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Malta: 100 cases of online child abuse investigated over 2 years

Nearly a hundred cases of online child abuse have been investigated by the police over the past two-and-a-half years, with cases ranging from downloading of pornography featuring minors to child…

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“Some People died for it” – Meryl Streep pays tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia at the premiere of Panama Papers’ inspired movie ‘The Laundromat’ in Venice

Meryl Streep, the star of The Laundromat, Steven Soderbergh’s irreverent comedy about Mossack Fonseca, the law firm that masterminded offshore tax schemes for some of the world’s most rich and…

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Malta Enterprise annual results registering a total of €170 million in investment in 2018– The Headlines: Kulħadd

Kulħadd reports on the Malta Enterprise annual results registering a total of €170 million in investment in 2018. The paper says the initiatives are expected to create 1,700 new jobs…

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Developers Association president Sandro Chetcuti wants to step down – The Headlines: Illum

Illum publishes an interview with a man who spent time in solitary confinement and is now calling for a more dignified treatment of prisoners. Another story says Developers Association president Sandro…

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Italian discounter Eurospin to open five stores in Malta – The Headlines: Malta Today

Malta Today reveals that Commissioner for Standards in Public Life George Hyzler will seek clarification from individual MPs about their declaration of assets. The decision comes in the wake…

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Workers at a Gozo company warned that they will be dismissed if they join a trade union – The Headlines: It-Torċa

It-Torċa says that workers at a Gozo company have been repeatedly warned by the management that they will be dismissed if they join a trade union. The paper says…

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Management of Corradino Correctional Facilities has ‘lost control’ of the maximum-security division – The Headlines: Il-Mument

Il-Mument says that the management of the Corradino Correctional Facilities has ‘lost control’ of the maximum-security division after fights broke out between different gangs of inmates. Il-Mument says that Miriam…

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Malta-registered boat found in Libya in July used by private contractors for surveillance missions – The Headlines: The Independent on Sunday

The Independent on Sunday publishes an interview with Maria Pisani from Integra Foundation who says that the deliberate eviction of migrants by police amounts to racial profiling and leads to…

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Bank balance of business owned by chief of staff Keith Schembri increased from €50,000 to €850,000 in five years – The Headlines: The Sunday Times

The Sunday Times reports that the declared bank balance of the local business owned by chief of staff Keith Schembri increased from €50,000 to €850,000 in five years. The paper…

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Corporate Dispatch Malta Newspaper Review

Good morning, These are the headlines from Malta’s Newspapers: Malta Today reveals that Commissioner for Standards in Public Life George Hyzler will seek clarification from individual MPs about their declaration…

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Malta: Police investigating discovery of lifeless body in car in Mosta

A man has been found deceased on Saturday morning in a car which was parked close to the Mosta health centre. MaltaToday reports that the lifeless body was discovered in…

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Malta drops six places in Anti-Money Laundering Index – In-Nazzjon Headlines

In-Nazzjon quotes figures by the Basel Anti-Money Laundering Index and says that Malta dropped six places between 2013 and 2019. The latest report ranks the country in the 13th place. In-Nazzjon follows…

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GWU presents Budget proposals to Government

L-Orizzont leads with priorities earmarked by the General Workers Union in its budget proposals. The union demands more attention to industrial relations, pensions, Gozo, and vulnerable people. L-Orizzont carries an interview…

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Air Malta makes losses – The Times Headlines

The Times reveals that the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage withdrew its objections to the proposed conversion of two iconic townhouses in Saqqajja into a boutique hotel. The culture watchdog said revised…

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CBM: Situations where mortgages are higher than salaries – The Malta Independent Headlines

The Malta Independent quotes the latest edition of the Financial Stability Report by the Central Bank which warns against borrowers taking on mortgages higher than their salaries. The Central Bank says…

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Four senior executives leave De La Rue – The Malta Business Weekly headlines

The Malta Business Weekly says that banknote printer De La Rue lost four senior executives in a few months, with the chief technology officer the latest to resign this week.…

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Pre-budget document published – The Headlines: The Malta Independent

The Malta Independent leads with the publication of the pre-budget document by Finance Minister Edward Scicluna. The 2020 budget, to be presented in mid-October, will give priority to healthcare and the…

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PN Leader Adrian Delia says that PN is making plans for a robust and affordable rentals market – The Headlines: In-Nazzjon

In-Nazzjon covers a meeting between PN Leader Adrian Delia and the Malta Developers Association. Delia said that the party is making plans for a robust and affordable rentals market regulated by…

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OPM refuses to share details of government official Neville Gafa’s employment contract – The Headlines: The Times

The Times quotes the Confederation of Women’s Rights Organisations who warned that infections from unprotected sex at massage parlours can be then transmitted to the clients’ partners and develop into cancer.…

