In the Press: UHM threatens public transport industrial action | IIP scheme already successful - Henley and Partners

MaltaToday

Henley and Partners chairman Christian Kalin said the IIP program's success should not be hidden. Althought the government has not revealed big figures, Henley has revealed that over 100 individuals have made financial commitments so far and half of those have already been granted a residence permit. This translates to over €100 million in direct investment.

The Times of Malta

The compilation of evidence against Lisa May Camilleri, who pushed her daughter to lie about her father, resulting in his imprisonment, began yesterday. It emerged that family relations were strained at best, with Camilleri's children often running away from home and arguments erupting between the parents in the presence of their ailing son and later, at his funeral.

In-Nazzjon

The UHM is threatening industrial action if it is not recognised by the Malta Public Transport Services as a workers' union by next week. In a statement, the UHM said that this action was being implemented because most of the workers within the Services were already members and the union deserved a seat at the table when it comes to negotiating the summer schedule.

L-Orizzont

Joseph Portelli yesterday testified against Pasqualino Cefai who, after storming out of the Gozo Courts, returned to stab Portelli several times with a blade. Portelli told the jury he suffered numerous injuries, including a punctured lung, a severed nerve in his hand and a lacerated kidney. Several lawyers present in the Court at the time also testified.

The Malta Independent

Transport minister Joe Mizzi is headed to Spain to negotiate the terms and conditions of a contract with the bidder shortlisted to run the public transport system. This newspaper's sources say that the local consortium's bid was never discussed. It mainly consisted of a €40 million annual subsidy.