The Malta Independent 12 December 2019, Thursday

Watch: In message to Maltese living abroad, Foreign Minister says nothing on political crisis

In a Christmas message aimed at Maltese citizens living abroad, Foreign Minister Carmelo Abela chose not to say anything about the political and social crisis that has engulfed the country in the past...

latest comment from AMCC, 11/12/2019 17:38: Carmelo Abela Ir-Regina ta' Kastilja. Disconnected from the realities of the Home country - but claims to have a connection with those overseas who are watching in awe and disgust the liars and traitors who form the current government.
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Youth reported missing

A youth has been reported missing, a statement by the police read. Dante Buhagiar was last seen on 6 December at 6pm in his Hamrun residence. Anyone who has any information as to his...

Medical organisations deny that personnel celebrated journalist’s death, but ask for inquiry

The Medical Association of Malta,and the Association of Surgeons of Malta 'strongly deny' that any Medical practitioner or Surgeon celebrated the death of Daphne Caruana Galizia while on duty on...

latest comment from Francis Saliba, 11/12/2019 17:11: Vague "medical staff" at Mater Dei Hospital could very well mean floor cleaning staff employed at MDH.
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Prime Minister, Attorney General fail to submit copy of VGH evaluation report to court

Minister Konrad Mizzi has failed to present a copy of the Evaluation Report about the Vitals Global Healthcare hospital takeover deal in court. Mizzi had been ordered to present the report by Mr....

latest comment from Jan Sobieski, 11/12/2019 17:26: And suppose you cannot, does it make it right for the government to refuse a court order to produce documents concerning deals done in our name and financed with our money? Is there a limit to your stupidity?
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Press freedom organisations express concern over Daphne Caruana Galizia murder proceedings

A number of Press freedom organisations (including Reporters without Borders and PEN International) have penned a letter urging European Union leaders to call on Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to...

latest comment from Francis Saliba, 11/12/2019 17:18: Most damning of all, police investigations without a main suspect sitting at meetings of the Malta Security Services or being updated on what happened during its meetings.
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Italy investigates Maltese professor implicated in Russia probe

Prosecutors in Sicily are investigating suspected embezzlement by a mysterious Maltese academic who has been linked to a U.S. probe of hacked emails. Agrigento Prosecutor Salvatore Vella said by...

latest comment from John Azzopoardi, 11/12/2019 15:03: Corruption is endemic all over the world. If you don't know that, then you haven't lived anywhere else except Malta. We are small, so our is more transparent.
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Historic Naxxar garden to be excavated as PA approves hotel development

The Planning Authority has approved the conversion of a villa into a hotel in Naxxar, an act which will see an historic garden be excavated to facilitate the project. The development will see the...

latest comment from Jon Grech, 11/12/2019 14:07: It won't stop...even with Muscat and Schembri out of office. We will continue hurtling down this road until every square inch of the island is covered with concrete. And for what? For the profit margins of a couple of developers. We have allowed our island to be hijacked, and disfigured - it appears the harm is not only irreversible but unstoppable.
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Daphne murder public inquiry - Photos taken of us in restaurants ended up on Bedingfield blog

The public inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia held its first sitting in court last week, and is set to continue today. Judge Michael Mallia is the chairman of the inquiry...

latest comment from Neil Dent, 11/12/2019 13:25: Oh so THIS is all you've got? Talk about getting the wrong end of the stick. The references 'princesses' and 'Royal Twins' are in blatant reference to the way the Tiffany employee referred to Mrs. Muscat the Queen of Malta, and a side-reference to her haughty behaviour while gracing the store with her presence. The terms can in NO WAY be construed as name-calling, not even by stretch of even the staunchest MLP diehard, or critic of Daphne Caruana Galizia - who was indeed a very 'serious' investigative journalist, quite simply the best that Malta has ever had. You'll have to try a lot harder than this, J.
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If PM resigns now, President can appoint MP he believes has support of the majority

The President can appoint a member of the House of Representatives as Prime Minister who, in his judgement, is best able to command the support of the majority of MPs should Joseph Muscat resign now,...

latest comment from Louis Amato-Gauci, 11/12/2019 04:01: The Constitution is supposed to be a living tree, not some collection of static, dead words on a piece of parchment.
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Updated: Robert Abela says protests’ only purpose now is to provoke; PN MEPs reply

PL Leadership candidate Robert Abela has said that the civil society protests happening now only have one purpose, to provoke. Civil society groups have been protesting since the original arrest...

latest comment from Joseph Gauci, 11/12/2019 06:46: The state of Maltese politics on the eve of the 2020s: a snout in the trough now spewing third-world notions reminiscent of KMB.
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Conflict of interest? Magistrate Nadine Lia leading Melvin Theuma phantom job inquiry

Magistrate Nadine Lia is leading the inquiry into the phantom government job given by Castille to middleman Melvin Theuma, a PN MP has pointed out.  Writing on Facebook, Jason Azzopardi asked why...

latest comment from A Micallef, 11/12/2019 09:14: So this Nadine Lia is leading the Melvin Theuma job inquiry, a job which was allegedly made possible by Keith Schembri whose lawyer was Pawlu Lia. And by 'was' I mean that we are told by the TMI today that the 'is' has become 'was'. Pawlu Lia is Nadine Lia's daddy-in-law. Is he not? Do we have a name for our own brand of 'justice'?
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Short sitting: Yorgen Fenech case against leading investigator continues

The hearing of the constitutional case filed by murder suspect Yorgen Fenech to have Inspector Keith Arnaud removed from the investigation related to the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia continues in...

latest comment from Elephant in the Room, 10/12/2019 10:52: Can someone please explain who authorized the Director of Prisons to check press cards for a court hearing? He has no remit beyond the walls of the prisons - if anything, a policeman should be doing this.
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