Wednesday, May 14, 2008
News
Mepa demolishing illegal farmhouse in Wardija
Officials from
the Malta Environment and Planning Authority are demolishing a ‘farmhouse’
built illegally at Wardija.
The...
Man found dead in car
The police are investigating the circumstances leading to the death of a man found in a car this morning.
The grim discovery was made at...
Update 2: Cruise ship hits quay on maiden call
(Adds suspected cause of accident)
The Cunard cruise ship Queen Victoria has hit a quay on entering Grand Harbour on her maiden call. ...
Industrial accidents decrease
Non-fatal accidents at work decreased by 12 percent to reach 920 in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period last year, the...
Muscat proposes priorities for society, Labour government
Labour leadership candidate
Joseph Muscat today published a document with proposals which he said could
be adopted to launch a new political...
Malta and international press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and
overseas press today:
The Times leads with the China earthquake, with the...
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Stories from The Times
Mistra permit - Mepa auditor may reopen case
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority's audit officer may look into the Mistra case again in light of fresh allegations implicating "a...
Children's Commissioner insists on dignity, respect for unborn child
The Commissioner for Children, Carmen Zammit, said she strongly feels that the unborn child should be given due consideration as an individual and...
MLP leadership election - Falzon likely to announce decision this week
The Labour Party's deputy leader for party affairs, Michael Falzon, said when contacted yesterday he will be officially announcing his decision to...
Partnership for Peace membership - CNI insists government is now illegitimate
The Campaign for National Independence (CNI) returned to the fray yesterday with a condemnation of the government's decision to re-apply for...
European Commission seeks refund from YMCA Valletta
The European Commission yesterday launched judicial proceedings in Malta against YMCA Valletta for the refund of funds granted to the organisation...
Hospital patient being treated for TB
The health authorities are treating a female patient at Mater Dei Hospital who was diagnosed with tuberculosis and are screening people who had...
Naxxar tragedy
Further to the item which appeared in The Sunday Times on March 23 entitled Cabinet Discusses Naxxar Fireworks Blast, an account has also been...
Raising funds for HIV children in Tanzania
Bay Street in St Julians will be hosting a fund-raising event in aid of the Mission Fund on Saturday and Sunday.
Mission Fund volunteers will,...
Feast of St Gregory - Sunny spell makes up for cool temperature
Many Maltese families yesterday kept to tradition and went to Marsaxlokk to celebrate the feast of St Gregory but very few, if at all, were...
Visitor injured at pastry-production factory
A 49-year-old man from Kalkara sustained grievous injuries to his hand at a pastry-producing factory at the Marsa industrial estate at about 10...
Teenagers charged with string of thefts
Two teenage boys were yesterday charged with stealing various items from four cars over a period of two months.
The two boys, one aged 17 and the...
Self-regulation expert to lecture in Malta
Robert Pinker, international consultant to the UK Press Complaints Commission, is this year's speaker at the annual George Sammut Memorial lecture...
Choosing life over drugs
Narcotics Anonymous Malta (NA) is inviting interested parties to attend a convention having Choosing Life as its theme.
Narcotics Anonymous Malta...
Dance schools in quick step as profits soar 14 per cent
The 34 dance schools that operated in Malta last year employed 109 persons and generated a financial surplus of €391,836 (Lm168,215), the...
Agreement comes into force
The agreement between Malta and Singapore for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income,...
No change in price of bottled gas
Enemalta said yesterday there has been no change in the price of gas.
The corporation was reacting to reports about a gas distributor who...
ADT orders reinstatement of Marsalforn footpaths
The Malta Transport Authority said yesterday it had reminded the Żebbuġ local council in Gozo to reinstate all pavement extension works in...
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