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Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:40:00 +0200
Malta's gender equality gaps are narrowing, but full-time work remains an issue
Malta’s gender inequalities are reducing but it still lags behind the EU average, with gaps between men and women in full-time work the highest in Europe. The country ranked 13th across the EU in the 2021 edition of the annual inde...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:30:00 +0200
Hili Properties – a diversified commercial property company
Earlier this week, Hili Properties plc obtained regulatory approval and published a prospectus in connection with the issuance of 185,185,185 new shares at a price of €0.27 each, for a total value of €50 million. This is Hili Pro...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:14:00 +0200
MP sues former Book Council chairman
Former parliamentary secretary Rosianne Cutajar has sued Mark Camilleri, the former chairman of the Malta Book Council, insisting that claims about her were libelous. Camilleri has spoken of a close personal relationship between Cuta...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:02:00 +0200
School video is a winner at the Malta Climate Action Awards
A video by San Andrea School calling for immediate action on climate change, has been declared the winner of the public vote award at the Malta Climate Action Awards 2021. The video - ‘Sing for the Climate – Do it Now!’ - is se...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:49:00 +0200
Fishermen ask the transport minister to drop plans for Marsascala yacht marina
Thirty-eight fishermen from Marsascala have written to Transport Minister Ian Borg, urging him to drop plans for a yacht marina in the locality because it would threaten their livelihood. In a letter released by Moviment Graffitti, t...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:07:00 +0200
Detention of Alfred and George Degiorgio is in the public interest, court says
The Constitutional Court has declared that the continued pre-trial detention of Alfred and George Degiorgio is in the public interest just as it is for the authorities to ensure that justice is meted out within a reasonable time. Cou...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 08:05:00 +0200
Albanian artist offers ‘therapy’ with portraits painted in coffee
Albanian artist David Kryemadhi douses his brush with coffee and carefully sketches the face of a cafe customer, hoping the offer of a free portrait will bring cheer amid the anxiety of the pandemic. Many Albanians regard cafes as a ...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 07:56:00 +0200
CONMEBOL shoots down biennial World Cup idea
South American football governing body CONMEBOL on Wednesday rejected a FIFA proposal to hold the World Cup every two years. “There are no reasons, benefits or justification for the change driven by FIFA” to hold the World Cup ev...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 07:10:00 +0200
Haladas too strong for Luxol in UEFA Futsal Champions League
Luxol St Andrews          2 Haladas                         6 Luxol St Andrews were beaten by Hungarian side Haladas in their opening match from the Main Round of the UEFA Futsal Champions League. The Hungarian ...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0200
Healthcare needs preventive medicine
The health authorities’ handling of the COVID crisis has generally passed the tests of effectiveness and efficiency. The full financial cost of fighting the pandemic must still be quantified but the final figure on the bottom line ...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:57:00 +0200
Xavi the favourite after Barcelona sack Koeman as coach
Ronald Koeman has been sacked as Barcelona coach after a torrid 14 months, with legendary midfielder Xavi Hernandez the strong favourite to replace him. The 58-year-old Dutchman was dismissed after a 1-0 defeat by Rayo Vallecano on W...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:51:00 +0200
Today's front pages - October 28, 2021
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Thursday. Times of Malta reports that the constitutional court has found that legal amendments intended to neutralise court judgments evicting band clubs from their premises ...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:49:00 +0200
The Konrad Mizzi problem – Ranier Fsadni
Robert Abela says he’s always believed that Konrad Mizzi should appear before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to answer questions about the various shady deals he was, as minister, involved in. Good to know, prime mi...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:48:00 +0200
Malta says it is against an EU tax on golden passports
Malta is not in favour of a European Union tax being imposed on individual investor programmes such as Malta’s, the parliamentary secretary for citizenship, Alex Muscat, said. However, the government is open to the possibility of a...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:45:00 +0200
Announcements - October 28, 2021
Obituaries CAMILLERI. On October 26, MARY CLARE née Galdes, aged 64, passed away peacefully, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her great loss her husband Ian and their children Alastair and Lisa, her family ...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:37:00 +0200
World faces growing threat of 'unbearable' heatwaves
From Death Valley to the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent to sub-Saharan Africa, global warming has already made daily life unbearable for millions of people. And if nothing is done to slow climate change, the record temperatures...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:33:00 +0200
Band clubs eviction law is a clear abuse of power, court rules
Legal amendments intended to neutralise court judgments evicting band clubs from their premises were “a clear abuse of power”, Malta’s highest court has ruled. The Constitutional Court said the law also went against the princip...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:30:00 +0200
Addressing racism in Malta – Therese Comodini Cachia
Equality Minister Owen Bonnici’s anti-racism strategy is much the political rhetoric that one has come to expect from a minister rather than a measurable coherent consistent policy. It is a political document which can be successfu...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:30:00 +0200
Shipping movements - October 28, 2021
The Jaguar from Bizerte to Casablanca, the Marina from Sousse to Sousse, the Norderoog from Thessaloniki to El Dekheila, the CMA CGM Tenere from Genoa to Beirut, the Atlantic Silver from Bejaia to Taranto (all CMA CGM Malta Agency Lt...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 23:21:00 +0200
West Ham end Man City’s four-year hold on League Cup
West Ham ended Manchester City’s four-year hold on the League Cup on Wednesday as Liverpool and Tottenham booked their places in the quarter-finals. City’s record run in the competition came to an end at the London Stadium as the...



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