The Malta Independent

9 May 2024, Thursday

Attacks on judiciary ‘strike at the heart of Malta’s democratic credentials’ - employer bodies

The Malta Employers’ Association, the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, as well as the Malta Chamber of SMEs have stated that the current situation regarding the magisterial...

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MEPs ‘cast doubt’ on Malta’s Commission nominee Fearne over criminal charges

Members of the European Parliament’s health committee have questioned the nomination of Maltese Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne for the post of European commissioner after...

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European Central Bank will not comment on charges brought against Edward Scicluna

The European Central Bank said Wednesday that it does not comment on pending legal proceedings, following questions asked about the criminal charges brought against the Governor of the Central Bank of...

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latest comment from John Tonna, 09/05/2024 06:42: So embarrassed, wont even go near the issue with a 100 foot barge pole

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Speaker turns down PN motion for urgent debate on Chris Fearne’s position

Speaker Anglu Farrugia on Wednesday turned down a Nationalist Party motion for an urgent debate about Chris Fearne’s position as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for EU Funds, as he faces...

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March tourism sees 38% rise, NSO says

Total inbound tourists for March 2024 were estimated at 240,851, an increase of 38.1 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2023, the NSO said Thursday. During the month under...

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Happy 300th Floriana

Today, 9 May is Floriana’s 300th birthday! On this day, three hundred years ago, in 1724, the Portuguese Grandmaster Manoel De Vilhena ruled out in a decree that the area which today is known as...

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Robert Abela’s thesis: ‘A judge must be free from political or other pressures’

Anyone is free to change one’s mind, but there is a chasm between what Robert Abela wrote as a law student in his thesis more than 20 years ago, and what he is practising today. Since...

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latest comment from L-argument, 09/05/2024 07:48: Dak biex tara khemm hu FALZ il bniedem.Robert Abela min dejjem iqarraq.

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Speaker denies blocking of PN request to discuss hospitals inquiry was ‘pre-arranged’ with Abela

The Speaker of the House of Representatives has denied that the blocking of a request by the Opposition to have a parliamentary debate on the hospitals inquiry was “pre-arranged” with...

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Updated: Man critically injured after falling off ladder dies in hospital

A man was critically injured on Wednesday afternoon after he fell off a ladder in a private residence in Xemxija, the police said. The accident took place in Triq l-Awwista at 4.30pm. The...

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TMID Editorial: The PL’s negative campaigning

It is quite common that politicians and political parties contradict themselves. They say one thing because it suits them, only to change tack and do the opposite when the circumstances warrant a...

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Gudja to get residents priority parking from June

Residents in Gudja will be able to enjoy priority for parking in certain areas of the locality overnight as the government clamps down on people leaving their cars there for several days as they...

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latest comment from Carmelo Bezzina, 09/05/2024 09:13: Was this sytem considered as illigal years ago and was dropped? What has changed since then?

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Updated: President amends statement, says judiciary must be allowed to work 'serenely'

In what appears to be a hidden suggestion not easily decipherable, President Myriam Spiteri Debono said Wednesday that legal remedies exist if legal processes are in some way vitiated. The...

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latest comment from RF, 08/05/2024 18:48: I thank her Excellency for her opportune statement. At last, we have a President worth her salt unlike George Vella who as Deputy Prime Minister and senior minister under Joseph Muscat could not have been unaware of the shady deals with Vitals, Azerbaijan, Electrogas, AUM, etc Surprised he is not on criminal list with Fearne.

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Real Madrid rally late to beat Bayern 2-1 and reach another Champions League final

After yet another magical night at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Real Madrid is back in the Champions League final. The 14-time European champion pulled off another thrilling comeback on...

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Grech says Speaker blocking debate on hospital inquiry was pre-arranged by Abela

Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech on Wednesday claimed that the decision by the Speaker to block a parliamentary debate on the publication of the hospitals inquiry was pre-arranged by Prime...

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ADPD says intimidation of magistrates must stop immediately

The continuous irresponsible and rabble rousing speeches by the Prime Minister and even by Labour Party candidates, such as during a debate at MCAST yesterday, must stop immediately, ADPD-The Green...

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latest comment from C Xerri, 08/05/2024 12:31: "ADPD says intimidation of magistrates must stop immediately" Wonder if the ADPD could provide us with a similar statement when the criticism, termed as intimidation, did not come from a Labour source, but from other sources!!!!!!

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Late extra time goal sends Wanderers into FA Trophy Final

Sliema Wanderers will meet Floriana in next Sunday’s Izibet Trophy after the Blues beat Birkirkara by a solitary goal scored four minutes from the end of extra time. It was a match which...

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‘I have always fulfilled my duties with correctness and integrity,’ Chris Fearne says

Deputy Prime Minister and EU funds minister Chris Fearne said Wednesday that he has always fulfilled his duties with the “greatest correctness and integrity and have certainly never come close...

