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Thu,07 Jul 2022 10:46:08 +0200
Odometer fraud: More than half of customers who lodged complaint agree on compensation
Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli says more than half of consumers duped into buying cars with tampered odometers have been compensated after lodging a complaint with the consumer affairs authority

Thu,07 Jul 2022 10:03:58 +0200
The extreme centre
The extreme centre takes the sides of the economically powerful, while posing as being on the side ‘of the people’

Thu,07 Jul 2022 09:28:23 +0200
Cleanup coalition wants policy makers to re-evaluate country’s environmental policies
Koalizzjoni għal Futur Sostenibbli, made up of nine cleanup organisations, was formed after distinct groups noticed that despite the increased awareness, they are still witnessing an unprecedented increase in the amount of litter dumped in both pub...

Thu,07 Jul 2022 08:54:35 +0200
Carm Mifsud Bonnici joins ranks of PN dissenters on PGT
Former minister says he could not attend House due to being sick with COVID-19 but issues statement saying he would have voted against

Thu,07 Jul 2022 08:29:01 +0200
The PN now really has no other option, but to split….
Even two much smaller, unelectable parties could do a much better job of opposing the government, right now… than a party that is far too busy ‘opposing itself

Wed,06 Jul 2022 19:59:49 +0200
Parliament approves embryo genetic testing with cross-party support apart from three PN MPs
Adrian Delia, Alex Borg and Ivan Bartolo disregard PN Whip and vote against IVF changes that allow embryo genetic testing • IVF law passes with 66 votes in favour and three against

Wed,06 Jul 2022 19:41:56 +0200
Parliament votes to return Żonqor land to public, transfer AUM campus to Smart City
31,500sq.m of Smart City land will be leased to Sadeen Education for the construction of an AUM campus instead of the Żonqor site

Wed,06 Jul 2022 19:29:39 +0200
Valletta outdoor music rules to stay after government shoots down PN motion
Government MPs toe the party line and vote against an Opposition motion calling for the repeal of a legal notice allowing music to be played outdoors until 1am in Valletta

Wed,06 Jul 2022 18:38:59 +0200
Karol Aquilina claims Keith Schembri signed secret deal with Sadeen for additional land at Żonqor
Aquilina claims Schembri secretly met with the chairman of Sadeen group and signed a separate 3,000 sq.m land agreement

Wed,06 Jul 2022 18:00:38 +0200
Waste collection cooperative files injunction against Environment Ministry, claiming attempt to unilaterally change the basis for their payment
It seeks to halt six tenders for household waste collection using low emission vehicles and the issuing of recycling certificates

Wed,06 Jul 2022 17:12:15 +0200
New PA chair cleared following parliamentary grilling
New Planning Authority chair Emanuel Camilleri knows nothing on the rural policy, has a good opinion of the authority and won’t say whether Malta is overdeveloped but will keep an open mind

Wed,06 Jul 2022 16:16:07 +0200
Azzopardi sues for copyright breach over leak of ‘Ix-Xiħa’ play script
Judge to hear copyright claim by Mario Philip Azzopardi against journalist Manuel Delia over publication of leaked script of Ix-Xiħa, in which one the characters mocks the last words published by assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

Wed,06 Jul 2022 15:14:14 +0200
Suspended sentence for man who assaulted partner over infidelity suspicions
The man had repeatedly punched and kicked the woman’s chest and side

Wed,06 Jul 2022 14:07:24 +0200
Jazz Festival immortalises Charles ‘City’ Gatt, father of jazz in Malta
This year, the festival will celebrate its history, going back to its roots in Ta’ Liesse and is dedicated to its godfather Charles Gatt, to pay homage to his legacy

Wed,06 Jul 2022 13:51:46 +0200
Labour MEPs break ranks to defeat socialist resolution against EU funding of gas
MEPs rejected motion from socialists, Greens and Left to oppose gas and nuclear energy being included in EU list of  environmentally sustainable economic activities

Wed,06 Jul 2022 13:40:31 +0200
Zerafa Civelli faces backlash over Valletta remark deemed offensive by residents
Parliamentary Secretary Alison Zerafa Civelli waded into hot water when she claimed Valletta residents used to be ashamed to say from where they hailed from in the past

Wed,06 Jul 2022 13:12:58 +0200
First district Labour MP toes government line on Valletta late night music
Labour MP Cressida Galea says Valletta will not become another Paceville and the she will ensure that continous monitoring and enforcement was present in the capital

Wed,06 Jul 2022 12:51:04 +0200
Carmelo Abela testifies that police had no questions for him over 2010 HSBC heist
Jason Azzopardi had claimed that Abela was promised €300,000 to provide criminals footage and access cards to enable them to rob the HSBC Bank headquarters

Wed,06 Jul 2022 12:50:56 +0200
100 days of Robert Abela: Life in soporific times
In his 100 days since his first electoral mandate, Abela has presented himself as safe pair of hands in a time of crisis but controversy simmering as various issues is bound to test Labour’s cohesion in the next months. James Debono looks back...

Wed,06 Jul 2022 12:37:51 +0200
EIA studies can’t save unsustainable projects, says ERA chair
“There is the myth that an EIA would by itself solve all environmental issues arising from big developments. Not necessarily so”



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