• Germania Panama Malta

    TMID Editorial: Tourism - Heading in the right direction

    It is not very often that we praise Konrad Mizzi, whose name will for many years to come remain synonymous with the Panama Papers scandal.  But the popular minister is so far doing quite well in his new tourism portfolio. Mizzi yesterday announced the introduction of town managers, who will ...

  • Malta

    Gentlemen’s clubs ‘should be closed, not regulated’

    Businesses which glamorise the exploitation and objectification of women for profit in reality are hubs for prostitution, human trafficking and crime, the Malta Confederation of Women’s Organizations said. These should be closed not regulated, MCWO said in a statementReferring to reports that government is planning to regulate the so-called 'Gentlemen's Clubs', ...

  • USA Germania

    Record-breaking Neymar says money not motive for joining PSG

    Neymar insisted that money was not a motivation in deciding to join Paris Saint-Germain and said Friday that he would not be burdened by his 222 million-euro ($262-million) price tag.The Brazilian star flew in from Barcelona on a private jet for his official presentation, arriving in a city whose soccer ...

  • Malta

    Man in Qawra found carrying 7,400 contraband cigarettes after appeal for information

    A man in Qawra was found by customs officers to be carrying a total of 7,400 contraband cigarettes of a number of cigarette brands.The man was inspected after information from the public was provided, following an appeal for information issued last week by the Customs Department to help it stop ...

  • USA Malta

    More aggressive enforcement on deckchair and umbrella operators – Konrad Mizzi

    Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi has insisted that the authorities will step up enforcement on deckchair and umbrella operations at public beaches.Asked by The Malta Independent about the ongoing abuse of public beaches by deckchair and umbrella operators, Mizzi acknowledged the problem and said: “the first step we took this summer ...

  • USA Malta

    €6 million investment in new buses, some to be equipped for airport services

    Malta Public Transport is investing in 28 new buses, worth €6 million, aimed to improve its services, including its routes to the airport, Felipe Cosmen, the company’s chairman, said today.Addressing the media, Cosmen said these new low-emission buses feature USB charging points and are designed to carry more people. Some ...

  • USA Malta

    Transmedia producer Jean Pierre Magro to explore Hitman’s past in new comic book series

    Transmedia producer and writer Dr Jean Pierre Magro together with Rune Bendixen has been recently entrusted with translating the internationally acclaimed Hitman series into a fresh comic production. Game developers IO Interactive gave birth to Agent 47, the Hitman through a video game which defined a generation of gamers.  Dynamite ...

  • Brasile

    Superintendência-geral do Cade aprova compra da Alpargatas

    Itaúsa, Cambuhy e Brasil Warrant negociaram a compra da empresa com a J&F Investimentos em meados de julho por R$ 3,5 bilhões

  • Brasile USA

    U.N. Agency Forecasts 0.4 Percent GDP Growth for Brazil in 2017

    By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Brazil will grow by 0.4 percent this year, according to forecasts by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The United Nations agency estimates an average GDP growth of 1.1 percent ...

  • USA Camerun

    Deadly trade through Niger snares refugees and migrants

    Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Libya, Niger, WorldWhile the numbers of people transiting through Niger has dropped since the government crackdown began, some observers say it is simply forcing people smuggling underground, making the illicit trade even riskier.Nearly 30 per cent of those who risk all to cross the ...