The Malta Independent 29 May 2020, Friday

Airport reopening date to be announced in the coming days – Tourism Minister

Tourism Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli had indicated that Prime Minister Robert Abela will be announcing the date for the reopening of Malta’s International Airport (MIA) in the coming days,...

latest comment from My opinion, 29/05/2020 11:46: We may agree or not with this, but a date needs to be announced. Those in the tourism industry have been the worst hit by this issue. They need to plan their marketing strategies if we are to have any tourists this year. We have to learn how to live with this virus, but life cannot continue as it is.
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Hello and welcome: Robot waiters to the rescue amid virus

You can always count on a robot for perfect timing. When Shaosong Hu saw robotic waiters serving food in China last fall, he knew exactly what he wanted for his restaurant in the Dutch beachside...

latest comment from A Micallef, 29/05/2020 13:52: Robots do not sneeze or cough but they could still be vectors. Sadly there is no mention of how many times these robot's arms are cleaned.
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Man arrested over drug find

A police investigation led to the arrest of a man on allegations of drug trafficking and drug abuse in his Birkirkara home. The police went to the man's residence after days of surveillance. Upon...

Oral contraceptive pill should be considered essential medicine, should be free of charge - PN

The oral contraceptive pill should be considered essential medication said the Nationalist Party in a statement published on Friday.  In recent news, a number of oral contraceptive pills have...

latest comment from M.Grima, 29/05/2020 14:58: The PN is one funny party. When they were in government we had an endless list of medicines which were out of stock, an issue which has been immediately rectified by the PL and now they are insisting that the oral contraceptive pill is given free. So easy to suggest free things while in opposition but when in power yo7 do the opposite.
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Recovery plan ‘prickly pear that needs to be peeled strategically’ – Peter Agius

Former PN MEP candidate Peter Agius said Malta will be facing “a monumental challenge in the coming months” as it aims to recover from the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic with the...

latest comment from j camilleri, 29/05/2020 10:19: "Recovery plan ‘prickly pear that needs to be peeled strategically’ – Peter Agius" So now its is not, as reported yesterday in the PN media, the PL that are being sceptic about this offer. Now we have a PN EU MEP candidate which is also "jqabbel il-fondi tal-UE mal-bajtar tax-xewk." and show scepticism about the EU offer.
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Restaurants and cafés 'must use common sense when placing seating outside'

Restaurants and cafés must use their common sense when placing extra seating outside and not abuse the situation, Philip Fenech, Deputy President at Malta Chamber of SMEs, told The Malta...

latest comment from Monsieur Papandrieu, 29/05/2020 14:05: The street being shown apparently is adjacent to the Greek Catholic Church, sliding down from Archbishop Street, very narrow by the name I believe of Frederick Street: obviously it cannoit handle two sides of tables and chairs as the social distancing is less than three meters for the whole width of the street: hence obviously like many other streets, an abuse is being committed. As usual there is no enforceability. PAROLI!!
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TMID Editorial: Guilty or innocent – And then they call it justice

Lawyers will tell you that there were occasions when they were convinced that the client they were representing was guilty of the charges he or she was facing, and yet they got off the...

latest comment from Charles Zahra, 29/05/2020 15:38: Our judiciary system is set up to protect the guilty and punish the innocent. The opinion of the Maltese people is that corruption and having friends in high places is the reason why the criminals and the guilty of the crimes and either get a suspended sentence or on a technicality get off the hook. The friendship between well known criminals and the politicians, certain police members and certain judiciary members should be investigated if the Maltese people really want justice to be held. Our country runs on corruption which is every where and is protected by both political parties.
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Tribunal halts work on fuel station project in Marsascala

A tribunal has halted works on an ODZ Marsaskala fuel station construction project until an appeal against the decision by the Planning Authority to give it the green light has been decided. Last...

latest comment from Charles P Cilia, 29/05/2020 15:12: There are already in excess of 10 petrol service stations within 5 miles radius of Marsascala. Which is much more compared to chemists; bakeries; dentists; doctors; schools; churches; supermarkets; greengrocers; lotto offices, hardware stores etc. Why the need for more, especially in Marsaskala; a low populated deadend costal village with only 5 main exit roads to Valletta.
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There must be a difference between prescription free drugs and accessibility - Head of Gynaecology

It is important to differentiate between a safe accessible drug and a prescription free drug, and for oral contraceptive pills there must be a prescription Prof Yves Muscat Baron, Head of the...

latest comment from Danika Vella, 28/05/2020 19:50: I think that Rosianne Cutajar might have been referring to the cost of the medicines - if they are essential, they should be provided in the national formulary. But those medicines still need a prescription.
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Air Malta reaches agreement with cabin crew; talks with pilots still at ‘delicate stage’

Air Malta has reached an agreement with the Union of Cabin Crew (UCC) which will see all cabin crew members retained with the company, but talks with the union representing pilots are still at a...

latest comment from Holiday99, 28/05/2020 14:22: Eadyjet is laying off 4500 employees but Air Malta decides that it needs the same number of staff as before Coronavirus.
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