Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Alleanza Bidla’s Grech Mintoff files police report after ‘Patrijotti’ label him 'traitor’
Ivan Grech Mintoff, the leader of Alleanza Bidla, has become the latest target of the far-right group Moviment Patrijotti Maltin. It appears that the vicious attacks posted online and in private conversations between members of the so-called patriots and Grech Mintoff started after Alleanza Bidla expressed its support for the ...
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‘Workers' conditions and rights should not be undermined’ - PD says
Partit Demokratiku, Malta's third party, with two elected members of parliament, is dead set against the proposal put forward by Malta's Employer Association that of removing the first day of paid sick leave.In a statement, PD said it deplored the fact that profit is being put before the workers of ...
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Fracas lands two men in court
Two Irish men attending a friend's wedding in Malta this morning pleaded guilty to grievously harming each other after they came to blows yesterday while drunk. The court heard how the two men, 26-year-old Darren Boylan and 37-year- old Matthew Duggan were sharing a room at a local hotel. They got into ...
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TMIS Editorial: PN leadership race - a complete and utter shambles
What had started out with a glimmer of hope that the Nationalist Party would be able to regroup itself into a formidable Opposition once Parliament reconvenes in early October is quickly deteriorating into a complete and utter shambles.The situation is such a mess that the party’s administrative council will be ...
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VistaJet’s winning formula attracts new investment to fuel next stage of growth
VistaJet's Chief Operating Officer Nick van der Meer has predicted the company's further growth following a substantial investment by Rhône Capital.Earlier this week, VistaJet announced that it had received a $2.65 billion valuation following Rhône Capital's $150 million cash investment into the fastest-growing private aviation company.Rhône Capital, a global private ...
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Maltese prostitute: ‘We are like toilets: men use us and leave us there’
The regularisation of prostitution is not the way forward, and to do so with the current state of enforcement could result in a complete disaster, Dr Anna Vella, who has been a volunteer at Dar Hosea (a day centre for women involved in prostitution) for the past three years and ...
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An entrapment strategy designed to obscure my message and vision – Delia
You have insisted that you have never held any personal offshore or onshore accounts outside of Malta. Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has since published documents showing that around £1 million was transferred into an account, which is under your name, with Barclays International in Jersey over the course of 'three ...
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Delia describes Caruana Galizia's claims as "tales"; PN council to meet to discuss controversy
Adrian Delia has branded the stories about him appearing on Daphne Caruana Galizia’s blog as “tales”, insisting they are trying to paint an untrue picture. In a hastily called press conference this afternoon, the Nationalist Party leadership contender denied he ever was in receipt of rental money for property held in ...
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Watch: 'All this fuss for nothing' - Herrera sees no nepotism in daughter's law appointment
Environment Minister Josè Herrera has denied that appointing his daughter as commissioner for justice while he forms part of the Cabinet is a case of nepotism, insisting that the move was not unethical. Times of Malta reported earlier this week that Martina Herrera, the minister’s youngest daughter, was given the judicial ...
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Malta's economy gets another positive credit rating
International credit rating agency, DBRS, has affirmed Malta’s credit rating at A while upgrading the trend on the ratings to positive. The development comes weeks after credit rating upgrades by Standard and Poor’s and Fitch. DBRS acknowledges that, following a fiscal consolidation process since 2013, Malta’s fiscal out-turns came in better than expected in ...
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Curtail 'large-scale' projects frenzy until masterplan is drawn up
The government should curtail the "large-scale projects frenzy" for a limited time until a proper well studied national masterplan is drawn up, a private members' motion will propose. The motion, to be presented by the Democratic Party, will propose "where and what" kind of developments are more suited to our country's ...
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PD to present parliamentary motion for government to curtail ‘large scale project frenzy’
The Partit Demokratiku will present a private member's motion in parliament, urging the government to curtail the large scale project frenzy for a limited time until a proper well studied National Masterplan.Such a plan, the PD says, can guide planners and developers as to how, when, where and what kind ...
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Updated: MEA defends unpaid sick leave proposal, cites widespread abuse
The Malta Employers Association has stuck to its guns on its controversial proposal that the first day of sick leave should be unpaid, citing widespread abuse by workers.The proposal, which was included in the association's pre-budget proposals, was met with fierce opposition by the main workers' unions.Speaking to The Malta ...
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DBRS affirms Malta’s credit rating at A and changes trend to positive
Following the credit rating upgrades by Standard and Poor's and Fitch, another credit rating agency, DBRS, has affirmed Malta's credit rating at A while upgrading the trend on the ratings to positive, government said in a press statement.Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna comments that: "Four years ago, we had promised to ...
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Foreign direct investment in Malta up by €9.5bn
Foreign direct investment in Malta stood at €161.4 billion at the end of 2016, an increase of €9.5 billion compared to the previous year, while direct investment abroad amounted to €62.1 billion. According to NSO figures published yesterday, financial and insurance activities contributed €158.2 billion or 98 per cent of all ...
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'Assault on democracy': NGOs slam appointment of minister's daughter
Appointing a 25-year-old minister's daughter a Commissioner for Justice is an assault on Malta's democracy and an example of unshamed disrespect for its justice system, three NGOs have said. In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, aditus foundation, Integra Foundation and the Critical Institute called on Martina Herrera, whose father Jose' ...
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'Populist' unpaid sick leave talk is unacceptable, says banking union
A "populist" proposal to not pay workers for their first day of sick leave would unduly punish genuinely sick employees and was "not acceptable by any standard," the bankers' union has said. In a statement, the Malta Union of Bank Employees slammed employers' lobby group the Malta Employers Association for raising ...
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8,000 indigenous trees to be planted 2017, including 3,600 on Comino
Over 8,000 trees will have been planted by the end of the year through a national afforestation initiative, Environment Minister Jose Herrera said yesterday.Speaking in Wied Blandun, Fgura, the minister said the government understands the importance of planting more trees around the country to improve the environment.These indigenous trees are ...
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Minister’s daughter’s appointment ‘assault on democracy’, NGOs tell PM
Three NGO’s have blasted the appointment of the Environment Minster’s daughter to the post of Commissioner for Justice, saying, in an open letter to the Prime Minister, that her appointment is “an assault on our democracy, and stands in stark contrast to the meritocracy promised by this Government throughout the ...
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Government fund registers €105 million deficit in January-July 2017 – NSO
In January-July 2017, Government’s Consolidated Fund registered a deficit of €105.0 million, the NSO said today.Government Finance Data: January-July 2017Compared to the same period last year, recurrent revenue registered an increase of €253.6 million whereas total expenditure went up by €217.6 million. This resulted in a positive change in theGovernment’s ...
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Companies marketing oils as ‘medical’ or ‘therapeutic' grade can be dangerous
The sale of oils for ‘medical’ or ‘therapeutic’ needs by companies is simply a marketing tactic and the improper use of essential oils can be dangerous, a qualified aroma therapist has warned.Aromatherapy is a holistic and complementary therapy in which essential oils are used. Aroma therapists are trained extensively in ...