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Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening As expected, all Maltese news portals carry with prominence the tragic news from Genoa as leading items. The latest update is that the death toll is expected to…

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Malta News Evening Roundup – Monday 13th August 2018

Good evening, Malta's portals today share similar disturbing stories in their headlines and as their main news items. Newsbook reports that the Planning Authority has closed a farm in Qormi…

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Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening, The following are the salient stories on Malta's news portals for today. (more…)

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Malta News Evening Roundup – Thursday 9th August 2018

Good evening, These are the main news from Malta's news portals. Net News reports that Opposition leader Adrian Delia has presented an application before the Constitutional Court seeking a complete copy…

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Accountants have to be the enabling partners to their clients and stakeholders

At the first meeting of the new Council, Mr William Spiteri Bailey was re-elected as President, Mr Fabio Axisa as Vice-President, Mr David Delicata as Secretary and Mr Noel Mizzi…

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Malta News Evening Round Up

Good evening, The Maltese portals lead with the follow up on the murder of Shannon Mak. Today, a 22 year-old Dutch national Jelle Rijmpa was charged with the murder of Dutch woman…

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Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening Malta's news is primarily dominated by the murder of 30 old Shannon Mak and the discovery of the lifeless body of a man in St. Julians. The Times…

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Malta News Evening Round Up

Good evening, Please find your Evening Malta News round up based on what we believe are the main news presented by the local news portals. TVM reports that the Police…

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Hugo Chetcuti stabbed in one of his establishments in Paceville

Update: Bojan Cmelik a Serbian national with no fixed address this morning was accused of attempting to kill businessman Hugo Chetcuti. He pleaded not guilty. Magistrate Neville Camilleri, heard that relatives,…

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Insight: The Economics of Migration – Lawrence Zammit

In recent days and weeks the issue of migration has been quite a hot issue in the Mediterranean and in the United States. At times the issue was debated more…

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53 hrs of Volleyball raise €651,905 for Id-Dar tal-Providenza

At the end of the 53-hour BOV Marigold Volleyball Marathon 2018 at midnight of Sunday July 1st, it was all smiles, champagne showers and gratitude; gratitude towards 40 or so…

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Nine migrants arrive in Malta by boat

The Malta Independent: Nine migrants have been arrested by the police after they were found loitering in Marsascala after landing there by boat, the police said. The migrants landed near the…

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Open Arms to go to Spain

Washington Times: Spain says Barcelona will be the docking port for an aid boat that rescued 60 migrants in waters near Libya but was not allowed to land by both…

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New migrants situation leads to new dispute between Malta and Italy as tweets fly in Italian between the countries’ two Interior Ministers

Times of Malta: An NGO boat with around 50 rescued migrants on board should head to Malta because it provided the closest port, Italy's right-wing deputy prime minister said on Saturday,…

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10th edition of 53-hour Volleyball Marathon in aid of Dar Tal-Providenza underway

The 53-hour BOV Marigold Volleyball Marathon for Id-Dar tal-Providenza this year enters into its 10th edition. The Volleyball Marathon was officially inaugurated earlier this evening by H.E. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca,…

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June’s Full Moon as seen from Malta

There was something special about the way it looked last night. It was the June's Full Moon. Photographer Michael Galea took this photo of the moon. The close up photo…

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EU Summit: Malta’s Prime Minister Muscat Comments

Malta's Prime Minister Muscat tweeted "In #EUCO conclusions, all #EU Member States agree that vessels operating in the #Mediterranean must respect the applicable laws and not obstruct operations of #Libya…

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Microsoft Office Championship winners announced

“Industry ICT certifications are increasingly becoming more preferred than formal certifications because business feels that the requirements that these certifications hold are closer to the requirements needed by the industry…

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Maltese Government declares that migrant NGOs won’t be to make use of Malta as their port of operations

Following recent events that brought to the fore information that was previously unknown, Malta needs to ascertain that operations being conducted by entities using its port services and operating within…

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Proactiva Open Arms tweets that Italy and Malta are refusing to allow a migrant rescue ship in their territorial waters

Italy and Malta are refusing to allow a migrant rescue ship operated by the award-winning Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms to enter their territorial waters, the NGO tweeted on Thursday.…

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MV LifeLine : Media angles

This is how some media outlets reported the arrival of the MV LifeLine Maltese Media Times of Malta: The charity boat Lifeline docked at Malta on Wednesday evening, bringing to…

