‘Disappointed’ PM says Eurozone summit ‘starting on the wrong foot, looking like a waste of time' Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 18:34 Last update: about 12 years ago Neil Camilleri Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said this evening that he was heading to the emergency Eurozone summit on Greece with a sense of disappointment after the newly-appointed finance minister failed to...
Government legal team preparing claims against Skanska on Mater Dei inferior concrete Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 18:19 Last update: about 12 years ago Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi has said that legal teams are currently in discussions with Skanska regarding the alleged fraudulent concrete found at Mater Dei Hospital. Responding to a...
Party financing bill distinguishes between anonymous, ‘confidential’ and non-public donations Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 18:02 Last update: about 12 years ago John Cordina The proposed party financing bill sets out a difference between anonymous donations, confidential donations and donations whose source is not made public, and the distinction - or lack thereof -...
Bus driver fined, has licence suspended after found guilty of negligent driving Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 16:30 Last update: about 12 years ago A bus driver today was fined €1,000 and had his licence suspended for three months after he was found guilty of driving negligently and crashing into a parked truck. Ivan Gauci was also...
Government to launch action plan on LGBTIQ issues for 2015-2017 – Minister Helena Dalli Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 15:59 Last update: about 12 years ago Speaking during a networking seminar between LGBTIQ, Human Rights organisations and representatives of various religions/beliefs in Malta, Civil Liberties Minister Helena Dalli announced that the...
NGOs argue that not enough time was given for them to give their views on MEPA demerger Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 15:28 Last update: about 12 years ago Kevin Schembri Orland Minister Leo Brincat said that government never intended or aimed to move forward with the MEPA demerger legislation in a stealthy manner. Written submissions will be accepted until the end of...
PN insists Labour did not have its rights breached by court in vote-counting case Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 15:08 Last update: about 12 years ago The Nationalist Party today insisted that the Labour Party did not suffer any breach of rights when a Constitutional Court annulled a previous court’s decision to allocate extra parliamentary...
Watch: Young DJ performing at Isle of MTV takes his friends on tours around the world with him Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 14:46 Last update: about 12 years ago Young DJ Martin Garrix told The Malta Independent that he often pays for his friends so they could go to tours around the world with him. “The biggest challenge about leading such a life is...
Environment Minister says that decision on AFM Haywharf base was beyond his remit Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 14:39 Last update: about 12 years ago Kevin Schembri Orland Environment Minister Leo Brincat today said that the decision on the maritime base at Haywharf was beyond his remit. The government has been under fire for the building of a concrete base which...
Over 40,000 individuals use their tallinja card on the bus; 160,000 registrations received Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 14:29 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Public Transport said today that over 62,000 cards have been topped up successfully of which 40,000 have already been used at least once on the bus. “These are very encouraging numbers...