The Malta Independent

24 January 2020, Friday

Explosion at St George’s Bay outlet, no one hurt

An explosion at a St George’s Bay outlet in St Julian's this morning luckily left no one injured, the police said. The explosion took place just after 6am. A spokesman for the police...

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Indepth: ‘Two-thirds majority looks good on paper, but has never worked in Malta’

The idea of having a two-thirds majority in Parliament is portrayed as the perfect idea, but according to lawyer Roberto Montalto such a vote has never worked in Malta. On 17 January, Lawrence...

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TMID Editorial: Labour supporters – Follow the leader, literally

Like St Thomas, there are things that you need to see to believe. Otherwise, if someone had to tell you about them without showing you some form of evidence, you would tend to dismiss them as an...

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Chris Cardona long suspected plot to link him to Daphne Caruana Galizia murder

Chris Cardona had long suspected a “plot” to implicate him in Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder, the former minister said on national TV on Thursday. Interviewed on Xtra, Cardona...

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'Sopranos' actress says Weinstein raped her in the mid-1990s

“Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday, testifying that the former Hollywood studio boss overpowered and raped her and made other...

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Stefano Mallia elected as president of the European Employers Group

Stefano Mallia has been elected as the next President of the European Employers Group. Mallia obtained very strong support garnering 87% of the eligible votes. The post was also contested...

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Police chief: ‘Bottom line remains exactly the same – he hires, he fires’, former ECHR judge says

While the new mechanism for the appointment of the Police Commissioner has the appearance of reducing the “totalitarian powers hitherto enjoyed by Prime Ministers” – which is a...

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latest comment from onDmove, 24/01/2020 08:13: The bottom line is that there is no real solution to this problem. All persons have some political inclination either way. And this applies to all sensitive top jobs.

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Banned: Carnival company had been warned about ‘defamatory’ aspect

Festivals Malta said that over the past few weeks, a carnival company had already been warned that the design of the float submitted included defamatory aspects. Festivals Malta, organisers of...

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Long haul Air Malta flights still an option, but depend on studies and viability – Schembri

Long haul flights by Air Malta to destinations such as Mumbai or New York are still an option which is being considered, but their eventual introduction will depend on studies into the viability of...

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My administration would devote $1 billion to combat anti-Semitism - Pete Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg, candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election, said his administration would devote $1 billion to prevent and combat radicalization and...

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Next stop, Brexit: Britain's EU divorce bill becomes law

Britain’s delayed and disputed Brexit bill became law on Thursday, removing the last U.K. obstacle to the country leaving the European Union in just over a week. The U.K. is finally leaving...

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Malta’s rule of law received another blow on Thursday when Transparency International warned that corruption is "undermining" it and "weakening democracy". A day after The Economic...

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latest comment from John, 23/01/2020 14:00: How about instituting a police force that operates totally independent from politics. Separation of the police force from politicians would turn this country around.

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Edward Scicluna must shoulder responsibility for his decisions – NGO

Edward Scicluna spent 15 months evading questions by activists concerning his decision to appoint Silvio Valletta as a member of the Board of Governors of the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit...

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latest comment from L-argument, 23/01/2020 23:13: Angus you are right,don't impress your selves with a little makeup,we need transformation.Make arrests or you are not credible Mr Prime minister.

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Azzopardi contends Speaker cannot censure MPs for something said outside the House

Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi has appealed a ruling given by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in which he was found prima facie guilty of a breach of privilege. He is...

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latest comment from Vani, 23/01/2020 18:54: And there I was thinking only elephants have big feet https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d3e1f872a0d909ceba46dd62f2b3b53520c4e2ec9046c5d40642ef28e1b44f65.jpg

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Updated: Float linking Archbishop to child abuse will not be allowed to take part in Carnival

A Carnival float linking Archbisop Charles Scicluna and a Church home to child abuse has drawn widespread condemnation. The float features the Archbishop, flanked by two babies with devil’s...

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Calling MP Rosianne Cutajar prostitute not ‘one-off remark’, lawyer insists

A lawyer representing newly-appointed parliamentary secretary Rosianne Cutajar told a court that the “prostitute” label she was given was not a one-off remark but a system of conduct. The...

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VAT department employee found guilty of money laundering jailed for two years and six months

A VAT department employee was sentenced to two years and six months in prison after the Appeals Court reconfirmed that she was guilty of money laundering and drug possession among other...

