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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review

Good morning, The latest from Sri Lanka, Libya and the UK, the headlines from Malta's front pages in your morning briefing for today. Sri Lankan intelligence has named the…

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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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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review

Good morning The latest from Sri Lanka, Northern Ireland, Ukraine and the headlines of Malta's front page stories in your morning briefing for Monday. The death toll in Sri Lanka…

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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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Lassana Cisse – The murder of a ‘Good Samaritan’ – The Sunday Times

The Ivorian man murdered earlier this month had most probably been walking home after offering food and support to migrants at the Ħal Far centre when he was shot. Lassana…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and News Review

Good morning 52 persons have died and over 300 injured as a number of churches and hotels were targeted in explosions in Sri Lanka, while heavy bombing erupted in South…

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Malta drops 12 places in World Press Freedom Index

In a large part of the world, journalists are facing increased hostility, but progress in Africa is a sign for hope. That's according to the latest World Press Freedom Index…

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Archbishop Scicluna writes Pope Francis tribute for Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People edition

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna has been tasked to give his reflections on Pope Francis, for Time Magazine's edition of the 100 most influential people in the world. In his reflections,…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning Your morning briefing leads with a developing story of a man was arrested after entering a cathedral in New York carrying cans of fuel and lighter fluid, Germany…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning The latest on the Notre Dame cathedral fire, Libya and the front page stories in Malta's newspapers in your Wednesday's morning briefing. Notre Dame - France’s president Emmanuel Macron…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good Morning Your morning briefing for today leads with the fire which engulfed the Notre Dame cathedral in France, the story which is dominating the world headlines across the world.…

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Business Forum For Businesses with French Interests

“Doing Business with France, then and in today’s environment” will be the theme of this year’s annual Business Forum being organised by the Maltese French Chamber of Commerce on Monday…

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€10.3 million worth of cocaine seized by Malta’s customs at Freeport

On Sunday, a total of 76 packets of cocaine, weighing 91.25 kgs, with an estimated street value of 10.3 Million Euros were elevated at the Malta Freeport. So far, this…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning Once again, the morning briefing, leads with death, this time of two women in a traffic accident in Mosta. This our selection of news from Malta, Europe and…

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Malta: Mother and daughter die in traffic accident l/o Mosta – Updated

Two women died and seven were injured in a major traffic accident in Buqana, Mosta close to the roundabout which leads to Mgarr on Sunday night. The accident took place at…

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50 Migrants believed to be living illegally in a vacant house in Qormi evicted

Some 50 migrants who are believed to have been living illegally in what was supposedly a vacant house in Triq il-Wied, Qormi were taken away by the police on Sunday…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning Today's morning briefing starts on a tragic note with the death of a 23 year old-German in a traffic accident which happened during the night. The international news…

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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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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning Brexit's extension, Haftar's march on Tripoli, Elections in Israel and Australia are among the main headlines. The latest: BREXIT: European Council president Donald Tusk has said the UK…

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Corporate Dispatch Malta News End-Of-Day Roundup

Good evening, These are the main stories from Malta's news portals. Nationalist Party MP Hermann Schiavone suspended himself from the parliamentary group after it emerged that he held a meeting…

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Eight migrants missing off Libyan coast

Eight migrants are missing off Libya, the Alarm Phone rescue alert service said Wednesday. The service got a phone call about 6 a.m. from a dinghy in difficulty carrying around…

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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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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning The latest from, Malta on Brexit, Libya's clashes in Tripoli, elections in Israel and US politics are amongst the headlines in the morning edition of our news briefing for…

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Corporate Dispatch Malta News End-Of-Day Roundup

Good evening These are the main stories from Malta's portals. The man accused of carrying out a double-murder in Għaxaq was brought before court today. MaltaToday says that Joseph Bonnici,…

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Racial-motivated random-shooting not excluded in the case of the murder of Lassine Cisse in Birzebbuga – reports

Media reports say that the police are investigating the possibility that the drive-by murder of the Ivorian person near the Ħal Far open centre was a racially motivated killing. TVM reports…

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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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Morning Briefing News Review

Good morning, Your morning briefing for today with the salient news to start your day informed. Libya: Fighting escalated on Sunday around Libyan capital Tripoli as a military assault on the…

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91.2 kg, worth 10.2 million euros of cocaine seized by Maltese customs at Malta Freeport

Routine searches conducted, today, at the Malta Freeport Customs Scanning Facility, by the Malta Customs Officials, has once again resulted in a sizable narcotics seizure. A statement issued by the…

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Morning Briefing – Sunday Newspaper Review

Good Morning These are the main stories on today's front pages. The Sunday Times leads with a survey showing the Nationalist Party trailing the Labour Party by 22 points in…

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One killed, two injured in Birzebbuga (L/O Ħal Far) shooting

A man was killed and another two were injured in Triq tal-Ġebel, Birżebbuġa L/O Hal Far, on Saturday night. The police said the incident took place at around 11pm. It…

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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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New standoff between Malta and Italy on humanitarian aid ship in the Mediterranean

A humanitarian aid ship carrying 64 rescued migrants was holding position in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday as both Italy and Malta refused it safe harbour, leaving the migrants sleeping…

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Corporate Dispatch End Of Day Malta News Roundup

Good evening These are the news from Malta's News Portals. George Vella has this morning been sworn in a the 10th President of the Republic. TVM covers the ceremony at…

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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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Virtu Ferries ‘Jean De La Valette’ to see service in Trinidad and Tobago

The ten-year old vessel, Jean De La Valette (JDLV), will be leased from Virtu Ferries for a period of one year for service in Trinidad and Tobago, a dual-island Caribbean…

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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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Express Trailers Supporting Maltese Retailers To Export Globally

Maltese retailers are constantly facing competition from international online stores. The natural and more logical reaction to this foreign competition is to go globally by selling online themselves. One of…

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€74 million EU-funded project to provide Malta with better drinking water

The European Commission adopted a €4 billion investment package for infrastructure projects across 10 Member States consisting of 25 large infrastructure projects in 10 Member States. Almost €74 million will…

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Bringing love and life back to the traditional Maltese bus

Forbes has an extensive report on the initiative by the London and Valletta-based architecture and design practice Mizzi Studio for a modern return of the traditional Maltese buses as an…

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Corporate Dispatch Malta News End-Of-Day Roundup

An explosion in Kalkara marina set two yachts on fire and injured two people aboard. TVM says that one of the yachts sunk while the other was towed out into…

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Parliament approves Dr George Vella’s nomination as President of Malta

Parliament has approved George Vella as Malta's next President, with all those present voting in favour of his appointment.. On incoming President George Vella, Prime Minister Muscat said that Vella…

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Yacht on fire at Kalkara Marina Updated

A fire has destroyed a boat that was berthed in Kalkara this morning. The boat was towed away so as to avoid other yachts catching fire. Another boat which was…

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70% of Maltese eat fruits daily

70% of the Maltese population eat fruits daily, close to the EU 64% average. When it comes to vegetables, the Maltese are at the lower end of the table with…

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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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A note of appreciation: A message from President of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca

It has been my honour and privilege to have had this opportunity to be able to share with you, as one of you, these past five years as President of…

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Two teens under the age of 18 charged with unlawful control of El Hiblu 1

Two teenagers under the age of 18 are among the thee migrants charged with hijacking the commercial tanker which docked in Malta earlier this week. "The accused include 15-year-old boy…

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