Friday, May 16, 2008
News
No ST reply to government proposals
The government
and the General Workers’ Union discussed
the situation at ST Microelectronics at
a meeting this morning and later...
Court awards €50,000 over rights violation in expropriation case
A court today ordered the Commissioner of Lands to pay
€50,000 as compensation to a Sliema family after finding that their human rights...
Meningitis case - no cause for alarm
The Health Department said this afternoon that it had been notified about a meningitis case affecting a University student.
It said he had taken...
Works Department to set up Rapid Response Team
The Works Department is to set
up a Rapid Response Team to deal with urgent maintenance works, especially in
tourist zones, Resources Minister...
Government spending on social benefits up by 19.2%
Government spending
on social security benefits rose by almost a fifth in the first quarter of this year, driven by higher payments...
Updated: Industrial action affecting disabled children
(Adds MUT reaction)
The Chief Executive Officer of
Razzett tal-Hbiberija, Nathan Farrugia, has called on the Malta Union of
Teachers to...
Bus owners call for talks
The Public
Transport Association has called for talks with the Transport Ministry and the Transport
Authority (ADT) with a view to resolving...
MEPA extends protection to valley
MEPA said today
that it had extended the boundaries of the protection zone around Ħarq Ħammiem valley, which is located near Pembroke and St...
Malta and international press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press today:
The Times says the
subsidy on Maltese bread may be lifted. It...
Monday, May 12, 2008
Stories from The Times
Six held over heroin find
Six men were arrested yesterday morning after the police Drug Squad discovered an undisclosed amount of heroin in a residence in Mosta as a result...
The time of 'buying' people is over - Dalli
The time of "buying" people was over and the public needed respect not promises and pampering, Social Policy Minister John Dalli...
Labour would have posed major danger - PM
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi yesterday extended an invitation to the opposition to work together to bring about a quality leap in the country's...
George Abela not disheartened by MLP delegates' vote
Labour leadership contender George Abela yesterday said he was not disheartened by the fact that the proposal to allow paid-up members to vote for...
Charged with importing 10 kilogrammes of khat leaves
A Somali national, who resides in London, yesterday pleaded not guilty to importing 10 kilogrammes of khat leaves into Malta.
Aweys Maani Khayre,...
Call to fight evils of homophobia and prejudice
Drachma, a Catholic group for gays, is calling on religious leaders and authorities to seriously consider the evils of homophobia and...
Russian Grand Duchess to promote charity society in Malta
The Grand Duchess of Russia, Maria Vladimirovna, is expected to visit Malta this summer as part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the...
Free aerobic classes to help adults lose weight
The government is offering free aerobic classes to help adults lose weight.
European statistics have put the Maltese at the bottom of the scales...
Fun Run for charity
St Benedict's College Girls' Secondary Tarxien held its annual sponsored Fun Run. This year the funds raised were in aid of Dar tal-Providenza and...
Lourdes Home - Sisters insisted on children re-housing despite government help offer
The government had tried to help when it was informed by the Dominican Sisters that for various reasons they were unable to continue caring for...
St Paul's Bay man missing
A 47-year-old man from St Paul's Bay has been reported missing by the police. Robert Frendo, who is 1.7 metres tall with short brown hair, was...
It's all in a day's work for conservationist who exhumed Padre Pio's corpse
The man responsible for the recent exhumation of the mystic and stigmatic Padre Pio, one of the Catholic world's most popular saints, told The...
Cottonera project targets unemployed women
Appoġġ's Cottonera Community Service has joined forces with the Employment and Training Corporation and Aċċess Community Resource Centre to...
Malta-US taxation treaty soon
The double taxation (avoidance) treaty between Malta and the US will be signed shortly, American Ambassador Molly Bordonaro told the newly-elected...
EP sets ball rolling for law on illegal work
The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee has started discussing the detailed provisions of a new EU law intended to stamp out the...
Malta pushes for statue of war hero at Trafalgar Square
The Malta High Commission in London has joined the campaign for a statue of Sir Keith Park, who was in charge of Malta's air defences during the...
Tribute to Mandela at South Africa Freedom Day celebration
President Eddie Fenech Adami and the High Commission of the Republic of South Africa to Malta, Lenin Shope paid tribute to Nelson R. Mandela...
Euro adoption - Slovakia to follow Malta
Slovakia is set to become the 16th member of the eurozone in January following a positive assessment by the European Commission and the European...
The pluses and minuses of SmartCity Malta
The strengths and weaknesses that SmartCity Malta faces were highlighted by the organisation's chief operating officer, Chris Cole. at a meeting...
Future of Rabat historical gem rests on wooden supports
Casino Notabile is in imminent danger of collapse and one bad storm could sound its death knell, Rabat mayor Sandro Craus warned yesterday.
The...
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