The UK and EU have reached agreement on a post-Brexit trade deal.
Shortly after the announcement was made, Downing Street issued a statement:
"Everything that the British public was promised during the 2016 referendum and in the general election last year is delivered by this deal."
"We have taken back control of our money, borders, laws, trade and our fishing waters."
Walid Farhud, a 20-year-old man, was reported missing to the Police.
He was last seen wearing a white and blue shirt, a blue jacket, black trousers and white shoes.
Anyone with information about this person is asked to contact Police Headquarters numbers 21 224001/119 or at the nearest Police Station. All information will be treated in confidence.
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that two people died after testing positive for Covid-19.
In the first case, an 82-year-old man, who was confirmed positive for Covid-19 on December 19, died yesterday at Mater Dei Hospital.
In the second case, an 86-year-old woman, who tested positive for Covid-19 on December 13, died earlier today at Mater Dei Hospital.
The Ministry of...
Labour MEP Alfred Sant said that society should be put before shareholders and has supported a report that aims to improve the EU regulatory framework on company law and corporate governance.
The European Parliament initiative would enable companies to focus on long- term sustainable value creation rather than short-term benefits and aims to better align the interests of companies, their...
The fall in the number of active cases of Covid-19 continues with 1,436 the current number as 70 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours while 130 people recovered from the virus.
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James Piscopo to stand down as Lands CEO amid offshore funds allegations
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James Piscopo has stood down as Chief Executive Officer of the Lands Authority following allegations of an offshore fund by former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri, according to reports in Malta media.
The allegations have been denied by Piscopo, a close friend of former prime minister Joseph Muscat.
With the clock literally running down, Brexit talks between the UK and the EU have continued non-stop well past a number of deadlines and now a possible agreement seems imminent.
Talks continued all night Wednesday and main news stations are reporting that an agreement could be announced today.
Fishing and the so-called "level playing field" have been the main sticking points...
The number of current cases of Covid-19 fell to 1,498 with 132 recoveries and 82 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
One of Malta’s top figurative artists Madeleine Gera will be holding a solo exhibition titled Twilight at the Malta Society of Arts’ (MSA) seat Palazzo de La Salle in Valletta between the 7 and 14 January 2021. This first exhibition for the 2021 calendar of the state-of-the-art Galleries of the MSA will showcase more than 20 paintings by Gera.
A...
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Refund of € 150,000 to sports associations on payment of the use of SportMalta’s sports facilities
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The Parliamentary Secretary for Sport, Recreation and Voluntary Organizations Clifton Grima, together with the Chief Executive of SportMalta Mark Cutajar and the Chairman of SportMalta Luciano Busuttil, announced a grant of €150,000 which will be distributed between 60 sports association as a refund they paid for the use of SportMalta's sports facilities during 2020.
This was announced at the same...