Tuesday, May 20, 2008
News
MUT lifts Mcast directives
The
Malta Union of Teachers said this evening it was lifting directives it had
issued to lecturers at Mcast “as a sign of good will and...
Police seize drugs, counterfeit items, in series of raids
The police have made five arrests after
finding drugs in a residence in Ghaxaq and a hotel room in Paceville.
A man and a woman from...
Dispute over bus emission tests ends
The Public Transport Association this evening declared an end to its dispute with the government and the Transport Authority (ADT) over emission...
Equity sharing scheme 'being restructured'
The
Social Policy Ministry said this evening that the equity sharing scheme for
first time home buyers had been suspended pending...
GWU to order industrial action at Air Malta
The GWU said this afternoon that it had no option but to order
industrial action at Air Malta after the airline admitted violating...
Maltese hotelier leads London group expansion
A boy from Sliema who watched his uncle train in the tourism industry has grown to become the CEO of Maybourne, a company which owns three...
Talent bank to feature in Youth Employment Strategy
The Employment and Training
Corporation plans to create a talent bank – a database of youths with specialised
qualifications – to...
Woman lands in court after reporting theft
A Chinese woman who called at Sliema police station to report a
theft ended up in court after the police realised that she had
overstayed and...
Paceville paving to be redone
The paving at Paceville square is to be redone because of damage which it
has suffered, the Resources Ministry said.
The project will be...
Two corpses, 10 life jackets found at sea
Two corpses and 10 lifejackets were found at sea in two positions off Malta this morning, the AFM said.
The first corpse, which was not...
ADT investigating driving instructors' exam abuse claim
The Transport
Authority has appointed an independent board to investigate allegations
regarding an exam for driving instructors.
The...
CoE committee calls for review of detention centres
The Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) today called on European governments...
Keeping the Vodka chill
Morena came down for breakfast with her husband Marvin, and Georgina, her sister and vocal coach, at about 10 a.m. after a late night at the...
MLP condemns 'disgusting' Mistra emails
The Labour Party said today that emails purporting to show exchanges between a leading businessman, journalists and party general secretary...
Updated: MLP says delegate list given to candidates for all posts
(Adds comments by Joseph Muscat)
The Labour Party today reacted to complaints about
the leakage of information about its delegates to a...
Updated: Woman injured in second serious accident in 12 hours
(Adds nationality, condition of victims)
A 23-year-old Iraqi woman was critically injured in a traffic accident in Luqa this morning, the...
Leakage of information 'poisoned' electoral process - Bartolo
Labour MP Evarist Bartolo said today that the leakage of details about the MLP delegates to a newspaper had 'poisoned' the process for the...
Malta and international press digest
The following are the top stories in the
Maltese and overseas newspapers today:
The Times says
the government has predicted healthy...
Friday, May 9, 2008
Stories from The Times
Sea patrols to start next week
Frontex-led patrols off the coasts of Malta are due to start next week following an agreement reached yesterday between Malta, Italy, France and...
French PM makes conditional pledge on burden sharing
French Prime Minister François Fillon said yesterday his country was prepared to take its share of the illegal migration burden as long as...
School transport - Seat belt use directive comes into force... or does it?
Children shuttled to schools in minivans are from today legally required to be buckled up but if this law were enforced "pandemonium"...
Labour leadership vote - Amendments to motion retracted
Labour's delegates will have a straight choice for or against the landmark proposal to have the next leaders of the party chosen by its members...
Urgent appeal for blood
The Blood Donation Services have made an urgent appeal for groups A and O blood because reserves are so low that surgical operations risk being...
EU Return Directive - Compromise proves elusive as Malta flags reservations
A number of EU member states, including Malta, are objecting to the compromise reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the...
Over 25 tonnes of separated waste taken to treatment plant
Over 25 tonnes of separated packing waste from 34 localities were collected on Tuesday from households, according to the Sant'Antnin Waste...
GWU welcomes new rule on tenders
The General Workers' Union has welcomed the instructions issued by Social Policy Minister John Dalli that whoever bids for government contracts...
