July 28, 2022

In the last few days, a false report called ‘SPECIAL REPORT: President Calls This Maltese Lucky “Economic Support Payment 2.0″‘ has started circulating on the internet using the image of and quoting the President of Malta George Vella in the most misleading way. The Office of the President draws the attention of the public that this report is false, and that President Vella never gave this interview. Regarding this report, the Office of the President filed a report with the Cyber Crime Unit of the Malta Police Force and is being investigated. Source: Office of the Prime Minister

In the last few days, a false report called ‘SPECIAL REPORT: President Calls This Maltese Lucky “Economic Support Payment 2.0″‘ has started circulating on the internet using the image of and quoting the President of Malta George Vella in the most misleading way. The Office of the President draws the attention of the public that this report is false, and that President Vella never gave this interview. Regarding this report, the Office of the President filed a report with the Cyber Crime Unit of the Malta Police Force and is being investigated. Source: Office of the Prime Minister

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Israeli medical cannabis company planning early Malta expansion ​An Israeli medical cannabis company, Panaxia, has announced a €6 million investment and is set to deepen its connection with Malta as it plans a further expansion to its local production plant – thus increasing its capital investment. This was announced during a visit to Panaxia’s Ħal Far plant by Minister for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise Miriam Dalli. The company has just obtained the GMP license for the facility in Malta upon the completion of the first phase of investment and will export their first products to Germany in the coming