The Malta Independent 15 April 2025, Tuesday
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Gender corrective mechanism has failed and works against women candidates, Metsola says

The gender corrective mechanism, a mechanism which was introduced ahead of the most recent general election with the intent of having more women present in the Maltese parliament, "has failed",...

latest comment from RF, 14/04/2025 14:05: It's already a disgrace that most of the MPs on the Labour side shouldn't be there as they offer no value to the constituents and wouldn't qualify if some trustworthiness test were introduced. No failed candidate should be further assisted irrespective of gender. Reduce the size of our parliament. It's disproportionate to the island's size.
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WATCH: Inspections by architects to be carried out on Parliament building to address safety concerns

Before the standard parliamentary session began on Monday, Speaker Anglu Farrugia told Members of the House that he has requested inspections carried out by an architect on the Parliament building,...

latest comment from Joe A Borg, 14/04/2025 20:07: So they are afraid for their lives! If the managed to get the building of the highest institution in Malta wrong, can you imagine the rest of the buildings where we ordinary people live?
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TMID Editorial: Agreement at MCAST

The news last week that the Malta Union of Teachers concluded negotiations with the Government on the new Collective Agreement at MCAST, is most welcome. The union said, on Thursday, that...

latest comment from onDmove, 14/04/2025 12:27: Can we know how many years of arrears will mcast staff get? The staff should not accept anything less than the full arrears from the closing date of the last agreement three years ago. It's not fair on them.
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Allegations against Joseph Muscat will 'collapse' – Agius Saliba

PL Deputy Leader for Party Affairs Alex Agius Saliba said he believes that the allegations against former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat "will collapse". Muscat and three former ministers are in...

latest comment from Antoine Vella, 13/04/2025 22:46: Say the Ombudsman and the Courts in two landmark sentences, including by the Chief Justice. The Court of Appeal spoke about Joseph Muscat and Konrad Mizzi stopping just short of mentioning their names but ordering Muscat to pay part of the Court expenses.
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A strategy to prevent suicides and support struggling lives

The National Suicide Prevention Strategy launched by the Health Minister last month consists of six primary areas of focus, namely: promoting coordination and organisation among various stakeholders;...

latest comment from John, 14/04/2025 05:35: When you have a system mired in impunity, abuse, lack of hope for the environment and the future generally expect more problems on this front. Thanks to a particularly irresponsible band of politicians of this generation the general narrative of Malta’s politics, economy and society is exploitation, inequity, lack of meritocracy, abuse of regulations and corruption everywhere, especially at political level. Malta needs a political earthquake to change its ways and chart a new course. That looks as unlikely as ever in the current scenario.
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