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MV Lifeline to enter Maltese harbours on Wednesday; 234 persons on board to be taken by 8 countries; MV Lifeline to be impounded and NGO investigated

The charity boat Lifeline docked at Malta on Wednesday evening, bringing to an end a saga which had more than 200 migrants stranded at sea for six days. Permission for…

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Martina Caruana receives The Queen Young Leaders Award

Martina Caruana received the Queen’s Young Leaders Award for the work she is doing to support women to assume leadership roles by raising awareness of the challenges and barriers that…

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Lifeline set to dock in Malta; Italy to take some of the migrants – Giuseppe Conte

ANSA - Premier Giuseppe Conte said Tuesday that Malta has agreed to let the Lifeline dock there while Italy is set to receive some of the migrants that it has…

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Ledger Projects Signs Collaboration Agreement with The Bitfury Group

Maltese company Ledger Projects today announced it has signed a partnership with the Bitfury Group to build innovative blockchain solutions in Malta. Bitfury, the world’s leading full-service blockchain technology company,…

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QuoVadis Europa on Migration? Political Views from Malta

Malta’s Prime Minister said that Europe is yet again facing uncertain times not because of too much Europe but because of too little of it. This is not simply…

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MV Lifeline Media reports update

History repeats itself as a second vessel is rejected from docking - just days after the Aquarius was stranded for a week. We try to present you a status update…

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€4,000 presented by Malta Institute of Accountants to Dar tal-Providenza

A total of €4,000 have been presented by the Malta Institute of Accountants to Dar Tal-Providenza. The donation included also donations by the Institute’s members during the past month and…

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Malta should open its ports for Lifeline – Matteo Salvini

Times of Malta : Malta should open its ports to a sea rescue ship carrying 239 migrants, Italy's far-right deputy prime minister threatened on Friday morning. The Lifeline is now in…

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MEAINDEX – A needed vital link for the Maltese corporate world eco-system launched

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Catania’s prosecutor accuses Malta ‘of systematically refusing the use of its ports for the migrant landings”

La Sicilia: The prosecutor of Catania Zuccaro "gave his blessing" to the setup of international hotspots and warned that if the "traffic dimensions" of desperate people are conditioned by the answers…

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Enthusiasm high amongst the participants of the 10th edition of the BOV Volleyball Marathon in aid of Dar Tal-Providenza

Commitment, passion and love for the cause are the key values which drive the 60 persons who are currently doing the 24 hour trial for the BOV/Marigold Foundation volleyball marathon…

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Italian and Maltese Foreign Affairs Ministers meet following migration clash

The Malta Independent: The Italian and Maltese foreign ministers met following a clash over a migrant rescue boat that escalated into a European-wide showdown. The Italian foreign ministry said that Italy's…

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22 Maltese Young People Receive “DUKE OF EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL GOLD” AWARD

The Gold Award has been awarded to 22 young people who successfully completed the five stages in The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. The ceremony was held at San Anton…

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Money laundering, the IIP scheme, Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder and other related issues under the EU lens during Commisioner Jourová’s visit to Malta

The following dispatch is based on reports from The Times, The Malta Independent, & MaltaToday and Politico. European Commissioner for Justice Vĕra Jourová said there were gaps in Malta's implementation…

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ACCA and MIA hold joint conference about future challenges for the accountancy profession

Current and future issues facing the accountancy profession will be the main focus at the annual joint conference organised by the ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and the…

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10th edition of the BOV Marigold Volleyball Marathon for Id-Dar tal-Providenza officially launched

The 10th edition of the BOV Marigold Volleyball Marathon for Id-Dar tal-Providenza was officially launched earlier today. The 53-hour long marathon will kick off on Friday 29th June at 18.30…

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Merlin Publishers launch Maria Grech Ganado’s FRAMED, a collection of incisive, poignant poetry

In the movie Dead Poets Society, the charismatic teacher, John Keating tells his students: "We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we…

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Maltese Government to Italian Minister Toninelli: “Baseless and frivolous attempt to try to impinge on the sovereignty of a neighbouring country”

MaltaToday: The Maltese government described a statement by Italian Infrastructure Minister Danilo Toninelli, who hails from the Movimento Cinque Stelle as 'a baseless and frivolous attempt to try to impinge on the…

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According to EU Commission, Malta acted according to international rules

The Malta Independent : EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker told Prime Minister Joseph Muscat that according to the Commission’s appraisal, Malta behaved according to international rules in the Aquarius case.…

