The Malta Independent

5 June 2024, Wednesday

Updated: ‘An earthquake is coming’ – 17 Black inquiry has been concluded, Casa to demand copy

Lawyer Jason Azzopardi said Tuesday that another major magisterial inquiry, which encapsulates three inquiries into one, has been concluded. Azzopardi posted on his Facebook page saying that...

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latest comment from Spiru Friggieri, 05/06/2024 10:49: You are the prophet of doom and apologist of a decadent party!!! It is already established through surveys that Labour most probably will be close to the fourth seat but still far away! The other time Labour won the four seat without a quota! Still globally Labour will be having a massive amount of votes close to 30K. A decadent party who is campaigning without a single proposal both on EU and local level!! Shame!!! Regarding your assumptation of harder for the mafia to escape justice, please wait and you will be surprised. Non-existent companies have been accused and had freezing orders against them!!! You and your likes had to digest the fabrication of egrant. A fabrication with the help of a Russian fraudster and other who forged the signatures. They are still on the run and you do not utter a single word about this. Labour's greatest assets are Jason, Karol & Robert Aquilina, Beppe, Mark Camilleri, etc. PN became il-partit tan-negattivita, hdura u mibeghda!!!!

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Government marks completion of Mosta square regeneration project

Government on Tuesday has formally marked the completion of works in the Mosta square regeneration project, primarily carried out by Infrastructure Malta. Work on the square was completed months...

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latest comment from Summer Shade, 05/06/2024 10:26: Why didn't Chris Grech take the prime Minister to the roads next to the square that have been works in progress for the last 18 months?

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‘Where is the Broadcasting Authority?’ Peppi Azzopardi lashes out over manipulated advert

Broadcaster Peppi Azzopardi has hit out at a manipulated advert showing him to be in agreement with Imperium Europa candidate Norman Lowell, which he said is now appearing on TVM. The advert...

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latest comment from Charles W Sammut, 05/06/2024 10:19: Calm down Peppi. Getting all worked up over a 10 second spot is not good for your health. Lowell would have succumbed ages ago had he reacted similarly to what you dished out to him over the last two decades. Issa ħu naqra paċenzja u ibla l-mediċina tiegħek stess.

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Banks’ adherence to new EU requirements crucial to maintain sector safe and robust, MFSA says

The Malta Financial Services Authority has issued a letter to all banks advising them on the implementation of new and amended requirements arising from the Banking package, which was recently adopted...

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53 new soldiers join the Armed Forces

Fifty-three new soldiers joined the Armed Forces of Malta in a ceremony during which they took the oath of loyalty. The AFM opens its doors for recruitment once a year. During the course, which...

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Ivan Grech Mintoff resigns from ABBA, but will still contest

ABBA leader Ivan Grech Mintoff has resigned from party, but has not withdrawns his candidacy, and will remain on the ballot sheet. The flamboyant politician announced his departure from the party...

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New ambulances bought for use in Gozo

Over €7 million are being spent to purchase six ambulances for use in Gozo, the Minister for Health and Active Aging, Jo Etienne Abela, said. It was explained that the last investment in...

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Amanda Knox asks Italian court to clear her of a slander charge, saying police forced the confession

In a soft and sometimes breaking voice, Amanda Knox asked eight Italian judges and jury members Wednesday to clear her of a slander charge that stuck even after she was exonerated in...

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TMID Editorial: Labour’s taunting slogan

The billboards with the word “saħħa” keep on coming from the Labour Party. It is the slogan that the PL has chosen for the European Parliament and local council elections,...

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latest comment from J. Borg, 05/06/2024 09:58: Labour supporters are mostly blind, ignorant, or both, so they wouldn't get the irony of it! The rest of us did! But unfortunately Gahan is in the majority!

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PN says AG should publish 17 Black inquiry ‘without delay’

The Nationalist Party, in a statement, said that the 17 Black inquiry should be published by the Attorney General without delay, so that the people could see it. Earlier on Tuesday, lawyer Jason...

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latest comment from Frans Camilleri, 04/06/2024 16:42: These are useless calls to get public attention. Just leak the conclusions of the inquiry to a newspaper.

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Conte confirmed as Napoli coach, becomes team's 5th manager in just over a year

Antonio Conte was confirmed as the new Napoli coach on Wednesday, making him the team’s fifth manager in little more than a year for the deposed Serie A champion. Napoli announced Conte...

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Amanda Knox returns to Italian courtroom, looking to clear name 'once and for all' in slander case

Amanda Knox returns to an Italian courtroom Wednesday for the first time in more than 12½ years to clear herself “once and for all” of a slander charge that stuck even...

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Letter to withdraw Mqabba tarmac plant planning application filed

An official request to withdraw an application for a tarmac and asphalt plant in Mqabba has been filed by the applicant, The Malta Independent is informed. Residents of Qrendi, Mqabba, Zurrieq,...

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Xemxija residents publish open letter calling on PM to protect garigue land from construction

A group of over 150 Xemxija residents, mainly from the Xemxija Heights area, have sent an open letter to the government, calling on it to safeguard a site of relatively untouched garigue "that is...

