The Malta Independent

2 June 2024, Sunday

European vote could tip the balance on Meloni's far-right agenda in Italy

While Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni adopts a reassuring Western-allied foreign policy, cultural wars at home are preserving her far-right credentials heading into a European...

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‘Robert Abela gave out €280 million of the €400 million given to Steward’ – Grech

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said Saturday that Prime Minister Robert Abela played an essential role in the fraudulent concession of the three hospitals in his capacity as Prime Minister since...

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Early voting: 51% cast preference by 2pm

Just over half the people who applied to vote a week earlier for the European Parliament and local council elections had voted by 2pm, the Electoral Commission said. Approximate percentage voting...

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Owen Bonnici clarifies he did not know he took a photo with Lilu King

Culture Minister Owen Bonnici’s penchant for having his photo taken put him in a spot of bother this weekend. Bonnici took to his Facebook page to clarify that that he did not know he took...

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latest comment from RF, 01/06/2024 14:48: Eleven years as a minister and still a cretin!

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Girl, 2, in critical condition after falling into pool

A two-year-old girl is in critical condition after she fell into a pool and swallowed water, the police said. The accident took place in a residence in Hofra Street, Zebbug, at 3.45pm. The...

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Agreement signed to safeguard Floriana Granaries was ‘in violation of Local Councils Act’ - PN

The Nationalist Party said that the Labour government considers Local Councils are just a 'rubber stamp,’ as the signing of an agreement which is to safeguard the Floriana Granaries after...

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Teachers’ basic pay to remain the same, but allowances to increase in new collective agreement

Teachers will not be getting any increase to their basic pay, but will instead see their income increase through the improvement of allowances that they receive during the year, The Malta Independent...

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latest comment from Joe Borg, 31/05/2024 18:29: YES.

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MUT postpones vote on new collective agreement proposal after teachers express reservations

The Malta Union of Teachers has postponed a vote which was to be taken among its members on a new collective agreement that it had reached with the government last week. After months of...

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Biden details a 3-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war

President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza and could end the...

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Birżebbuġa’s old fuel storage plant officially recognised as COMAH-free site

The old fuel storage plant in Birżebbuġa, historically known as the 31st March plant, has been officially removed from the list of sites subject to the ‘Control of Major Accident...

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latest comment from B Borg, 01/06/2024 09:07: Does this plant dates back to British period?

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TMID Editorial: The finch project

Spring hunting and bird trapping are two controversial issues that pop up from time to time. There are passionate people on both sides. Just this week, an opinion by the Advocate General in...

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Balluta Bay not fit for swimming because of drainage overflow

Balluta Bay is not fit for swimming because of a drainage overflow, the Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health aid on Saturday. Until further notice bathing...

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latest comment from Xkamun, 01/06/2024 12:28: Are we to assume that E-Coli cannot venture beyond the imaginary orange line??

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Former journalist awarded €171,000 for unjustified dismissal

Former senior journalist for Allied Newspapers, Ivan Camilleri, has been awarded €171,000 in compensation by an industrial tribunal, which ruled that his dismissal in 2019 was unjustified. The...

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More taxes collected: Government reports €22.9m surplus in first four months of 2024 – NSO

By the end of April 2024, the Government’s Consolidated Fund reported a surplus of €22.9 million, the NSO said Friday. Between January and April 2024, Recurrent Revenue amounted to...

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latest comment from O Cassar, 31/05/2024 21:08: You should change the title of this article to: "More funds to sponsor the corruption of government officials".

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easyJet to operate aircraft maintenance and repair facility in Malta

Malta has attracted easyJet as an airline that will start operating in the MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) sector of aviation, with a facility dedicated to aircraft maintenance and repair, the...

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Man arrested after explosive devices similar to that used outside PL HQ discovered in Hamrun garage

A man was arrested on Thursday evening after the police found explosive devices similar to the one that exploded outside the Labour Party headquarters. The discovery was made in a garage in...

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Infrastructure works completed on the two bridges leading to Fort St Angelo

Transport Minister Chris Bonett inaugurated the two bridges that provide access to Fort St. Angelo in Birgu and the waterfront area in front of the fort's entrance. With an expenditure of around...

