The Malta Independent

4 June 2024, Tuesday

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

Two carers at the St. Vincent de Paule 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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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 Simon Oosterman, 03/06/2024 15:13: Just like the justice minister, the PM has no opinion on an important issue under his remit. The best in Europe, I am sure.

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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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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 Paul Pullicino, 03/06/2024 18:18: All in election week? Of course.

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Peter Agius says he lives in office in response to accusations his address is unfinished apartment

PN MEP candidate Peter Agius has hit back at criticism over his registered address listed on the ballot sheet to being an empty apartment block in Mosta, saying that the building is still unfinished...

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latest comment from Raymond Gerada, 03/06/2024 19:46: So you believe that Peter Agius lives on his own in his office!! Incredible how naive you can be.

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Grech guarantees there will be no theft or bribery with the people’s money under the PN

Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech on Monday offered a guarantee that there would be no theft or bribery with the people’s money under the PN. Speaking at campaign activity in Msida,...

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Equal pay for work of equal value starting from 1 January of 2025, PM says

The government on Tuesday will be publishing an Legal Notice on Tuesday in which the principle of equal pay for work of equal value will be given legal standing, to become effective at the start of...

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latest comment from RF, 03/06/2024 13:50: Employers want an extended grace period as if they have not exploited TCNs for a very long time causing Maltese workers to either accept ridiculously lower wages or leave.

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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 RF, 03/06/2024 19:19: It is of great concern that a person holding an autonomous position allows herself to submit to self-serving ministers who condone corruption and collusion with criminals to defraud the state. No self-respect.

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88.2% collected their voting documents for MEP elections so far, 74.3% for local council elections

Of the 370,184 voting documents printed for the upcoming European Parliament elections, 326,571 were collected as of Sunday, European Commissioner Joseph Camilleri told the press on Monday. This...

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Joseph Muscat’s father passes away; ‘He kept fighting without ever giving up’

The father of former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, Saviour Muscat, has passed away. Posting on Facebook, Joseph Muscat said that his father had been fighting an aggressive tumour for two and a...

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Abela calls on people not to let ‘establishment’ claim victory due to voter abstention

Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Robert Abela called on the electorate not to let “the establishment” claim victory due to voter abstention. He said that Saturday’s vote...

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Alfred Sant says continuing pro-Muscat protests outside court ‘can do no good’

Former Prime Minister, Labour Party leader and current PL MEP Alfred Sant said that perpetuating the demonstrations which were seen outside the law courts when Joseph Muscat was charged in relation to...

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latest comment from Harold Hare, 03/06/2024 10:22: A sensible and decent man. Labour does not value him as they should.

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Number of CT scans to increase by extra 3,000 per year – Health Minister

The government is spending €400,000 in machinery which would see a 3,000 yearly increase in the number of CT scans, Health Minister Jo-Etienne Abela said Monday. Addressing the media, Abela...

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latest comment from Jonathan Mercieca, 03/06/2024 16:28: When is this corrupt, sickening abuse of the power of incumbency going to stop?

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What's at stake in the European Parliament election this week

Around 400 million European Union citizens go to the polls this week to elect members of the European Parliament, or MEPs, in one of the biggest global democratic events. Far-right parties are...

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latest comment from Solomon Grundy, 03/06/2024 08:55: The Maltese electorate needs to send a strong message to the EU Commission regarding its failed immigration policies, disregarding the plight of Southern European members.

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Enemalta lays over 70km of 11-kv cables to improve energy distribution network

Enemalta has laid over 70km of cables for an accelerated distribution network reinforcement plan, the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development was informed. This work by Malta’s energy...

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Vitals accused resign from Convenience Shop, Shoreline directorships

Two people accused in connection with the hospitals inquiry have resigned their respective directorships within the companies which run the Convenience Shop retail chain and the new Shoreline...

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Updated: Fight Island altercation costs 'Lilu king' €10,000

Mohamed Ali Ahmed Elmushraty, better known as Lilu King, will be charged in court on Monday in connection with a confrontation he had with police officers on Friday night, the police...

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latest comment from Paul Michael Cassar, 03/06/2024 12:44: We don't need this person here, why the court keeps giving him bail? The court should revoke his citizenship or residence permit (depending what he has) and sent back to Libya and never to return back here. We do not need these type of persons in Malta.

