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    Political parties enter, exit political stage, but loss of natural environment is permanent – DLH

    Environmental NGO Din L-Art Helwa are urging political parties to prioritise the environment and the environmental future of the country throughout the electoral campaigns.  Urging the parties to consider the effects of their pledges upon Malta's future, they stated "whilst politicians and political parties enter and exit the political stage, ...

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    Watch: If Busuttil wants to protect Malta’s reputation, he should simply head to Bidnija - Muscat

    Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that if the Leader of the Opposition really wants to protect Malta's reputation, he should not go round the world, but simply head to Bidnija, a clear reference to journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia who resides in this locality.Dr Muscat was replying to questions ...

  • Malta

    Watch: New Labour government to offer free wi-fi on public transport

    Minister Joe Mizzi this morning announced that the government is committed to offer free WI-FI service on the transport buses. He said that the government is willing to embark on the introduction of a number of measures to encourage more people to take up public transport. This morning's press conference, led ...

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    Voices distributes €190,000 to charity

    The VOICES CELEBRATION concerts, held last October, raised €190,000 which will go towards 26 voluntary organisations to help finance a series of projects aimed at assisting the vulnerable. The VOICES CELEBRATION concerts which marked the finale of VOICES, looked back at its 25 years of existence, revisiting some of the most memorable ...

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    Watch: Deputy Prime Minister Louis Grech will not contest general election

    Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this evening announced that Louis Grech, the Deputy Prime Minister, will not contest the general election on 3 June. "This is a very emotional moments for me to announce this. I knew this for a long time, but we have decided to put it out today," ...

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    ‘Joseph Muscat is trying to buy voters with their own money’ – Simon Busuttil

    Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is trying to buy voters with their own money, according to Nationalist Party Leader Simon Busuttil.Dr Busuttil was addressing a crowd in Zurrieq as part of the Party's electoral campaign 'I Choose Malta'.Refering to the housing pledges which were launched by the Nationalist Party this morning, ...

  • Malta

    AD proposes local referendum for large scale developments, demolition of Armier boat houses

    Alternattiva Demokratika, the Green Party has this afternoon presented the first batch of proposals related to the environment. Addressing a press conference, Professor Arnold Cassola AD Chairman, said that these proposals were shaped in order to control planning and respect the little natural habitat left.Carmel Cacopardo listed the proposals for ...

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    Moody’s economic forecast for Malta improves

    Moody's has raised its economic growth forecast for Malta to 4.3%, government has said in a statement.Last January, government said, Moody's economic growth forcast for Malta for 2017 stood at 3.4%. "In addition, their economic growth forecast for 2018 also rose from 3.1% to 3.7%The agency also confirmed Malta's A3 ...

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    INDEPTH: Tonio Fenech refused Busuttil pressure to contest election

    Former finance minister Tonio Fenech turned down requests by Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil to contest the general election. Mr Fenech, who was being interviewed on INDEPTH by The Malta Independent's news editor, Rachel Attard, said that were it up to the  PN leader, he would be contesting the forthcoming ...

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    Editorial: Muscat and Schembri's reputations are intertwined

    Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has, whether he likes it or not, tied his personal reputation to that of Keith Schembri.Keith Schembri is at the heart of the Panama Papers scandal, and has been right from the very beginning. The Panama Papers found that Keith Schembri had acquired a company in ...