29

Jun

Malta: New building regulations will likely push property prices upwards

The Malta Independent reports on an interview with Kamra tal-Periti president Simone Vella Lenicker who argued that the new building regulations will likely push property prices upwards. Interviewed by The…

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29

Jun

Malta : 52,448 properties approved by Planning Authority in 5 years, only half built yet – Times of Malta

The Times of Malta print edition reports that the Planning Authority has approved 52,448 properties in the past five years, according to published figures. From these only 26,827 properties are…

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29

Jun

Search for 32-year-old suspected of stabbing Macedonian in St Paul’s Bay

Maltese Police are asking the general public to help in the search of 32-year-old Milos Vidakovic, who the Macedonan community in Malta has named as the main suspect in the…

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28

Jun

A Morning at Villa Frere Art Exhibition

On the morning of Saturday 6th April 2019, Gallery 23 organised a gathering of nine of Malta’s most reputable artists within the verdant grounds of Villa Frere – the former…

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28

Jun

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing Newspaper Review

Good morning These are the main stories you find in today's newspapers frontpages in Malta. Check www.corporatedispatch.com to start your morning informed. The Times of Malta reports that the newly…

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27

Jun

Malta – End-of-Year benchmark exams taken at Year 6 to be replaced by informal exams

The end-of-year benchmark exams taken by Year 6 students around Malta will be discontinued and replaced by an assessment that could include an exam component. The recommendation is one of 25…

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27

Jun

McDonald’s app ushers in elevated customer experience, Exclusive offers for app subscribers

McDonald’s continues to revolutionise its customer experience in Malta by investing in innovation and technology to give guests greater choice and access to the food they love. McDonald’s mobile application…

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27

Jun

In Malta, 72 out of every 100 persons aged between 15 to 64, are employed – NSO

In Malta, on average, out of every 100 persons aged between 15 to 64 years, 72 were employed. Self-employed persons accounted for 15.1 per cent of all persons with a…

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27

Jun

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing-Newspaper Review

The Malta Business Weekly leads with a story about De La Rue in the UK shedding 170 jobs after it lost a government contract to print British passports. Unions have…

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27

Jun

In 2018, Caritas had 738 people seeking help for drug addiction, the highest number in recent years

Caritas is not convinced that legalising cannabis for recreational use will kill the black market for the drug, its director has warned. Gatt was speaking during the graduation ceremony of…

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26

Jun

Council of Europe report condemning rule of law in Malta approved

A Council of Europe report on the rule of law in Malta has been approved with 72 votes in favour, 18 against and 3 abstentions. A number of amendments put…

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26

Jun

More EFL students expected this summer

  The tourism industry in summer is expected to register a substantial increase in numbers, and part of this is due to the English Language students, Federation of English Language…

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26

Jun

Cutting edge EU translation technology now available to Maltese civil servants

Maltese civil servants now have the opportunity of using eTranslation, a cutting-edge machine translation tool developed and used by the European Commission (EC). The Commission, which has one of the…

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26

Jun

Newspaper Review – Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

The Malta Independent reports that a petition for a vote of confidence in PN leader Adrian Delia has been formally presented to the party. Executive Council member Ivan Bartolo said…

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25

Jun

Dr Marceline Naudi elected as President of the Group of experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)

Dr Marceline Naudi, Head, Department of Gender Studies at the Faculty for Social Wellbeing at the University of Malta was elected as president of the Group of experts on Action against…

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25

Jun

PN presented with petition to convene council and seek confidence vote in Adrian Delia

Two hundred signatures were collected in a petition which calls for on the highest organ of Partit Nazzjonalista to convene within a week and take a secret vote on Adrian…

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25

Jun

Malta: Bank of Valletta warns about suspicious false SMS messages asking for banking information

Bank of Valletta, in a company statement, said that is aware that the general public is receiving messages (SMSes) saying that suspicious activity has been noted on their Internet Banking…

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25

Jun

Disagreement over the implications of petition calling for vote of confidence in PN leader – Times of Malta

The Times of Malta says that there is disagreement over the implications of the petition signed by 150 members of the PN’s General Council calling for a vote of confidence…

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25

Jun

Maltese Company to expand container terminal in Latvia – Malta Independent

The Malta Independent carries a story about Maltese Hili Company expanding its container terminal in Latvia. The logistics hub already handles two-thirds of all container cargo in the Baltic country.…

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25

Jun

Women’s rights activist speaks about intimidation from police faced by women reporting domestic abuse – L-Orizzont

