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    Assa solicita transferencia de cartera

    El superintendente de Seguros y Reaseguros de Panamá, José Joaquín Riesen, informó que...

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    When wine turns

    Tas-Serena Sirena Street, Senglea Food: 3/10Location: 7/10Service: 6/10Value: 3/10Overall: 4/10 What a terrible waste of time this was. I came to hate every minute of this depressing travesty of a meal. We were at Tas-Serena restaurant in Sirena street, located on the charming waterfront road that snakes its way around Senglea. We sat outside ...

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    Thousands rally in Barcelona against Catalan push for secession

    Thousands of people were rallying on Sunday in central Barcelona to protest against the Catalan government's push for secession from the rest of Spain. Many in the crowd carried Spanish and Catalan flags. Some chanted "Don't be fooled, Catalonia is Spain" and called for Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to go to prison. The ...

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    BirdLife Malta CEO speaks out about why it never presented motion for hunting season closure

    A motion to discuss closing the hunting season has not been presented by BirdLife Malta to the Ornis Committee due to the committee’s ‘design’, resulting in the Prime Minister having a ‘clean sheet’ to keep it open despite the mounting number of illegalities.“If we were to present this motion, and ...

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    Price of soft drinks to increase as part of plastic bottle return scheme, PM announces

    The price of soft drinks will go up as part of a plastic bottle return scheme, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced today. Speaking about tomorrow’s budget during an activity in Ghaxaq, the PM said the scheme will encourage people to hold on to their plastic and deposit bottles against a ...

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    INDEPTH: One cannot expect OHSA to monitor media 24/7 - CEO Mark Gauci

    Occupational Health and Safety Authority CEO Mark Gaudi said that one cannot expect the authority to have people monitoring what both the traditional and social media are saying with regard to possible infringements of health and safety at the workplace.Interviewed by The Malta Independent online editor Stephen Calleja on Indepth, ...

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    Freeport introduces weekly rapid link to key South America ports

    Maltese importers and exporters are set to benefit from new trading opportunities to Brazil and Argentina following the introduction of a rapid weekly link by Malta Freeport Terminals. The Sirius Service, calling at six key ports in Brazil (Itajai, Itapoa, Itaguai, Rio Grande, Salvador and Santos) as well as Buenos ...

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    TMIS Editorial: New waste incinerator destined for Gozo, the north or the south?

    With the government set on embarking on a waste-to-energy project incorporating an incinerator, the €150 million question is where, exactly, the project will be located.Malta’s size being what it is such industrial projects are always bound to be placed in someone’s backyard. As such there are, broadly speaking, only three ...

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    Government needs to address market failures in upcoming budget – Caritas Director

     Caritas Director Leonid McKay believes the government needs to address market failures especially in the rental market.The Malta Independent on Sunday contacted various key members in civil society to hear what they think the government should focus on in the upcoming budget. Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has already spoken of ...

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    Paqpaqli Porsche driver files judicial letter against President over health, safety failures

    The British Porsche 918 Spyder driver who took part in the 2015 charity event Paqpaqli Ghall-Istrina which tragically saw 23 people injured has filed a judicial letter against the organising parties, including President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca. Some of the victims of the incident, including a six-year-old girl and her mother, ...