29

Mar

Video : Pete Buttigieg, soaring in popularity, but… how to pronounce his Maltese origin surname …

Maltese-American presidential aspirant Pete Buttigieg is stealing US airwaves with his bid for the Democratic nomination for president. Buttigieg, 37, is the son of the late Prof. Joseph A. Buttigieg, a…

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29

Mar

Possible formation of an “anti-illegal immigration axis” between Malta and Italy

Sources close to the Italian Interior Ministry are being quoted as saying that Italy and Malta are to form an "anti-illegals axis" after rescued migrants hijacked a merchant ship and…

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28

Mar

Corporate Dispatch Malta News Roundup

Good evening These are the main news from Malta as reported by the country's news portals. The Armed Forces seized a merchant ship that was hijacked by migrants off the…

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28

Mar

European Parliament raise concern about state of rule of law in Slovakia and Malta

Members of the European Parliament on Thursday raised concerns about the state of the rule of law in Slovakia and Malta. MEPs passed a resolution condemning “continuous efforts of a…

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28

Mar

Libyan held after found holding 17,300 euros of undeclared cash by Customs while departing from Malta

Customs officials from the Anti Money Laundering team seized 7,300euros during routine operations at the airport departure lounge late yesterday evening. The officials stopped the Libyan national as he was…

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28

Mar

‘Hijacked’ ship ElHibru 1 docks in Malta

A Maltese special operations team on Thursday boarded a tanker that had been hijacked by migrants it rescued at sea, and returned control to the captain, Malta's armed forces said.…

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28

Mar

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning, The latest about the 'hijacked' ship, the Brexit saga dominate today's headlines. Here's your morning briefing to start your day informed. The Latest news The Armed Forces of…

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27

Mar

Corporate Dispatch Malta News Roundup

Good evening Our Malta's news roundup for Wednesday is dominated by the latest developments regards the hijack of a cargo ship by a number of people who were rescued off…

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27

Mar

Salvini announces that migrants have hijacked cargo ship and is directed towards Malta or Lampedusa – Updated

UPDATE: The Armed Forces of Malta established communications with the Captain of Motor Tanker ELHIBRU 1 when it was about 30NM away and still proceeding towards Malta. The Captain repeatedly…

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27

Mar

Express Trailers helps Revive Round Valletta Race… Sponsors 1st Edition of Mellieħa Athletic Club’s Round Valletta 5K

The Mellieha Athletic Club is announcing a new race in Valletta on Easter Saturday, 20th April. The Valletta Express 5K Challenge, which has found the support of Express Trailers as…

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26

Mar

End-Of-Day Malta News Roundup

Good evening, Gender Balance representation, Malta 'Tax-Haven' characteristics, Konrad Mizzi's links with leadership bid, and another drug haul by customs are amongst the main news as reported by Malta's news portals.…

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26

Mar

Exclusive: Operators in Malta’s tourism sector looking at the business scenario with trepidation and concern

Operators in the tourism sectors are looking at the business scenario in the sector with ‘great trepidation and concern’. Significantly, the operators are concerned for the sustainability of the tourism…

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26

Mar

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review

Good morning, Malta's tourism sector, the Commons' taking control of the Brexit process, cease-fire after escalation of violence in Gaza Strip are the main news in this morning's briefing. These…

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25

Mar

Corporate Dispatch End-Of-Day Roundup

Good evening, These are the main news from Malta's news portals. The EU tabled an action plan in the event of a no-deal Brexit, reports The Times. The 19-point proposal…

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25

Mar

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review

Good morning, Your morning briefing provides you with the salient developments and news as reported by the main news outlets from Malta and around the world.   The Latest At least…

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22

Mar

Norwegian, French, English, Spanish Italian and Maltese – Why Americans are impressed with Buttigieg’s skill in languages.

Apart from English and Maltese. Buttigieg speaks Norwegian, French, Spanish and Italian. The BBC reports that when the story of Mr Buttigieg's language ability appeared on Twitter, people across the political…

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22

Mar

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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21

Mar

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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20

Mar

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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19

Mar

Customs make major drug haul at Malta Freeport (Updated)

A major operation took place at the Malta Freeport as the Customs unit has identified four containers full of cocaine. Around 288 kilograms of cocaine were found in temperature controlled…

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18

Mar

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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16

Mar

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review

Good morning, Our morning briefing brings you a round up of the latest news, today focusing on New Zealand's massacre, the reports on Malta's newspapers' front pages and a quick…

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16

Mar

Rolls-Royce wins contract to supply propulsion for Maltese patrol ship

The new Offshore Patrol Vessel under construction with Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Vittoria for the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) will be supplied with a Rolls-Royce marine propulsion package. The…

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15

Mar

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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15

Mar

Malta to agree with UK’s request for Brexit extension

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has re-confirmed Malta's stance that it will agree to the UK's request for a Brexit extension, providing the request is justified and would help lead to…

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14

Mar

Corporate Dispatch End Of Day Roundup

Good evening The latest re Brexit: UK MPs have voted by 412 to 202 for Prime Minister Theresa May to ask the EU for a delay to Brexit. These are…

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13

Mar

888 secures Malta licence to mitigate disruption from Brexit

  The British online gambling company 888 Holdings Plc announced that it secured a gaming licence in Malta and established a server in Ireland to mitigate a potential disruption from…

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13

Mar

Corporate News : Malta Public Transport launch new product to facilitate Park and Ride service between Pembroke and University and Mater Dei Hospital

