Malta

Malta Election Watch – What are the Sunday surveys saying?

As the European Parliament and local elections approach, interest in what might the result be increases. It-Torċa, MaltaToday and Illum carry stories based on surveys the newspapers carried or commissioned.…

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Valletta win their 25th league after beating Hibernians on penalties in dramatic decider

Valletta won their 25th league after beating Hibernians in the 2018-2019 league decider on Saturday. The 90 minutes ended 1-1, and extra time was needed. In the extra time, Valletta…

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Roads claim life of White-Taxi driver after head-on collision in Burmarrad, Malta (Updated)

A 31-year old white-taxi driver from Safi, is reported to have died, after a head-on collision in Burmarrad, Malta. Newsbook quotes police sources who confirmed the tragic news. The accident happened…

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Business Between Malta and France On The Increase

The most recent statistics show that Malta has seen €134 million in imports and over €120 million in exports to and from France. In fact, exports in goods and services…

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Ignorance destroying heritage, all the time.

In Malta ignorance destroys heritage all the time, building in archeological sites, lack of preservation of traditional streetscapes and village cores, vandalism and neglect are unfortunately all too common, making…

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Malta – Iconic Floriana feast structure destroyed by fire

Fire tore through a Floriana street early on Saturday morning, burning down a triumphal arch used for its yearly feast and extensively damaging four parked cars in the process. The fire…

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Malta: No one hurt as block near building site collapses in Guardamangia – Updated

Residents have been evacuated from a neighbourhood in Guardamangia, in Malta, as a house and block of apartments adjacent to a construction site collapsed. TVM reports that police and members of…

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International Accountancy Event held in Malta… MIA hosts Accountancy Profession Strategic Forum

The Malta Institute of Accountants hosted the 2019 edition of the Accountancy Professionals Strategic Forum (APSF). Coordinated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), the annual…

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Malta 2019 Election Watch – Roundup Day 1

This is a quick round up of the salient news reported in Malta of the first day of the Electoral Campaign underway in Malta for the European Parliament and Local…

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US State Department praises Malta’s stance on Russian warplanes

The US State Department, via its spokeswoman, Morgan Ortagus, has praised the Maltese Government's stance after the refusal to let two Russian military planes pass through Maltese airspace. The…

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€2 million GO Ventures Fund for Tech Startups

“Although we have a very strong telecommunications and IT infrastructure, we also realise that one of the ways for us to continue driving innovation is to partner with dynamic entrepreneurs…

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Funeral of mother and daughter killed in Mgarr road accident held in Zabbar

There was a large crowd of people this morning at the Zabbar parish church, as the funeral of Graziella Mallia, 53, and her daughter Fallon Mallia, aged 31, was…

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Alan Kurdi ship saga ends… migrants to be taken in by four EU countries

The Maltese government announced that more than 60 migrants stranded at sea for more than a week on the German rescue ship Alan Kurdi would be taken in by four EU…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your daily morning briefing gives you a quick overview of the news reported in Malta, Europe and the world. The morning briefing is brought to you by CI…

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Corporate Dispatch Malta News End-Of-Day Roundup

Good evening These are the main news from Malta's news portals for Friday. Net News reports on the latest developments on the Alan Kurdi situation and says that refugees may…

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France ready to take some Sea Eye migrants

French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner announced that France is ready, along with several other European partners, to welcome 20 out of the 60 migrants stranded off Malta aboard the…

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Corporate Dispatch End-Of-Day Roundup

Good evening, These are the main news from Malta's news portals. A man was found dead in a Xlendi apartment on Thursday evening. A police forensics team was deployed soon after…

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Alan Kurdi ship appeals to Europe for a safe port

The Alan Kurdi ship that has been eight days out at sea with scores of African migrants on board appealed to European states for a safe port, saying the health…

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Miriam Dalli makes it to Politico’s list of MEPs who mattered the most

As the European Parliamentary elections approach, Politico gives a look at the top 40 MEPs who mattered most during the last legislature between 2014 and 2019. The only Maltese MEP…

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€2.7 million worth of cocaine seized by customs at Malta Freeport, bringing the total of drug seized in 2019 to a record 515.2kg

The Customs of Malta have achieved another success in their fight on illicit drug trafficking. A total of 20 packets of cocaine, weighing 24 kg, were elevated with a total…

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Corporate Dispatch Malta News End-Of-Day Roundup

Good evening, These are the main news from Malta's portals. Justice Minister Owen Bonnici and Attorney General Peter Grech were questioned by a special hearing of the Parliamentary Assembly of…

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Woman on board stranded MV Alan Kurdi evacuated for medical reasons

The Armed Forces of Malta have evacuated a woman from the ship MV Alan Kurdi. She was evacuated for medical reasons and was brought to Malta on a Maltese boat. The…

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Birzebbuga Drive-By murder update – What has been established so far

Police are looking for a white car and for the person/s inside who shot at three immigrants who live at the Hal Far Open Centre, killing a 42 year old…

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Rescue vessel with 64 persons on board heading to Malta’s waters

