation held on all expenses, including drink expenses, run up by PL Deputy Leader Minister Chris Cardona in his trips abroad.This investigation must be carried out in view of the revelation by accident by ...
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Malta
INDEPTH: ERA being subjected to ‘enormous pressure’ to approve LNG tanker - Ann Fenech
President of the Nationalist Party Executive and maritime law expert Ann Fenech has said the Environment and Resources is being subjected to enormous pressure to approve the Delimara power station's operations and LNG tanker, and hopes that no one from the government is pulling the authority's strings.She also has warned ...
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Malta
What the government did not say: IMF warns of risks to financial system’s integrity
The International Monetary Fund called on Malta to apply ongoing vigilance to contain risks to the integrity of the country’s financial system on account of the Individual Investor Programme and the rapid growth of the remote gaming and financial services.Along such lines, the IMF, in its annual report on Malta ...
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Malta
Editorial: A tale of two IMF reports
The truth can be a funny thing, and half-truths can be even funnier. Take, for example, the International Monetary Fund’s 2016 statement on Malta, which was published on Friday night and the government’s press release published yesterday morning dealing with the same subject matter.In truth, the IMF’s findings on the ...
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Malta
2 Wheels Foundation to launch road safety information campaign
With road fatalities having more than doubled over the last year – with 25 people dying in road accidents this year compared with 11 such fatalities in 2015 – the 2 Wheels Foundation, a registered NGO, is to embark on a road safety campaign.The 2 Wheels Foundation, set up in ...
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Kenya
Business: How we plan to hit three million tourists mark for Kenya
Due to its high multiplier effects, the tourism sector plays a significant role in the country's economic development in terms of foreign exchange earnings, job creation and poverty alleviation.
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Kenya
Business: CAK approves Kuramo's acquisition in TransCentury stock
The Competition Authority of Kenya has approved the acquisition of 25 per cent stake of TransCentury by an American private equity firm.