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Editorial: Just grab it Mr Prime Minister
When last week, Leader of the Opposition and PN Leader Simon Busuttil said on INDEPTH (The one-on-one weekly programme on www.independent.com.mt) that he is convinced he will win the next general election, most of us must have smirked and said to ourselves, ‘yeah sure, lets see you at that!). His ...
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Malta
Proposed national conference on womb ecology; to raise awareness and other developments
Head of the Malta Unborn Child Movement Anthony Mifsud said that the point of the proposed national conference on womb ecology is to raise awareness on factors that could have adverse effects to the foetus while inside its mother's womb.The scope behind womb ecology, he explained, is that the very ...
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USA Malta
15 NGOs write a letter to the Prime Minister to release the 9 Mali persons who are in detention
15 NGOs joined forces and wrote a letter to the Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Minister for Home Affairs Carmelo Abela, "to express our grave concern about the situation of the nine Malian nationals who are currently in detention supposedly awaiting to be returned to Mali"These NGOs are; Aditus foundation, ...
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Malta
Silent gathering calling on government to #FreeThe9 Malians locked up for three months
A silent gathering has been organised on the 14 February, Valentine’s Day, outside the Safi detention centre currently holding nine Malians who have been locked up for three months, without any indication of what will happen to them.This is a joint effort by the Aditus Foundation, Moviment Graffitti, Integra Foundation, ...
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Applicants for running of Church homes for elderly must respect institution’s ‘ethos’
Six bidders currently vying to run Church homes for the elderly will have to be reviewed by an Evaluation Committee before being approved, to prevent possible scenarios such as a bidder also seeking to build on Outside Development Zone land or, say, run a gentlemen’s club.In comments to this newspaper, ...
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Malta
Minister George Vella welcomes Liechtenstein’s Foreign Affairs Minister Aurelia Frick
Minister for Foreign Affairs George Vella welcomed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Culture of Liechtenstein Aurelia Frick as the first liechtensteiner government representative to visit Malta. The minister said that this was an excellent opportunity to share opinions but admitted that there was still a lot of work to ...
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Malta
Uncle gets suspended sentence after making sexual advances towards niece
An uncle was given a suspended sentence today after he admitted to making sexual advances towards his niece. He was also placed under a supervision order by Magistrate Charmaine Galea.The Senglea man, in his 40s, admitted to attempting a violent indecent assault on his niece, who was aged 15. He ...
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USA
‘Access to low-risk bio pesticides should be facilitated to enter EU markets’ - MEP Miriam Dalli
The European Commission should facilitate the introduction of biological low-risk pesticides into the European Market, MEP Miriam Dalli said while addressing the plenary session of the European Parliament on behalf of the Socialists & Democrats.The use of conventional pesticides has been in the spotlight for the past months, as awareness ...
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Malta
FDI in Malta reaches €156.7 billion, direct investment abroad at €61.8 billion
The stock position of Foreign Direct Investment in Malta as at the end of June 2016 stood at €156.7 billion, while Direct Investment abroad amounted to €61.8 billion, the NSO said.Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in MaltaDuring the first six months of 2016, FDI flows in Malta went up by €1.9 ...
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USA
Playboy magazine reverses position, brings back naked women
Naked women are back in Playboy magazine, ending a year-old ban on the nudity that made the magazine famous.Playboy celebrated the reversal on Twitter and Facebook with the hashtag #NakedIsNormal.The about-face came Monday with the release of Playboy's March-April issue. The 63-year-old magazine had banished naked women from its print edition because it felt the ...