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Tista' taqra bil- Malti . The risk of money laundering in the voluntary sector is all too real, and Malta’s greylisting by the Financial Action Task Force has only made this more evident, according to the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations Jes Saliba. Saliba was being interviewed in the latest edition of Andrew Azzopardi on 103, in what marked

A man who fled into Miżieb woodland during a chase and shootout with police was arraigned on Saturday and charged with attempted murder. Aidan Bartolo also faced charges of attempted grievous bodily injury, injuring police officers, driving in a reckless manner, disobeying police orders and being a recidivist, among others. He pleaded not guilty to

Twitter At least 13 people have been reported dead and dozens more injured after a volcano erupted on Indonesia’s Java island on Saturday. The Semeru, the tallest mountain on Java island, threw up towers of ash and hot clouds that blanketed nearby villages in East Java province and sent thousands people fleeing in panic. Images shred on social media

Pope Francis warned Saturday that the “easy answers” of populism and authoritarianism are threatening democracy in Europe and called for fresh dedication to promoting the common good. Arriving in Greece, the birthplace of democracy, Francis used a speech to Greek political and cultural leaders to warn Europe at large about the threats facing the continent

From today, SMSes will be sent with Covid-19 booster dose appointments to members of the Armed Forces of Malta, the Police Force, the Civil Protection, the LESA and the workers of the Kordin Correctional Facility, the health authorities have said. It added that the vaccination process of this group is expected to be completed in a few days. The vaccination

Air Malta Air Malta launched its new booking and customer experience platform on Thursday, which it termed “a key milestone” in the digital transformation journey. Triplake is an e-commerce platform developed by Branchspace over the past three years and is aimed at giving the airline and its travel partners the ability to customise services according

Media organisations and NGOs have written a letter to the Prime Minister expressing concern about a Legal Notice granting the director general of the courts the ability to erase court judgements from the court website, urging the PM to revoke the notice in question. The Malta Independent is one of the signatories. "We, the undersigned group of NGOs

Photo: Miguela Xuereb One out of five people in Malta is at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to data published by the National Statistics Office on Thursday. According to EU-SILC, which produces statistics on Income and Living Conditions, in 2020 the at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion rate was estimated at 19.9% of the population

Panama National Police/Twitter More than $10 million in cash were seized by Panamanian authorities in a crackdown on gangs linked to neighboring Colombia’s embattled Gulf Clan. The record drug money bust took place in three different locations and prosecutor Javier Caraballo told reporters “this is, without a doubt, the largest seizure of drug trafficking

An Italian man who wanted a coronavirus vaccine certificate without actually having the jab tried to play the system by presenting health workers with a fake arm, an official said Friday. Despite the realistic skin colour, nobody was fooled by the silicone limb, and the man -- in his 50s -- was reported to local police following the incident on Thursday

The World Health Organization said on Friday it had not seen any reports of deaths relating to the new Omicron variant of COVID-19. The WHO said it was collecting evidence about the variant of concern (VOC), as countries around the world scramble to stop it from spreading . But despite a growing number of countries registering infections with the new

Reading Time: < 1 minute Vaccination will become mandatory in Germany from February, the outgoing chancellor, Angela Merkel, has announced. Germany will also impose extra nationwide restrictions on social contact for unvaccinated people – in what local media is describing as a “lockdown for the unvaccinated”. The Covid situation is “very serious”,

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Friday it would start the process of delisting its shares from the New York stock exchange and prepare a Hong Kong listing, shortly after US regulators adopted a rule that would allow them to remove foreign firms. Didi’s move comes in the wake of a sweeping Chinese regulatory crackdown in the past year

Last Updated on Friday, 3 December, 2021 at 3:01 pm by Andre Camilleri A European consortium, made up of six institutions from five countries, is designing a mobile application to support citizens, especially the younger generation, in their search for a job. Using gamification techniques, this virtual reality application will be able to identify

Last Updated on Friday, 3 December, 2021 at 2:56 pm by The Malta Business Weekly Malta International Airport today became the first European airport to reach Level 3 of Airports Council International’s (ACI) multilevel Customer Experience Accreditation Programme. This programme is designed specifically to assess participant airports’ management of

Last Updated on Friday, 3 December, 2021 at 2:47 pm by Andre Camilleri Practical strategies for reducing presentation performance anxiety The extreme nervousness some of us experience before, or during a presentation or public speaking event, collectively referred to as performance anxiety, often gets in the way of our ability to present our message

The Mercedes-Benz EQA matches stylish looks with a decent electric range. Darren Cassey finds out if it’s a worthy contender in this bustling segment. Electric vehicles are fast becoming the norm, and it seems there are two ways established manufacturers are going about electrifying their fleets. One way is to create electric vehicle platforms from

The seven nominations for the 2022 Car of the Year have been announced, with the list dominated by electric vehicles. The finalists have been whittled down from an original list of 38 after a judging panel made up of motoring journalists from all over Europe cast their votes. The Cupra Born, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Peugeot 308,

