The Malta Independent

20 April 2021, Tuesday

Cabinet recommends to President to refuse pardon requests by Degiorgio brothers, Vince Muscat

The Cabinet as refused a request by Alfred and George Degiorgio for a presidential pardon, the government announced on Monday. The government said that the refusal was in line with the...

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latest comment from Vani, 19/04/2021 16:51: the requests by the family of Daphne Caruana Galizia And now we have Censu, trying to convince us that he gives a sh#t about what anybody not kissing Labour's ar#e 3 times a day requires!

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Brian Tonna to reappear before Public Accounts Committee after Speaker's ruling

Brian Tonna has to come forward and face questions put to him by the Public Accounts Committee, but has the right to remain silent on questions which could incriminate him, Speaker Anglu Farrugia...

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latest comment from RF, 19/04/2021 16:03: What's the use of such Parliamentary Committees if those involved in suspicious deals and complicit with a corrupt Prime Minister and disgraced ministers are not held accountable for their actions and allowed to obstruct justice?

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PN says it suffered cyber-attack; information could have been leaked

The Nationalist Party said on Monday it suffered a cyber-attack and some if its information could have been illegally accessed. In a statement, PN Secretary General Francis Zammit Dimech said the...

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PM ‘establishing the facts’ on direct orders given to Ian Borg advisor’s daughter

Prime Minister Robert Abela said he still needs to “establish the facts” surrounding a lucrative contract given to the daughter of one of infrastructure minister Ian Borg’s...

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Illegal hunting bird casualties rise, BirdLife Malta says over 50 protected birds shot this year

Since the opening of the spring hunting season, bird casualties of illegal hunting are being encountered on a daily basis, BirdLife Malta said. "These include birds found injured by members of...

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Silvio Debono drops 19 libel suits against Daphne Caruana Galizia after agreement

DB Group owner Silvio Debono and the Caruana Galizia family have reached an agreement which has seen the businessman drop 19 libel suits which he had filed against Daphne Caruana Galizia four years...

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PN demands answers on Cabinet decision to turn down Degiorgios, Kohhu pardon request

The Nationalist Party has demanded answers on why the Cabinet decided to reject pardon requests by the Degiorgio brothers and Vince Muscat. The government said earlier it was acting on advice...

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1,137 Covid-related fines handed out last week, including 16 quarantine breaches

1,137 Covid-19 related fines were handed out by authorities last week as a number of Covid measures remain in place. 663 people were found in breach of mask-wearing regulations. People must...

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‘Hyzler highlights the PL’s faults yet doesn’t address his own’ – PL Whip Bedingfield

Standards Commissioner George Hyzler is fast to highlight the PLs faults yet doesn’t look at his own, PL Whip Glen Bedingfield told Parliament on Monday. “Let’s start with the...

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60 new Covid-19 cases found, no new deaths

60 new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Monday by health authorities. No new deaths were registered for another day, meaning that Malta’s death count remains 409. 41 people meanwhile...

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UEFA chooses Malta to host 2023 U19 Euros

The UEFA Executive Committee has chosen Malta to host the UEFA U19 European Championship in 2023, the Malta FA said. “Today’s decision rewards the efforts of the Malta FA to get to...

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Man grievously injured after falling off Marsa factory roof

A man was grievously injured on Monday after he fell off the roof of a factory in Marsa. The accident took place in the Marsa industrial estate at around 2:30pm, the police said. The man,...

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Tributes pour in for ‘intelligent’, ‘kind’ 19-year-old law student killed in car accident

Tributes have poured in after the death of Julian Spiteri, a 19 year old law student from Attard who died in a car crash on Sunday, as family and friends mourn his loss. Spiteri died in a traffic...

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‘We are the government of reforms’ – PM keen to press for Controlled Leases Reform

The Controlled Leases Reform bill should be introduced so that it would solve the problems for both the tenants and property owners, Prime Minister Robert Abela told Parliament on...

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Cassola requests Standards czar probe into Ian Borg over €62,400 direct order to adviser’s daughter

Arnold Cassola has requested an investigation by the Standards Commissioner into the award of a €62,400 direct order to the daughter of one of Ian Borg’s advisers. The request was...

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latest comment from anthony, 19/04/2021 15:24: It makes me wonder whether members of the Opposition are also receiving direct orders from government. Hence the deafening silence.

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Lack of transparency at ERA needs to be addressed – PN

Malta needs more transparency and more space for consultation to take place when it comes to the environmental authorities and NGOs, the PN said. In a press conference, PN MPs Robert Cutajar and...

