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USA Malta
Gender equality, Islam, young people and party politics
In an era that is slowly becoming defined by our political divisiveness, it seems that young people are becoming less engaged in the politics that surround them.The Malta Independent met with Sara Ezabe, a 20 year old law student, who is the Public Policy and Rights Commissioner at National Youth ...
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Malta
Police force launches recruitment process to attract more police officers
The police force has announced a recruitment drive, aimed at recruiting more police officers to the force, where applications will be accepted at the Floriana Headquarters until 17 April.In a statement, the Home Affairs Ministry said that the fight against criminality, a police constable is the one to preserve peace ...
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Malta
Manoel Island could be developed into natural park without taxpayers forking out 1c - PD
Manoel Island could be developed into a natural park without the tax payer having to fork out a single Euro, Partit Demokratiku’s Marlene Farrugia said this morning at a press conference.She explained that many concessions given to commercial entities by previous governments were done so under the arrangement that the ...
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Malta
We're not interested in one-sided coalitions, says Alternattiva Demokratika
Alternattiva Demokratika is not interested in one-sided coalitions in which small political parties end up being gobbled up by their larger partners, AD chairman Arnold Cassola said today. Prof. Cassola said that while coalitions in more advanced democracies allowed parties to keep their identity intact, in Malta politicians were more interested ...
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Spagna
Date set for Messi tax fraud appeal
Spain’s Supreme Court will consider Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi’s appeal against a 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud on April 20, a court spokesperson said. That date is three days before the “Clasico” between Barca and Real Madrid which could go a long way to deciding this season’s La Liga title. Argentine ...
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USA Regno Unito
Watch: Doing nothing is not an option for EU - Muscat
Updated 1pm with Muscat comments The future of the EU hinges on Europe's ability to implement a social dimension, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat warned this morning in Rome. In his speech, just before all member states signed the Rome Declaration, Dr Muscat warned that Europe was at a juncture where every turn ...
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Spagna
Rajoy llama a aprobar los presupuestos como signo de estabilidad en España
El presidente del Gobierno, Mariano Rajoy, ha pedido el apoyo de la oposición para aprobar el proyecto de ley de presupuestos de 2017 porque considera que sería una muestra de la estabilidad de España.
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Spagna
Rajoy llama a aprobar los presupuestos como signo de estabilidad en España
Roma, 25 mar (EFE).- El presidente del Gobierno, Mariano Rajoy, ha pedido hoy el apoyo de la oposición para aprobar el proyecto de ley de presupuestos de 2017 porque considera que sería una muestra de la estabilidad de España.
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Kenya
Kenya: Suspects in Pastor Pius Muiru's mother death remanded
The suspects, who include Wangari Mwangi's daughter-in-law, were yesterday remanded by Kigumo Senior Principal Magistrate Agnes Wahito Mwangi following an application by the investigators.
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Kenya
Business: Potato farmers in Kenya to get cheap loans and access to markets
Some 23,000 potato farmers in 13 counties have signed agreements with financial institutions for cheaper loans.