28

Feb

UPDATED – Malta News Briefing – Sunday 28 February 2021 –

Newspaper Review Malta Today reveals that the former Nexia BT managing partner Brian Tonna will post bail at the police headquarters on Monday morning, as investigators move to prosecute on…

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28

Feb

Malta: Gozo students welcome fast ferry announcement

Kullħadd says that a new fast ferry service between Gozo and Valletta is expected to cut crossings to less than 45 minutes with a capacity of 250 passengers per trip.…

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28

Feb

Malta: New Covid-19 cases surpass 4,300 in February

Il-Mument reports that new Covid-19 cases in February reached over 4,300 while 46 patients died from the virus. Public Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci said that the surge is driven by…

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28

Feb

Malta: Cabinet split over Rosianne Cutajar resignation

Illum says that Cabinet members are divided over the Prime Minister’s handling of Rosianne Cutajar’s temporary resignation from. Some feel he should have acted before while others think the parliamentary…

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28

Feb

Malta: President inaugurates national unity conference

It-Torċa reports on the opening of the Conference on National Unity on Friday. In his opening address, President George Vella asked whether Malta belongs exclusively to the Maltese or to…

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28

Feb

Malta: Police to prosecute Nexia BT over alleged crimes

Malta Today reveals that the former Nexia BT managing partner Brian Tonna will post bail at the police headquarters on Monday morning, as investigators move to prosecute on claims of…

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28

Feb

Malta: Prime Minister announces pre-1995 rentals reform

The Sunday Times reports on an announcement by the Prime Minister that the pre-1995 rentals law will be repealed with government footing the bill for much of the new leases…

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28

Feb

Malta: Portomaso company serving as intermediary for Premier League sponsor

The Independent on Sunday says that an Asian white-label betting company sponsoring English Premier League football clubs is run by an intermediary registered in Malta and based in Portomaso. The…

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27

Feb

237 new Covid-19 cases – Malta News Briefing – Saturday 27 February 2021

Updated 1311 - Low income persons to receive difference on increasing rents Low income persons, pensioners and persons receiving social benefits will receive up to a maximum difference of €10,000…

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27

Feb

EU funds tackle storm water challenge

Inclement weather is certainly not an event usually associated with our country. Rather, Malta is a sun-kissed Mediterranean country with very few days of bad weather throughout the year. However,…

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27

Feb

Malta: PN Leader raises concern about claims implicating Chris Cardona

In-Nazzjon reports on Bernard Grech’s reaction to allegations that former minister Chris Cardona was implicated in plans to kill Daphne Caruana Galizia. The PN Leader raised questions about links between…

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27

Feb

Malta: New Covid-19 cases reach record 258 in a day

L-Orizzont quotes Public Health Superintendent Charmain Gauci who said that the rise in Covid-19 cases in recent days is the result of more rapid-testing. On Friday, there were 258 positive…

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27

Feb

Malta: New Covid-19 protocols for nursing home next week

The Independent says that the government will next week introduce new protocols for visits at homes for the elderly. Active Ageing Minister Michael Farrugia urged people to be cautious even…

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27

Feb

Malta: Five charged over tourist bus fracas plead not guilty

The Times follows the case in court about the 2018 double-decker tragedy that left two passengers dead and many injured. Four company directors and the driver pleaded not guilty to…

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26

Feb

Malta: Compilation of evidence into death of Miriam Pace continues

Today the compilation of evidence continues against the four people who are allegedly responsible for the collapse of a building which caused the death of Miriam Pace. The case happened…

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26

Feb

Malta: Gozo students fume at PA’s snub to Mayors’ development concerns

GUG said that it felt “deeply discouraged” after the Planning Authority’s refusal to meet with Gozitan mayors regarding the ongoing struggle of overdevelopment in Gozo.  The GUG looked dimly at…

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26

Feb

Malta: Gozo-Malta fast ferry service set for 1 June with liberalised market

45-minute trip from Mġarr, Gozo and the Valletta Grand Harbour, but permanent link for islands still in place Source MaltaToday Updated 1745

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26

Feb

Malta: Health ministry blocks union’s mass industrial action in hospital

A judge has temporarily suspended industrial action ordered by the UĦM Voice of the Workers union in hospital following an application for an injunction filed by the health ministry.  Last…

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26

Feb

Record 258 new Covid-19 cases reported – Malta News Briefing – Friday 26 February 2021

Updated 1745- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that court suspended action after ministry applied for injunction MaltaToday reports that Transport Minister Ian Borg has announced the start of…

