Tag: funding
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Public Broadcaster falls under EU scrutiny as European Media Freedom Act comes into force
The EU’s European Media Freedom Act has come into force today effectively regularising public broadcasters and putting them under its scrutiny. The European Board for Media Services will be responsible for the enforcement of the act. Malta’s public broadcaster, the Public Broadcasting Services is braced for a wide-range of reforms and changes if the act…
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Neptunes WPSC get Social Causes funding to heat up pool
Neptunes WPSC seem to be benefitting from considerable government largesse of late with their pool receiving undisclosed funding from the Good Causes Fund to replace old boilers to heat up their pool. In a Facebook post, Neptunes boasted of having secured funding from the Social Causes Fund which falls under the remit of the Office…
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When the satire writes itself (University of Malta edition)
Recently, the University of Malta, known for its abysmal standards, political favouritsm, nepotism and lack of productivity was criticised by the Finance Minister for failing to generate any funds. Academics replied with some of the most ridiculous answers possible. The discussion on this topic has become even more comical and absurd, as the University Rector…
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Malta doesn’t have “private schools”
The idea that Malta has private schools is preposterous. Malta has several government-funded, for-profit, private-schools that cater for people who can pay significant amount of fees for the education of the children. Last week, the Ministry of Education announced a €27 million package for private school to cap their fees and sustain their wage increases…