The Malta Independent

30 September 2022, Friday

Alleged drug kingpin Jordan Azzopardi gets bail again

Drug kingpin Jordan Azzopardi has been released on bail in connection with an incident that happened in July when he tried to evade a police road block. Azzopardi had already been on bail at the...

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Repubblika publishes arrest warrants for Pilatus Bank officials

NGO Repubblika has presented authenticated copies of International and European arrest warrants against Pilatus Bank officials in court. The copies of these documents were presented in court by...

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Inspector facing disciplinary action over Iosif Galea fiasco demands access to full inquiry report

A police inspector facing who is facing disciplinary proceedings following an investigation by the Police Complaints Board into how gaming consultant Iosif Galea was allowed to travel despite a...

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Speaker says his decisions in Standards Committee were ‘always accompanied by detailed motivation'

Speaker says decisions he took on Standards Committee were 'always accompanied by a detailed motivation' Speaker of the House Anglu Farrugia has said that the decisions he has taken on the...

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Golden passports 'not compatible' with EU law: EC takes Malta to European Court of Justice

The European Commission has decided to refer Malta to the Court of Justice of the European Union for its investor citizenship scheme, also referred to as the ‘golden passports', the...

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latest comment from mario mifsud, 29/09/2022 15:59: Why is the Maltese government acting differently from the Cyprus and Bulgarian governments and have not yet abolished their Maltese passport scheme? Does the Maltese government think that what applies to the other 26 member states, does not apply to Malta ? Forcing the European Commission to take the case to the European Court of Justice shows lack of maturity at the highest level of government .

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TMID Editorial: Replacing George Hyzler

At the end of the day today, Malta will not have a Standards Commissioner in place. Incumbent George Hyzler will be finishing his term today to take up a post as Malta’s representative on...

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Ombudsman suggests anti-deadlock mechanism for 2/3 majority parliamentary appointments

The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Anthony C. Mifsud, presented the Ombudsplan 2023 to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday. The Ombudsplan 2023 highlights the urgent need for an...

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latest comment from Need for greed, 29/09/2022 13:26: The puppet on a string

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Government registers €359 million deficit in first eight months

By the end of August 2022, the government's consolidated fund reported a deficit of €359 million, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said. In the first eight months of 2022, government's...

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40 new Covid-19 cases registered

40 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Friday. No more deaths were recorded. Currently, there are 275 active cases in the country. Since the start of the pandemic, Malta has had a...

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Fr David Muscat not guilty of hate speech

Mosta priest Fr David Muscat was on Thursday cleared of hate speech charges, with the court not finding any malicious intent in his writings on the social media. Muscat was accused of incitement...

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latest comment from MARIO CASSAR, 29/09/2022 16:02: Great news. Some of us would have noticed the screaming and 'shock' of some on the media (not TMI) when the priest was arraigned. The left-wing liberal media is having a bad time, lately. First the federal law about abortion in the US, then Sweden turns right, as did Italy, plus the flop in the pro-abortion 'rally' in Valletta last Sunday. For some media houses here, trying to follow the mainstream media abroad, they just love to crucify anyone who still has values and refuses to be carried away by the persistent onslaught of the liberal left. Thank you TMI for allowing comments on this story.

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WATCH: ‘Malta definitely cannot take five million tourists’, Tourism Minister says

Malta definitely cannot take five million tourists, and the government will not be going in the direction of aiming to attract that number of tourists to the country, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo...

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latest comment from Joey Falzon, 29/09/2022 12:30: so, now we understand the rationale behind all these hotel applications. Most of these are built in exclusive areas....they will now be turned to LUXURY APARTMENTS!!!!

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Four people, including baby, injured in Ghajn Tuffieha crash

A baby was among four persons who were injured in a traffic accident in St Paul's Bay on Thursday afternoon. The accident happened in Triq Għajn Tuffieħa at 1.30pm, the police...

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latest comment from George Mangion, 29/09/2022 16:11: Oh! all these accidents!

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Man admits to hate speech post against Robert Aquilina

Anthony Brincat has admitted and was found guilty of hate speech against the co-founder of NGO Repubblika, Robert Aquilina, during a court sitting on Thursday morning. Brincat received a...

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First National Policy for Yachting expected in the coming months

Malta's first National Policy for Yachting is expected in the coming months, the government has hinted. Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia led a delegation...