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‘The establishment used all its tools to try and deviate attention from the election’, Abela says

Prime Minister Robert Abela alleged that 'the establishment' has 'used all its tools' to try and deviate attention from the upcoming EU Parliament and local council elections. Addressing a...

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latest comment from RF, 05/06/2024 07:41: Like a vavu tar-rahal he keeps repeating the "establishment" mantra as if the great unwashed understand what he is talking about.

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Government inaugurates renovation of Science Centre building in Pembroke

The renovation of the Science Centre building in Pembroke was inaugurated following an investment of €250,000, transforming the entire building with a more modern look, while preserving the...

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St Cajetan titular statue to be restored

Restoration works on the titular statue of St Cajetan of the Parish Church in Hamrun are to be carried out in the coming weeks. Funds have been allocated by Community Malta for the restoration of...

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Bernard Grech urges voters to vote PN, says ‘any vote to others would increase the gap'

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech urged voters to vote for all the Nationalist Party candidates for the MEP and Local Council elections, adding that a vote given to any other parties would be increasing...

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latest comment from fred, 05/06/2024 09:49: Din diga grat taht EFA meta ghamlu kampanja ma alternativa, imbghad cahadhom lejlet l elezzjoni u arrestaw lil Harry vassallo

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Valletta commercial establishment emphyteusis scheme expanded to all of Malta

Commercial establishments in property owned by the government are going to be eligible for an emphyteusis of 50 years through a new scheme that was announced by the Minister for Lands, Stefan Zrinzo...

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Conte confirmed as Napoli coach, becomes team's 5th manager in just over a year

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Defending Euro champ Italy draw 0-0 against Turkey, Portugal win 4-2

Italy stuttered to a 0-0 draw at home to Turkey in the first of two warmup matches before it begins the defense of its European Championship title next week. Tuesday's match was overshadowed by a...

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Government has invested €1.8 million in fisheries in the last two years

The government invested around €1.8 million in the last two years in financial aid to Maltese fishermen, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries, Alicia Bugeja Said has...

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latest comment from Mick Jackson, 04/06/2024 18:38: Is part of that investment the continuing salary of suspended Andreina Fenech Farrugia, who was captured in2019, no word of her resignation yet!

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Two carers convicted of negligently causing the death of a 101-year-old at St Vincent de Paul

Two carers at the St Vincent de Paul Residence for the elderly were handed suspended sentences after they were convicted of negligently causing the death of a 101-year-old woman, who slipped out of...

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latest comment from Antonio Ghisleri, 03/06/2024 19:13: Under what provision of law can a court of criminal justice withhold the name of the persons convicted or acquitted, or of the victim (unless anyone of these is a minor)? If there is no such provision of law, is the court then above the law and can invent its own rules? When will this nonsense stop?

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Four Italian youths arrested by police after mugging incidents; two given jail-term

Four Italian young men were arrested by the police in connection with a string of mugging incidence in entertainment establishments in Zebbug and St Julian’s. The police said Monday that...

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Justice Minister not willing to say if AG should be present for Vitals court sittings

Justice Minister Jonathan Attard is not willing to say whether the Attorney General should be present in court sittings related to the Vitals inquiry. AG Victoria Buttigieg has been harshly...

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latest comment from C Xerri, 04/06/2024 12:27: But meanwhile the news story above gives the impression that the Minister should intervene and ask the AG to attend for the court session.

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PM Abela does not give straight answer on Alfred Sant suggestion

Prime Minister Robert Abela on Monday did not give a straight answer as to whether he agreed or disagreed with Labour MEP Alfred Sant’s suggestion that people should not be called up again to...

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latest comment from Joe A Borg, 04/06/2024 08:21: PM will never give you a straight answer . He is simply not capable...... with intention obviously.

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Novak Djokovic withdraws from French Open with a knee injury and will lose the No. 1 ranking

Novak Djokovic pulled out of the the French Open with an injured knee on Tuesday, an abrupt end to his title defense and to his current stay at No. 1 in the...

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Proposed Gaza cease-fire puts Netanyahu at a crossroads that could shape his legacy

The cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a crossroads, with either path likely to shape the legacy of Israel’s longest-serving and...

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latest comment from John Saliba, 04/06/2024 17:41: Netanyahu does not have to hold on till the 2026 general election. He will have it his way on the 5th of November this year, or to be more precise, till January 2025 when President Trump is sworn in again as the commander in chief of the USA.

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TMID Editorial: The importance of planning ahead

Governments are expected to plan ahead. That is, after all, part of their job. But last year we saw a clear example of failure to plan enough. The infamous heatwave that resulted in power cuts...

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Bands displaced from Rampol garage rehearsal spaces can apply for €2,700 grant to support relocation

Bands who used to rehearse in the Rampol garage complex in Birkirkara will be able to receive a €2,700 support package to aid their relocation to a new rehearsal space, as their original home is...

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latest comment from Eleno, 04/06/2024 11:37: They were evicted in election month!

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