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Malta refuses request by a rescue ship carrying 100 migrants to enter its ports or to receive water and food supplies – The Headlines: Malta Today

Malta Today reveals plans for new roads in the Paceville area, widening the thoroughfares between Coast Road and Pembroke and developing a connection to the St George’s Bay tunnel. The…

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Air Malta is suing the pilots’ union for damages incurred by industrial actions in July – The Headlines: L-Orizzont

L-Orizzont says that Air Malta is suing the pilots’ union for damages incurred by industrial actions in July. The company argues that the actions were illegal and in breach of the…

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Ministry funds controversial horse races: The Headlines – The Times

The Times reveals that the Ministry for Gozo allocated up to €30,000 to fund the traditional street horse races in Victoria in August. The paper says the controversial event was…

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150 migrants evicted from Buġibba apartments: The Headlines – The Malta Independent

The Malta Independent leads with a police raid on several properties in Buġibba early on Monday, evicting some 150 migrants from flats. The paper says that many residents were later…

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Marsa junction project a third of the way there: The Headlines – L-Orizzont

L-Orizzont quotes an Infrastructure Malta statement announcing that the Marsa junction project is progressing well with 35 percent of the construction now completed. The paper says that the first two…

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Armed Forces conduct two rescue operations in one day: The Headlines – In-Nazzjon

In-Nazzjon says that 162 migrants disembarked in Malta on Monday following two separate rescue operations by the Armed Forces. The paper says that the fair weather is leading to a…

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Justin Bonnici who twice overcame leukaemia studying medicine to help others – The Headlines: L-Orizzont

L-Orizzont publishes an interview with Justin Bonnici, 28, who twice overcame leukaemia and says that the experience taught him important lessons. Bonnici is studying medicine and wants to help patients with…

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PN demanding the regularisation of massage parlours – The Headlines: In-Nazzjon

In-Nazzjon says that the PN is demanding the regularisation of massage parlours following reports of rising sexually transmitted disease cases. The party said that the government was irresponsible in eliminating licencing…

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Death of Maltese couple in Sydney in traffic accident – The Headlines: The Times

The Times quotes study findings indicating that many women avoid breast cancer screening out of fear. Danika Marmara’, director of the Cancer Care Pathways Directory, says that fear issues should be…

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Prime Minister confident AUM will meet its commitments in time – The Headlines: The Malta Independent

The Malta Independent asks the Prime Minister about the likelihood of the American University of Malta honouring its targets after prominent MP Glenn Bedingfield expressed concern. The Prime Minister said…

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Malta: Over 80 migrants cleared from block of apartments

Tens of migrants this morning were cleared out of a block of apartments by the police in Triq il-Halel Bugibba. Police officers from the immigration section as well as members…

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Corporate Dispatch Malta Newspaper Review

Good morning, These are the headlines from Malta's Newspapers The Malta Independent asks the Prime Minister about the likelihood of the American University of Malta honouring its targets after prominent MP…

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Scathing review of Malta’s economic model by The Telegraph

The Telegraph’s on-line edition carries a scathing review of Malta economic model in an article titled “Malta: model economy or money launderer? 'Everyone has issues... in London it's Russians and…

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PN is worried that Partit Demokratiku may open a local party club – The Headlines: Kulħadd

Kulħadd publishes an interview with a non-Maltese expert in economics who praised the country’s improvement in quality of life compared to the average in the EU. The paper says that positive…

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Over a hundred signatures in petition requesting the use of sellers vans at the Marsaxlokk market – The Headlines: It-Torċa

It-Torċa carries an interview with the CEO of Standards Authority Matthew Vella about complaints filed by residents in homes for the elderly. Vella says he has witnessed situations where residents are…

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ERA investigating possible breach of its guidelines in Santa Luċija tree pruning – The Headlines: The Independent on Sunday

The Independent on Sunday reveals that tal-Magħab Construction has filed an application to sanction a batching plant in the Magħtab area that has been under a series of enforcement notices since…

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Malta and Russia discussed case of fuel smuggling in talks in Moscow – The Headlines: Malta Today

Malta Today follows talks held this week between the Foreign Affairs Minister and his Russian counterpart in Moscow. The paper says the case of fuel smuggling was raised after Malta…

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Illegal steroids laboratories operating in Malta – The Headlines: Illum

Illum publishes a story about illegal steroids laboratories operating in Malta. The paper says that the manufacturing cost is 3 cents per pill while companies are selling them in…

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Over 500 cases of men contracting infections from massage parlours – The Headlines: The Sunday Times

The Sunday Times reports more than 500 cases of men contracting infections from massage parlours in the last two years. Figures by the GU clinic indicates a trend of men over…

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Environmentalist Martin Galea de Giovanni warns Malta reaching a point of no return – The Headlines: Il-Mument

