Sunday, November 8, 2009

News

New power tariffs would wipe out economic stimulus - Muscat - Today, 12:35
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 - Today, 12:01
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 - Today, 11:39
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 - Today, 10:06
The fallen of the world wars were remembered today in Remembrance Sunday commemorations in Valletta. The President and the Prime Minister led...

Press digest - Today, 07:13
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...

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Stories from The Sunday Times

Maltese MEPs to earn €84,000 per year - Ivan Camilleri, Brussels
An MEP's job is set to become even more lucrative for Maltese during the next European Parliament legislature as their annual salaries rise by a...

'Make Presidential pardon details public'
The public should be told why Presidential pardons have been granted, Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano tells The Sunday Times in an interview...

Bid to crack down on borehole drilling - Herman Grech
The Resources Ministry will be presenting proposals to Cabinet in the coming days in a bid to crack down on the illegal and unsustainable level of...

One dead, two critical after St Julian's traffic accident
A man died and three others are in hospital, two of them critical, after a head-on collision involving two vehicles in St Julian's early yesterday...

Victim helped to reinstate convicted sergeant - Mark Micallef
The French woman at the centre of a police assault incident last year had defended the sergeant involved and urged the authorities not to dismiss...

Government's 2007 fuel bill was €3.75 million
The government spent €3.75 million on fuel last year, according to a report seen by The Sunday Times, though the figure was down from...

Charged with assaulting 70-year-old man
A 20-year-old man from Attard was yesterday remanded in custody after being charged with assaulting a 70-year-old man during the public transport...

Queen to confer life peerage upon Sir Igor
Malta-born Sir Igor Judge is to be conferred with a life peerage by the Queen following his appointment as Lord Chief Justice. Sir Igor will be...

Charged with offences near immigrants' centre
A 55-year-old man from Ħal Far was yesterday remanded in custody after he was charged with a string of offences in the vicinity of the...

'People were dragging one another under the water' - Ariadne Massa
On August 28, Europe's eyes were on the Mediterranean as eight illegal immigrants were rescued from a submerged dinghy - 70 others remain missing...

Platinum ticket to love - Ariadne Massa
Blending a measure of faithfulness with a dose of trust into the bowl of love kept the relationship of Maria and Louis Gaglione fresh for 70...

186 illegal hunting reports in four days
There has been a significant increase in illegal hunting this year compared with 2007, according to Birdlife Malta, which has criticised the...

Maltese keeps club alive Down Under - Veronica Stivala
Tony Azzopardi left Malta with nothing in his pockets around 40 years ago. Since then he has carved a name for himself and helped save the Maltese...

Housing too expensive -AD
Alternattiva Demokratika has urged the government to intervene amid concerns over unaffordable housing. AD issued a statement in reaction to...

Air Malta's Valletta sales office closing down - Fiona Galea Debono
Air Malta is to close Valletta sales office in Freedom Square, but its airport counterpart will double in size by November 1 offering a wider...

Extravaganza of culture, food... washing lines for Iljieli Melleħin - Lisa Gwen Baldacchino
Mellieħa will come alive next weekend for Iljieli Melleħin, a three-day extravaganza of arts, entertainment, sports and good food. An...

Journalism awards finalists announced
Thirty finalists will be vying for the press awards being organised by the Malta Institute of Journalists in November. Several journalists and...

Writers on literary journey to meet locals
International writers aboard the sailing boat Adriatica are hoping to meet with the public as part of the 'Ports of the Mediterranean' project at...