Jacob Borg

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

Monday, September 17, 2018, 06:33 by
Jacob Borg

PN MPs called to meeting after ‘disarray’ complaints

Nationalist Party MPs have been called to a parliamentary group meeting on September 24, following complaints by several MPs of “disarray” and a lack of coherence within the group. The Times of Malta reported on Friday that MPs were feeling...

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Sunday, September 16, 2018, 17:20 by
Jacob Borg

Mizzi ‘unavailable’ to meet MEP delegation

MEPs due to visit Malta on a rule of law delegation have been informed that Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi is “unavailable” to meet them, The Sunday Times of Malta is informed. The last time the Tourism Minister faced MEPs about his once-secret...

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Sunday, September 16, 2018, 10:42 by
Jacob Borg

62 lawyers back bid to save Caruana Galizia memorial

Activist Manuel Delia late on Saturday took to the courts in a bid to prevent the government from removing a memorial to slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, arguing that doing so trampled upon his right to freedom of expression. Mr Delia...

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Saturday, September 15, 2018, 13:27 by
Jacob Borg

‘One-off’ sexual adventure with minor lands 19-year-old in court

A “one-off” sexual adventure with a minor landed a 19-year-old man in the dock after he gave in to her repeated advances, a court heard on Saturday. Defense lawyer Marouska Debono told the court that the 14-year-old girl had instigated the sexual...

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Saturday, September 15, 2018, 06:31 by
Jacob Borg

Daphne memorial tussle goes on as banner is removed and then put back up

Updated 7.20pm An ongoing battle between activists and authorities over using the Great Siege monument site as a memorial for slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia flared up on Saturday, with activists filing a police report after government...

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Friday, September 14, 2018, 12:30 by
Jacob Borg

PN parliamentary group ‘in disarray’, MPs claim

MPs within the Nationalist Party are critical of the leadership’s reluctance to assemble the entire parliamentary group for regular meetings, multiple frustrated PN parliamentarians told the Times of Malta. Sources within the parliamentary group...

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Monday, September 10, 2018, 20:13 by
Jacob Borg

Europe banking authority’s MFSA probe ‘still ongoing’

A preliminary inquiry into the MFSA’s supervision of Pilatus Bank is still ongoing, a spokesman for the European Banking Authority (EBA) told the Times of Malta. The EBA confirmed in February that it had opened the inquiry to assess if the MFSA...

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Monday, September 10, 2018, 10:01 by
Jacob Borg

Budget on October 22

The government will be presenting its 2019 budget on October 22, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna announced on Monday. Speaking during a pre-budget consultation meeting, Prof. Scicluna said Malta was at a stage where it needed to manage its...

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Sunday, September 9, 2018, 10:50 by
Jacob Borg

Don't demonise parents of abandoned infant - Joseph Muscat

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat on Sunday urged society to try understand and empathise with the parent or parents who abandoned a newborn baby in Buġibba. The newborn baby was found abandoned but in good health on a porch on Friday. Speaking during...

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Saturday, September 8, 2018, 17:52 by
Jacob Borg

Mrieħel bypass bridge lifts ‘switched off after vandalism’

Lifts installed on the Mrieħel bypass bridge earlier this summer have been switched off for repairs after being vandalised, a spokesman for Infrastructure Malta said. Work on the bridge started a few months before last year’s general election, on...

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