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latest comment from Charles Zahra, 19/04/2021 15:26: Robert you are a first class hypocrite as when your corrupt political party ignored all the environment protest and send the police to stop those NGO'S from protesting now that your hypocrite political party is in opposition you are trying to win votes by siding with the same NGO'S that your hypocrite party ignored and who were arrested.

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Recent legal notices ‘may leave voluntary organisations unable to operate’

Recent legal changes have left small voluntary organisations with no choice but to stop operating, the Dean of the Faculty of Social Wellbeing, Andrew Azzopardi, has said. In a press release...

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PA gives the thumbs-up for Ta’ Qali go-kart track to be replaced with garden centre

The Planning Authority has given the thumbs up for the Ta’ Qali Badger Karting race track to become a garden centre. The Badger Karting raceway, which has been closed since the onset of the...

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latest comment from Joe Mallia, 19/04/2021 16:49: Soft ODZ policies full of loopholes lead to further destruction of agricultural land.

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White paper is not a tactic to alienate youths from PN and garner votes – PL

The White Paper on cannabis reforms was not devised as a tactic to garner votes for the upcoming election to alienate youths away from the Nationalist Party, the Labour party said in a press...

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latest comment from Frans Debono, 19/04/2021 17:29: The reform should not be considered as a “smoke-screen” It is 100%

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UEFA chooses Malta to host 2023 U19 Euros

Updated: Tottenham fire manager Jose Mourinho

Verstappen beats Hamilton in dramatic Emilia-Romagna GP

European football split as 12 clubs launch breakaway league

Crowd returns to Wembley to see Leicester reach FA Cup final

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Kane injured after scoring 2 in Spurs' 2-2 draw at Everton

Covid-19: EU to purchase 100 million more vaccine doses

Pharmaceutical company BioNTech and its U.S. partner Pfizer say they will provide 100 million more doses of their coronavirus vaccine to the European Union this year. The two companies said...

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Germany remembers nearly 80,000 dead in COVID pandemic

Germany paid tribute on Sunday to the nearly 80,000 people it has lost to the coronavirus, even as the country argues about how to get a grip on another rise in infections. President Frank-Walter...

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Moviment Graffitti and Qala Local Council file appeal against Qala development

Moviment Graffitti and the Qala Local Council, with the full support of Mayor Paul Buttigieg, have initiated legal proceedings with the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal to revoke the permit to...

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latest comment from adrian borg cardona, 19/04/2021 12:57: Isn’t it funny how everyone can see the deception except the PA.

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Updated: Tottenham fire manager Jose Mourinho

Tottenham has fired manager Jose Mourinho, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday....

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latest comment from joe tedesco, 19/04/2021 15:04: SPURS WERE VERY NAIVE TO APPOINT HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE. HE CEASED TO BE AN IMPORTANT MANAGER SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

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PN renewal: Idea of veteran MPs making way for new blood gathering support

More people within the Nationalist Party are warming up to the idea of having veteran MPs voluntarily step aside to make way for new faces, The Malta Independent on Sunday is informed. The idea,...

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latest comment from fred, 19/04/2021 05:55: Il PN dejjem ghajjar lil PL u aghmel ghar minnu, din wahda minnhom. L ghatx ghal kisba ta poter, sahha, immunita hija xi haga li tghaggeb. Niftakar sa poster fit toroq kienu ghamlu bl antiki.... B'kull rispett, niddubita jekk dawn il politici, sfuducjati fl ideat taghhom ghal iktar minn 10 darbiet in fila haddux il messag tal poplu? Tisma minn ghadu jghid kontra divorzju, Tisma minn ghadu jikteb kontra ugwaljanza bejn sessi, ecc ecc Weekend fil politika hu twil wisq ahseb u ara 25 sena.

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European football split as 12 clubs launch breakaway league

A group of 12 elite English, Spanish and Italian clubs dramatically split European soccer on Sunday by announcing the formation of a largely-closed Super League. They are leaving the existing UEFA-run...

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latest comment from Alexander_Ball, 19/04/2021 11:38: If Boris Johnson is against it then I am 100% for it.

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Metsola appointed to lead EU anti-SLAPP efforts

Nationalist MEP Robert Metsola has been appointed to lead EU Anti-SLAPP efforts, together with S&D MEP Tiemo Wölken. “We want this to be a cross-party effort to support journalism...

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TMID Editorial: Standards Commission - More powers to the Commissioner

The past week saw Parliament’s Standards Commissioner George Hyzler find that a government minister – Carmelo Abela – had breached parliamentary ethics by using public funds to pay...

