Sunday, November 8, 2009
News
Zebbug Mayor to resign
Zebbug Mayor Brian Bonnici is to resign following PN media reports that he engaged council workers for works in his own home.
PL deputy leader...
Finance minister denies 'favours' claim
Finance Minister Tonio Fenech this afternoon strongly denied claims made in the newspaper MaltaToday and repeated by Opposition leader Joseph...
Festival of Honey at Sta Venera
A Festival of Honey is being held for the second year at Romeo Romano Garden in Sta Venera, drawing hundreds of visitors.
The activity is being...
New power tariffs would wipe out economic stimulus - Muscat
The Budget will be judged on how it tackles the cost-of-living, how it protects jobs and how it fights corruption, Opposition leader Joseph Muscat...
PM regrets comments by Mepa audit officer
The Prime Minister this morning expressed regret at comments made by the Mepa audit officer last week.
Speaking in a radio interview, Dr Gonzi...
Budget will not be an easy one, but outlook is positive - Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said today that tomorrow's will not be an easy Budget.
"It will not be an easy Budget, the past two Budgets have...
Malta marks Remembrance Sunday
The fallen of the world wars were remembered today in Remembrance Sunday commemorations in Valletta.
The President and the Prime Minister led...
Press digest
The following are the top stories in the local and overseas press:
The Sunday Times says obese people are costing the country €18 million a...
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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