UĦM issues warning
The Union Ħaddiema Magħqudin (UĦM) yesterday insisted on the Health Division to implement provisions agreed to several months ago with regard...
East Meets West: The Russians are here
Ir-Russi is an umbrella term that is false on two counts.
First, it is odious, especially for Russian women living legitimate lives away from...
A contribution to environmental awareness
Go is urging customers to take used top-up cards - mobile, internet and fixed line - to the Earth Garden Festival at the Ta' Qali National Park...
Cruise liner passengers - Conflicting reports on provision of transport, guiding services
Coach owners and tourist guides fail to see eye to eye with cruise liner agents who have underscored a shortage in the provision of their...
Traffic on the rise at MIA
Malta International Airport has registered yet another increase in passenger movements after gains recorded over the previous months.
It said it...
Nine months jail for escaping from detention
An Egyptian national being detained at the police headquarters was yesterday jailed for nine months after he admitted to escaping from a detention...
Suspended jail term
A man of Birkirkara was yesterday given a six-month jail term suspended for two years after he admitted to assaulting and threatening police...
Three face drug charges
Two brothers and a woman were yesterday arraigned on drug charges following a police raid in an apartment in Sta Venera on Tuesday.
Magistrate...
Man trying to sell drugs at party jailed for six months
A 28-year-old man of Luqa was yesterday jailed for six months and fined €465 (Lm199.57) after he was found guilty of trafficking in ecstasy....
Balzan fight victim arraigned
A man, who suffered serious injuries during a fight in Balzan on Tuesday, was yesterday charged with the attempted murder of two of his alleged...
Red Cross launches road safety campaign
Malta may have advanced as regards road safety and behaviour and in terms of the number of traffic accidents and deaths compared to other European...
Corpse found at sea
The corpse of a male immigrant was recovered by AFM divers from a cave in Delimara yesterday.
The drifting body was spotted by fisherman in a...
ECB leaves interest rates unchanged
The governing council of the European Central Bank yesterday decided at a meeting in Athens that the minimum bid rate on the main refinancing...
Naval school visit
The ship Giorgio Cini, the floating academy of the Guardia di Finanza naval school (the Italian economic and financial police), will be in Grand...
Support group for couples facing infertility problems
Infertility affects various aspects of a couple's relationship and, as the two fight against their very own bodies to have a child, they usually...
GWU dares minister to order inquiry into dock workers' output
If Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt is convinced that the shipyards are in dire straits because of the workers, he should order an inquiry, the...
Revival of games of old
Games our parents and grandparents used to play will be returning to Hastings Gardens on May 17 in Arti-Sport, an initiative of the Malta Sports...
More Labourites than Nationalists in Malta - Evarist Bartolo
There are more Labourites than Nationalists in Malta because at the last election the PN received about 4,000 votes from Maltese who lived abroad...
Energy-efficient appliances scheme
The government has handed out a total of €1.88 million (Lm810,000) in rebates to consumers who chose to buy an energy-efficient domestic...
Spiru Cefai out to capture Mussolini
All For One Productions will be staging a comedy at the Catholic Institute in Floriana tomorrow and on Sunday.
Called Spiru Cefai F'Missjoni...
Stray dogs creating 'an atmosphere of terror' in Swieqi
Residents in Swieqi phoned The Times offices yesterday evening complaining about a number of stray dogs in the area, which according to one...
Chef in Best Young Cook In The World contest
Adrian Buttigieg, chef de partie at the Hotel Phoenicia in Floriana, has been invited to attend the World Association of Chefs Society Congress...
Artists give their share in noble cause
Efforts to raise money for the Eden Foundation continue today with an art exhibition held at Simon's Pub, in St Julians. The exhibition will run...
EU Commission wants more discipline among euro members
The European Commission has called for more financial discipline among the members of the eurozone and said it will be having talks to up out with...
Bize Lizu to make 'inevitable' return to Malta
French Kiss by Bize Lizu, one of St Petersburg's foremost dance companies, will be staged in Malta between June 12 and 18, following hot on the...
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