Malta

Saturday Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening, The latest about Satabank, the release of MV Sea Watch, the reactions about the rent reform and social accommodation and workers rights are among the news reported from…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The morning's headlines are dominated by Saudi's admission that Khashoggi's death took place at the country's consulate in Turkey. We also read about Moody's downgrade of Italy's credit…

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Friday Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening, From the search for explosives under a car in Birkirkara, to an increase in the price of milk and products these are what the news portals a report as…

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Maltese authorities not living up to their obligations in terms of guaranteeing and safeguard of freedom of expression and press freedom – Reporters Without Borders

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published a joint statement of findings from an international freedom of expression mission to Malta from 15-17 October 2018. The mission found that the Maltese…

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Thursday Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening, These are the main news reported by Malta's news portals today. There are sufficient grounds for former John Dalli canvasser Silvio Zammit to be sent to trial, a magistrate…

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Malta ranks 36th (out of 140 countries) in World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index

The US scored 85.6 out of 100 to top the index, coming in the top three for seven of the 12 pillars. Its entrepreneurial culture saw it score highly in…

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Malta ranked on the lower side about children’s potential development according to World Bank report

In-Nazzjon carries a story about findings about child development in Malta published by the World Bank in the Human Capital Index. The paper says that the country ranks among the last…

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Further reduction on medicine prices announced (Malta)

L-Orizzont reports on the reduction in prices for 23 labelled medicines and 15 generic ones. The paper says that, over the past five years, the price of 230 medicines was reduced.

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ECB to revoke Pilatus Bank license

The European Central Bank has reached a preliminary decision to revoke the license of Malta’s Pilatus Bank after its chairman was charged with money laundering, two ECB officials told Reuters,…

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False Italian insurance scam linked to Malta, for laundering purposes

Million of euros are reported to have been laundered through Malta in a particularly brazen insurance car insurance scam that has seen 18 lawyers arrested in Naples, Italian media report.…

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MFSA appoints auditors to advise and monitor Satabank after shortcomings in anti-money laundering procedures found

The Times of Malta reports Auditors EY have been appointed by the MFSA to “advise and monitor” Satabank, after a joint inspection and audit by the MFSA and FIAU found shortcomings in the…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Talks on Brexit seems to have stalled, Merkel's ally CSU seemed to win most votes, despite losing support and Turkish and Saudi Arabian leaders discussed the Khashoggi's case.…

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Sunday Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening These are the main news from Malta as reported by the Malta's main news portals. Speaking during a political gathering in Gozo, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat on Sunday…

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Damaged boat with 70 migrants escorted to Lampedusa late at night, after initial refusal of intervention from Malta and Italy

A boat with 70 migrants, which had left Libya on Friday morning, was escorted by Italian Coast Guard patrol boats to the port of Lampedusa where she docked at about…

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Friday Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening, Artificial Intelligence, salaries in Malta, Malta Employers Association's budget proposals, Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder court case and an encounter between Pope Francis and the Maltese Archbishop are the…

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Maltese Salaries rose by 3% over past 12 months – Misco study

Salaries in Malta rose by a three percent average over the past 12 months, the latest figures by MISCO show. Data published in the Salaries and Benefits Report 2018/2019 reveals…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing, with an update and review of the latest headlines from the main news agencies, news media and newspapers from Malta, Europe and the World. Start…

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Thursday Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening, Malta's news portals are mainly dominated with the latest developments related to Egrant inquiry and Daphne's murder and other stories from the court regards the two murders of…

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Wednesday Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening, These are the main news as covered by Malta's news portals. Malta has been pinpointed as being at the centre of illicit smuggling across the Mediterranean by an…

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GO opens up its fibre network to power other operators

GO has signed an agreement which will enable operators which don’t have their own network to make use of GO’s state-of-the-art Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH) network in order to offer fixed broadbandservices,…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The heated debate in the Maltese parliament following the story on La Repubblica as part of the Daphne Project, the arrest of a suspected person in the murder of…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The latest revelations from the #DaphneProject dominate the headlines in Malta. The murder of the Bulgarian journalist, almost a year after Caruana Galizia's murder, also leads to focus…

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Monday Malta News Evening Roundup (Updated)

Good evening, Updated with comments from Minister Cardona Minister Chris Cardona has denied what he called 'serious' and 'unfounded' allegations in his regards. He said that the allegations are speculative…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, AFM's rescue of migrants distressed in the Mediterranean, the warning about the climate change, the elections in Brazil, the smuggling of fuel from Libya to Italy via Malta…

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Sunday Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening, The political leaders maintain their Sunday appointment to give their views and set agendas as reflected in the reports on their speeches on the various portals. We also…

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Saturday Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening, The main news of the day centres around the developments which led to the suspension of the strike ordered by the MUT, scheduled for Monday, and which was…

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Opinion: Teachers lose, every time – Dr. Michelle Attard Tonna

I am sure you are all aware of the recent saga concerning the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) and the new proposed Education Act which was presented to parliament and…

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Malta: Educators dispute update – Teachers strike called off

UPDATE : The Malta Union of Teachers has called off Monday's strike after a last-ditch conciliatory meeting with the Education Ministry on Saturday morning. In a statement, the MUT said it…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The earthquake in Sicily, Kavanaugh's confirmation, Interpol's chief detainment and Italy's budget are amongst the latest news reported around the globe. In Malta' the dispute between the Government…