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Driver grievously injured in Zebbug collision

A man was seriously injured in a crash between a car and a truck in Zebbug on Wednesday evening, the police said. The man, aged 22 of Zebbug, was driving a Renault Megan Classic which was...

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33,472 students attending 2022/23 scholastic year in government schools

33,472 students are attending primary and secondary State schools in the scholastic year that has just started. There are 27,484 students in primary and secondary; next week government schools...

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Too little too late, PN says on new media bill

Nationalist Party Justice Shadow Minister Karol Aquilina said that the government’s efforts on the media reform 5 years after Daphne’s murder are too little too late. On Wednesday,...

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latest comment from Eddy Privitera, 29/09/2022 16:54: Starting with Bernard Grech ! And whoever is stopping me from commenting on the Times comment board !!

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24 new Covid-19 cases registered

24 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Thursday and no more deaths were recorded. Malta currently has 255 active Covid-19 cases. Since the start of the pandemic, Malta has had 114,652...

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Post-secondary students can apply for stipends as from Friday

Students attending post-secondary courses can apply for their stipends as from Friday, the Education Ministry said on its Facebook page. Eligible students are to access the online application through...

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Sports

Updated: MFA confirms Mangia’s suspension, orders internal inquiry; coach denies accusations

Friendly match: Late goals give Malta victory over Israel

Nations League: Spain tops Portugal late to reach Final Four

Updated: National coach ‘relieved’ of duties for alleged breach of MFA policies

Italy advance in Nations League; England, Germany draw 3-3

Croatia, Dutch advance in Nations League; France lose

Nations League: Portugal beat Czechs, Spain lose to Swiss

Roger Federer retires after teaming with Nadal in last match

England and Germany both beaten in Nations League

Ten-man Malta go down in decisive match against Estonia

Updated: Vatican sanctioned Nobel laureate after Timor accusations

A Nobel Peace Prize-winning Catholic bishop has been accused in a Dutch magazine article of sexually abusing boys in East Timor in the 1990s, rocking the Catholic Church in the impoverished nation and...

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Malta Tourism Observatory launched

Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo has announced the launch of the Malta Tourism Observatory. During a press conference, CEO of the Malta Tourism Authority MTA Carlo Micallef stated that "the...

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Updated: People trapped, 2M without power after Ian swamps SW Florida

Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, damaging the roof of a hospital intensive care unit and knocking out power to 2 million...

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'Gangsta's Paradise' rapper Coolio dies at age 59

Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta's Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died Wednesday at age 59, his manager...

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Free speech, role of journalism to be enshrined in Constitution as part of government media reforms

The principle of freedom of speech and of independent journalism will be enshrined in Malta’s constitution as part of the government’s proposed reforms to the media sector, Justice...

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latest comment from Mick Jackson, 28/09/2022 15:34: Not holding my breath on this, what goes in and what comes out here is usually totally different

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Man grievously injured in fall in quarry

A man was grievously injured on Wednesday afternoon after falling one storey in a quarry, the police said. The accident took place in Triq Lapsi, Siggiewi, at 2.30pm. The man, aged 57 of...

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TMID Editorial: Marsa and à la carte enforcement

Over the past few weeks we have seen something of a clampdown on people living illegally in Malta. The police have carried out a number of raids in varying localities which resulted in tens of...

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latest comment from il Bumbardun, 29/09/2022 14:09: Consistency also means that if any foreigner with proper papers and residence permit was brusquely treated in the raid an apology is in order., As for cafe owners in Valletta ever increasing the area they occupy illegally beyond their permitted space,they are a constant danger to us then elderly Last week I tripped badly on a table moved right to the middle of the road.

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Kremlin will annex 4 regions of Ukraine on Friday

Russia confirmed on Thursday it will formally annex parts of Ukraine where occupied areas held Kremlin-orchestrated “referendums” on living under Moscow’s rule that the Ukrainian...

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Malta joins European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats

Malta has become a member of an independent international organisation that works to promote different ways that countries can safeguard against threats from other countries or third parties against a...

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Events to commemorate 5th anniversary of Daphne Caruana Galizia murder announced

A number of NGOs are hosting multiple events to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The NGOs are Repubblika, Occupy Justice and...

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Emirates to hold another open day for cabin crew recruitment in Malta

Farsons registers improvement with caution on outlook

PKF Malta promotes Malta in Vietnam and Australia

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H.E. Sheikh Feisal Bin Qassim Al Thani celebrates BNF Bank’s success in latest visit to Malta