Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Waterpolo - Perfect San Giljan: 25 wins from 25 games, four titles
It was a perfect season for San Giljan Tum Invest.They won all four waterpolo competitions, starting off with the winter league, going on to take home the President’s Cup and then completing a memorable season by winning the summer league and the knock-out.It is the second time in waterpolo history ...
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Attard mayor welcomes announcement to tackle traffic problem, but needs more details
Government’s announcement that it will tackle the Attard traffic problem on the stretch of road between Mt Carmel Hospital and the Malta Financial Services Authority offices is positive news, however more information about the proposal is required, Attard Mayor Stefan Cordina told The Malta Independent.Transport Minister Ian Borg recently said ...
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Legislative overhaul 'will be required if 16 or 17-year-olds are elected mayors'
In the hypothetical situation that a 16 or 17-year-old is elected as a local council mayor, changes will be required to existing legislation, according to Vote 16 committee chairperson Andrew Debattista. Yesterday morning, Parliamentary Secretary for Reform Julia Farrugia Portelli launched a consultation document on voting rights for 16-year-olds, called ...
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Gastronomic celebration in the name of good food
Applecore Foods Ltd, an importer and distributor of leading brands in Malta, recently hosted a talk-of-town, end-of-summer bash for local food retailers as well as clients in the hospitality and restaurants business. Pjazza Place is becoming known as a yearly event for Applecore Foods clientele and suppliers alike. As has been ...
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Marsascala man denied bail over theft charges
A 29-year-old man from Marsascala was denied bail this afternoon after pleading not guilty to a number of thefts. Rodrick Grima was accused of stealing an electrical wire from Unique Construction, causing damages of up to €2,300. According to the police, the incident took place at around 11am yesterday. He was ...
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AD welcomes consultation on change from petrol, diesel cars to electric cars
AD today welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement that government will launch a consultation on the change from vehicles using petrol and diesel - the true cancer factory in the heart of every town and village - to electric vehicles.AD spokesperson Ralph Cassar said: "This change is one of the concrete ...
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Air Malta and Ryanair to strike a deal to connect Europe and Africa
Air Malta and Ryanair have been in talks and have struck a deal that will see Ryanair and Air Malta codesharing, with Ryanair bringing passengers to Malta from Europea after which they would be transferred to Air Malta for onward travel to African destinations.Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, at this morning's ...
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Labour’s first 100 days of the legislature in a nutshell
Today Prime Minister Joseph Muscat celebrates his government’s first 100 days of the current legislature following his landslide electoral victory over the Nationalist Party on 3 June.The news has recently been all but dominated by the PN’s leadership campaign, which brought with it a fair amount of scandals, allegations and ...
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Enforcement of regulations is one of our biggest challenges, Muscat pledges stricter regimes
The enforcement of regulations, Prime Minster Joseph Muscat said this morning at a political activity celebrating the administration's first 100 days, is one of the country's biggest challenges. Acknowledging the situation, Muscat pledged that from now much stricter enforcement is to begin, adding that, "There needs to be clear regulations.Muscat ...
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Ryanair introduces 12 new routes from Malta, in ‘partnership discussions’ with Air Malta
Ryanair this morning launched its Malta summer 2018 schedule with 12 new routes, including three new summer services, with an additional aircraft to be based in Malta next year.Ryanair's 54 routes in total will help deliver 2.5 million customers a year through Malta Airport next year.At a press conference this ...
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If this is a ship
If you take a ship and gradually replace all its planks with new ones would it still be the same ship? And if you took all the old planks and built another ship, which one is the original? That is the paradox which kicks off Puerto Flamenco’s latest project Ship ...
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Restoring the Opposition
One cannot envy the 20,000-plus members of the Nationalist Party who have been called to vote for their new leader next Saturday. The choice that confronts them is a stark and difficult one, with very different contenders both with strengths and obvious flaws: Adrian Delia, the magnetic outsider offering the appeal of ...
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Unfair trading practices
The recently published Consumer Conditions Scoreboard revealed that fewer consumers in the EU were encountering unfair commercial practices. In fact, only 33 per cent (nearly 10 per cent less than the previous scoreboard) of consumers interviewed said they have felt pressured by persistent sales calls or messages urging them to ...
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Ryanair to introduce 12 new Malta routes next summer
Ryanair has announced plans for 12 new routes from Malta next summer and says it intends to base a fifth aircraft on the island. David O’Brien, chief commercial officer, told a press conference that the low-cost airline will operate 54 routes to 18 countries from Malta next summer. The new routes are ...
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Marigold Foundation given extension to file for audited report as board could not be convened
The Marigold Foundation was granted a one-month extension to submit its audited annual report for 2016 to the Commissioner of Voluntary Organisations after the foundation found it difficult to call a board meeting to approve the annual returns and accounts because many members were unavailable at the time.The Foundation, which ...
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'Neglect and no integration policy' to blame for Marsa incidents
A lack of an effective integration policy and years of neglect from the authorities are to blame for recent incidents involving Marsa open centre residents, according to African refugee and migrant communities. The remarks were made in reaction to a story published yesterday by Times of Malta which said that this ...
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Prostitution is paid rape, says MCWO chairwoman Lorraine Spiteri
"Prostitution is paid rape," Malta Confederation of Women's Organisations (MCWO) Chairwoman Lorraine Spiteri told Kevin Schembri Orland during an interview."Let's say a man approaches a female prostitute," she says. "The prostitute does not want the man to have sex with her, but needs the money desperately - either due to drug ...
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‘Manufacturing increasing its economic value’ - Economy Minister Chris Cardona
The Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Businesses today highlighted the manufacturing industry’s contribution towards the GDP growth registered by the national economy in the second quarter of 2017.As expected, the economy overall continues to grow at a staggering pace, the ministry said in a statement. Official statistics issued ...
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Selfies do not create jobs and incentives – Chris Said
Despite numerous concerns raised over previous months, it has become clear that Labour has no long-term economic plan for the country. “Should I be entrusted with taking the PN forward as Leader, I will ensure a robust economic plan over two stages – the period 2022 running to 2030, and ...
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Road safety council, TM to distribute disposable breathalyzers to boat owners
The road safety council is collaborating with Transport Malta maritime officials to distribute disposable breathalyzers to boat owners during routine maritime patrols. Speaking to The Malta Independent, Pierre Vella from the Malta Road Safety Council, explained the latest initiatives by this entity which was purposefully set up to create safety ...
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TMID Editorial: The real situation at Marsa
Some days ago, the mayor of Hamrun posted an outburst on Facebook about what the immigrants are doing to the Hamrun community.Unfortunately, he chose as his starting point the picture of the black drunk immigrant lying on the road in front of the Marsa church allegedly shouting Allahu Akbar. It ...