• Nigeria

    WHO intensifies efforts to contain cholera outbreak in Borno State

    Source: World Health Organization Country: NigeriaAs the outbreak escalates, WHO is also scaling-up its response framework by deploying a team of already trained field volunteers, LGA facilitators, and mobile health teams.Maiduguri, 08 September 2017-With more than 1000 suspected and confirmed cases of cholera including 30 deaths in Borno state as of ...

  • Malta

    'Neglect and no integration policy' to blame for Marsa incidents

    A lack of an effective integration policy and years of neglect from the authorities are to blame for recent incidents involving Marsa open centre residents, according to African refugee and migrant communities. The remarks were made in reaction to a story published yesterday by Times of Malta which said that this ...

  • Venezuela

    Venezuela sustituirá el dólar por otras monedas en contratos públicos

    El Estado venezolano dejará, a partir de este momento, de firmar contratos públicos en dólares y obligará a las empresas que quieran hacer negocios con el Gobierno a migrar a una "canasta de monedas" entre las que se cuentan el yuan, el rublo, la rupia y el euro, informan hoy ...

  • Venezuela

    El Estado venezolano sustituirá al dólar por otras monedas en contratos públicos

    Caracas, 9 sep (EFE).- El Estado venezolano dejará a partir de este momento de firmar contratos públicos en dólares y obligará a las empresas que quieran hacer negocios con el Gobierno a migrar a una "canasta de monedas" entre las que se cuentan el yuan, el rublo, la rupia y ...

  • Malta

    ‘Manufacturing increasing its economic value’ - Economy Minister Chris Cardona

    The Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Businesses today highlighted the manufacturing industry’s contribution towards the GDP growth registered by the national economy in the second quarter of 2017.As expected, the economy overall continues to grow at a staggering pace, the ministry said in a statement. Official statistics issued ...

  • Malta

    Selfies do not create jobs and incentives – Chris Said

    Despite numerous concerns raised over previous months, it has become clear that Labour has no long-term economic plan for the country. “Should I be entrusted with taking the PN forward as Leader, I will ensure a robust economic plan over two stages – the period 2022 running to 2030, and ...

  • Paesi Bassi Malta

    Prostitution is paid rape, says MCWO chairwoman Lorraine Spiteri

    "Prostitution is paid rape," Malta Confederation of Women's Organisations (MCWO) Chairwoman Lorraine Spiteri told Kevin Schembri Orland during an interview."Let's say a man approaches a female prostitute," she says. "The prostitute does not want the man to have sex with her, but needs the money desperately - either due to drug ...

  • USA Regno Unito Malta

    Sir Cameron Mackintosh donates €100,000 to Save Valletta Skyline Restoration Appeal

    Billionaire theatrical producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh has made an “extraordinarily generous” €100,000 donation to the restoration appeal set up to save St Paul’s Anglican Pro-Cathedral in Valletta. Sir Cameron – whose mother was of Maltese descent and whose successes include Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera and Mary Poppins ...

  • USA Malta

    Why are we treating young adults with autism as if they are not able to work?

    "My brother has got his whole life ahead of him, so why are we treating people with autism like they're not able to work. There is nothing at the moment that caters for autistic people of his age, so all they can do is sit at home and wait," she ...

  • Malta

    Road safety council, TM to distribute disposable breathalyzers to boat owners

    The road safety council is collaborating with Transport Malta maritime officials to distribute disposable breathalyzers to boat owners during routine maritime patrols. Speaking to The Malta Independent, Pierre Vella from the Malta Road Safety Council, explained the latest initiatives by this entity which was purposefully set up to create safety ...