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Vai alla Scheda Paese »If I fall, pick up the flag, kiss it, and keep on going.
— Omar Torrijos Herrera
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EXCLUSIVE: Kickbacks over Enemalta privatisation probed by the FIAU; Mizzi reacts
Suspicions of kickbacks over Enemalta’s privatisation have been flagged by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit in a damning report, parts of which have been leaked to The Malta Independent.The FIAU investigation involves Minister Konrad Mizzi and Cheng Chen, a C&I engineer for Shanghai Electric Power, the company which acquired a ...
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Investment accounts held by Adrian Hillman with MFSP Financial ‘funded solely by Keith Schembri’
Two investment accounts held by former Allied Newspapers managing director Adrian Hillman with MFSP Financial, an investment advisory firm, “were funded solely by [the Prime Minister’s chief of staff] Keith Schembri, or his companies,” an incriminating shows.The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) report was investigating possible money laundering stemming from ...
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Former judge calls Muscat’s remarks inappropriate
Former chief justice Joseph Said Pullicino has branded the Prime Minister’s remarks on a magistrate “inappropriate” and said members of the judiciary should be allowed to work in complete serenity. Dr Said Pullicino was contacted by the Times of Malta yesterday for his reaction to controversial remarks made by Joseph Muscat ...
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Editorial: Egrant inquiry - PM should stop blaming others and look in the mirror
The Egrant Inc. saga has turned into a full-on farce but the latest instalment is anything but funny. In the latest twist to this seemingly endless story, the PM issued a clear threat to the Magistrate who is leading the Egrant inquiry, warning him that if the inquiry clears him ...
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Leaders in financial services sector ‘doubt Muscat’s ability to fix international reputation’ - PN
KPMG, PWC, and Deloitte have all expressed concern on the financial services industry and Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s ability to defend the country’s international reputation in light of the recent allegations plaguing his administration, PN President Ann Fenech told The Malta Independent.Dr Fenech claimed that there were no dissenting voices ...
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Watch: Simon Busuttil on Russian spy allegations, hits out at PL candidates’ care packages
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil today said the Russian embassy had rejected the Prime Minister's attempt to blame the Egrant saga on Russian involvement.Speaking in Lija, he kicked off his address with the news that the Russian embassy had released a statement categorically denying the recent allegations made by Intelligence Online, ...
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Del 15 al 17 de septiembre se efectuará el ‘Panamá Black Weekend’
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Panamá hará su ‘Black Weekend’ en septiembre
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Analysis - Election Roundup Day 23 - The Spy Who Hates Joseph (with apologies to James Bond)
It had to happen in the same week of the death of Roger Moore, who is arguably the most popular actor to have played the James Bond character (Sean Connery fans will not agree with this).Yes, it had to happen in the same week of Moore’s death that Joseph Muscat ...
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Edward Zammit Lewis second candidate to lay eyes on Deputy Prime Minister’s seat
Minister for Tourism Edward Zammit Lewis is the second PL candidate who expressed his interest in occupying the post of Deputy Prime Minister, a seat which will become vacant as Louis Grech announced his retirement. Earlier this week, Minister for Health Chris Fearne also announced his interest to occupy the ...
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iSurvey: relative majority believe PL electoral promises most, 20% believe in neither
Despite being marred by allegations of corruption, the Labour Party (PL) has still managed to garner a relative majority of respondents who believe its electoral promises over those made by the Nationalist Party (PN).With Malta’s snap election just around the corner, both parties are scrambling to simultaneously come out with ...
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Analysis – Election roundup Day 21 – Malta’s reputation: cleaning up the mess
Malta’s reputation on the international stage had its ups and downs in the last four years.The holding of the summit on migration which was followed up by the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in late 2015 were two feathers in this government’s cap.Both happened before the eruption of the Panama ...
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Forget campaign: unite against attack on financial services - MEA, Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce and Malta Employers Association both agree that there needs to be a national front against whatever can damage the local financial services sector. Asked to comment on the effects by leaks such as Malta Files and the Panama Papers Chamber of Commerce President Frank Farrugia in comments ...
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Analysis – Election roundup Day 22 – The underdog card and the third inquiry
Joseph Muscat continues to play the underdog card. He seems to have an obsession with it. But, just as much as he was playing things down in 2013 – when it was clear to even the most ignorant that Labour were going to win – he is wrong now.He started ...
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Solid majority feel PM shouldn’t retain chief of staff Keith Schembri if re-elected
Over half, at 54.6%, feel that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat should not retain his chief of staff Keith Schembri should the Labour Party (PL) be voted in again.Respondents were asked a simple and straightforward question: Should Joseph Muscat retain Keith Schembri in his team if re-elected? Overall, just 22.4% said ...
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Watch: Third criminal investigation means PM's position no longer tenable - Busuttil
PN Leader Simon Busuttil said that the Prime Minister’s position was no longer tenable after Magistrate Aaron Bugeja launched “a third criminal investigation” into the allegations of kickbacks and money laundering concerning his inner circle.Dr Busuttil, who was speaking at a political activity in Paola, said that he did expect ...
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‘Magistrate again told Busuttil the files he took have nothing to do with lie against me’ – Muscat
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this evening said that Magistrate Aaron Bugeja has once again told PN Leader Simon Busuttil that documents he took before him have nothing to do with case he is looking into.Magistrate Aaron Bugeja is handling the inquiry into allegations made against Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and ...
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CMP estuvo presente en la Carrera-Caminata 5K
El Centro Médico Paitilla (CMP) apoyó la quinta edición de la Carrera-Caminata 5K a beneficio de la fundación Amigos del Niño con Leucemia y Cáncer, realizada por Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Panama con el respaldo de Internacional de Seguros. Durante el recorrido, el CMP prestó sus servicios en ...
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Watch: Malta Files - 'Unprecedented attack' on Malta, PM Muscat calls for united front
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that there should be a united front for the country to face what he described as an “unprecedented attack” on the country’s financial services sector and taxation system.He was speaking at a press conference following the publication of what has been described as the ...
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Analysis: Election Roundup – Day 19 – A shock to the foundations of our well-being
The 19th day of the election campaign will go down in history as one that exposed how Malta’s wellbeing could be rocked, shaken and threatened in one single swoop.The Malta Files that were uploaded across several European newspapers, including one in Malta, showed how what Malta has painstakingly built over ...
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Swedbank categorises Malta as ‘high risk’, leaked e-mails show
Swedbank AB, a major international player with 9.5 million retail customers and 622,000 corporate customers, is now considering Malta to be a ‘high risk’ category, e-mails leaked to The Malta Independent on Sunday shows.A client who attempted to have a bank account opened with Swedbank in connection with a company ...