L-Orizzont speaks to women’s rights activist Lara Dimitrijevic about intimidation from police officers faced by women reporting domestic abuse. Dimitrijevic, speaks about the problems that victims encounter, at times because…

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25

Jun

Government side votes against Opposition proposal to consider the unborn as children – In-Nazzjon

In-Nazzjon reports that the government side in a Parliamentary Committee voted against an proposal by the Opposition to consider the unborn as children, thus qualifying to the right of protection…

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25

Jun

Malta: New construction regulations enter into force

The Maltese government has decided to press on with new construction regulations obliging construction site managers to be architects, despite their objections. The announcement was made by Infrastructure Minister Ian…

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25

Jun

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Newspaper Review

These are the main stories from today's newspaper front-pages in Malta. The Times of Malta questions Minister Ian Borg about the court decree that Planning Authority board member Matthew Pace…

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25

Jun

Malta: Man from North Macedonia fighting for his life after argument in St Paul’s Bay – Police searching for Serbian man in connection with the case

The Police are searching for a person from Serbia, in connection to a stabbing which followed an argument in Bugibba on Monday night. TVM reports that in this argument, a…

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24

Jun

Malta: Elisa’s funeral to be held on Wednesday

Elisa Buhagiar's funeral is to be held on Wednesday 26th June at 1530h at the Ħaż-Żebbuġ Parish Church. Relatives expressed their wish that people attending the funeral not wear black.…

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24

Jun

Malta registers €48.9 million surplus compared to €296.3 million surplus in the comparable quarter of 2018

Provisional figures for Malta’s external transactions show that during January-March 2019, the current account balance recorded a surplus of €48.9 million as compared to a surplus of €296.3 million in…

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24

Jun

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Newspaper Review

Good morning, The Times of Malta reveals that enough members of the PN’s General Council have signed a petition to force a confidence vote in leader Adrian Delia. The paper…

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23

Jun

Malta’s Armed forced rescue 37 persons in migration route

The Armed Forces of Malta rescued a group of 37 persons early on Sunday morning.  In a statement on Sunday afternoon, the AFM said the rescue people were being taken…

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23

Jun

Video – Human trafficking operation captured by Frontex

Frontex experts who spotted it from the air had a good idea. And sure enough, after a few hours a steady stream of people emerged from below the deck of…

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23

Jun

Malta: Man dies in Cirkewwa – Updated

Update : A Police statement says that on Sunday, at around 0920hrs, the Police were informed that a person was in distress following a fall into the sea in Ċirkewwa. District…

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23

Jun

Il-Kullħadd Headlines 23rd June 2019

Kulħadd carries a story about nominations within the PN to fill three vacant leadership roles. The paper says that different groupings are pushing for different people and widening the internal…

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23

Jun

Building regulations and open market sellers feature in today’s headlines on it-Torċa

It-Torċa speaks to the secretary general of the Federation of Property Agents, Simon Debono, who warned that the proposed modifications in building regulations take responsibility off contractors, owners, and builders…

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23

Jun

Malta Independent on Sunday headlines – 23rd June 2019

The Independent on Sunday speaks to government consultant Robert Musumeci about the state of the construction industry. Musumeci said that architects and site manager must be loyal to their warrants…

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23

Jun

Il-Mument headlines – Sunday 23rd June 2019

Il-Mument says that Minister Ian Borg visited the US last week to attend a public speaking course, eyeing the leadership of the Labour Party. Meanwhile, the Minister responsible for the…

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23

Jun

Minister Helena Dalli interested for job of EU Commissioner – Illum

Illum leads with a story about Malta’s nomination for EU Commissioner. The paper says the Equality Minister Helena Dalli is interested in the job but the government is assessing various…

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23

Jun

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing -Sunday Malta’s Newspaper Review

Malta Today investigates a controversial release of land in the Qala countryside by the Church to businessman Dennis Montebello for just €200,000. The paper says that the area the size…

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23

Jun

29-year-old man seriously injured after knife attack in Senglea, 33-year-old man detained for investigations

Yesterday at about 2100hrs, the Police were informed that their assistance was needed in Triq il-Vitorja, Isla. Preliminary investigations by the District Police found that an argument took place between…

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23

Jun

Malta: Government to offer cancer drugs currently funded by Community Chest Fund – MaltaToday

MaltaToday leads with the story that cancer drugs currently funded by the Community Chest Fund will gradually be absorbed into the government medicines formulary as the President’s charity embarks on a…

