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Catering industry facing ‘enormous oversaturation’, skills pass issues and licensing problems – ACE

The catering industry is facing problems of “enormous oversaturation” together with issues with the skills pass, licensing problems and the BCRS system, a survey commissioned by the...

Activists request NAO inquiry in Villa Rosa, Mellieha land deals; minister responds

A group of activists and politicians have filed a request with the Auditor General "to investigate the dealings between Lands Authority officials, former Lands Minister Silvio Schembri, and developers...

Neville Gafa places placards in front of Daphne Caruana Galizia memorial

Former government official Neville Gafa has placed placards at the memorial of Daphne Caruana Galizia, claiming he wants to exercise his freedom of expression.In a blog post on Tuesday, one day...

Any changes to Local Plans must genuinely protect the environment, residents’ quality of life - PN

The Nationalist Party has formally requested that an urgent meeting of the Parliamentary Environment Committee be convened to discuss the changes to the Local Plans after the Cabinet of Ministers...

Updated: 45 years have passed, and the PL has learnt nothing, PN says; PL replies

It is truly concerning that, on the anniversary of the violent attacks on the building and workers of theTimes of Maltaand on the home and family of the then Leader of the Opposition, the...

Parliament session suspended briefly as Cutajar refuses to retract remark towards Deputy Speaker

Parliament was briefly suspended on Tuesday as Labour Party MP Rosianne Cutajar remarked that Deputy Speaker David Agius was ignoring her earlier in the session when she raised her hand to ask a...

Muscat libel: Keith Schembri certified sick by Silvio Grixti; Degiorgios, Fenech refuse to testify

George and Alfred Degiorgio, both in jail for the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, as well as the alleged mastermind behind the killing, Yorgen Fenech, refused to testify Monday inlibel...

latest comment from odomos, 15/10/2024 11:04:Meta il-Qorti tittranxendi f'CIRKU (circus)!

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11 media organisations urge PM to ‘recommit’ to media reforms which meet international standards

11 media organisations have penned a letter to Prime Minister Robert Abela urging him to 'recommit' to creating an enabling environment for the Maltese journalist community, through legislative...

The government has done nothing ‘concrete’ to decrease traffic – PN

The Nationalist Party said in a press conference in Qormi that it is clear that even though 11 years have passed, the government has done nothing “concrete” to deal with Malta’s...

Government needs to invest in students, organisations say ahead of Budget

The government needs to communicate its willingness to invest in students through its actions, not just through words, a collective of student associations said in a statement on Tuesday.The...

Government planning reform for victims' relatives to receive information on magisterial inquiry

The government has said that it is working on a reform so that relatives of a victim may receive information about the proceedings of a magisterial inquiry, where it is legally possible for this to...

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Alfred SantThe environment in weak position
Kevin CassarEvaders of the truth
Emmanuel J. GaleaGozo: The song outshines the singer
Darren CarabottClosed police stations nibble further into our quality of life
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Burmarrad Road closed after trailer accident

Burmarras Road is closed to traffic nboth ways following an accident involving a trailer, Transport Malta said.The road's southbound lane was closed at 8am, while the northbound lane was closed...

TMID Editorial: Gozo’s airfield and commercial viability

Plans for an expanded airfield in Gozo were given the thumbs up from the Planning Authority's Board on Thursday - although the project has faced several lines of criticism as of late on its potential...

EU ministers responsible for climate agree on a common position for COP29

During the EU Environment Council held in Luxembourg, Energy Minister Miriam Dalli emphasised the need for necessary financing to support small and most vulnerable countries. She explained that this...

Isabelle Bonnici launches appeal to Abela, Grech to change law about inquiries in unnatural deaths

Isabelle Bonnici, the mother of Jean Paul Sofia, who died in a construction site collapse in Kordin, 2022, has launched an appeal to Prime Minister Robert Abela and Opposition Leader Bernard Grech to...