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Malta and France Prime Ministers discuss latest developments in the Mediterranean

Malta Today: Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Tuesday evening that he had discussed the latest developments in the Mediterranean with French President Emmanuel Macron. In a tweet, the Prime…

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Macron accuses Italy of “cynicism and irresponsibility”

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday accused Italy of "cynicism and irresponsibility" over its refusal to take in hundreds of migrants stranded on a rescue ship in the Mediterranean. Macron…

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Aquarius received Italian supplies. MSF says people should be disembarked in nearest port and transferred to Valencia

MSF Twitter Feed: The Aquarius received supplies, coordinated by #Italian Rescue authorities. The intention of the Italian MRCC is to transfer some people from the #Aquarius to Italian ships &…

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Aquarius remains stranded in the Mediterranean despite offer from Valencia. Trip deemed too risky

EURONEWS: An NGO ship with more than 600 rescued migrants aboard remains stranded in the Mediterranean despite an offer of safe harbour in the Spanish port of Valencia. The crew of…

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Aquarius – Update from MSF Twitter Feed

UPDATE: MSF Twitter Channel: Spanish MRCC in contact with Aquarius to offer Valencia as a safe port of disembarkation. MSF welcomes this gesture of humanity but it would require four…

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Maltese Prime Minister thanks Spain after ‘Italy broke international rules’, argues this is a European issue.

Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat thanked Spain's Prime Minister for allowing the Aquarius to dock in Valencia. He also said that Malta will be sending fresh supplies to the vessel,…

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Malta’s President: Malta and Italy have to work together and challenge divisive tactics and populist theories that stimulate hate.

TGCOM: The President of the Republic of Malta, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, said that "Italy and Malta are two neighbouring states of Europe and have to work together on migratory flows rather…

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UNHCR to Malta and Italy – Bring Aquarius passengers to land, deal with wider issues later

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, appealed to concerned governments to allow the immediate disembarkation of hundreds of people stranded in the Mediterranean since Saturday aboard a rescue ship, the Aquarius.…

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Palermo’s Mayor says he would allow Aquarius in his city and adds Salvini “is violating international law”

The Guardian: Leoluca Orlando, the mayor of Palermo, said he would allow a rescue boat with 629 on board to dock in the Sicilian capital. Orlando said: “Palermo in ancient…

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Monday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning A rather hot day as temperatures are expected to reach the 30 degree mark on the Celsius scale, which at times will feel like 34 degrees. The main…

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Maltese Prime Minister insists Malta is acting in full conformity with its international obligations. Italy’s Prime Minister accuses Malta of its ‘umpteenth unavailability’.

The Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat, and the Prime Minister of Italy, Giuseppe Conte, had a telephone conversation on the developing situation of the vessel Aquarius on Sunday evening.…

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“If a heartless minister lets pregnant women, children, the elderly, human beings die at sea, the port of Naples is ready to welcome them, we are human.” – The mayor of Naples

TGCOM - "If a heartless minister lets pregnant women, children, the elderly, human beings die at sea, the port of Naples is ready to welcome them, We are human, with…

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Malta should stick to its position on immigration – Dr Tonio Borg

The Sunday Times of Malta Migrants should be taken to the closest port of call, even if they were saved in the search and rescue zone of a neighbouring country,…

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Italy closes its ports to migrants, insists Malta should take them despite being rescued closer to Lampedusa

The Malta Independent: The Italian government is insisting that Malta takes in 629 migrants that were rescued near Libya on Sunday morning, saying that its ports were closed. The migrants…

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Microsoft launches 21st Century Classroom Project in Malta

Microsoft Malta, through its Microsoft Innovation Centre today launched its 21st Century Classroom project. This project, an investment by Microsoft of around €50,000 will kick off in the next scholastic…

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€15-20 million worth of cannabis resin seized in the Mediterranean Sea in what the Guardia di Finanza link to a dangerous Maltese criminal organisation

Italian police agents seized over 10 tonnes of cannabis resin worth up to €20 million in a dramatic high-seas operation, police said on Thursday. Italy's Guardia di Finanza (GDF) finance…

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The importance of Social Dialogue, Economic Performance and Governance stressed by Malta Employers’ Association Director General during the 107th session of the International Labour Conference

Malta is a good example of how strong tripartite social dialogue structures have contributed to economic growth. The social partners were key players in the debate to join the European…

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