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Panama Malta
Updated (2): Keith Schembri paid Times ex-managing director Adrian Hillman €650,000 - Busuttil
"I have information including all documents showing that Keith Schembri paid 650,000 euro to former Times director Adrian Hillman," Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil said today.Addressing the media, Dr Busuttil said that there are no explanations for this payment. They happened in secret companies and structures which show that it is ...
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Watch: Egrant and allegations of corruption dominate leaders' political debate at University
As expected, the Leaders political debate at the University of Malta was dominated by corruption allegations, as Panama and Egrant became the two key words common to all the five contenders.Hundreds of students, who usually are either sitting in the sun having some cold drink between one lecture and another, ...
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Malta
iSurvey: Majority feel PL electoral campaign most effective
A majority of 52.9% believe that the Labour Party’s (PL) electoral campaign was the most effective when contacted for their responses after week one of the campaign.Respondents were simply asked: Which electoral campaign is most effective between the PL’s and the Nationalist Party’s (PN)? Overall, 52.9% of respondents chose the ...
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Malta
PN believes government should control Air Malta, not necessarily through majority shareholding
Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil said that he believes that the Maltese government needs to keep the control of the national airline, not necessarily through a majority shareholding.Replying to questions by The Malta Independent, Dr Busuttil said that the government needs to understand the role of Air Malta in ...
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Cina USA Malta
‘Preferred option’ for Air Malta will be for government to keep majority shareholding – Muscat
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that the "preferred option" for Air Malta would be for government to keep a majority shareholding.He was addressing a press conference on the tourism sector when he made the following statement."Air Malta has a future. We have no intention to fire any workers from ...
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Malta
Illogical decision to reduce English lessons should be revised – Malta chamber
The Malta Chamber today expressed its utmost concern on the reported news that English lessons for Form 4 students are to be reduced by one lesson a week next year. If this report is correct, this decision goes against any logic and ought to be revised with immediate effect. The ...
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Editorial: Muscat and the gay lobby - Corruption affects us all
Personalities from the LGBTIQ lobby have, rightly so, lauded Joseph Muscat for his overhaul of civil liberties in just four years. They sang the PM’s praises telling us how progressive the Labour Party is and how it changed their lives through the civil liberties it introduced. There is no question ...
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Malta
PL government would evaluate possibility of retractable roof on Teatru Rjal - Muscat
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that, if re-elected, a PL government would evaluate the potential for a retractable roof to be constructed on the Renzo Piano's Teatru Rjal in Valletta.Prime Minister Joseph Muscat was addressing a press conference in St Paul's Bay, and he was joined by Tourism Minister ...
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USA Malta
People in public office to lead by example, says Chamber of Commerce
In a document presented to the country’s political leaders in the run-up to the 3rd June General Election, the Malta Chamber called on people in public office whether elected or appointed, to lead by example and take the indisputable moral high ground against dubious practices.Addressing both political parties, the Chamber’s ...
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USA Malta
Watch: Joseph Muscat insinuates that Simon Busuttil is afraid of the inquiry result
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat insinuated this evening that PN Leader Simon Busuttil fears the result of the inquiry into allegations, amongst others, that Michelle Muscat is the owner of Egrant.Speaking at a political activity in Tarxien, the Prime Minister who is under fire from all angles on these allegations, questioned ...