VALETTA – An environmental initiative was launched in Malta this week, aiming specifically to boost the collection of single-use plastic, glass and aluminum beverage containers. The Beverage Container Refund Scheme (BCRS) began operating on Monday, [Read More]
FULL STATEMENT – Below is the full text of an ‘Exceptional Joint statement of Italy, Greece, Malta and Cyprus on the disembarkation of irregular migrants’. Italy, Greece, Malta and Cyprus, as the countries of first [Read More]
For more than a week, the rescue ship Humanity 1 has been waiting for a place of safety for 179 people rescued from distress at sea in the Central Mediterranean. According to a press release [Read More]
Malta’s Health Ministry has launched a strategy aiming to beef up the country’s workforce in the health sector which is struggling to cope with departures and a lack of new recruits. The strategy, stretching to [Read More]
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