28 May 2024, Tuesday

LIVE: Muscat, Schembri, Mizzi plead not guilty to hospitals charges after Valletta heroes' welcome

Former public officials are set to appear in court today, facing criminal charges over a hospitals deal that has rocked the country. Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, his Chief of Staff Keith...

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latest comment from Alexander_Ball, 28/05/2024 11:26: Is it true that if he's sent down, his fans will commit crimes to get jailed so they can see to his every whim inside?

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Watch: ‘The evidence is based only on conjectures that do not make sense’ – Konrad Mizzi

Konrad Mizzi told journalists that the accusations behind the criminal charges brought forward against him are unfounded and that “there is not a single beacon of evidence in...

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What’s in a crowd? Here’s what social media commentators think

Hundreds of Labour Party supporters flocked to Valletta on Tuesday to protest in solidarity with the country’s disgraced ex-Prime Minister and the other former PL officials, all of whom are...

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British, Italian tourists warned about ‘demonstrations’ in Valletta today and tomorrow

British and Italian tourists are being warned about possible trouble in Valletta today and tomorrow, related to the arraignment of former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and others following the...

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Judge in PN Vitals civil damages case slams inquiry leak, defends media's duty to publish

The judge presiding over the case filed by the Opposition for the return of public funds spent on the fraudulent hospitals deal, has denounced the Vitals inquiry leak. Mr Justice Toni Abela...

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latest comment from Santana Santana, 27/05/2024 17:24: They are not right in assuming that everyone will know the contents of the leaked inquiry just because it is available online. The overwhelming majority of people who access the Internet will do so superficially, digesting only, one liner, second and third hand selective and often misleading headlines and snippets. That is why certain politicians and 'influencers' keep leading so many by the nose.

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Abela not worried about hospitals inquiry having negative effect on how EU institutions see Malta

Prime Minister Robert Abela is not worried about the findings of the hospitals inquiry leaving any negative effect in how European institutions perceive Malta, nor in how well the country can attract...

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Watch: Why we are here for Joseph: He is innocent, and he gives us cheques too

People who were in Valletta this morning were approached by The Malta Independent to ask them why they were attending the demonstration. Those who spoke to us said that Joseph Muscat has given...

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latest comment from alan, 28/05/2024 10:41: Seriously, have they not heard of Gahan? Or is it just party first, and the hell with the country?

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TMID Editorial: And so it begins

Today, the first batch of those who stand charged over the infamous hospitals deal will appear in court. Among those appearing in court on charges today are former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat,...

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Malta remains behind with ‘hyper-partisanship' and 'tribalism' - EP President Metsola

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola was not impressed as hundreds turned up to support former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, criminally charged after the conclusion of an inquiry into the...

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Muscat says hospitals inquiry did not find ‘one piece of evidence’ against him

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has said that the publication of the full hospitals inquiry shows that there isn’t a single piece of evidence against him, and said that the charges against...

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latest comment from carmel debono, 28/05/2024 08:32: Dwar l-egrant skappajtha ,imma tahsibx li ser tiskappa dejjem. Il-giddieb xi darba jaghmel zball

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PN leader concerned over Abela’s ‘hazardous’ behaviour

PN Leader Bernard Grech has said that he is “genuinely worried” about Prime Minister Robert Abela’s “hazardous” behaviour in recent days. Referring to Abela’s...

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Man dies after falling into empty reservoir in Siggiewi

A man died on Monday morning after falling into an empty reservoir, the police said. The accident took place in Hal Farrug, limits of Siggiewi, at 8.15am. The man, aged 76, of Mqabba, was...

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Humanitarian situation of Palestinians in Gaza and Rafah has reached a catastrophic level - Borg

The dire humanitarian situation of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, and now in Rafah, has reached a catastrophic level, Foreign Minister Ian Borg said Monday. "All efforts must be made to...

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latest comment from Paul bermon, 28/05/2024 07:38: No one can convince Israel to stop. West bank settlements tell you everything. From day one the ultimate goal is to remove all Palestinians from West Bank and Gaza and over the last 75 years both of the arears have been reduced in size considerably and Israel has ignored every single judgement against; it even when the judgement was supported by the USA ( Golan Heights and West Bank Settlements)

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We are about to have a 'judicial earthquake' based on a 'mountain' of evidence - Repubblika

The hospitals inquiry is solid proof of the intricacies of corruption, Repubblika’s Honorary President Robert Aquilina has said. Aquilina highlighted eight points that emerged a voluminous...