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GO Announces New €2 Million Fund For Start-Ups

“As the longest standing telecoms company in Malta, we have been enabling local businesses to thrive and innovate with our robust and reliable telecommunications services. All innovative developments of recent…

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Camper & Nicholsons Marinas participates at the Malta Maritime Summit 2018

Mathieu Salomon, Technical Director of Camper & Nicholsons Marinas, was one of five influential panelists at the Malta Maritime Summit 2018, which took place between the 1st-5th October in Valletta.…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Whether the new cyber-war will be the new cold war is still be seen, but in the past 24 hours the cyber warfare took centre stage in…

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Thursday Evening News Roundup

Good evening, Situation between the MUT and the Government remains locked, AI and new technologies take centre stage at Delta Summit, GWU's anniversary's conference and news from the court are…

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Maltese property market exploring blockchain

A number of the largest real estate agents in Malta are currently studying the possibility of using Ledger Projects’ Distributed Ledger Technology to share information related to the local property…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The strike ordered by the MUT shares the centre stage of Malta's newspapers, with the news of the intention to have binding demands from the European Commission on…

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Malta’s Finance Minister expresses disappointment at ‘unfair’ treatment against Malta by Commissioner Jourova

Malta's Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has expressed disappointment at what he described as the “unfair” treatment meted out against Malta by European Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova. The Finance Minister took…

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The European Commission expected to order Malta to strengthen enforcement of anti-money laundering rules

The European Commission is preparing to use little-known powers in EU law to issue binding demands on Malta’s financial regulator after an EU watchdog found “systematic” weaknesses in its enforcement…

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Geigold’s threat about HSBC’s position in Malta, irks Maltese politicians across all shades of the spectrum

German MEP Sven Geigold has found no backing from the Maltese Greens on his self-declared crusade to force HSBC out of Malta. All Maltese media report a number of reactions…

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Investigations linked EU-wide crackdown on fuel smuggling off Malta, passed to international investigators

Intelligence on fuel smuggling off the Maltese coast was passed to international investigators as part of an EU-wide crackdown, sources told the Times of Malta. Senior investigators said intelligence on…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning A looking campaign for HSBC to quit Malta, the latest on Lockerbie, the agreement between the US and Canada on a new NAFTA deal are amongst the latest…

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MEP Giegold to campaign for HSBC to quit Malta

HSBC must close its business in Malta if the tiny European Union state with a reputation for a lax approach to financial regulation does not do more to confront the…

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Sunday Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening, All news portals report story where migrants disembarked the Maltese Armed Forces of Malta patrol boat P52 at the the Armed Forces of Malta base at Hay Wharf,…

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58 people and Bella the dog, who were aboard Aquarius disembark in Malta

Fifty-eight migrants onboard the rescue ship Aquarius have been allowed to disembark in Malta after initially being barred entry. Euronews reports that after negotiations between French President Emannuel Macron and…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing brings you an analysis of what is reported on Malta's front pages for today and a round up of the latest headlines from Europe and…

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Saturday Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening, The following are the salient news as reported by the Maltese news portals. In the letter he reminded his colleagues that they had solemnly sworn to be faithful…

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Friday Malta Evening News Roundup

Good evening, What follows are the main news for today as reported by Malta's main news portals. Liam Debono, the underage motorist who ran over and maimed a police officer…

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Friday Morning Review

Good morning Your morning briefing brings you the latest news as reported by the main news outlets from Malta, Europe and the World. The Latest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

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Human trafficking, unity and hope key messages from Malta’s Prime Minister speech at UN General Assembly

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat used his annual speech to the United nations to mostly highlight migration issues, saying that a unified approach could stop criminal gangs profiting from smuggling human beings.…

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Thursday Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening The following are the main news in Malta, as reported by Malta's News portals. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found that the standards and elements of sound…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Our morning briefing brings you the latest and most important news which happened in the past news cycle, based on the review of major news outlets, agencies and…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, From the recent controversy, in the already controversial dbgroup 38-storey tower, to the ideological clashes between globalism and isolationism, from the latest twist in the 'Brexit' saga to…

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Tuesday Malta Evening News Roundup (Updated)

Good Evening, The news portals are dominated by the story which refers to the death of a 16-month-old baby has died after falling four stories. In another story, we read the…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Your morning briefing with the latest news from around the globe, a newspaper review from Malta and a headline digest of the main news chosen in the past…

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Monday Malta News Evening Roundup

Good evening, These are the main news as reported by Malta's portals. George Degiorgio’s lawyer, William Cuschieri, filed a court application this morning, asking the First Hall of the…

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Commissioner Jourová requests EBA to probe actions of Danish and Estonian national financial watchdogs following Danske Bank money laundering scandal

The EU’s banking watchdog is set to probe the actions of Denmark and Estonia’s national supervisors to see how they failed to pick up on Danske Bank’s massive money laundering…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing brings you the latest headlines, a review of today's Maltese newspaper front pages and an over-all round up of what happened in the past hours.…

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Sunday Malta Evening News Roundup

Good evening, School transport, migration, possible changes at the helm of the police corps are amongst the main items which one finds occupying the news agenda for today. The following…

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