• USA Malta

    Politicians are encouraging an ‘entitlement attitude’ in the younger generation – MEA President

    Arthur Muscat will soon conclude his final term as President of the MEA, however he is concerned about the lack of a good work ethic in the younger generations. “From a good work ethic based on hard work and an appreciation of duties and responsibilities, we seem to be moving ...

  • USA Malta

    Party financing laws: db Group saga the tip of the iceberg

    Accusations of non-existent services rendered by the Opposition’s commercial entity Media Link to Silvio Debono’s db Group in order to circumvent party financing laws on donations could just be the tip of the iceberg.The party financing law, proposed and enacted by the current government, stipulates that no party is allowed ...

  • Malta

    INDEPTH: PN considering shifting position on media law – Mario de Marco

    Nationalist Party deputy leader Mario de Marco said the PN is considering a shift in its original position on the media law as presented by the government.Interviewed by The Malta Independent online editor Stephen Calleja on INDEPTH, Dr de Marco said that the criticism the PN levelled at what he ...

  • Panama Malta

    Simon Busuttil reflects on what people tell him

    It is Simon Busuttil's birthday today.For some reason the two main parties did not hold their usual Sunday morning political activities. Labour had a political activity on Saturday evening and so Dr Muscat gave a brief interview on radio yesterday. Dr Busuttil too gave an interview on Radio 101.In this ...

  • Malta

    ‘Simon Busuttil cannot lead united party, definitely cannot lead united country’ – PM

    Prime Minister Joseph Muscat believes that while Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil fails to lead a united party, it is a clear sign that he cannot lead a united Malta.Dr Muscat’s comments were made this morning on One Radio. He praised this government for carrying out the ‘unprecedented’ move of fulfilling ...

  • Malta

    Editorial: The merits of a full-time Parliament

    Since the allegations that Nationalist Party deputy leader Mario de Marco was embroiled in a conflict of interest between his position in the party and his private work as a lawyer arose, the debate over whether being a Member of Parliament should be turned into a full-time occupation has once ...

  • Nigeria

    Naira set for further gains – CBN

    The Naira is set to appreciate further in the week as the Central Bank of Nigeria plans to inject more Foreign Exchange into the market to meet the requests of genuine customers. The spokesman of CBN, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, gave the assurance in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The ...

  • Nigeria

    Getting Nigeria out of fuel import fraud

    Punch Editorial Board Ibe Kachikwu’s recent portrayal of Nigeria’s continued dependence on refined petroleum products imports as a fraud is an acknowledgement of an extant problem that needs to be confronted head-on. But much as the junior minister in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources has spoken spiritedly of the need ...

  • Senegal

    La Cosydep obtient un satisfecit du Partenariat mondial pour l'éducation pour sa collaboration

    Dakar, 19 mars (APS) - Le Partenariat mondial pour l'éducation (PME) salue la participation à son conseil d'administration de la Coalition des organisations en synergie pour la défense de l'éducation publique (Cosydep), en estimant que cette structure sénégalaise a permis de conduire des politiques éducatives mieux adaptées aux besoins des ...

  • Turchia

    Turkey further away from EU membership than ever: German FM

    Turkey has never been less likely to join the European Union than now amid a nadir in relations between Ankara and Berlin, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in an interview with news magazine Der Spiegel published on March 18