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The dishonest property negotiator


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by Saviour Balzan

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Does big business have an environmental conscience?

Caroline Muscat
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Baby Benedict


Network Publications would like to congratulate Miriam Dunn, Deputy Editor of MaltaToday and The Malta Financial & Business Times and Paul Blandford a freelance photographer, on the birth of their first child who was born on Wednesday, 25 July at St Philip’s Hospital.

The director, editor and staff wish the couple well.





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Shameless Real estate agents make illicit gains at clients’ expense

By the MaltaToday team

No wonder surveys put real estate agents in the lowest bracket when it comes to public esteem. MaltaToday has confirmation of a shameless action by property negotiators that has contributed to widespread financial hardship with many first time buyers. [READ MORE]



Etna ash veers towards Malta


Etna’s fury has no end in sight as the plume of ash emanating from the volcano is expected to turn southerly in a direction towards the Maltese Islands.
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People

Helena Dalli
Combining life as a politician, mother of two and mature student sounds like a tall order for anyone. Labour MP Helena Dalli tells MIRIAM DUNN how she manages, while also giving her views on the Nationalist government’s approach to women’s rights and how, as an erstwhile participant, she feels about beauty contests


Sport today

Sean Sullivan vindicated
Joe Caruana Curran, Valletta FC President apologises


Opinion

Malta has three beati after one long weekend in the sun
THE Pope’s visit was a great success, although there is still some bad feeling for the government from those who did not get a holiday


MaltaToday campaign

No gains from an accident
Small ships administrator John Farrugia talks to Daniela Farrugia Randon about the need to raise the awareness of safety at sea


Local news

Jersey welcomes Maltese clients
Hundreds of Maltese have transferred their bank accounts to Jersey to avoid the high UK tax rate of up to 45 per cent

Is it the calm before the storm?
MaltaToday talks to the Labour Party’s Michael Falzon over the electoral issues raised by the party

Maltese leftists on G8
Intimidation, tear gas and an absurd amount of helicopters were the order of the day during the G8 summit in Genoa

Union warns over pensions reform
Speaking to MaltaToday, General Workers’ Union secretary General Tony Zarb said that they were the only union that had reacted to the Pension reforms commission

Price Club solution may be found this week
Transparency is required in the running of private companies – the call comes from union and politcal leaders after bankruptcy at the Price Club

Headaches, from leaking fuel at sea
The plight faced by residents of Birzebbugia took yet another turn recently, when oil patches were seen floating on the water’s surface at Pretty Bay

Moonscape memory
Marsaskala residents are up in arms over a large number of would-be roads that are still crying for their first layer of tarmac, in spite of government promises to carry out works on at least ten streets per year

Maghtab and birth defects
By Kurt SansoneCurrent data available at the birth defects registry at St Luke’s Hospital does not give sufficient details to carry out a health impact assessment of the Maghtab dump on pregnant mothers living close by, although it will soon be possible to carry out such a study in due course

Speaking one’s mind about China
MaltaToday spoke to three political figures from the three political parties on the controversial issue of human rights versus economic ties with China


When foot and mouth disease is a Godsend
Though tourist arrivals in the first five months of this year may have dropped by 4,214 compared to the figure for the same period last year, French arrivals alone have increased to 4,428 over the same period in 2000





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