Jacob Borg

Journalist: jacob.borg@timesofmalta.com; @BorgJake

Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 06:36 by
Jacob Borg

No outright calls to quit made as Delia faces ‘onslaught’ by MPs

Opposition leader Adrian Delia faced an ‘onslaught’ during a “fiery” parliamentary group meeting on Monday evening but none of those present openly called for his resignation, Times of Malta was told. A Nationalist MP who spoke to the newspaper on...

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019, 06:41 by
Jacob Borg

Malta tumbles to record low on corruption index

Updated 7.45pm with PN reaction - Malta has plummeted five spots on Transparency International’s annual corruption perception index, placing at a record low of 51st on the annual graft indicator. This year’s ranking, to be released on Tuesday,...

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Monday, January 28, 2019, 11:47 by
Jacob Borg

PN MPs summoned to parliamentary group meeting at hours' notice

Updated 12.45pm with MP's comment PN MPs have been summoned on "short notice" to a parliamentary group meeting on Monday evening for the first time since domestic violence allegations emerged against Opposition leader Adrian Delia, Times of Malta...

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Sunday, January 27, 2019, 15:44 by
Jacob Borg

Hundreds flock to remember fallen biker

Hundreds of bikers on Sunday set off for a ride in memory of Johanna Boni, who was crushed to death by a cement mixer in Labour Avenue, Naxxar, on January 5, 2016. The 27-year-old was riding her Kawasaki ER6N to work when the accident happened on...

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Sunday, January 27, 2019, 12:45 by
Jacob Borg

Appoint President 'from the opposing camp', Delia urges Muscat

Opposition leader Adrian Delia on Sunday challenged Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to appoint a President “from the opposing camp”. Addressing a political activity in Rabat, Dr Delia said the PN made taken such a step many years ago with the...

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Sunday, January 27, 2019, 06:40 by
Jacob Borg

Deputy PM’s top aide faced €2.9m family firm tax bill

A former supermarket chain co-owned by the Deputy Prime Minister’s chief of staff, Carmen Sammut, had been pursued by the Inland Revenue Department for unpaid taxes and penalties totalling €2.9 million, the Times of Malta has learnt. When...

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Saturday, January 26, 2019, 08:01 by
Jacob Borg

Nationalist MPs still in the dark on parliamentary group meeting date

Nationalist MPs are still being kept in the dark about a meeting date for the parliamentary group, according to information reaching the Times of Malta. The group has never convened since Opposition leader Adrian Delia was accused of domestic...

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Friday, January 25, 2019, 08:01 by
Jacob Borg

Insurance mogul operating in Malta ‘facing FBI probe’

An insurance mogul who set up shop in Malta in 2014 is reportedly being investigated by the FBI for alleged offences that could potentially include financial crimes, the Times of Malta has learnt. American entrepreneur Greg Lindberg is reportedly...

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Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 15:36 by
Jacob Borg

Citizenship schemes pose ‘money laundering, corruption risks’

Updated at 7pm with Henley and Partners statement Citizenship schemes like the one operated in Malta pose security, money-laundering and corruption risks, a draft report by the European Commission says. The report, expected to be published on...

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Sunday, January 20, 2019, 15:07 by
Jacob Borg

Separation deed raises questions on Schembri-Tonna ‘loan’

A €100,000 “loan” by Keith Schembri, ostensibly to help his auditor Brian Tonna with separation costs, was dated at a time when the Tonnas were still buying property together as a married couple, documents seen by The Sunday Times of Malta...

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