Fines, jail time to be upped for attacks on police: ‘We do not live by the law of the jungle'

The government is proposing amendments to the Criminal Code which will see criminal sentences for attacks on police officers and other members of disciplined forces upped, with Home Affairs Minister...

latest comment from KLAUS, 15/10/2024 05:24:What a load of rubbish, what a hollow cry. If only this so-called Minister Minister for Home Affairs, Security and Employment had done something meaningful to strengthen the judiciary or democracy. It seems that he never want to do his real job. If only this so-called Minister for Home Affairs, Security and Employment, with the help of the government, had at least taken a stand on Joseph Portelli's violation of the law or …. Or … If only he had some credibility, but as it is he will go down in Maltese history as a scoundrel and he won't even stand out. You can only say one thing about the police: they seem to be in the hands of fraudsters, so that their actual activities are limited to a few parking tickets and minor offences.These ordinary police people should be protected and the crooks at the top should be procecuted and jailed. There is just one reason why the youth is leaving Malta and why there is no more respect:These Special Kind of Politicans.

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PN in favour of a full reform regarding what happens to reports from magisterial inquiries

The Nationalist Party said that it is in favour of a full reform regarding what happens to reports from magisterial inquiries (known as procès-verbal) that are sent to the Attorney General by...

Enemalta and Animal Welfare join Servizz.gov Freephone 153

The Servizz.gov Freephone 153 has increased its array of services with the addition of Enemalta and the Department of Animal Welfare, following the formalisation of an agreement that allows...

Joe Brincat remembered in Parliament as politician, lawyer ‘you didn’t want to come up against'

Prime Minister Robert Abela and Opposition leader Bernard Grech paid their last respects to Labour MP and former Minister for Justice Joe Brincat whom they lauded as a skilled and selfless lawyer and...

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Roberta Metsola receives Austria’s Grand Decoration of Honour

The President of the European Parliament and Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola received the Grand Decoration of Honour from the Republic of Austria.The award was presented by the President of the...

latest comment from Anne R Key, 15/10/2024 08:29:Madam President Metsola - has truly done our small nation proud - Brava, Brava, Brava.

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Floriana central public library to be restored

Part of the former British Military Barracks in Floriana which for the past decades has housed the Central Public Library will undergo restoration works after the Planning Commission granted...

latest comment from RF, 14/10/2024 18:52:The public lending library should be moved to a more accessible elderly-friendly location such as Montgomery House in Floriana, a public building used by a private commercial organisation that has a growing portfolio of properties and can surely afford to relocate.

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Offshore wind farm: Two sites identified as potential project location

Energy and Environment Minister Miriam Dalli has announced that two locations have been earmarked to be the potential single location to bring the country's offshore wind farm plans to...

latest comment from Phil Zammit, 15/10/2024 03:06:WHERE?!?

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Sports Direct owners agree conditional deal to buy shares in Malta-based Hudson Holdings

The owners of the company which runs globally-renowned brands such as Sports Direct have signed a conditional agreement to buy shares in the Malta-based company Hudson Holdings.Hudson is one of...

Gozitan lawyers want authorities to find new location for law courts building

The Gozo Chamber of Advocates is insisting that the relevant authorities should take the appropriate decisions without further delay and identify a suitable site to host the Gozo Court building, the...

Alfred Sant hits out at Gozo airfield project

Former Prime Minister Alfred Sant has written against the proposed Gozo airfield project.Plans for an expanded airfield in Gozo last week were given the thumbs up from the Planning Authority's...

latest comment from F Galea, 14/10/2024 17:52:Funny how labour politicians only find their voice once they retire. It started with Varist, then Cyrus, now Alfred.

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Ta’ Qali Animal Hospital undergoing administrative process to re-open, says Education Minister

The Ta' Qali Animal Hospital, which has been closed since August 2023 due to extensive damage resulting from a power surge according to the Ministry for Animal Rights, is currently undergoing an...

3,691 BCRS complaints received from July 2023–September 2024

The operators of the Beverage Container Refund Scheme (BCRS) have received 3,691 complaints related to potential damage to the Reverse Vending Machines (RVMs) between July 2023 and September...

2.4% of Maltese live in overcrowded dwellings – NSO

The European Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) survey in 2023 reported that 2.4 per cent of persons in private households lived in overcrowded dwellings.EU-SILC is an annual...

Education Ministry launches 'Education Policy: Educators as Policy Makers'

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