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Busuttil challenges government to explain rising debt

Thursday, 24 April 2014, 09:55 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The government is yet to explain why its debt rose by €372 million last year, even though its official deficit was just €208 million, Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil said this...

Spring surge: Africans risk lives to reach Europe

Thursday, 24 April 2014, 09:15 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

They perched atop a barbed-wire laced fence for more than seven hours, hands and feet bloodied, buffeted by chill winds whipping the cliffs of Africa's Mediterranean coast.   The 27...

MUMN says government is ‘anti-democratic’

Thursday, 24 April 2014, 08:40 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses said it cannot accept the “anti-democratic” stand the government is taking in its regard, and is prepared to take all necessary steps to see that...

In The Malta Independent today; World news in 1 minute

Thursday, 24 April 2014, 07:56 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

1 - 'I did not know she was a distant relative' - Muscat   2 - BLM press officer arrested by police   3 - Alternative burial methods encouraged   4 - PN not...

PN MEPs will not be lackeys like the Mepa board - Busuttil

Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 19:49 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    Opposition leader Simon Busuttil today promised that PN MEPs will act as the voice of the people, and will not be “lackeys” like the Mepa board, citing the...

Another promise fulfilled: Deficit stands below 3% - PM

Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 19:32 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

"As opposed to what the opposition said, we have not only kept our promise on electricity bills, but we have managed to decrease our deficit to below 3%." Prime Minister Joseph Muscat...

Duchess of Cornwall's brother Mark Shand dies in fall

Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 19:18 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The Duchess of Cornwall's brother, Mark Shand, has died as a result of a serious head injury he sustained during a fall.   The 62-year-old was in New York when the incident happened on...

Harsh words by Tony Zarb against lawyer for MUBE

Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 18:02 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

General Workers Union Secretary General Tony Zarb had harsh words to say about the lawyer who is appearing on behalf of MUBE in a BOV-recognition-related case.   This lawyer however is none...

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