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26

Feb

Malta: Bernard Grech tells government to stay out of police investigations

In-Nazzjon covers a press conference by PN Leader Bernard Grech who criticised the Prime Minister for trying to take credit for the latest developments in the Caruana Galizia case. Grech…

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26

Feb

Malta: Rosianne Cutajar resigns from junior minister

The Independent reports that junior minister Rosianne Cutajar stepped down pending the outcome of an investigation by the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life. In a Facebook post, Cutajar said…

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26

Feb

Ministry and union to collaborate on inclusion campaign: The Headline – L-Orizzont

L-Orizzont covers a meeting between Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli and the General Workers Union, launching a campaign to promote inclusion. Secretary general Josef Bugeja said the union considers inclusion at…

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26

Feb

Malta: Vince Muscat implicates former minister Cardona in assassination plan

The Times says that Vince Muscat told the police that former minister Chris Cardona was involved in a 2015 plot to kill Daphne Caruana Galizia which was later aborted. Contacted…

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25

Feb

Malta: Bernard Grech accuses Prime Minister of weakness on Rosianne Cutajar’s ‘temporary’ resignation

Rosianne Cutajar has resigned from her post as Parliamentary Secretary pending the outcome of an investigation before the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life.  Source Times of Malta Updated 1547

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25

Feb

Malta: Sta Venera house collapse contractor had several previous incidents

The police had had seven reports of incidents involving the same contractor who was working on a site in Sta Venera last March when an adjoining house collapsed, killing resident Miriam…

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25

Feb

Malta: Dr Grech says PN will support MFA’s strategy

Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech this morning visited the Malta Football Association (MFA).  He said that the PN not only supports the strategy of the MFA for football up to…

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25

Feb

Malta: Mater Dei will soon be unable to cope with caseloads – MAM

Mater Dei intensive care and medical wards will soon be unable to cope with the caseloads said the Medical Association of Malta (MAM). The association said that after Carnival public…

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25

Feb

PS Rosianne Cutajar resigns: Malta News Briefing – Thursday 25 February 2021

Times of Malta reports that the police had had seven reports of incidents involving the same contractor who was working on a site in Sta Venera last March when an…

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25

Feb

Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

The Times of Malta looks back at events happening in the past two days in connection with the Caruana Galizia murder and argues that to ensure that justice is truly…

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25

Feb

Malta: PN begins consultation exercise on energy policy

In-Nazzjon reports on a meeting between the PN and the Developers’ Association, the first in a series of consultation sessions about policy proposals for the energy sector announced by the…

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25

Feb

Malta: Four men charged with 2015 murder

L-Orizzont reports that four people have been charged with the murder of Carmel Chircop, who was shot in Birkirkara in 2015. Two of the arraigned men are also believed to…

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25

Feb

Malta: Police say all Caruana Galizia murder accomplices caught

The Times quotes Police Commissioner Angelo Gafà who told the press that all suspects involved in the Caruana Galizia murder have been caught or are facing charges. He refused, however,…

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25

Feb

Malta: Chamber of Commerce urges investment in manufacturing

The Malta Business Weekly publishes an interview with Chamber of Commerce Deputy President Marisa Xuereb who said that the pandemic has demonstrated the need to strengthen the manufacturing sector in…

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25

Feb

Malta: People over 75 may sign up to vaccination from next week

The Independent reports that people in the 75 to 80 age group will start receiving letters to receive the vaccine from next week. Health Minister Chris Fearne said vaccination for…

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24

Feb

Malta: Queues complicate first day of University’s vaccination drive

Lecturers and staff at the University of Malta found themselves waiting in long queues on Wednesday, as a COVID-19 vaccination drive at the university's Msida campus got under way.  Lecturers…

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24

Feb

Malta: Libyan prime minister designate asks Malta for more support

Libyan prime minister designate Abdul Hamid Dbeibah asks Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo for Malta’s support on travel visas, flights and bank accounts for Libyan nationals Source MaltaToday Updated 1751

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24

Feb

Malta: Inspections on second hand agricultural machinery imported from UK from March

All imports of second hand agricultural machinery imported from third countries including the United Kingdom will be subjected to import control by the Plant Protection Directorate, as from 1 March,…

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24

Feb

Malta:Four year prison sentence for man caught robbing elderly couple’s apartment

Matthew Camilleri appeared in Court today charged with stealing jewellery and other items from the apartment of an elderly couple in Attard. Source: TVM Updated: 1745

