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Momentum submits FOI request to Transport Malta on permits issued for political street banners
Momentum said Tuesday it has submitted a formal Freedom of Information request to Transport Malta seeking full records on permits issued to political parties to set up banners along Malta's roads over the last 5 years. The request focuses on...
Rebirth: A celebration of renewal and hope in aid of Victim Support Malta
This year's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative embraces the theme of "Rebirth" - a reflection on healing, renewal, and the human capacity to begin again. Organised by Malta Enterprise in support of Victim Support Malta, the...

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The Secret Campaign to Silence Critics of a Hospital Real Estate Empire
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. By the spring of 2022, Ed Aldag was fed up. The 61-year-old CEO of a multibillion-dollar real estate company called Medical...
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PN rejects Labour motion to debate Alex Borg's generic medicines statement
The Labour Party presented a motion in parliament aimed at discussing Opposition Leader Alex Borg’s statements regarding generic medicines. In a statement on Monday, the PL stated that comments recently made by the Opposition have raised "serious...

PL wants parliamentary debate to clarify public doubts about generic medicines
The Labour parliamentary group has filed a motion for a parliamentary debate 'to provide reassurance' about the effectiveness of generic medicines. It follows remarks by Opposition leader Alex Borg a few weeks ago that a PN government would ensure...
PL presents parliamentary motion to discuss generic medicines
The Labour Party, through Whip Naomi Cachia, is presenting a motion in Parliament for a discussion on generic medicines. Among other aims, the motion seeks to deliver what the Labour Party said was "correct information" and clarify the comments...
Malta Enterprise to wrap up its fifth year Startup Festival with a CSR event
On 25 October, Malta Enterprise will celebrate its 5th Startup Festival with a finale unlike any other - a dazzling blend of innovation, culture, and compassion. The curtain will fall not on a conference stage, but on a runway, as internationally...

Malta marks World Standards Day with conference on governance, sustainability, growth
The Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA), in collaboration with the Malta Chamber of Commerce, held a conference to celebrate World Standards Day, focusing primarily on governance, sustainability, and growth, a government...

Maltese football: A welcome break following such a hectic period
Nearing the end of the first phase of the Opening Round everything is still undecided in the Yo Health Malta Premier. Three match days remain before the teams will be divided into the Top Six and Bottom Six. And this international window was a...

Malta’s Health Helpline Surges with Over 10,000 Calls in Five Months
VALLETTA, Malta — Malta’s health helpline, number 1400, has received over 10,000 calls in just over five months, since Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela shared the service on social media. The helpline has directed 2,084 calls to telemedicine...

Akums Drugs incorporates wholly owned subsidiary in Malta, Europe
Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited has announced the incorporation of its wholly owned subsidiary in Malta, Europe, named Akums Healthcare Malta Private Limited, as part of its global expansion strategy. The company confirmed the development...

Amstel Malta, MTN, Others Partner with WIB Trade Fair to Drive Women’s Economic Empowerment
In a strong show of support for women entrepreneurship and innovation, leading brands including Amstel Malta and MTN Nigeria have partnered with the Women in Business (WIB) Trade Fair, a major annual event dedicated to promoting women-owned...

LifeCycle Malta team calls on the president
The LifeCycle Malta team was recently received by President Myriam Spiteri Debono at San Anton Palace. The meeting marked an important milestone as the cyclists approach the end of their group training sessions in the run-up to this year’s...

50th anniversary thanksgiving mass for 1975 medical graduates
On September 26, Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea Curmi officiated a thanksgiving mass at St Paul chapel in San Pawl tat-Tarġa, Naxxar, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1975 medical graduates of the University of Malta. Present for the mass...

Prime Minister announces Malta set to introduce social media age restrictions
Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced that Malta will introduce social media age regulations, with initial restrictions for users under 13 that may be extended to older age groups. "We are looking at children aged 13 and under, and this...

Borg: 'PN setting Malta's agenda while government stuck in partisan bickering'
The Nationalist Party is a force that is uniting the nation while the government is focusing its efforts on partisan bickering, PN leader Alex Borg said on Sunday. The Nationalist leader pointed to his party’s most recent parliamentary bill, to...
Investing in health
Healthcare is not just about treating illness - it's about safeguarding dignity, opportunity, and quality of life. This week the opening of the Vincent Moran Regional Health Centre has made the headlines and for good reason. In addition to this...

Labour divides Malta while the PN sets the country’s agenda, Borg tells general council
Government is dividing the nation while the Nationalist Party sets the country’s agenda, Opposition leader Alex Borg said on Sunday. "The Nationalist Party is once again becoming the people's hope, leading the national discussion and convinced...
PM slams PN over EU debate: ‘They're trying to paint the picture that Malta's rule of law is weak'
Prime Minister Robert Abela took aim at the Nationalist Party during a PL political event on Sunday, saying that PN MEPs pushed for a debate on Malta's Rule of Law to be held within the European Parliament next week. Abela was speaking about the...