News Review
Malta: Nearly all young adults feel there is too much development
Illum publishes survey results showing that 85 per cent of people believe that there is too much development going on. The sentiment…
Malta: Top unionist says policy should seek careers not jobs
L-Orizzont follows a speech by General Workers Union secretary-general Josef Bugeja who urged policymakers to focus on the creation of careers, rather…
Malta: Prime Minister says PL ready to mend ways
The Independent quotes Prime Minister Robert Abela that the Labour Party will address mistakes made in the last years. Speaking at a…
Malta: PN announces national conference on the environment
In-Nazzjon says that the PN will hold a national conference on the environment on September 29. Party leader Bernard Grech said that…
Malta: Keith Schembri’s wife charged with money laundering
The Times reports that businesswoman Josette Schembri Vella has been charged with money laundering offences arising from transactions between 2008 and 2020.…
Malta: PN proposes changes to VAT exemption rules for businesses
In-Nazzjon quotes PN Leader Bernard Grech that a Nationalist government would raise the VAT exemption ceiling to €60,000. Grech said that thousands…
Malta: Government to issue tax refund cheques
L-Orizzont says that the public will start receiving cheques from today as part of a tax refund scheme. Announcing the exercise, the…
Malta: Inmate who attempted suicide had broken ribs
The Times speaks with the father of the 29-year-old inmate who died in July after attempting suicide in her cell. He said…
Malta: EU Commission chief calls for end to passport programme
The Independent quotes the President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, that Malta’s passport-selling scheme must be scrapped. She raised…
Malta: More than nine in ten persons fully vaccinated
L-Orizzont says that 91 per cent of the eligible population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as a programme for booster jabs is…
Malta: Visit by Pope Francis expected in first week of December
In-Nazzjon says that Pope Francis is expected to visit Malta on December 4 and 5, following a two-day trip to Cyprus. The…
Malta: Restaurants can relax rules on certain conditions
The Times quotes Health Minister Chris Fearne that catering establishments will be allowed to relax certain Covid-19 restrictions such as opening hours…