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3 weeks ago | 
latimes.com | Kevin Schembri Orland
A Maltese jury found two men guilty of complicity in the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, after a six-week long trial covering two homicides wrapped up late on Thursday. Jamie Vella and Robert Agius were accused of supplying the bomb that killed her. Both were found guilty of the charges. The journalist was murdered on Oct. 16, 2017, by a car bomb that was detonated while she was driving near her home.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
independent.com.mt | Kevin Schembri Orland
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has indicated that his preference for KM Malta Airlines' future private sector investor to be another airline.
In early October, the Finance Minister had said that around one-third of Malta's national airline, KM Malta Airlines, is to be privatised. Such a condition had been imposed by the European Commission as part of the deal that gave the government the go ahead to launch a new airline and close Air Malta.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
independent.com.mt | Kevin Schembri Orland
The economic vision for the country is on the minds of the social partners ahead of unveiling by the government of the budget for next year.
On Monday, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana will deliver the yearly budget speech, unveiling details about government's planned spending and the measures and incentives that will be implemented next year.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
independent.com.mt | Kevin Schembri Orland
The Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector Jonathan Attard said that a guarantee can be given that the authorities would not fear revoking licences for construction sector rule breakers in situations where such a step is required, as long as it falls within the parameters of what is permissible by law.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
independent.com.mt | Kevin Schembri Orland
Attorney General Victoria Buttigieg "has my support, as do all other constitutional bodies", Justice Minister Jonathan Attard told The Malta Independent on Sunday. The Attorney General has faced many calls for her resignation since being appointed in 2020, including from the Opposition. "The Opposition's attacks against the Attorney General are unjust," he said, having mentioned "threats" to call a no confidence motion in the AG as an example.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
independent.com.mt | Kevin Schembri Orland
The Nationalist Party believes that a trackless tram or a similar form of dedicated rapid transit system would be the best way to help tackle the traffic problems in the country in the long term, the Nationalist Party's spokesperson for Transport and Mobility Mark Anthony Sammut told The Malta Independent on Sunday.
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
independent.com.mt | Kevin Schembri Orland
A carrying capacity exercise should be carried out for the tourism sector, one that should not focus on the sector in isolation, the Nationalist Party's spokesperson for Tourism Mario de Marco told The Malta Independent on Sunday. It would also need to take into account population numbers and projected growth, among other things, he said.
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
independent.com.mt | Kevin Schembri Orland
Given the "successful scenario the country finds itself in", Malta can start to take a directional and more targeted approach towards the kind of tourist it wants to attract, the Tourism Ministry told The Malta Independent on Sunday. The Ministry was addressing a question on whether the government believes Malta should focus on attracting fewer tourists who spend more.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
independent.com.mt | Kevin Schembri Orland
The frequent changing of ministers and CEOs creates instability for business, CEO of the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, Marthese Portelli, told The Malta Independent. This is the second part of the interview with two officials from the Malta Chamber of Commerce, CEO Marthese Portelli and Council member Sylvan Mifsud. The first part was published in The Malta Independent on Sunday, and focussed on the Stabbiltà initiative, and the impact of corruption scandals on business.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
independent.com.mt | Kevin Schembri Orland
The impact of the Stabbiltà mechanism was negligible, The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry has said, adding that if the government were to extend the scheme, it would just be a public relations exercise. Two officials from The Malta Chamber, CEO Marthese Portelli and Council member Silvan Mifsud, were interviewed by The Malta Independent on Sunday, where they stated that instead of this mechanism, the government's focus should be on addressing issues that add on costs.
