Malta
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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Anthony Buttigieg to seek PD leadership - wants to build 'a separate party from the PN'
Updated 4.51pm with comments by Dr Buttigieg - Anthony Buttigieg, who recently stepped down as the deputy leader of the Partit Demokratiku, has announced his intention to contest the leadership position. The news was revealed by PD, saying that it had received an official resignation letter, submitted to outgoing PD leader ...
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European Commission ‘not informed’ of any Malta-Italy trade-off of migrants for oil rights
The European Commission, through Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, has informed that the EC “has not been informed of any agreement” between Malta and Italy.He was answering a European Parliamentary Question over persistent and recurring rumours that Malta and Italy had reached a secret pact that has ...
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FIRST: Three Maltese fashion designers
Carla Grima, 28, Iklin - the Maltese Resort PrincessI missed seeing Carla Grima at the Malta Fashion Week, but we were invited to her show at Broadside Terrace at Corinthia Palace. It was wonderful, with a very vibrant and sophisticated mix of colours, using light and airy materials. The collection ...
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Delia calls for court reforms, including possible second law courts building
PN leadership candidate Adrian Delia has listed reforms he would like to see carried out in the law courts. Speaking at a press conference, he also hit out at the government for spending just 9 euro per year on training for each member of the police force. Dr Delia, a practising lawyer, ...
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Whose public morals?
Let me put it this way: could someone who understands the law and court sentencing explain to me why would a man who is found guilty of sexually abusing a vulnerable woman in his spiritual care over a period of time gets a three-month suspended jail term, while a woman ...
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Adrian Delia to publish declaration of assets after audit firm assessment
PN leadership contender Adrian Delia said that he decided to declare his assets publicly in spite of the Nationalist Party statute not making it obligatory for contenders to do so before the election.Delia had initially declared he will publish his declaration of assets only if elected leader, but later said ...
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15th cultural and educational agreement signed between Malta and Italy
The 15th Cultural and Educational Agreement was signed between Malta and Italy at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion in Valletta. Based on the cultural collaboration agreement signed in 1967, it identifies cultural and educational activities and cooperation opportunities for the 2017-2019 period. The agreement aims to increase understanding ...
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Godfrey Farrugia remains open to becoming PD’s new leader
Partit Demokratiku MP Godfrey Farrugia said today that he is open-minded about contesting for the post of party leader. Farrugia said that there was still time still till the decision needs to be made, but that he’s not sure yet whether he will go for it or not.Last Saturday, leader ...
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Dubai magnate tied to Trump brand seeks new ventures abroad, including Malta
During recent trips to Croatia and Malta, a Dubai-based billionaire and business partner of the Trump Organization looked more like a head of state himself — mingling with government dignitaries, receiving a presidential reception and visiting the glittering Mediterranean Sea.Hussain Sajwani met with leaders in the two European nations and ...
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Appeals case on Panama Papers ruling behind closed doors; judge orders PM to attend next sitting
A sitting before Mr Justice Antonio Mizzi on appeals filed by the Prime Minister, his chief of staff and the Tourism Minister against a court decision ordering a criminal investigation on matters related to the Panama Papers revelations was held behind closed doors today.Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil is requesting that ...
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Strip club owners see massage parlours as competition - MCWO
Strip club owners want the government to regulate their industry because they offered a more acceptable facade to a dirty business, the Malta Confederation of Women’s Organisations (MCWO) said this afternoon. The MCWO in a statement reiterated its repeated stance that strip clubs, prostitution and trafficking were inextricably linked. Although this might not be ...
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Strip clubs ‘serve to give a more acceptable façade to a dirty business’ – Women’s Rights NGO
The Malta Confederation of Women' Organisations (MCWO ) has said that, since 2013, they have been reiterating that strip clubs, prostitution and trafficking are inextricably linked together and strip clubs just serve to give a 'more acceptable façade' to the situation. The Confederation believes that the government should look at ...
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Plan for free gender reassignment for transgender people is ‘needed’
Lauren Salerno has given up on simple things such as putting her hair in a ponytail, afraid it will reveal her receding hairline. The 53-year-old transgender woman was put on hormone treatment in the UK some years back, but unfortunately, this is not yet provided by Malta’s public healthcare services and ...
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'A sense of jubiliation spread as the convoy entered Grand Harbour'
For 94-year-old war veteran Major Henry Gatt, the day the SS Ohio tanker and its escort made it to Malta, August 15, 1942, reminds him of one thing – the widespread jubilation among the Maltese. Speaking to this newspaper ahead of the 75th anniversary of Operation Pedestal, which brought to Malta ...
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Malta listed as one of 20 EU countries where risk of modern slavery is rising
A report on modern slavery published last Thursday has listed Malta as one of the 20 countries within the European Union were the risk of modern slavery has risen over the last year, seeing an accumulated rise in modern slavery throughout Europe. The report, titled ‘Modern Slavery Index 2017’ is ...
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Cash in excess of €10,000 seized by Customs officials at airport
Customs officials stationed at Malta International Airport this morning seized cash in of €10,000 found on a Maltese man traveling to Kiev via Istanbul.The passenger had a total of €13,650 which he claimed to be traveling money. The police’s Economic Crimes Unit was informed and the man was allowed to ...
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TMID Editorial: Life after Fitch
Two extremely important statements made by the credit rating agency Fitch in its report, which saw an upgrade in Malta’s sovereign credit rating from A to A+ with a stable outlook, have been ignored by the local press and politicians.The positive outlook issued by an international credit rating agency is ...
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New deadline: New EU anti money laundering directive, law to be passed after summer recess
The Finance Ministry has committed itself to passing the fourth EU anti money laundering (AML) directive through Parliament after the summer recess.The EU Commission some weeks ago penned a letter to the government asking why it failed to transpose the fourth anti-money laundering directive - aimed at making it harder ...
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Watch: A breathtaking trip between the Maltese islands
A new helicopter service between Malta and Gozo allows people to reach every point on the two islands in just 10 minutes. Operated by HeliFly Limited, the idea of launching the service came from Italian lawyer Elio Blasio who has been living in Malta together with his family for over a ...
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Gentlemen's clubs: ‘Normalisation of all that is degrading in human relations’
Gentlemen’s clubs are the “normalisation of all that is degrading in human relations”, according to Nationalist MP Claudette Buttigieg. Men, who feel it is their right to pay for sexual gratification, use and exploit vulnerable women to earn money, she said. “Tell me, how different is that from prostitution?” she asked. Proposed rules ...
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Bill of indictment ordered against one of the four men in forced abortion attack
A bill of indictment has been issued against one of the four men allegedly involved in the forced abortion of a Moroccan woman, after the victim gave her horrifying account of events during her testimony.The woman had recounted her harrowing experience to The Malta Independent on Sunday last May, which ...