• Malta

    Updated: PM accuses Busuttil of rehashing old story on Keith Schembri, delaying investigations

    Prime Minister Joseph Muscat today accused the leader of the Opposition of withholding information on transactions which allegedly show kickbacks received by the PM’s chief of staff, Keith Schembri, in order to cause delays in the magisterial inquiry and create more diversion.He also accused Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil of knowing ...

  • Panama Malta

    Editorial: Who should actually resign over Egrant?

    Calls for the Prime Minister’s resignation have come from far and wide practically since the outbreak of the multifaceted Panama Papers-Egrant scandal, which, at least on the surface, is responsible for having catalysed the snap election the country is now facing in just over a fortnight.The Opposition leader has been ...

  • Malta

    MIA president says Commerzbank decision will have ‘negative impact’

    The Malta Institute of Accountants (MIA) has expressed its concern regarding the article on The Malta Independent on Sunday of the 14 May, wherein it was reported that Commerzbank is no longer accepting declarations issued by the Maltese audit firms.The MIA is referring to a story published on The Malta ...

  • Malta

    Watch: PL promises ‘best social package’ in election manifesto - Muscat

    Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this morning rolled out a new set of pledges centred around the family, the elderly and removing persons from living at risk of poverty.Among the proposals announced, one of the most striking was that of allowing couples who have gone through a separation or a divorce, ...

  • USA Panama Malta

    Malta wants to get rid of ‘its ugly reputation’ - Scicluna

    Malta wants to get rid of its ugly reputation, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said, as reported by Markus Mayr and Frederik Obermaier on the Suddeutsche Zeitung, the paper that was deeply involved in the revelations made last year known as the Panama Papers.In the Maltese embassy on the third floor ...

  • USA Malta

    This is not the Labour Party of Mintoff, Sant, it is not the workers party – de Marco

    PN Deputy Leader Mario de Marco bombarded the Labour Party during a Broadcasting Authority debate which aired on PBS this evening, stating that today's Labour Party is not the PL of Mintoff or Alfred Sant, that today's Labour Party is not the workers party.PN Deputy Leader Mario de Marco and ...

  • Malta

    Watch: PN would create a whole new sector of precarious work – PM

    Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that through the Nationalist Party’s proposal of having two separate tax rates, he would create a whole new sector of precarious working conditions (prekarjat).“Yesterday it was announced that the PN would have two separate tax rates, one for self-employed and another for all others,“ he ...

  • 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, ...

  • 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 ...