Malta Public Transport launched a new product to facilitate the Park and Ride service between Pembroke and the University of Malta and Mater Dei Hospital: a €20 pass that gives…

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12

Mar

Malta seized control of Libyan Islamic Centre on dues payment failure – Libya Observer

The Libya Observer reports that Malta has seized control of the Libyan Islamic Center of the Islamic Dawa Community in the country as it failed to pay financial dues for…

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12

Mar

Corporate Dispatch End Of Day Roundup

Malta won two tourism awards at the ITB fair in Berlin, reports The Times. The country won the ‘Best LGBT Trend Destination’ category while Valletta was voted ‘Best City Break-Destination’.…

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12

Mar

Boeing 737 MAX won’t be allowed to fly in Malta’s airspace as of tonight following EASA recommendation to EU member states

The aviation regulator said the airspace would be closed for Boeing 737 MAX as of 8pm tonight following a recommendation by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, MaltaToday reports. A…

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12

Mar

Corporate Dispatch Tuesday Morning Briefing & News Review

Good morning, Your morning briefing brings you a round up of the salient news from Malta, Europe and the World. Have a good day. Latest: Will Monday’s changes secure support…

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11

Mar

Malta: Gale force wind alert for the night

The West Northwest wind, which will soon veer Northwest, will be strong to very strong over the Maltese Islands, later reaching gale force. This is valid till 12/0900 and will…

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11

Mar

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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09

Mar

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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08

Mar

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning, These are the main stories from Malta's newspaper front pages for Friday. The Times reports that authorities are on the alert for the arrival of a drug 100…

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08

Mar

On this day 2 years ago the Azure Window collapsed

Two years ago the Azure Window came crashing down into the sea, after a strong storm lashed the Maltese islands the night before. The whole country mourned the loss of…

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07

Mar

Was Malta used as a test-base for the Nutella biscuits prior to their official market launch today?

Italian news agencies report the launch of the Nutella biscuits, for now only in France. The biscuits, who had the Maltese shops during 2018, were launched officially on Thursday through…

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07

Mar

Corporate Dispatch End of Day Roundup

Good evening, These are the main news from Malta's news portals. Guests at a boutique hotel in Buġibba had to be evacuated on Thursday evening due to a fire in…

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06

Mar

Corporate Dispatch End of Day Roundup

Good evening These are the main news from Malta's newsportals. The Nationalist Party will be voting in favour of George Vella’s nomination for President, PN Leader Adrian Delia said this…

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06

Mar

The Nationalist Party will be voting in favour of Dr George Vella as Malta’s next President

The Nationalist Party will be voting in favour of George Vella’s nomination for President, PN Leader Adrian Delia said this evening. Speaking at an event in Mosta, Delia said the…

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06

Mar

Formal approval for Ramona Frendo for post of judge to General Court of the EU

  An expert panel declared that Maltese nominee for the post of judge to the General Court of the European Union,  Dr Ramona Frendo, has been found to satisfy the…

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06

Mar

Malta: Gaming Licensees Have till End of Month To Comply to Responsible Gaming Guidelines

  According to the Player Protection Directive issued by the Malta Gaming Authority, “licensees shall employ measures to detect, and identify problem gambling, using analytical tools and, or behaviour monitoring…

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06

Mar

Over 80 migrants rescued by AFM

An AFM patrol boat has rescued 87 migrants off the coast of Lampedusa and are on their way with them back to Malta. The AFM said it was informed by…

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06

Mar

Corporate Dispatch Newspaper Review

Good morning These are the main news stories from the front pages of Malta's newspapers. The Times leads with the government’s nomination of George Vella as President of the Republic.…

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05

Mar

Malta’s News End-Of-Day Roundup

Good evening, These are the main news from Malta. Former Minister George Vella will be nominated President of Malta, announced the government. One News says that the nomination was unanimously…

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05

Mar

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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02

Mar

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning These are the main stories from today's newspapers. The Times quotes an International Monetary Fund report which warns about the rising rate of relative poverty in Malta. The…

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01

Mar

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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26

Feb

Bank of Valletta’s Online systems restored again after systems went down for a while on Tuesday – Updated with Bank’s statement

Bank of Valletta is currently experiencing internet connectivity issues that are affecting its electronic channels, mainly services relating to internet banking, mobile banking, card payments through its EPOS machines and…

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26

Feb

Corporate Dispatch Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, These are the main stories from Malta's newspapers. The aftermath of the storm which hit the Maltese islands last weekend is covered prominently in a number of papers'…

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25

Feb

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and Newspaper review

Good morning These are the main stories as reported on Malta's newspapers front-pages. The storm that hit the island in the past 24 hours makes it to the front-pages on…

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24

Feb

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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24

Feb

“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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24

Feb

For the entrepreneur class leaving China is the best resistance to Communist rule – Entrepreneur who fled China to Malta

Chen Tianyong, a Chinese real estate developer in Shanghai, boarded a flight to Malta last month with no plans to return anytime soon.After landing, Mr. Chen, a former judge and…

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24

Feb

Disruption and damage reported as Malta is hit by strong gale force winds – Updates

Malta has been hit by a strong gale force winds and massive waves which caused major disruptions and also damage across various parts of the island. These are some of…

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24

Feb

Damage reported and danger warnings as Malta experiences one of worst storms in recent years

Substantial damage was caused by the gale-force winds which lashed Malta on Saturday night with many trees uprooted and walls demolished but no injuries were reported, a police spokesman told…

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