The Malta Independent 18 September 2019, Wednesday

Watch: Land reclamation will not result in artificial islands filled with skyscrapers, Muscat says

The government's land reclamation policy will not result in the creation of artificial islands filled with skyscrapers, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Tuesday. Asked after a cabinet meeting...

latest comment from Zhu Hsi, 17/09/2019 19:50: Is he OK? Or did he have a strong drink early on today? I mean, to mention the idea of putting polluting islands offshore and hope we will not be affected is real barmy and shows that (for an islander) he has little understanding of how the sea works...... Makes you sick, and it is not motion sickness.
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Transport Malta officials to join LESA, Police in managing school traffic

Transport Malta officials will once again join those from LESA and the Police force to help in managing traffic that will result from the start of the scholastic year, Transport Minister Ian Borg told...

latest comment from Gee Mike, 17/09/2019 17:18: Tell the university student to go by bus, or charge them for parking at University. Revoke their parking permits and get 6000 cars off the road. Give parking permits for students who car pool only. 4 students to one car. Pay the teachers to supervise while getting to school on a school bus.
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Education Commissioner looking into teacher shortage, bullying of refugee children

Charles Caruana Carabez

While expressing concern about the education sector, Education Commissioner within the Office of the Ombudsman Charles Caruana Carabez described the current teacher shortage as not quite being at...

latest comment from Salvu Borg, 17/09/2019 15:51: Shortage of teachers? In Gozo primary schools the average number of pupils in each class does not exceed twelve!. A case in point St.Lawrence primary school...a head, an asst. Head, six teachers, five or six LSAs and two kindergarten assistants..Zchool population less than forty!
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Protected Roman catacombs under threat, once again

The catacombs at Għar Gerduf in Kerċem are once again under threat from development as the reactivation of a development application to build a house near the site would lead to the blocking...

latest comment from Holiday99, 17/09/2019 14:54: The PA and the PA Commission are enemies of the people. All members should be replaced with persons of integrity who are not connected to developers.
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Rent reform bill should be first step and not the last– Malta Tenant Support founder

The current rent reform bill making its way through Parliament is just the first step and tackles only one of the different Maltese housing issues, Founder of Malta Tenant Support Johanna MacRae told...

latest comment from Xemx121, 17/09/2019 08:30: The right to privacy is the most import right which should not be infringed by a government employee entering our private property with some excuse to check the tenancy. This is abusive behaviour which should not be tolerated under no circumstances whatsoever.
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Application to construct car showroom adjacent to fuel station on ODZ land to be decided Thursday

An application to develop a site adjacent to a petrol station on ODZ land and construct, among other things, a car showroom will be decided this Thursday. The site is just adjacent to the F....

latest comment from Fergison, 17/09/2019 09:11: Minister Scicluna once said that some people are getting well rich, from this noise and dust pollution they are creating on our daily live. Malta is finished. One cannot copy big countries.
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