Friday, May 9, 2008
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Absence of pairing will not hinder government, Borg insists
Deputy Prime Minister Tonio Borg said today that should no
pairing agreement be reached with the opposition, the government was prepared
to...
Most Lourdes Home children re-housed, future of home undecided - ministry
Most
of the children who used to live in Lourdes Home in Gozo have now been
re-housed and the others will move in due time, when it is most...
Investigation into "disadvantageous" ship conversion contract under way
The Ministry for the Infrastructure, Transport and
Communications said today that an investigation into the contract entered into
by Malta...
Labour delegates voting on motion to extend voting rights
Labour party delegates have started voting on a motion to amend the party statute to enable paid up members to vote in the election to elect a...
Government underlines commitment to tourism development in Gozo, Bugibba
The tourism secretariat this afternoon denied claims
by the opposition spokesman for tourism that the government was not showing
enough...
Schools switch off power in environment initiative
Fifty-two
schools have today switched off their electricity and water supplies for an
hour in an exercise intended to show how planned and...
Updated: MCAST students stage protest
(Adds students' council's comments)
Many students attending the various institutes of the Malta College of
Arts, Science and Technology,...
Students debate energy, global warming
Students from various schools this morning debated energy and global warming issues with various ministers, MPs, MEPs and NGO...
Paola man gets bail for stealing computer, cash
A 28-year-old man from Paola pleaded not guilty to stealing a computer and €600 (Lm257.80) in cash from a house in Paola.
Magistrate...
Malta's international trade decelerates in March
Official figures issues today show a decline in Malta's international trade in March.
The National Statistics Office said that imports fell...
German man reported missing
Ernest Alfred Schomburg, a 46 year old German national,
has been reported missing, the police said.
He is almost six feet tall with short,...
Economic stability a priority in next Budget - Fenech
Finance and Economic Affairs Minister
Tonio Fenech this morning underlined the government's intention to safeguard economic stability in
an...
Archbishop to meet Maltese communities in Luxembourg, Brussels
Archbishop Paul Cremona will be
visiting the Maltese resident in Luxembourg and Belgium next week, the Curia
said.
He leaves on Sunday...
Passenger injured in Gzira car crash
A 20-year-old man from Mosta is in critical condition after a car crash
in Mikelang Vassallo Street, Gzira, early this morning.
The man...
Malta and international press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and
overseas press:
The Times leads with yesterday's announcement by Frontex, the
EU...
Friday, March 28, 2008
Stories from The Times
Clampdown on illegal roadworks
Communications Minister Austin Gatt yesterday ordered the Malta Transport Authority (ADT) to take immediate and strict action if any illegal...
Lowell guilty of inciting racial hatred
Norman Lowell, leader of the Imperium Europa Party, was yesterday handed down a two-year jail term suspended for four years after he was found...
EU credit card charges probe - MEP asked for evidence on Maltese banks' practice
Competition Commissioner Nellie Kroes has asked Labour MEP Joseph Muscat to provide him with evidence that Maltese banks have decided collectively...
New animal welfare rules put pressure on Gozo SPCA
The Gozo SPCA will be forced to close by the end of next year unless a suitable site on which to build a new rescue and re-homing centre is found,...
Faulty Gozo water main traced under rubble
Extended water cuts in a number of localities in Gozo were cdue to a faulty nine-inch main which was difficult to trace since it was buried under...
Charged with breaking police officer's hand
A 23-year-old man from Żabbar was yesterday granted bail against a personal guarantee of €1,000 (Lm429.18) after pleading not guilty to...
Robber arms himself with screwdriver
A lone thief armed with a screwdriver staged a robbery at a commercial establishment in Żabbar.
The police said the robber, who was hooded,...
EP Budgets Committee clears €700,000 grant for textile redundancies
The application that Malta submitted last year to tap EU funds for redundant textile workers was yesterday cleared by the Budgets Committee of the...
Gift of Life urges participation in CoE abortion vote
Gift of Life, the anti-abortion NGO, has urged the government to ensure that Malta's members of the plenary session of the Council of Europe are...
Valiant WWII airman dies
Wing Commander Patrick Gibbs, who led a squadron of Beaufort torpedo bombers from Malta against Axis convoys supplying Rommel's army in North...
Malta adopts 'wait and see' approach on Tibet protests
Foreign Minister Tonio Borg said yesterday that like several other EU countries, Malta is adopting a "wait-and-see" approach on the...
New structure to manage EU maritime policy
Maltese Commissioner Joe Borg is steering a major change in the European Commission by which one of its main directorate generals, DG Fish, will...
Fined over explosives
The man who was fined €465 (Lm199.57) for storing and manufacturing explosives is Anthony Caruana and not Anthony Cassar as erroneously...
Air Malta joins forces with Ta' Qali convention centre
Air Malta and The Malta Fairs and Convention Centre (MFCC) have signed a strategic partnership agreement to promote Malta as a destination for...
Clothing pushes up price index
The retail price index went up by 0.42 per cent in February over the previous month, the National Statistics Office said yesterday.
This...
Plant website grows into largest picture resource
The website maltawildplants.com has recently received a major update and now lists more than 1,000 plants of which nearly 700 species are...
Ramblers outraged at Dwejra structure
The Ramblers Association has revoked the stand of tolerance it had taken on the sanctioning of boathouses in Dwejra after it learnt that money...
ICT access for disabled
Razzett tal-Ħbiberija's first EU co-funded project, the Inclusive ICT Training and Development Programme, drew to a close a year from its...
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