28 May 2024, Tuesday

LIVE: Muscat, Schembri, Mizzi plead not guilty to hospitals charges, but €30m freezing order stands

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 KLAUS, 28/05/2024 17:53: They are caught redhanded, but not all of them are (at the moment) facing the justice.

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Daphne memorial trampled upon as Muscat supporters gather in Valletta

The Daphne Caruana Galizia memorial opposite the Law Courts in Great Siege Square was trampled upon with the journalist’s photos being scattered on the ground on Tuesday morning as Joseph Muscat...

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latest comment from KLAUS, 28/05/2024 17:50: Respect is something that should be self-evident, but here it is lacking in everything. Do these simple-minded idiots believe that they will receive respect and recognition for this? No, I don't feel so. I believe that these pathetic idiots simply deserve contempt. How can you claim rights for yourself and deny them to others (Maltese)?

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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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latest comment from Ant x, 28/05/2024 14:55: Does your hospitals deal make any sense for the country Mr. Mizzi?

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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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latest comment from Gerry Cowie, 28/05/2024 17:54: Oh dear! Eddy has resorted to "shouting" again, in block capitals! He must be very angry indeed!

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PN expresses solidarity with journalists

The Nationalist Party has expressed solidarity with all journalists from the different newsrooms, "who earlier today were in the sights of intimidation outside the law courts." The PN always...

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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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Where was the ‘PN trap’ advocated by PM Abela, Grech asks

Opposition leader Grech on Tuesday urged PN supporters to control their language and understand the difficult moment the country is living, asking where was the "trap" Prime Minister Robert Abela said...

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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 Gerry Cowie, 28/05/2024 17:53: Eddy's shouting again! Poor chap!

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Suspended sentence for former gaming regulator who spoke to Yorgen Fenech

The former CEO of the Malta Gaming Authority, Heathcliff Farrugia, has been convicted of trading in influence for having informed the former Tumas magnate, and alleged murder mastermind Yorgen Fenech,...

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latest comment from RF, 28/05/2024 15:07: What a shame of a sentence! He was a CEO of an authority for heaven's sake not a janitor. Incompetent and unprincipled persons are systematically handpicked for high positions at exorbitant salaries by equally immoral Labour prime ministers.

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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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latest comment from J M Grech, 28/05/2024 16:47: You are right the PN and others did not fall in the trap prepared by lejber even though the Daphne commemoration was severly trampled upon and kicked around. Lejber still looks at her with disdain especially now that what she reported is coming true.

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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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GasanZammit Motors Introduces the 2025 Ford Explorer

Ford Explorer Setting a New Standard in SUV Excellence For more than three decades, the Ford Explorer has helped define SUV comfort, performance, and functionality. Combining German engineering...

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People deserve better than ‘pirate politicians’ - Grech

People deserve better than pirate politicians, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said in reaction to the arraignment of former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and others following the conclusion of a...

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latest comment from C Xerri, 28/05/2024 13:47: Yes the people may serve better, but the problem is that it seems that the people do not think that the PN is a better alternative.

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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 Mark Debono, 28/05/2024 12:23: No need to worry Joseph when you have the justice minister the AG and the CoP on your side getting rid of evidence and making deliberate mistakes on your behalf,what could go wrong?

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

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

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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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BCA issues Stop Works Notice on Sliema construction works that damaged Enemalta substation

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PN leader accuses PM of withholding hospitals inquiry to conceal involvement

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Malta approved as Associate Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO

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