Sunday, November 22, 2009
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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...
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Stories from The Times
New utility rates - Call for national protest against utility rates
Opposition Leader Joseph Muscat called on the country to unite in a national, non-political protest against the new water and electricity...
New utility rates - Worried companies forecast dwindling cash flows
Commercial companies are already seeing next year's cash flow dwindling as they calculate the cost of the new water and electricity...
New utility rates - Social partners want compensation
The social partners yesterday called for corrective measures to mitigate the impact of the increases on water and electricity bills in the...
Principal asks for special curriculum for Cospicua's failing pupils
The Cospicua state primary school is taking the unprecedented step of asking the Education Minister to authorise a special curriculum after all...
Streaming could be phased out in three years
The government is proposing to phase out streaming in schools over two to three years but is open to feedback from experts, Education Minister...
Academics to decide on pay offer today
University lecturers will today give their verdict on the government's latest pay offer.
The University Academic Staff Association (Umasa) has...
Quicker return on investment in alternative energy
The new electricity tariffs will halve the payback period of an investment in alternative energy equipment from 16 years to between eight and nine...
Nurses, midwives start industrial action today
Disgruntled nurses and midwives will be taking industrial action today to protest against the shortage of staff and the continuing failure to...
Romanian consents to extradition on human trafficking charges
A Romanian man is expected to be sent home to face charges of paedophilia and trafficking in women for prostitution purposes after he consented to...
Malta to discuss migration and oil with Libya and Italy
Libya, Italy and Malta will hold talks next month on illegal immigration and the delineation of the continental shelf for oil exploration...
Meusac to help councils secure EU funding
A unit that will assist local councils and non-governmental organisations to secure EU funding will be fully operational by early next...
Derogation effectively safeguards Enemalta's electricity monopoly
Enemalta Corporation can continue to be the only provider of electricity for the coming years after the government secured a derogation from a set...
Kirkop council makes rallying call after court sentence
The Kirkop local council is rallying other councils to express disapproval at a recent court judgment which said it has no legal right to file a...
Waves of marine life
A wildlife documentary which features over 150 marine species, from minute sea horses to majestic whales, living in the seas around us has finally...
Church needs new model, Archbishop says
The future of the Church lies with modernising it and snapping out of the old mentality that it has some "privileged position",...
L-Istrina's €1 million presented to charities
Ten charitable organisations benefitted from the €1,164,000 raised during last year's L-Istrina campaign during a presentation ceremony at...
PN remembers George Borg Olivier
Prime Minister George Borg Olivier continues to be remembered for the independence he obtained for Malta in 1964 even though he has been dead for...
Gaming authority loses CEO
Michael Gonzi has been appointed acting chief executive of the Lotteries and Gaming Authority after Mario Galea resigned yesterday and until a new...
Word target winner
Edgar P. Dalmas receives a travel voucher for one person to a three-night tour to Linz, Austria, from Mondial representative Irene Vassallo. Mr...
Stay of execution for Sliema tree
An araucaria tree that was set to be replaced by a block of flats was spared by Mepa yesterday after the permit application for the project was...
Film studios ordered to pay scaffolding bill after 23 years
A film studio was yesterday ordered to pay €35,348 for the rental of scaffolding during a film shot 23 years ago.
Mediterranean Film Studios...
Mayor charged under wrong law
The mayor of Floriana, Nigel Holland, was cleared of defaming his predecessor through leaflets he circulated after an appeal court ruled he had...
Fire on Malta flagged ship
The Malta Maritime Authority (MMA) is investigating a small fire on board the Malta-registered ship Azamara Quest, while in the Port of Chios,...
Dark play set to shock a-lap theatre audience
Sarah Kane's play Blasted shook London's theatre world when it was staged. Now, a Maltese producer will be testing the waters by staging it in the...
New University Ombudsman
Charles Farrugia will be taking over as University Ombudsman from Victor Griffiths.
The Parliamentary Ombudsman will be appointing Prof. Farrugia...
Brussels to issue crisis recovery plan next month
The European Commission will be issuing a recovery plan next month to help member states cope with the global financial crisis.
Commission...
Refunding efficiency
The Malta Resources Authority has received 45,000 applications to refund those who purchased energy-efficient appliances.
Of these, 35,000 have...
New Dubai air terminal
Emirates flights to Malta have started operating from the new Emirates Terminal Three at Dubai International Airport.
Emirates Terminal Three is...
Shark attacks filmed in Maltese waters
Malta's waters appeared to be infested with sharks lately but they were merely setting the bloody scene for a Discovery Channel docu-drama.
Jaws...
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