Firm linked to ‘suspect’ payments to Muscat breaching company law: A company linked to “suspicious” payments made to Joseph Muscat is in violation of company law by failing to file audited accounts. Accutor Limited, a subsidiary of the Swiss operation that paid Muscat €60,000, has been failing to file accounts since 2017. Wasay Bhatti, the sole director of Accutor in Malta, hired the former prime minister as a “consultant.”
MaltaPost raises postage tariffs, saying it delivers letters ‘at a loss’: Maltapost has raised the price of inbound and outbound mail, claiming that its role as the country’s postal service costs it more money than it earns. The cost of a stamp to send a letter locally has risen from €0.30 to €0.37, while sending a letter internationally will cost €1.25, an increase of €0.39 over the previous tariff of €0.86. In 2021, rates had also risen. Maltapost executive director David Attard told the Times of Malta that the company was struggling to deal with the negative effects of the virus pandemic, supply chain issues, rising airfreight costs, Brexit, and the implementation of VAT on low-value purchases made outside the EU, all of which had a negative impact on postal volumes.
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Boat confiscated following illegal fishing claims A fishing boat was confiscated while a Tunisian man was arrested on suspicion that he was illegally fishing in Maltese territorial waters. In a statement, the police said that the 29-year-old was on a fishing vessel that berthed at Barriera Wharf. Yesterday, the boat was taken to the Marsa Landing Facility, where Environmental Protection Unit police officers concluded that the Tunisian captain had no permission to fish in Maltese waters. (Times of Malta)
Chad man arrested after attacking police A 22-year-old man was arrested after he attacked and injured a police constable and was caught with several stolen items. The man, who hails from Chad, was caught after a chase near the Mile End area, and was locked up at Police HQ.
Covid-19 Update 24 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Monday, with active cases down to 477.Since the start of the pandemic, 113,558 virus cases have been reported.