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latest comment from odomos, 09/05/2024 06:28: “I only say that I have always, always fulfilled my duties with the greatest correctness and integrity and have certainly never come close to breaking the law,” Fearne said. Possibly, possibly true. But you have certainly been COMPLICIT. In my view, you are guilty for DERELICTION of Duty. one of 40 BLA KUKKI.

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Abela says people must vote to keep the power to determine their own future

Prime Minister Robert Abela said that the elections on 8 June have taken on a new dimension, saying that people must now vote on whether they want to keep the power to determine their own...

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Muscat to be charged with bribery, corruption and money laundering

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and others will be charged with fraud, money laundering and making fraudulent gains, as well as conspiracy to commit an offence that is punishable by imprisonment...

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latest comment from The Hell With Politics !!!, 08/05/2024 12:46: A good advice is one of the best things a friend can ever give you. Novelist Samuel Peaton A.D. 1242

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Newly-formed group unhappy with Maltese foreign policy, advocates benefits of neutrality

The newly-formed Grupp Newtralita’ u Paċi on Wednesday emphasised several points benefits of neutrality as it expressed its dismay at the way the government is handling its foreign...

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latest comment from Ivan Grech Mintoff, 08/05/2024 20:22: 1)When was Malta not attacked when we were not neutral? 2) you are mixing neutrality with defence. Perhaps on purpose to confuse

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Former chief justice Said Pullicino defends under-fire magistrate

Former Chief Justice and Ombudsman Joseph Said Pullicino has come to the defence of Magistrate Gabriella Vella after she was harshly criticised by Prime Minister Robert Abela over the timing of her...

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latest comment from Cilia Debono Emanuel, 08/05/2024 09:58: The attack on Magistrate Gabriella Vella is unjustified and unprecedented. It constitutes a threat ton the Independence of the Judiciary and to the rule of law.

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Chris Fearne, Edward Scicluna to be charged with fraud over hospitals inquiry

Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne and Governor of the Central Bank of Malta Edward Scicluna are to be charged with fraud and misappropriation over the Vitals inquiry, The Malta Independent is...

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latest comment from Angus Black, 08/05/2024 15:09: 'We have greatly sinned, in what we have done and in what we have failed to do'... we are ready to atone.

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Law report: The CGEU comments on the Enduring Nature of a Trademark’s Reputation

On 24 April 2024, the General Court of the European Union (GCEU or the Court), ruled in the case of Kneipp GmbH vs European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (Case T-157/23), upholding the...

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TMID Editorial: Abela should act like a PM, not a defence lawyer

Prime Minister Robert Abela was quick to come to the defence of his predecessor last Monday, soon after the news broke that charges had been filed against Joseph Muscat, some of his closest aides and...

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latest comment from Ghar u Kasa, 08/05/2024 12:17: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFnivKU2Eww Now we know why......

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Watch: PM continues to target Vitals inquiry, says until now justice 'not being seen to be done'

Prime Minister Robert Abela has continued to target the Vitals inquiry, claiming that right now justice 'is not being seen to be done,' through the inquiry. Abela has been questioning the timing...

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latest comment from Jake T, 08/05/2024 11:20: Is there any thesis to support this ?

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PBS and Broadcasting Authority are part of the government censorship - Grech

PN Leader Bernard Grech said that Wednesday's court victory against PBS and the Broadcasting Authority, in favour of his party, should serve as confirmation that the Public Broadcasting Services,...

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University students denounce PM’s behaviour towards judiciary in solidarity protest

University students gathered in Republic Street, Valletta on Tuesday evening and collectively condemned Prime Minister Robert Abela's recent comments against the judiciary in light of the conclusion...

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latest comment from RF, 08/05/2024 05:43: I don't believe Robert Abela's local university dissertation was actually written by him.

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For fourth time, Cassola says Muscat should be stripped of Gieh ir-Repubblika award

Independent MEP candidate Arnold Cassola has again called on the “authorities” to strip Joseph Muscat of the Gieh ir-Repubblika award. This is the fourth time that I am appealing to...

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latest comment from Anonimu Malti, 08/05/2024 11:45: Cassola is right. Muscat should be stripped of gieh ir Republiva. Instead, he should be given UGieh ir Republica.

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Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial

With Donald Trump sitting just feet away, Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday at the former president's hush money trial about a sexual encounter the porn actor says they had in 2006...

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Robert Abela’s thesis: ‘A judge must be free from political or other pressures’

Speaker denies blocking of PN request to discuss hospitals inquiry was ‘pre-arranged’ with Abela

Updated: Man critically injured after falling off ladder dies in hospital

TMID Editorial: The PL’s negative campaigning

Gudja to get residents priority parking from June

Updated: President amends statement, says judiciary must be allowed to work 'serenely'

Real Madrid rally late to beat Bayern 2-1 and reach another Champions League final

Grech says Speaker blocking debate on hospital inquiry was pre-arranged by Abela

ADPD says intimidation of magistrates must stop immediately

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Chris Fearne, Edward Scicluna to be charged with fraud over hospitals inquiry

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Watch: PM continues to target Vitals inquiry, says until now justice 'not being seen to be done'

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University students denounce PM’s behaviour towards judiciary in solidarity protest

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