The Malta Independent 13 November 2018, Tuesday

Parliament debates 17 Black: Delia asks why a PM who takes decisions can’t remove Mizzi, Schembri

Parliament put 17 Black on today's Parliamentary agenda, where it is being discussed, after Opposition Leader Adrian Delia filed a motion for it to be urgently discussed early in the session. During...

latest comment from Dr Oliver Twist LLD, 12/11/2018 19:41: Chris Fearne, you disappoint but then again you are one of those who previously voted against a no-confidence motion in Mizzi and Schembri so nothing surprises. The Labour MP's should be disgusted at what their colleague Konrad Mizzi has been up to along with the PM's Chief of Staff. They should be ashamed to call these people colleagues and should be doing something about it because they know damn well that Joseph Muscat is avoiding this issue for as long as possible and they need to question why he is doing so. Keep at it, keep silent and keep defending Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri qiskom boloh.
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Women earn 11% less on average than men; gender pay gap hindering inclusive economy – President

Malta’s average gender pay gap between men and women stands at an average of 11%, meaning that for every €1 a man earns, a woman earns 89c, President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca said at the...

latest comment from Gerry Cowie, 12/11/2018 19:11: This government has already provided the answer to this dilemma! One can now change one's gender at will, by seeing a notary. All that is needed is for enough people to change their gender, and hey presto! Problem solved! That's "equality", folks!
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Leaders meet in Italy to find settlement in Libya

A gathering of leaders of Libya's quarrelling factions and of countries keen on stabilizing the North African nation opens Monday in Sicily, aimed at finding a political settlement that would bolster...

latest comment from Ivan Grech Mintoff, 12/11/2018 17:05: the government has refused to be the broker for many many years despite being asked to do so. Instead it prefers to break the Constitution (AGAIN) and take one side against another.... and even that is very fluid!
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Updated: Gozo ferry services disrupted as UHM orders industrial action

Gozo ferry services are facing disruptions this morning as the UHM ordered a strike, Gozo Channel chairman Joe Cordina said....

latest comment from Joseph Lawrence, 12/11/2018 09:48: Wait until they build the TUNNEL and the Toll takers will be going on strike. Joseph bought you with his job for vote scheme and this is how you repay poor Joseph? Shame on you. Like Joseph gives a hang nail about your strike.
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Nearly 200,000 Maltese travel in third quarter of 2018 - NSO

Total outbound tourists for the third quarter in 2018 were estimated at 199,153, an increase of 16.2 per cent over the corresponding quarter of 2017, the NSO said. During the third quarter of...

latest comment from Joseph Lawrence, 12/11/2018 18:05: "Nearly 200,000 Maltese travel in third quarter of 2018 - NSO" How funny, Joseph Muscat is trying every which way to bring the money in and these 200,000 Maltese are doing their best to take the money out of Malta to spend in other countries on their vacations....Ironic isn't it!
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Minors’ identity must be protected to ensure fair hearing – Children's Commissioner

The identity of all minors should, as much as possible, be protected, Commissioner for Children Pauline Miceli told this newsroom. Answering questions sent by The Malta Independent in relation to...

latest comment from P. Vincenti, 12/11/2018 10:23: The child's rights in their entirety need to be protected Commissioner. How can a commissioner for children see nothing wrong in creating children out of donated sperm and eggs to give these away to same sex persons? Does the child not have the right to a mother and a father? How can one speak of children's rights yet fail to defend the rights of children from conception form freezing? Does the commisioner have an opinion about the local homosexual movement using very young children to promote transexualism via the media?
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‘Investors begging for information about Satabank accounts can't get past receptionist' – GRTU CEO

The Satabank saga is having repercussions on local businesses, with the GRTU leading the criticism that businesses are being given little to no information by the bank on its own doorstep, and...

latest comment from Cecil R. Serge, 12/11/2018 16:55: To the Malta Independent Newspaper: Why were my comments(2 hours ago) regarding SataBank removed.????
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‘The Malta Escape’ – US author bases new novel almost entirely in Malta

Three years after visiting Malta with two other American writers, New York Times bestselling author Chris Kuzneski on Friday published his book “The Malta Escape”, a thrilling novel which...

latest comment from Phil Zammit, 12/11/2018 04:03: Malta has a history of surviving millennia because the locals learnt the lesson of chameleons. If that's the case Nik - currently it's a perfect fit.
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Government, Steward Health Care partnership ‘will continue to improve health service’

Government’s partnership with Steward Health Care will continue to upgrade Malta’s healthcare which is already considered one of the best in the world – ranking 9th in a detailed...

latest comment from Evarist Saliba, 12/11/2018 10:25: Progress reports should not follow criticism. The public is entitled to know what is going on as a matter of course. From the statement by the Stewart Group it is evident that the claimed targets announced by government after the fiasco/scandal of the Vitals project were unrealistic, and this was known, but hype was needed to hide the mess that government and Vitals made. Clearly an official statement is called for, but this is unlikely because, it seems, that the new target dates have not yet been agreed upon.
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Muscat under pressure as senior ministers, MPs urge him to take action on Mizzi and Schembri

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is facing extreme pressure from leading exponents of his parliamentary group to finally take action against Minister Konrad Mizzi and his chief of staff Keith Schembri in...

latest comment from Holiday99, 12/11/2018 09:23: Absolutely! Malta’a culture is based on patronage and thousands of voters are ingratiated to this Government for building permits, ODZ approvals, highly paid jobs they are not qualified for, and on and on. The list is endless. Gonzi tried to end the system of patronage - it was his biggest mistake! If he had read ‘Saints and Fireworks’ by Jeremy Boissevain, he would have learned how deeply ingrained the culture of patronage is in Malta.
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