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Government signs agreement with 12 Local Councils for cleaner localities

The Division for Cleaning and Maintenance will expand its operations in several localities through agreements signed with 12 Local Councils for the next five years, the government said. In a...

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Trump carries the stain of conviction like a crown. Will the verdict matter to voters?

The bravado behind Donald Trump' s boastful hypothesis in 2016 — “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters" — is...

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latest comment from Ton, 01/06/2024 07:25: are we living in a simulator?

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Champions League final: It is Dortmund v Real but also Sancho v Bellingham

Celebrations in Greece as Olympiakos beat Fiorentina 1-0 for first European title

Atalanta beat Torino 3-0; Roma won't qualify for Champions League; Frosinone relegated

Southampton back in Premier League after winning playoff final, richest game in world football

Ferrari's Leclerc wins F1 Monaco GP after 1st lap crash takes out Perez and 2 other cars

Giroud scores in his last Milan match on a night of farewells at San Siro

Champions League final: It is Dortmund v Real but also Sancho v Bellingham

All is set for the big showdown of European football between two European football giants - Germany's Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid from Spain. The classic finale bring to a close the...

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Man who hijacked plane to Malta repatriated after serving prison term

A man who hijacked a plane to Malta in 2016 was repatriated after serving his jail-term, the police said Friday. The man had pleaded guilty to acts of terrorism and was sentenced to 10 years in...

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latest comment from Stephen Forster, 01/06/2024 04:47: wow, we deported someone.

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Six bids submitted to turn Marsascala waste plant into 'green oasis'

Six bids have been submitted for the first stage of works to transform Marsascala’s Sant’ Antnin waste treatment plant into a recreational green park, WasteServ announced today. The...

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latest comment from R F, 31/05/2024 12:53: X'hin nisma' l-kelma tender, ma nafx kif, nifimha li gejja xi hadma ohra! Labour style.

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Agreements signed to regenerate Mosta reservoir and develop a new green space

A joint collaboration between Project Green, the Department for Public Works, and the Mosta Local Council will lead to a new green space in Mosta’s Ta’ Mlit area on top of a reservoir, the...

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TMID Editorial: Setting the tone

Before it all started, we all knew that the hospitals court cases would have been long, drawn-out legal battles. But few, except perhaps for the lawyers, expected two extremely long first...

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latest comment from C Xerri, 01/06/2024 09:21: But who was rushing the authorities to issue summons to all those accused, in order to make good use of this throughout the election campaign?

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Michelle Muscat defends Joseph Muscat’s right to exercise freedom of speech

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s wife Michelle Muscat took to social media to defend her husband’s right to exercise his freedom of speech. In a post on Friday, Muscat was...

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latest comment from Mike Gatt, 01/06/2024 07:24: Deer Michelle, With regards to freedom of speech always remember that it was your husband Joseph’s government that was responsible for Daphne’s Assassination. It was not a gaging order but a bomb that stopped her from exposing the fraud and theft of your husband’s roadmap, One has to have the gall to speak up like this. I sure hope hell exists. Enjoy Barbados on the Health and Cancer money!

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MAM files judicial protest against privatisation and outsourcing of government IVF services

The Medical Association of Malta (MAM) has filed a judicial protest against the privatisation and/or outsourcing of more government medical services, particularly IVF services. In a statement on...

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latest comment from C Xerri, 31/05/2024 13:53: Putting spokes in the wheel... and meanwhile the list of those waiting for IVF services gets longer and longer.

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Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes

Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence...

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latest comment from ghalgolhajt.com, 31/05/2024 09:20: So this is all about an alleged payment of USD 130,000 to an ex-porn star made in black when sleepy Joe and Hunter were implicated in a corrupt evidenced deal worth many millions but the FBI refused to investigate. Clearly a political vendetta at this crucial time that will only get Trump more votes in the presidentials. When in a hole dig deeper Joe.

