• Regno Unito Malta

    Projects Malta shortlisted for international 'Partnership Award' in London

    Projects Malta Ltd, a government entity that works on joint government - private sector projects, has been shortlisted for the 2017 'Partnership Award' in London.A Projects Malta statement read that there were around 100 submissions for these international awards,  and projects from Europe, Asia and Africa are being judged.The awards ...

  • Malta

    PN says that NSO data points to unsustainable spending patterns

    Government finance data released by the National Statistics Office point to further increases in recurrent expenditure and a substantial drop in capital expenditure, the PN has said in a statement."The drop in capital expenditure of €13 million is, in fact, the major contributor to the lower consolidated fund deficit registered ...

  • Spagna Panama

    Daphne and Chris, Konrad and Panama, the pastizz and more at Nadur Carnival

    The Nadur Carnival, more “outspoken” than the traditional activities held in other parts of the island, was in full swing last night and, needless to say, the focus was on political satire.It was to be expected that Chris Cardona and Daphne Caruana Galizia were among the highlights of the evening, ...

  • USA

    'No anonymous sources,' Trump scolds - after White House uses them

    US President Donald Trump escalated his criticism of the news media today, taking direct aim this time at the use of anonymous sources. Reporters "shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name," he declared, just hours after members of his own staff held a press briefing and ...

  • Regno Unito Malta

    Iconic building by Maltese architect graces entrance of London’s Westfield City Mall

    International Shopping Mall Westfield and Italian café brand Colicci appointed award winning architectural practice Mizzi Studio to design an iconic kiosk for the entrance of Westfield City's Shopping Centre leading from the Queen Elizabeth's Olympic Park, London. Due to the site's prominent location, the kiosk's design is intended to provide ...

  • Malta

    Defeating migrant smugglers crucial, Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela says

    "Although, in principle, migration in itself can be positive, it is so only as long as it is managed in a lawful, orderly manner. It is only when we have established a migration set-up managed by the authorities rather than by migrant smugglers that we will be able to say ...

  • Brasile

    Rio de Janeiro dá início ao carnaval com 3 mil policiais a menos nas ruas

    O esquema de segurança para o carnaval deste ano terá 3 mil policiais militares a menos, de acordo com a Polícia Militar do Rio de Janeiro. Sem recursos para pagar horas extras, atrasadas desde agosto de 2016, a corporação contará com 12 mil PMs durante os festejos, ...

  • Nigeria

    FG will commit significant share of 2017 budget to Northeast – Onyeama

     The Federal Government will commit a significant share of the 2017 budget to confront the security and humanitarian situation arising from the Boko Haram terrorism, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said. Onyeama made the remarks on Friday at the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake ...

  • Nigeria

    Osinbajo comes out of the shadows with president away

      Nigeria’s Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo seems to have been everywhere while his boss is away. He even conducted a spot check on the public toilets at Lagos international airport. The clear aim, it seems, is to give the impression of business as usual while President Muhammadu Buhari is nearly 5,000 ...

  • Nigeria

    IG approves mass promotion of inspectors, others

    Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has approved the mass promotion of Inspectors and members of rank and file of the Force who are due for promotion to their next ranks. The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, in a statement on Friday,  said the promotion was ...