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Indepth promo: Top lawyer discusses new method of appointing Police Commissioners

Lawyer Roberto Montalto gives his views on the new method of appointing Police Commissioners, as announced earlier this week by Prime Minister Robert Abela. The new system will be used to...

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latest comment from Summer Shade, 23/01/2020 18:14: How do we know hes a 'top' lawyer?

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Thousands of jellyfish beach at Pretty Bay

Thousands of mauve stinger (Pelagia noctiluca) jellyfish beached at Pretty Bay in Birżebbuġa, marine biologist Alan Deidun said. Uploading photos on Facebook, Deidun said this species...

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latest comment from Jonathan Azzopardi, 23/01/2020 16:56: Not a pretty sight at all ...

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TMID Editorial: Police chief appointments - A big improvement, but falls short of expectations

The new system of appointing Police Commissioners, as announced on Tuesday by Prime Minister Robert Abela, is a great improvement on the current method, but still falls short of expectations....

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latest comment from blakantunieri, 23/01/2020 23:54: Are you not able to make your point in few words? Bombastic person!!.

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Launch of eHealth service between Malta and other EU countries

The Ministry for Health has implemented a new cross-border eHealth service for Maltese citizens who travel to other European Union countries, the government said in a statement. Citizens can now...

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More and more employees use internet for business purposes - NSO

The survey on ICT usage and e-commerce in 2019 revealed that 97.7 per cent of enterprises used computers, while 97.3 per cent also used the internet. ICT usage and e-Commerce in Enterprises:...

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World leaders rally in Jerusalem against anti-Semitism

Dozens of world leaders descended upon Jerusalem on Thursday for the largest-ever gathering focused on commemorating the Holocaust and combating modern-day anti-Semitism. Russian President...

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latest comment from Anthony Cauchi, 23/01/2020 11:44: The fact that you are not in favour of Palestinian territory occupation is not that you are unti semitic. But that is what the far right government there states.

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Man arrested in connection with two hold-ups

A man was arrested by the police in connection with two hold-ups, the police said. The hold-ups took place in Gzira on 19 January and in Sliema the day after. Cash was stolen in both...

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Pope at audience: Give migrants the same hospitality St Paul received in Malta

Pope Francis urged men and women of goodwill to promote and practice a culture of welcome, especially towards vulnerable migrants in search of a better life. He decried recent government policies that...

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latest comment from Anthony Cauchi, 23/01/2020 11:41: With all respect, trying to fool the Maltese with this twisted story is not on. St Paul was shipwrecked here and the Maltese saved him even though he was a prisoner. After a couple of months left here chained to Rome and beheaded. It has nothing to do with immigration. Hope the pope do not think that Maltese are brainless.

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Watch: Police chief - ‘2/3 majority proposal cannot work in practice’ – PM Robert Abela

The Opposition’s proposal to appoint a police commissioner via an approval of a two-thirds parliamentary majority cannot work in practice, Prime Minister Robert Abela said today. Speaking...

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latest comment from Percy Pace, 23/01/2020 15:09: Why should we have elections? Why not get a group of technocrats to run the show whilst we're at it?

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Daphne public inquiry - Mario Cutajar attended Security Committee meetings, MSS head says

The public inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia continues today....

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latest comment from Gee Mike, 22/01/2020 20:23: I thought labour had to bring in change and fix everything that the PN did wrong. I guess that change never happened. All that PN corruption PL made a fuss about now seems like it all disappeared into thin air, 6 years on and no one conviction. It was all hot air?

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Civil Service heads have served as secretaries to the Security Committee since 2001

The Head of the Civil Service has occupied the role of Secretary of the Security Committee since 2001, his office said this evening. ...

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latest comment from Francis Saliba, 23/01/2020 13:37: What I am saying is clear enough and written in plain English. If you do not understand it, blame yourself. If you are only pretending to be ignorant I have no time to waste on you.

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Edward Scicluna must shoulder responsibility for his decisions – NGO

Azzopardi contends Speaker cannot censure MPs for something said outside the House

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Calling MP Rosianne Cutajar prostitute not ‘one-off remark’, lawyer insists

VAT department employee found guilty of money laundering jailed for two years and six months

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Man arrested in connection with two hold-ups

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