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What's next: Here's what you should know about Donald Trump's conviction in his hush money trial

Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts marks the end of the former president’s historic hush money trial, but the fight over the case is far from over. Now comes the...

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latest comment from L. Attard, 31/05/2024 10:55: "Trump angrily denounced the trial as a “disgrace,” telling reporters he’s an “innocent man.” Familiar words in Malta recently.

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First aid for mental health course offered to all ninth-year students

The Prime Minister’s wife Lydia Abela, working closely with the Richmond Foundation and the Mental Health Commissioner Dennis Vella Baldacchino, have developed a course which trains students in...

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Business

HSBC Malta’s 2024 Student Campaign launched

2023 described as a game-changing year for GO plc

Trident Estates plc doubles profit in 2024

New scheme supports local enterprises’ employees earn Skills Pass

Farsons Group registered steady growth despite competitive market pressures

Bank of Valletta enhancing close business ties between Malta and France

Malta’s Universal Air announces groundbreaking pilot scholarship program

BOV leads the discussion in trade finance

Atlas Insurance appoints Max Ganado and Marisa Xuereb to its Board of Directors

APS Bank brings Apple Pay to customers

European vote could tip the balance on Meloni's far-right agenda in Italy

‘Robert Abela gave out €280 million of the €400 million given to Steward’ – Grech

Early voting: 51% cast preference by 2pm

Owen Bonnici clarifies he did not know he took a photo with Lilu King

Girl, 2, in critical condition after falling into pool

Agreement signed to safeguard Floriana Granaries was ‘in violation of Local Councils Act’ - PN

Teachers’ basic pay to remain the same, but allowances to increase in new collective agreement

MUT postpones vote on new collective agreement proposal after teachers express reservations

Biden details a 3-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war

Birżebbuġa’s old fuel storage plant officially recognised as COMAH-free site

TMID Editorial: The finch project

Balluta Bay not fit for swimming because of drainage overflow

Former journalist awarded €171,000 for unjustified dismissal

More taxes collected: Government reports €22.9m surplus in first four months of 2024 – NSO

easyJet to operate aircraft maintenance and repair facility in Malta

Man arrested after explosive devices similar to that used outside PL HQ discovered in Hamrun garage

Infrastructure works completed on the two bridges leading to Fort St Angelo

Government signs agreement with 12 Local Councils for cleaner localities

Trump carries the stain of conviction like a crown. Will the verdict matter to voters?

Watch: Prime Minister doesn’t believe his statements have raised tensions in the country

Hospitals case: AG, Police Commissioner treating accused with ‘kid gloves’ – Repubblika

Grech commends ‘Labourites who are putting the country first’ by planning to vote for PN

Government officially announces plans to increase Mater Dei Hospital bed-stock by 600

Updated: ECJ AG opinion recommends end to finch trapping in Malta, government 'disappointed'

Updated: PM says ‘small explosion’ heard near PL headquarters

Fehmiet u Gharfien – opinions and appreciations: New book by Alfred Sant

Governors are ‘appointed by governments and national authorities’, not the ECB

OHSA finds irregularities on Ta’ Xbiex construction site

Champions League final: It is Dortmund v Real but also Sancho v Bellingham

Man who hijacked plane to Malta repatriated after serving prison term

Six bids submitted to turn Marsascala waste plant into 'green oasis'

Agreements signed to regenerate Mosta reservoir and develop a new green space

TMID Editorial: Setting the tone

Michelle Muscat defends Joseph Muscat’s right to exercise freedom of speech

MAM files judicial protest against privatisation and outsourcing of government IVF services

Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes

What's next: Here's what you should know about Donald Trump's conviction in his hush money trial

First aid for mental health course offered to all ninth-year students

Association calls for stronger Maltese representation on transport and logistics

St Luke’s hospital ‘is a symbol of fraud’ – ADPD

Court turns down PN attempt to evict GWU, but declares sub-leases null

Justice Minister’s comments on gagging order don’t interfere with AG’s autonomy – Abela

€60 million investment in the expansion of medical equipment factory – Abela

Two new measures announced to continue fixing pension anomaly – Minister