Alan Kurdi, the humanitarian vessel with 64 migrants on board is heading to Malta after it was rebuffed by Italy in what appears to be another migrant saga in the…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning These are the stories on Malta's newspapers' front pages. he Times reveals that the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life is mulling setting rules on lobbying, gifts, insider…

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Corporate Dispatch End-Of-Day Malta News Roundup

Good evening These are the main news from Malta as reported by Maltese news portals. President George Vella visited President Emeritus Eddie Fenech Adami who was unable to attend the…

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President George Vella meets President Emeritus Eddie Fenech Adami

President George Vella today paid a visit to President Emeritus Eddie Fenech Adami, in his home in Birkirkara. Fenech Adami was unable to attend the ceremony during which Vella was…

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Dr George Vella sworn in as Malta’s President

Dr. George Vella was sworn in as Malta's 10th President of the Republic. He succeeds Marie Louise Coleiro Preca whose term expired today. In his oath he swore so that,…

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Corporate Dispatch Malta News End-Of-Day Roundup

Good evening These are the main news from Malta's news portals. The Greco report on Malta published today condemns inaction against top government officials and describes an ‘impotent’ police force.…

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Council of Europe calls for more robust and effective action against corruption in the Maltese government and police

In an evaluation report published today, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) assessed the effectiveness of the framework in place in Malta to prevent corruption amongst…

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Corporate Dispatch End-Of-Day Malta News Roundup

Good evening These are the stories from Malta's news portals. The government has given its consent to the publication of the GRECO report by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body.…

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Malta: Double Murder – What we know so far (Updated)

Joseph Bonnici, 38, from Ghaxaq, was arraigned in court before duty magistrate Rachel Montebello on Sunday evening, charged with the voluntary homicide of Marija Lourdes Bonnici and Angele Bonnici. Bonnici,…

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The meaning of Malta’s Freedom Day

On the 31st March 1979, Malta saw the very last ship of the British forces leaving our shores. Commonly known as Freedom Day, this day marked the end of the…

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Corporate Dispatch End-Of-Day Malta News Roundup

Good evening These are the main news from Malta's news portals. The Insurers Association announced that almost 2,000 claims have been made in relation to the severe storm that hit…

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Corporate Dispatch End Of Day News Roundup

Good evening, These are the salient news from Malta as reported by Malta's main news portal. The Malta Developers Association said a permanent link between the islands would help Gozo’s…

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549 signatures from Malta among 3.5 million who petitioned for revocation of Article 50

549 people from Malta expressed their endorsement to a parliamentary petition calling on British Prime Minister Theresa May to revoke Article 50 and cancel Brexit has now reached over three million signatures. (At…

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Corporate Dispatch Malta News End-Of-Day Roundup

Good evening, These are the salient news from Malta's leading news portals. "What you do is of an example." With these words, Pope Francis greeted H.E. Marie Louise Coleiro Preca,…

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Corporate Dispatch End-Of-Day Roundup

Good evening, Your evening roundup presents the news from Malta as reported by the journalists and reporters from Malta's news portals. A 76-year-old man who was involved in a…

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Institute of Accountants takes lead to address gender-based disparity

President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca praised the Malta Institute of Accountants for taking the lead on gender pay inequality and expressed hope that other professions would follow the example. The Institute…

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Corporate Dispatch Malta News Roundup

Good evening Here's a quick overview of the salient news as reported by Malta's news portals. The Home Affairs Ministry announced plans for the creation of specialised police hubs to…

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Corporate Dispatch End Of Day Roundup – Friday

Good evening, These are the main news from Malta, as reported by Malta's news portals. Malta 1565 was inscribed on one of the weapons fired in the terrorist attack on…

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Corporate Dispatch End-Of-Day News Roundup

Good evening, These are the main news from Malta as reported by Malta's news portals on Monday. Minister Chris Fearne confirmed reports that he met Minister Konrad Mizzi last week…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review

Good morning, These are the main stories from Malta's newspaper front pages. MaltaToday reveals that the hackers behind the Bank of Valletta cyberattack had already targeted HSBC in October. The…

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Corporate Dispatch Saturday Newspaper Review

Good morning, These are the stories from Saturday's newspapers: The Times leads with a report by Eurofund indicating that the increase in minimum wage across EU countries was lowest in…

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Corporate Dispatch – End Of Day Roundup

Good evening This is a quick roundup from Malta's main news portals. The American University of Malta building in Cospicua has been official inaugurated, after an investment of € million…

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Dr George Vella will be Malta’s 10th President

Dr George Vella will be Malta's 10th President of the Republic. The cabinet approved the Prime Minister's nomination The Times reports that Malta's president is nominated by a simple parliamentary…

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Corporate Dispatch End of Day Roundup

Good evening, These are the main news from Malta as reported in Malta's news portals for Friday. A British citizen resident in Malta filed a €1 billion case against Banque…

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Malta: Schools to open as usual

Schools in Malta will open as usual tomorrow. One News reports that following after consulting the department of Civil Protection and the Met Office, it was decided that the schools…

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“If someone thinks the EU will give in to any sort of change in tack from what’s being done so far, it’s a mistake,” PM Muscat tells POLITICO

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat swatted aside the idea that a last-minute British charm offensive at today's EU-Arab summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Egypt could change the course of Brexit negotiations.…

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