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22

Jun

Malta: MEAINDEX wins National Award for Support to Enterprises

MEAINDEX - The Online Toolbox for Business Entrepreneurs presented by the Employers Association and the promotion campaign for equal opportunities in the manufacturing industry by the Chamber of Commerce, were…

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22

Jun

Air Malta aircraft scheduled to operate Munich flight involved in a bird strike

An Air Malta aircraft scheduled to operate flight KM 306/7 Malta-Munich-Malta was involved in a bird strike. The aircraft is currently being inspected in Malta by the airline’s engineers with…

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22

Jun

Malta among countries that have breached sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council against North Korea – The Headlines: The Malta Independent

  The Malta Independent leads with a report by a US think-tank that lists Malta among countries that have breached sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council against North Korea. The…

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21

Jun

Corporate Dispatch Be Informed Evening Roundup

Good evening, These are the headlines of the stories that our editorial team at Corporate Dispatch worked on Friday. Police called to Boris Johnson’s home for loud argument at home…

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21

Jun

Judge Depasquale appeals for ‘media savvy’ courts, deals with ‘often unjust criticism against judicial system’ while vowing to ‘serve to ensure that citizens feel that justice is done’

"I’m here to serve and, as such, I promise to do my utmost to ensure that the citizen feels that justice is being done, and that this is achieved in…

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21

Jun

A Briton considered among Europe’s most wanted’ to be extradited from Malta

Christopher Guest More, a British man wanted in the United Kingdom for his alleged involvement in a brutal 2003 killing should be sent back to the UK, a Maltese court…

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21

Jun

Low level of Maltese debt held by foreigners

Eurostat on Friday reported that there were significant differences across the European Union (EU) regarding the sector in which government debt is held. The share of public debt held by…

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21

Jun

Maltese girl among victims of sex trafficking in Malta in 2018 – US State Department

A Maltese girl was among a number of victims of sex trafficking in Malta last year, according to the Trafficking in Persons report by the US State Department, published on…

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21

Jun

Start-Up Malta (SUM) Foundation launched

During a press conference, Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Businesses Chris Cardona launched the Start-Up Malta Foundation (SUM) to establish a better and more efficient support system for…

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21

Jun

Corporate Midday Dispatch – Financial and Corporate News Roundup

Less than 15 per cent of Malta's debt is held by non-residents, in stark contrast with the situation in other member states. Eurostat on Friday reported that there were significant differences…

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21

Jun

The Headlines: In-Nazzjon – Friday 21st June

In-Nazzjon leads with a summit of the European People’s Party in Brussels ahead of the European Council meeting this weekend. PN leader Adrian Delia told his colleagues at the summit…

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21

Jun

The Headlines: The Times of Malta – Friday 21st  June

The Times of Malta reveals that government employee Neville Gafa’ is in Libya on official business with a government delegation. The paper says that Gafa’s role remains unclear but suggests…

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20

Jun

Corporate Dispatch Be Informed Evening Roundup

Good evening, These are the headlines of the stories that our editorial team at Corporate Dispatch worked on Thursday. 10-year-old child dies in traffic accident in Manikata - Read more…

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20

Jun

10-year-old child dies in traffic accident in Manikata – Updated

A 10-year-old girl unfortunately lost her life following a traffic accident in Triq tal-Prajjet, Mellieħa today, 20th June, 2019 at about 1730hrs. Preliminary investigations revealed that a collision took place…

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20

Jun

Malta – Police request help in search for three persons

The Police in Malta  are requesting the help of the general public in order to find three men. Srdjan Dragic, Milos Markovic and Ivan Bozic are known to frequently roam…

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20

Jun

Malta – FIAU made 12 requests for information to UAE in 2018 – The Malta Independent

The FIAU, in 2018, made 12 requests for information to the United Arab Emirates, the Malta Independent reports. According to the annual report of the FIAU, presented in parliament, while not…

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20

Jun

Ryanair’s flight to Malta will take off millions in Irish Tax – Malta Business Weekly

The Malta Business Weekly reports that the Irish exchequer is poised to lose tens of millions in tax revenues after the decision by Ryanair to shift control of aircraft for…

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20

Jun

Malta – Third of foreign children bullied at school – Times of Malta

One in every three foreign students experiences some form of bullying while at school. According to a study on the well-being of non-Maltese children, reported by today's Times of Malta 33…

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19

Jun

Malta considering reopening embassy in Tripoli

The Maltese Government is considering reopening it's embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli. The Libya Express quoted Malta’s ambassador to Libya Charles Saliba saying that the Maltese government was willing…

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