Sunday, November 22, 2009
News
Sharp rise in arraignments for animal cruelty
Eighteen persons have so far this year been taken to court and accused of animal cruelty, compared to just eight for the whole of last year,...
EU seeks injunction to stop hunting of protected birds in Italy
The European Commission has called on the European Court of Justice to issue an injunction against Italy to prevent the hunting of protected bird...
Muscat demands responsibility for power outage
Labour leader Joseph Muscat said today that while investigations into last week's power outage should continue, somebody should shoulder...
MIA expects winter traffic to be at 2009 levels
Malta International Airport had forecast a small increase in airport traffic in the last quarter of this year but expects winter passenger numbers...
Enemalta right to involve other authorities in power cut investigation - Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this morning that Enemalta had done well to involve other authorities in the investigation of last week's power...
Updated: Libya rescues migrants
Libyan rescue services have rescued around 80 illegal immigrants who were in distress on the high seas, just 60 miles from Lampedusa.
Italian...
Ex PL secretary warns party against losing its soul
History professor and former Labour general secretary Dominic Fenech has warned his party against losing its soul by "pussyfooting" to pander to...
Microlight plane crash lands in Qrendi
A Maltese-registered micro-light aircraft made a crash landing in a field near Qrendi church this morning.
Informed sources said the incident...
Gold stolen in Zabbar parish church burglary
A quantity of gold items was stolen in a burglary from Zabbar parish church overnight.
The items, many of them old, had decorated the statue of...
Middlesea says the worst is over
Malta's largest insurance provider has assured clients their policies are fully secured, even though the group's investment in an Italian firm has...
Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Sunday Times reports that the departure of John Dalli from the...
200 migrants arrive in Sicily
Some 200 migrants have been landed in Sicily after having been rescued from a boat 75Km off Capo Passero - the southernmost point of Sicily.
The...
Malta places eighth in Junior Eurovision contest
Malta placed eighth in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev last night.
Its representatives, Francesca and Mikaela, gave a spirited...
Monday, August 4, 2008
Stories from The Times
Labour votes for general secretary today
Labour delegates will meet tonight at an extraordinary general conference to choose the party's general secretary from among four...
Former and incumbent MLP general secretaries cross swords
Former Labour general secretary Jimmy Magro and his successor, Jason Micallef, crossed swords yesterday as the former posted a comment on...
Tip-off leads to arrest of 17-year-old
The police are holding a 17-year-old boy from Żebbuġ, Gozo, after he was allegedly caught in possession of 168 ecstasy pills prepared for...
Call for education review amid 'risky, rampant' casual sex
A review of sex education in schools should be key to any National Sexual Health Policy because a section of very young people were having...
Maltese makeover
The National Council of Maltese has published a document aimed at modernising and standardising written Maltese. This was part of a larger project...
Italian Navy ships in Grand Harbour
The Italian Navy's Chief Petty Officers' School of Taranto is in Malta on a training visit with the Corsaro II after a long navigation period...
Magistrate tells Briton to erase Malta from his mind and geography books
A Briton was given a two-year jail term suspended for four and told to erase Malta from his mind and geography books after pleading guilty to...
Three arrested for drug trafficking
The police will soon be arraigning three persons following the discovery of heroin and cocaine during an anti trafficking operation at the Żabbar...
The Times editor
The editor of The Times, Ray Bugeja, is on holiday. Mark Wood will be acting editor in his absence.
Bacchus to visit the capital
Delicata will launch a limited edition Merlot during its Classic Wine Festival which will be held at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta...
Church commissions promote correct summer behaviour
The Church's Environment Commission and the Justice and Peace Commission have appealed for correct behaviour during summer, including in terms of...
AD largely positive on rent White Paper
Alternattiva Demokratika thinks that overall, the White Paper on rent reform is a positive exercise which aims to reach a reasonable balance...
Lacemakers at world congress
Five Maltese lacemakers have taken part in the International Lace World Congress held in Oosterpoort, Groningen, The Netherlands. Twenty...
Labour highlights uncertainty in car market
The Labour Party spokesman for the economy and the self-employed, Gavin Gulia, said Finance Minister Tonio Fenech was insisting on a plan proposed...
Health clinic objects to conditions imposed by insurance agency
A private clinic has filed a judicial protest claiming that a company offering health insurance was behaving in a way that did not allow a level...
A day at the beach is, all in all, a good treat
Sunday in Malta usually means a day relaxing on the beach. But are Maltese beaches the safe, clean and welcoming places they are made out to be in...
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