Il-Mument speaks to a technical expert who was involved in the conversion of the Auberge d’Italie into the national museum of contemporary art. The paper says that the works have been…

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Ci Maltese Newspapers’ Review – Sunday

Good Morning These are the front pages from Malta's Newspapers for Sunday. The Sunday Times reports more than 500 cases of men contracting infections from massage parlours in the last two…

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Corporate Dispatch – Malta’s Newspaper Review

Malta's Newspaper front pages lead with the following stories. The Malta Independent leads with the disembarkation in Malta of 256 migrants aboard the Ocean Viking rescue ship, after two weeks stranded…

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356 persons on board Ocean Viking will disembark in Malta and relocated to EU member states

Malta will help rescue 356 migrants stranded on a charity ship for a fortnight after reaching a deal with other countries, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has said. The Norwegian-flagged Ocean…

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Birkirkara parish priest words during a homily were twisted to mean he was calling for the death of gays – The Headlines: L-Orizzont

L-Orizzont carries the story of an unnamed man who accepted work conditions below the minimum wage only then for the employer to refuse to pay him anything. The paper publishes…

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Growing concern in Gozo about organised theft from homes – The Headlines: In-Nazzjon

In-Nazzjon reveals that the woman involved in a car accident in Gozo last week passed away after a week on life support. The paper says 41-year-old Ivy Evinson from Latvia was…

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Sliema local council proposes byelaw to limit the distribution of junk mail – The Headlines: The Times

The Times follows a service to commemorate Diedy Coulibaly who died at work in a construction site. A friend of Coulibaly’s spoke against the poor conditions migrants often work in, with…

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Cospicua mayor Alison Zerafa Civelli who says that MP Glenn Bedingfield’s is ‘not right’ about AUM– The Headlines: The Malta Independent

The Malta Independent quotes Cospicua mayor Alison Zerafa Civelli who says that MP Glenn Bedingfield’s is ‘not right’ about the number of students at the American University of Malta. The Labour…

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Works on Blata l-Bajda bridge structure developing at a fast pace – The Headlines: L-Orizzont

L-Orizzont says that works on the base of the Blata l-Bajda bridge structure are developing at a fast pace. The footbridge will connect areas in Ħamrun, Marsa and Floriana…

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Malta has third-highest rate of depression risk among the 18-24 age bracket – The Headlines: The Times

The Times reports that Malta has the third-highest rate of depression risk among the 18-24 age bracket in the EU. A study by Eurofund discovered that one in five young people…

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Malta’s Brexit plans in place and will be published when the situation is ‘less fluid’ – The Headlines: Business Today

Business Today speaks to economist Lawrence Zammit about the political situation in Italy. Zammit predicts a new coalition between the Five Stars Movement and PD, but says that a new…

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PA to extend a regularisation scheme without increasing the rates – The Headlines: The Malta Business Weekly

The Malta Business Weekly leads with the decision by the Planning Authority to extend a regularisation scheme without increasing the rates. Launched in 2016, the scheme aims to facilitate the…

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PN criticises government for putting the MUŻA art collection at risk – The Headlines: In-Nazzjon

In-Nazzjon quotes opposition spokesperson for culture Therese Comodini Cachia who criticised the government for putting the MUŻA art collection at risk. She said that, for Minister Owen Bonnici, the contemporary art…

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Office of the Data Protection Commissioner says that no complaints in Malta over Cambridge Analytica scandal – The Headlines: The Malta Independent

The Malta Independent says that the mayors of Cospicua, Vittoriosa, and Senglea would not be drawn into the controversy surrounding the American University of Malta. Labour MP Glenn Bedingfield spoke publicly…

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Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship still stranded in the Mediterranean

France has become the first EU member state to say it would welcome some of the 356 migrants on board the stranded rescue ship Ocean Viking. It is currently waiting…

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Express Trailers Invests in New VRT Station

Express Trailers’ sister company Express VRT Ltd has just inaugurated its new VRT Service Centre. Formerly located inside the operations yard, the new VRT garage has now been relocated to…

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GWU officially recognised by Infrastructure Malta as the main union representing its employees – The Headlines: L-Orizzont

L-Orizzont announces that the General Workers Union has been officially recognised by Infrastructure Malta as the main union representing its employees. GWU secretary general Josef Bugeja said the development demonstrates…

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NSO figures show 80,000 persons in Malta earn less than €9,000 annually – The Headlines: In-Nazzjon

In-Nazzjon quotes figures by the National Statistics Office showing that 80,000 people in Malta earn less than €9,000 annually. The Alliance Against Poverty said that the income threshold does not allow…

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Yet-unpublished report shows that property prices last year rose by around 17 percent – The Headlines: The Times

The Times speaks to real estate agents who said that property prices keep rising, although not at the rapid rate experienced in 2017. Developers Association president Sandro Chetcuti said that a…

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