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Government has offended those who served in the Armed Forces of Malta, PN says

The PN on Monday said that government, in a moment of panic before the upcoming elections, has offended those who served in the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM). PN MPs Darren Carabott and Ivan...

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Hospitals inquiry uncovers Schembri and Mizzi’s secret hands, and a political support fund

The magisterial inquiry into the hospitals deal has been damning in uncovering the inner workings of one of the most controversial and fraud-ridden deals in Maltese history. Concluded last month...

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latest comment from Harold Hare, 27/05/2024 21:04: Daphne did try to tell us - "crooks are everywhere".

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Attorney General gave us advice on hospitals deal, permanent secretaries claim

Three former permanent secretaries at Malta’s Health and Finance ministries, currently waiting to be charged in connection with the Vitals hospital fraud, highlighted a potential conflict of...

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latest comment from RF, 27/05/2024 15:15: They are old and educated enough to remember the Nuremberg trials. Shifting blame on others is no defence.

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PN leader accuses PM of withholding hospitals inquiry to conceal involvement

PN Leader Bernard Grech accused Prime Minister Robert Abela of not wanting the Vitals magisterial inquiry to be published because it shows he is an accomplice. Following the publication of the...

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Malta approved as Associate Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO

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Relations between the European Union and Israel took a nosedive on the eve of the diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian state by EU members Ireland and Spain, with Madrid suggesting...

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latest comment from Angus Black, 27/05/2024 16:35: Suppression of peoples for many decades creates dissent, frustration and finally violence. Treating people as second class nobodies is apt to stir dissent and rebellion. The up to now experiment has failed, causing the violent death of thousands and achieved nothing but destruction and misery for Palestinians.Such is the present disaster between Israel and the Palestinians. HAMAS is not helping legitimate Palestinians achieve their goals of having a secure land with defined borders of their own, and becoming full members of the United Nations. The fact that Spain, Ireland and Norway decided to recognize Palestine as an independent State, should not upset Israel and surely more will follow the lead of the three countries. It is about time that Israel negotiates, in good faith, a permanent solution to long standing animosity with their neighbours. As much as Israel has the absolute right to defend itself, so does a Palestinian State. If this comes to be, HAMAS will have less reason to resort to violence epecially against Israel. On the other hand, if Israel has a beef with HAMAS they should settle it with HAMAS not with thousands of Palestinians whose life has been reduced to sheer misery.

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Government offers one-time €3,000 ‘final’ payment to AFM personnel over past injustices

The government has offered a one-time “final” €3,000 payment to some 700 Armed Forces of Malta personnel who had filed complaints over injustices they claimed they had suffered in the...

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latest comment from S. Camilleri, 26/05/2024 18:10: "This offer to settle came just three weeks before Malta will be voting to elect its representatives at the European Parliament and local councils in the next five years." Totally coincidental of course.

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‘The magisterial inquiry is not proof or conclusion of guilt’ – PM

Prime Minister Robert Abela said Monday that the magisterial inquiry on the case of the three hospitals is neither proof that the people involved are guilty, nor has concluded that they are in fact...

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latest comment from joe farrugia, 28/05/2024 06:14: Malta Independent has places a very good side profile picture of Abela to head this article. You will notice his nose is getting longer and longer by the minute!

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Enemalta to strengthen its infrastructure in Marsalforn

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latest comment from Mick Jackson, 27/05/2024 17:30: Ask him how old the cables they are replacing are?

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Three injured as car overturns in Iklin

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Robert Abela's statements are 'verging on the despotic', Adrian Delia says

Prime Minister Robert Abela's statements since the conclusion of the Vitals inquiry, which subsequently saw charges filed against current and former politicians, are “verging on the...

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latest comment from joe tedesco, 26/05/2024 21:06: THE PL GOVERNMENT IS A GREAT DISGRACE AND ANATHEMA TO THE MALTESE ISLANDS AND THEIR PEOPLE.

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Abela’s establishment rhetoric ‘not decent or befitting of a prime minister’, UĦM CEO says

UĦM CEO Josef Vella has blasted Prime Minister Robert Abela’s establishment rhetoric, saying that it is neither decent nor befitting of a prime minister who is meant to be the leader of the...

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latest comment from Anonimu Malti, 27/05/2024 04:59: Jien u hafna bhali nahsbu li xi wiehed bhalek huwa rresponsabili mhux Mr. Vella metà tigi fuq il gazzetti kollha tghid il hmerijiet u tipprova tiddefendi l' indifensibbli. Lanqas tisthi m ghadek taf bhal partit korrott tieghek !!

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