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Commissioner for Animal Welfare urges MEP candidates to sign 'Vote for Animals' pledge

Commissioner for Animal Welfare Alison Bezzina on Monday called upon all MEP candidates from Malta to pledge their support for the "Vote for Animals" initiative. Noting a concerning lack of...

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Uncollected votes can be collected from Electoral Office in Naxxar, or ID Card office in Victoria

The Electoral Commission shall, as from Tuesday till Thursday, 6th June, be distributing uncollected voting documents from the Electoral Office, Naxxar and from the Identity Cards Office,...

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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

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

TMID Editorial: Health sector planning

The government this past week announced new plans for the country’s healthcare system, revolving around Mater Dei Hospital and restructuring the hospital in order to create 600 new beds in the...

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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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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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latest comment from mohhmiftuh, 02/06/2024 11:34: Iz-zewg partiti kbar permezz tal-kampanja elettorali taghhom bidlu din l-elezzjoni ghall-parlament ewropew f' guri fejn il-votanti, li l-bicca l-kbira taghhom m'ghandhom ebda kompetenza legali, jridu jiddeciedu jekk l-imputati humiex hatja jew innocenti. Tista' tghid li l-kandidati kollha li hargu ghal din l-elezzjoni ftit li xejn taw informazzjoni, u jekk ma jafux jindagaw, x'inhuma l-proposti jaharqu dwar diversi oqsma li bhala membri tal-Unjoni jolqtuna, li mistennija jitressqu ghad-diskussjoni u possibilment ghall-approvazzjoni tal-parlament Ewropew u jghidulna x'se tkun il-pozizzjoni taghhom jekk ikunu MEPs u jintalbu jiddeciedu. Nispera li l-gravy train m'hix il-motivazzjoni ewlenija li qed timbuttahom lejn il-parlament ewropew.

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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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latest comment from Harold Hare, 02/06/2024 16:02: Excellent summary. Where indeed, is the AG in all of this?

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Robert Abela has an ‘allergy to the truth,’ Bernard Grech says

Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech said on Sunday that his counterpart Prime Minister Robert Abela has “an allergy to the truth.” Speaking at a mass rally in Birkirkara on Sunday,...

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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 odomos, 02/06/2024 20:58: THEY ARE "SPECIAL CASES"!

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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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latest comment from Frans Camilleri, 03/06/2024 10:17: A senseless comment. Alfred Sant abstained because he was aiming to deligitimise the result through a low turnout. That he didn't succeed does not mean thst he wanted others to decide for him:; otherwise he would have voted no.

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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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Business

Universal Cement wins coveted awards at the Malta Building and Construction awards

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

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

PM Abela does not give straight answer on Alfred Sant suggestion

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

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

Peter Agius says he lives in office in response to accusations his address is unfinished apartment

Grech guarantees there will be no theft or bribery with the people’s money under the PN

Equal pay for work of equal value starting from 1 January of 2025, PM says

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

88.2% collected their voting documents for MEP elections so far, 74.3% for local council elections

Joseph Muscat’s father passes away; ‘He kept fighting without ever giving up’

Abela calls on people not to let ‘establishment’ claim victory due to voter abstention

Alfred Sant says continuing pro-Muscat protests outside court ‘can do no good’

Number of CT scans to increase by extra 3,000 per year – Health Minister

What's at stake in the European Parliament election this week

Enemalta lays over 70km of 11-kv cables to improve energy distribution network

Vitals accused resign from Convenience Shop, Shoreline directorships

Updated: Fight Island altercation costs 'Lilu king' €10,000

Commissioner for Animal Welfare urges MEP candidates to sign 'Vote for Animals' pledge

Uncollected votes can be collected from Electoral Office in Naxxar, or ID Card office in Victoria

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

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

Cartoon 2 June 2024

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

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

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

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

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

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

TMID Editorial: Health sector planning

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

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

TMIS Editorial: So much is at stake

Robert Abela has an ‘allergy to the truth,’ Bernard Grech says

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’

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

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

Girl, 2, in critical condition after falling into pool

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

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

TMID Editorial: The finch project

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