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Sale of Maltese passports in 2020 falls to all-time low
Sales of Maltese passports in 2020 continued to decline reaching an all-time low of just 185 approved applications, which is less than half the peak reached in 2016 when the…
Watch: UHM’s position on mandatory union membership
UHM Voice of the Workers Chief Executive Officer Josef Vella interviewed on the proposal for mandatory trade union membership for workers. UHM believes that this should apply to low-income workers…
Attard tops the speed camera ticket list
(Photo: Google Maps) Motorists commuting through Triq in-Nutar Zarb in Attard beware, as this thoroughfare topped the list for the highest number of speed camera fines issued in 2020, with…
Three-fold increase in assets frozen by the ARB
A three-fold increase in the amount of frozen assets acquired through criminal means has been registered in 2020, with the overall value exceeding €16 million. This figure was divulged in…
Early elections have become the norm
Early elections have become the norm in the Maltese political system as none of the legislatures since 1987 lasted the full five-year term. This trend has been prolonged further by…
New EU Budget streams of revenue must not impact vulnerable groups and consumers
The proposed new streams of revenue to finance the EU’s ambitious €800 billion coronavirus recovery fund must not negatively impact consumers and vulnerable groups, the European Economic and Social Committee…
More firms increasing prices citing higher costs from abroad
More firms have increased product prices in the last three months of 2021 citing supply chain disruptions, the Central Bank has reported in its quarterly survey with businesses. The trend…
FSWS employees with NI contributions missing left waiting
FSWS employees still have NI contributions missing - in this case 2005 and 2006. Around 200 FSWS employees are still with part of their social security contributions missing even though…
Parents who took the booster jab should not be discriminated against
Parents who have taken the Covid-19 booster but whose children have to do a 14-day quarantine nonetheless, should be given an exemption whereby they will be allowed to stay at…
PBS bars entry to employees not having the booster jab
UHM CEO brands policy as ‘illegal’ saying it is not in line with law regulating such restrictions The premises of the State broadcaster PBS have been designated by the management…