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latest comment from adrian borg cardona, 19/04/2021 10:36: After all the boasting about this law by Joseph Muscat it turns out that the cards are all in government’s hands. Hadma ohra ta’ Joseph.

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Updated (2): 19-year-old dies in Rabat traffic accident, another seriously injured

A man has died in a traffic accident in Rabat, while a passenger has also been seriously injured....

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latest comment from Kevin Formosa, 19/04/2021 09:45: Solution is much simpler: Until you reached 30 years (or whatever age), you shouldn't be given a license to drive a car with over 100bhp. And it should depend on the points and number of insurance claims you have during this period. Can't understand why give a very powerful machine (200bhp and over) to an inexperienced/immature young driver. Is this really something that no-one can actually think it will happen? And it will keep happening.

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Government will take no measures to ensure cannabis is not consumed in front of minors

No measures will be taken to ensure that cannabis is not consumed in front of minors should the White Paper on Cannabis Reform be approved, an OPM spokesperson has told The Malta Independent on...

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latest comment from Winston Smith, 19/04/2021 05:40: Since when two wrongs make a right?

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Business

'A story of change' - Logix Creative rebrands to DNA

Research funding drives forward development of new product in construction sector

Joanne Bondin is the new president of the Malta Employers’ Association

LAFERLA commemorates long-standing relationship with local artist, Edwin Galea

Melita’s customer satisfaction ratings continue to improve

MFSA reinforces commitment to the long-term sustainability of the financial services sector

Shireburn Software obtains top security and quality management certifications

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Re/Max Malta tops pre-pandemic targets

Frank Salt Real Estate launches corporate wellbeing programme #LetsBeActive

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Cabinet recommends to President to refuse pardon requests by Degiorgio brothers, Vince Muscat

Brian Tonna to reappear before Public Accounts Committee after Speaker's ruling

PN says it suffered cyber-attack; information could have been leaked

PM ‘establishing the facts’ on direct orders given to Ian Borg advisor’s daughter

Illegal hunting bird casualties rise, BirdLife Malta says over 50 protected birds shot this year

Silvio Debono drops 19 libel suits against Daphne Caruana Galizia after agreement

PN demands answers on Cabinet decision to turn down Degiorgios, Kohhu pardon request

1,137 Covid-related fines handed out last week, including 16 quarantine breaches

‘Hyzler highlights the PL’s faults yet doesn’t address his own’ – PL Whip Bedingfield

60 new Covid-19 cases found, no new deaths

UEFA chooses Malta to host 2023 U19 Euros

Man grievously injured after falling off Marsa factory roof

Tributes pour in for ‘intelligent’, ‘kind’ 19-year-old law student killed in car accident

‘We are the government of reforms’ – PM keen to press for Controlled Leases Reform

Cassola requests Standards czar probe into Ian Borg over €62,400 direct order to adviser’s daughter

Lack of transparency at ERA needs to be addressed – PN

Recent legal notices ‘may leave voluntary organisations unable to operate’

PA gives the thumbs-up for Ta’ Qali go-kart track to be replaced with garden centre

White paper is not a tactic to alienate youths from PN and garner votes – PL

'Line of Duty' Season 6 plot inspired by Daphne Caruana Galizia murder

39 new Covid-19 cases found, 52 recover

Muscat remains silent on Keith Schembri arraignment

First batch of Johnson & Johnson vaccines arrives in Malta

Verstappen beats Hamilton in dramatic Emilia-Romagna GP

Is corruption enough to defeat Labour?

Protected 19th century Fort Binġemma still being used as illegal private residence

‘People with the wrong attitude are not welcome in the PN’ – Bernard Grech

Mechanism to increase women in parliament is ‘historic moment’ for Maltese politics – Robert Abela

Covid-19: EU to purchase 100 million more vaccine doses

Germany remembers nearly 80,000 dead in COVID pandemic

Moviment Graffitti and Qala Local Council file appeal against Qala development

Updated: Tottenham fire manager Jose Mourinho

PN renewal: Idea of veteran MPs making way for new blood gathering support

European football split as 12 clubs launch breakaway league

Metsola appointed to lead EU anti-SLAPP efforts

TMID Editorial: Standards Commission - More powers to the Commissioner

Updated (2): 19-year-old dies in Rabat traffic accident, another seriously injured

Government will take no measures to ensure cannabis is not consumed in front of minors

Covid-19: Malta’s current reproduction number is 0.55

Crowd returns to Wembley to see Leicester reach FA Cup final

Loss at Atalanta leaves Juventus at risk of missing Champions League

The queen says goodbye to Philip, continues her reign alone

TMIS Editorial - PN: The time to regenerate is now

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