A story in three parts, The Last Duel is a subjective narration from all those involved in France’s final official duel. Ridley Scott seems to be going through the motions as he tells the same story from several different eyes, repetition bogging down what could have been a simpler history. Almost a year after its original scheduled release, The Last

A new devised theatre performance aims to show children that facing the ‘storm’ of anxiety is not always as scary as it seems. Produced by the TOI TOI Learning and Participation Programme through the Manoel Theatre, The Storm is devised and performed by the TOI TOI Collective, directed by Chiara Hyzler and stars Becky Camilleri, Michela Farrugia, Michaela

In the cluttered workshop of his home off the coast of northwest Scotland, Ian Mackay patiently weaves a bright green wool, surrounded by bags of fabric, spools and tools. He makes a steady clatter as he pedals his machine in the shed of his croft on the village of South Shawbost on the Isle of Lewis, watching closely for any defects. "It's handwoven

Netflix will on Friday release the final five episodes of its Spanish smash series Money Heist which blew open the door for other non-English language series on streaming services. Created by Spain's private Antena 3 network, the thriller about a gang of thieves and their elaborate heists became Netflix's most-watched series not in English after it

Leading music producer and X-Factor Malta judge Howard Keith Debono spoke out on social media about the toll the pandemic is taking on businesses as most of Europe gets hit by the fourth wave of the pandemic. A good amount of countries around the world are going back into lockdown, new variants are emerging and cases are slowly rising again, which

Reading Time: 2 minutes WELLINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Aucklanders returned to nightclubs, cinemas and cafes on Friday as New Zealand’s biggest city exited pandemic lockdown after more than 100 days. Retailers threw open their doors to vaccinated customers as the country ended lockdowns and moved into a new ‘traffic light system’ that rates regions

Reading Time: < 1 minute PARIS Dec 3 (Reuters) – French Health Minister Olivier Veran said the current wave of the country’s COVID-19 disease could peak in late January, with a renewed strain put on the country’s hospital system. “The fifth wave in spreading quickly (…) It has a very noticeable impact on the hospital system,” Veran told France Info

Reading Time: 2 minutes FRANKFURT, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Germany’s BioNTech should be able to adapt its coronavirus vaccine relatively quickly in response to the Omicron variant, its CEO Ugur Sahin said, adding that despite the mutation shots should continue to protect people against severe disease. BioNTech and Pfizer Inc together produced one of the

Reading Time: 1 minute Dec 3 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said the new coronavirus variant Omicron is very transmissible but that people should not panic about it. Swaminathan said during an interview at the Reuters Next conference on Friday that the right response was to be prepared and cautious and

Sitting high in the stand with a blanket covering his legs on a chilly night at Old Trafford, recently appointed Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick was treated to a rip-roaring introduction to life in the Premier League. One of the most bizarre goals seen for years. Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, taking him past 800 in his amazing career. And,

Malta’s One Racing Team, of Ignazio Cannavo, acquired the all-new Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO 2 2022 model. Squadra Corse built the car within Lamborghini, a pure race car. The car will be replacing a Lamborghini Gallardo the team used and had considerable success in the last ten years. Cannavo will test drive the vehicle before competing

Lewis Hamilton, who will race in support of human rights and the LGBTQ+ community this weekend by wearing a rainbow-coloured helmet at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, found himself embroiled in another controversy on Friday. The seven-time world champion has said he felt uncomfortable taking part in the potentially-decisive event at the Jeddah Corniche

The New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson’s return to NBA action will likely be delayed after what the team hopes is a small setback in his recovery from foot surgery. The 21-year-old had surgery in July and was aiming for a return to the court in December. But he was held out of practice on Thursday after he experienced soreness in his foot. Continue

The Memphis Grizzlies clobbered the hapless Oklahoma City Thunder 152-79 on Thursday, as nine players reached double figures to give them the largest margin of victory in National Basketball Association history. “Man, it feels great,” said reserve De’Anthony Melton. “It feels great to be in the history books, especially in front of our home crowd.

I have written here a few times about the disturbing trend of aspiring politicians going into strategic marriages to marry a spouse with a surname beginning with the letter ‘a’ just so they can adopt their spouse’s family name and climb to the top of the ballot sheet. The technical term for declaring voting indifference by ranking candidates in alphabetical

The COVID-19 pandemic seeped into every imaginable sector of our lives and rattled things as we have known them for a long time. This includes our cultural sector, in all its dimensions. An integral part of our country’s cultural heritage are our festas, which are organised by means of a dedicated group of people who voluntarily give their time and

In July 2020, the House of Representatives unanimously approved a series of substantial improvements to the Maltese constitutional system. The reforms included changes in the procedure for judicial appointments and discipline, alongside changes in the method of appointment of the President of Malta. These constitutional modifications were constructed