Thursday, March 11, 2010
News
Libya says it accepts Spanish proposal to resolve visas issue
Foreign Minister Tonio Borg has had a meeting in Tripoli with Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoudi al Baghdadi during which the current visas impasse...
European heritage label seeks to bind EU states
In an effort to create a sense of shared history, the European Union has launched an initiative to promote important sites of culture and heritage...
Works to start on Sette Giugno monument
Restorers engaged by the Valletta Rehabilitation Project have inspected the Sette Giugno monument and restoration and repair works are due to...
Update 2: Vince Farrugia injured in assault
GRTU Director-General Vince Farrugia was injured today after having been assaulted following a heated argument at the GRTU offices in...
Freedom Square to be closed off for City Gate works on April 1
Freedom Square will be closed to the public on April 1 for the commencement of work on the City Gate project, Parliamentary Secretary Jason...
GDP back in positive territory - PM welcomes results
GDP was positive in the fourth quarter of last year after contracting in the previous three quarters, the NSO said today.
It said that...
Compensation given to owners after hire car was seized by police
A court today awarded €93,000 to the owners of a hire car which was seized by the police as part of an investigation, depriving them of...
Lombard announces €11.6m profit
Lombard Bank has announced a profit before tax of €11.61 million for 2009, an increase of 3.5% over 2008.
On a Group consolidation basis,...
Mepa approves Maghtab rehabilitation project
The Mepa board this morning granted a full development permit for the rehabilitation of the former landfill at Maghtab.
The project will be...
French woman extradited after giving up court case
Laurence Liegeois, a French woman who along with her partner, was at the centre of an extradition battle, has dropped a constitutional case and...
115 struck off employment register in December
A total of 115 persons were struck off the the employment register in December.
Education and Employment Minister Dolores Cristina said that...
Power station emissions just below EU ceiling
Emissions of C02 from the two power stations were below the maximum level allowed by the EU in 2008, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech said in...
Foreign Minister holding visa talks in Libya
Foreign Minister Tonio Borg is in Tripoli for talks with senior Libyan officials on the current controversy over the withholding of visas issued...
Yellow Pages acquire web development company
Yellow Pages (Malta) Ltd has acquired a leading website development company in a bid to continue in its upward growth trend. Zheta Ltd, now...
City Gate shops have to be vacated within two weeks
Shops at City Gate and Freedom Square, in Valletta must be vacated by March 27, which means tenants have two weeks within which to reach an...
Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times says the Commission for the Administration of Justice has not...
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Stories from The Times
Government forges ahead on shipyards
The government will today announce four "final" voluntary retirement schemes for shipyard employees after an unscheduled meeting...
Labour leader: No place for prima donnas
Labour leader Joseph Muscat yesterday called on everybody to roll up their sleeves and get ready to work hard - there would be no place for...
MEP elections will be Micallef's test
The June 2009 euro-parliamentary elections may be a world away for many but they are already being seen as Jason Micallef's crucial test within...
Karl Chircop in deep coma
Labour MP Karl Chircop is in a deep coma and his condition is still critical after he suffered a stroke on Sunday. The 42-year-old family doctor...
Maltese emigrants convention planned for 2010
Archbishop Paul Cremona's recent trip to Australia to visit Maltese emigrants and attend World Youth Day has resulted in the plan to organise a...
Driver gets suspended jail term for involuntary homicide
A truck driver found guilty of causing the death a motorcyclist was yesterday handed down a one-year jail term suspended for three...
Editor breached code of ethics
The Press Ethics Commission has found that the editor of the news portal Maltastar.com breached the journalistic principle of right of reply when...
Maltese musicians to perform at Zaragoza Expo
The String Ensemble of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing at the EXPO 2008 being held in Zaragoza, Spain at the invitation of the...
Brussels lays groundwork for next climate change conference
The European Commission set the ball rolling yesterday to plan its position for next year's world conference on climate change in Copenhagen.
In...
TVM still takes lion's share of audience
TVM has remained the top television channel in terms of audience share, according to the Broadcasting Authority's Continuous Audience Assessment...
Alleged thief pleads innocent
A 46-year-old man was yesterday remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to stealing a car stereo and causing less than €1,164.69 in...
Minister praises police 'sacrifice' during strike
Minister for Justice and Home Affairs Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici yesterday met a delegation from the Malta Police Association (MPA), led by its...
Rescued infant back at crèche after 'aunt' admits she is not related
Blessing, the one-year-old migrant girl who was saved from a sinking boat two months ago, is back at the Ursuline Sisters Crèche in Sliema...
AD praises joint diplomatic initiative
Alternattiva Demokratika yesterday congratulated the government on its initiative to open embassies in Ramallah and Tel Aviv.
"The opening...
July warmer, less sunny
July's mean air temperature was a fraction warmer than the July norm recorded for the past 57 years, the Meteorological Office said yesterday. At...
Judge Bonello's opinions 'the lifeblood of human rights court'
A compilation of 53 opinions on European Court judgments by Judge Giovanni Bonello has been published in a book called When Judges Dissent -...
Britain's pet charity to fund Gozo SPCA's neutering programme
The Gozo SPCA has signed up as a Welfare Associate with The Blue Cross. The two organisations are now working together to set up a neutering...
Double taxation agreement with Greece
The Greek government last month officially informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that it has fulfilled all legal requirements for the...
Hotel staff raise money for African children
About 60 Le Méridien St Julians associates and their families woke up early on a recent Sunday morning to walk, run, jog or cycle six...
Number of full-timers up by nearly 3,000
The full-time gainfully occupied population increased by 2,907 persons while unemployment fell by 865 in March compared to the same month last...
All the eights...
The eighth card in a series being issued by Maltapost on a date when the day, month and year coincide - 08.08.08 - will be issued by Maltapost's...
Valletta council worried about co-cathedral plans
Valletta local council said it is "very much concerned" that the proposed development at St John's Co-Cathedral may pose an unacceptable...
Free fresh fruit for SkolaSajf children
More than 500 Gozitan boys and girls aged between six and 11 who attend SkolaSajf were offered fresh fruit for free.
The initiative was part of a...
Boundary wall at Msida garden
The Msida local council said works related to the building of a boundary wall at the garden in front of the parish church have been commissioned...
High Commissioner speaks at London Rotary Club
Malta's High Commissioner in London, Michael Refalo, has carried on with his series of speaking engagements at UK Rotary Clubs.
As the Malta...
Revival in sight for Floriana's Ospizio
The new lease of life enjoyed by La Vittoria Bastion at the Ospizio in Floriana during the Malta Arts Festival last month should not be temporary...
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