The Malta Independent

2 June 2024, Sunday

Summer 2023 power cuts a result of lack of investment – Ryan Callus

The Nationalist Party’s Shadow Minister for Energy, Ryan Callus, has told The Malta Independent on Sunday that last summer’s power cuts were the result of a lack in investment over the...

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Hospitals’ court cases: Forced silence, conspicuous absences and an early blunder

The arraignment of Joseph Muscat together with his former associates Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi and a host of others was always going to be eventful. And while hundreds gathered to give the...

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latest comment from missawt, 02/06/2024 08:06: pre-planned blunders

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Malta's pre-election pork barrel politics: genuine policies or strategic manoeuvres?

Despite Prime Minister Robert Abela's firm denial that the government is distributing cheques and allowances in a bid to sway voters with an impending election on the horizon, the timing of these...

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Elections are not wasted on the young in EU; Some nations allow 16-year-olds to decide in June polls

Youth leader Rareș Voicu remembers like it was yesterday when he went to the polls five years ago for the European Union elections in his Romanian hometown of Brăila. The problem was...

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Abela’s rallying cry to voters: ‘Don’t let anyone decide for you’

Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Robert Abela’s rallying cry to voters less than a week before the European and local council elections was again focused on voter abstention, amidst the...

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Champions League final: Real Madrid seal 15th European Cup after 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund

In an explosion of gold and silver confetti, Real Madrid held aloft the Champions League trophy for a record-extending 15th time on Saturday. The most familiar sight in European club...

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A country shaken, an overshadowed election... the deal that rocked the islands

The infamous hospitals deal has shaken Malta. From the courts annulling the concession agreement that had seen three public hospitals passed on to be run by private companies, to criminal charges...

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TMIS Editorial: So much is at stake

The week which has just ended will remain in our collective memory for a long time. It was the first time in Malta’s chequered political history that a former prime minister, along with...

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Israeli leader Netanyahu faces growing pressure at home after Biden's Gaza proposal

Israel’s prime minister faced growing pressure Saturday after U.S. President Joe Biden announced a proposed agreement to end the fighting in Gaza, with many Israelis urging Benjamin...

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Republicans join Trump's attacks on justice system and campaign of vengeance after guilty verdict

Embracing Donald Trump’s strategy of blaming the U.S. justice system after his historic guilty verdict, Republicans in Congress are fervently enlisting themselves in his campaign...

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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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latest comment from RF, 02/06/2024 05:43: Am stil wondering how his name does not appear in the Vitals InquiryI He surely knows too much. Hence his attacks on judiciary to protect himself rather any others.

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Early voting: 87% cast preference in EP, local council elections

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 Stephen Forster, 01/06/2024 18:47: Deport

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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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latest comment from Joe Agius, 02/06/2024 06:48: I am developing a feeling that Biden and co are jealous of Israel. Especially after their fiasco in Afghanistan. I do not think the Biden iadmin s the best military advisor for Israel.

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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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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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latest comment from Christian S Borg, 01/06/2024 16:28: The MUT is still hiding the actual text of the draft agreement from its members. It is high time that educators realize that the current mishaps are a deja vu of what happened in 2017 when the MUT presented misleading percentage increases and even took out the financial pages from the draft it presented to its own delegates (shop stewards)!

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Pharmacies open today 9am to 12pm & 4 to 7pm

Floriana Vilhena Pharmacy, 3 Triq Sant' Anna; Marsa Trinity Pharmacy, 32 Triq il-Marsa; Qormi Tal-Ħlas Pharmacy, 60, Triq Tumas Fenech c/w Triq l-Imdina; Santa Venera St. Bartholomew Pharmacy, 30...

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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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latest comment from Bob Hawke, 01/06/2024 17:56: The following should be a law. All swimming pools must be surrounded by a 1.5m childproof fence with a childproof, automatic closing gate. Its a law in NSW, Australia. Those that can afford a pool, can afford a fence for kids` safety.

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Champions League final: Real Madrid seal 15th European Cup after 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund

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

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

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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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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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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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latest comment from Charles Falzon, Sliema, 01/06/2024 16:33: Why are Sliema and St Paul's Bay, two of the filthiest localities, not on the list?

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Business

Malta: Are capital markets facilitating business growth?

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

Summer 2023 power cuts a result of lack of investment – Ryan Callus

Hospitals’ court cases: Forced silence, conspicuous absences and an early blunder

Malta's pre-election pork barrel politics: genuine policies or strategic manoeuvres?

Elections are not wasted on the young in EU; Some nations allow 16-year-olds to decide in June polls

Abela’s rallying cry to voters: ‘Don’t let anyone decide for you’

Champions League final: Real Madrid seal 15th European Cup after 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund

Cartoon 2 June 2024

A country shaken, an overshadowed election... the deal that rocked the islands

TMIS Editorial: So much is at stake

Israeli leader Netanyahu faces growing pressure at home after Biden's Gaza proposal

Republicans join Trump's attacks on justice system and campaign of vengeance after guilty verdict

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

Early voting: 87% cast preference in EP, local council elections

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

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

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

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

Pharmacies open today 9am to 12pm & 4 to 7pm

Girl, 2, in critical condition after falling into pool

easyJet to operate aircraft maintenance and repair facility in Malta

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

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

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

Man who hijacked plane to Malta repatriated after serving prison term

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TMID Editorial: Setting the tone

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

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