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24

Feb

Bars to remain closed in March / Measures at care homes reduced – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 24 February 2021

Updated 1745- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that lecturers, staff faced long waits as they lined up for a COVID-19 vaccine MaltaToday reports that Libyan prime minister designate…

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24

Feb

Maltese representative offices in Libya to be fully functioning in coming weeks – Minister Bartolo

Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo held what was reported to be a very positive conversation with the designate Prime Minister of Libya Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. In a…

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24

Feb

MDB consults to significantly revamp its Family Business Transfer Facility

37% of businesses considering expanding their operations The Malta Development Bank is currently undertaking a major revamp of its Family Business Transfer Facility, a scheme which seeks to assist and…

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24

Feb

Malta: Vaccination in elderly homes to be completed next week

L-Orizzont says that vaccination in homes for the elderly will be complete by the end of next week. Minister for Active Ageing Michael Farrugia said that the jab is being…

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24

Feb

Malta: Opposition Leader applauds perseverance in the pursuit of justice

In-Nazzjon quotes a tweet by Opposition Leader Bernard Grech which said that, had the institutions not been “hijacked” by people in power, Daphne Caruana Galizia would still have been alive.…

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24

Feb

Malta: Caruana Galizia family calls for full justice for journalist’s murder

The Independent quotes a statement by the Caruana Galizia family expressing their hope that the guilty plea by Vincent Muscat may lead to “complete justice” for the murdered journalist. They…

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24

Feb

Malta: Police pick up suspected bomb suppliers

Malta Today reports on the arrest of brothers Adrian and Robert Agius, known as Tal-Maksar, and their associate Jamie Vella on Tuesday. The men are suspected to have supplied the…

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24

Feb

Malta: Vince Muscat admits his part in killing Daphne Caruana Galizia

The Times leads with a plea bargain for Vincent Muscat, who admitted to his material role in the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Muscat received a reduced jail term of…

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23

Feb

Three held on suspicion of supplying bomb that killed Malta journalist – Man pleads guilty for murdering Caruana Galizia

Prime Minister Robert Abela will be giving a statement at 7:45pm on the latest developments in the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder case. Earlier on Tuesday one of the three persons…

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23

Feb

Malta: Entrepreneurs complain of exaggerated time on opening of new bank accounts

Many have been expressing complaints over the current provision of banking services, on an individual basis, as well as that for entrepreneurs. The programme ‘Popolin’ discussed this situation to analyse…

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23

Feb

Malta: Minister scraps predecessor’s Air Malta state aid plan

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana confirmed that he sent the state aid plan for Air Malta drawn up under Economy Minister Silvio Schembri back to the drawing board, with the original…

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23

Feb

Malta: Teachers’ union wary of AstraZeneca vaccine, questions effectiveness

The Union of Professional Educators (UPE) has expressed reservation regarding the AstraZeneca vaccine, as it supposedly less effective than other brands such as Pfizer. The union said that the vaccination…

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23

Feb

Malta: COVID-19 cost government €900m last year

The COVID-19 pandemic cost the Maltese government an estimated €900 million last year and the deficit for last year is therefore projected to be higher than 9.4%, Finance Minister Clyde…

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23

Feb

UPDATED: Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 23 February 2021

Updated 1745- News portal briefing Times of Malta reports that the COVID-19 pandemic cost the Maltese government an estimated €900 million last year and the deficit for last year is…

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23

Feb

Cost of living almost unchanged in January – NSO

In January 2021, the annual rate of inflation as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)remained at a constant rate of 0.2 per cent, the NSO said this…

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23

Feb

Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

The Times of Malta argues that the prostitution reform law being proposed by the government risks leading to the protection of pimps, traffickers and men while doing little to reduce…

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23

Feb

HSBC plans to nearly halve office space over long term – Malta subsidiary sees 66% drop in profit

International banking giant HSBC said that it plans to nearly halve its office space globally over the long term as part of a renewed cost-cutting drive set out on Tuesday, in…

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23

Feb

OPM officials step down: The Headline – In-Nazzjon

In-Nazzjon reports the resignation of two OPM officials following internal disagreements in recent weeks. Deputy communications director Nigel Vella           and head of customer care Sandro Craus joined Castille during the…

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23

Feb

Malta: Gozo mayors formed common front against overdevelopment

The Times quotes the president of the Gozo regional council, Samuel Azzopardi, who said that the Planning Authority has ignored a plea endorsed by all the island’s mayors raising concerns…

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