Friday, November 20, 2009
News
Comments on immigration frightening - Prime Minister
The level of “racism, intolerance and animosity” in comments on immigration was more than frightening and shocked Prime Minister...
Republic Street welcomes the Christmas season
Christmas lights in Republic Street, Valletta, were this evening switched on by Tourism Parliamentary Secretary Mario de Marco.
As in previous...
Air Malta pilots on work to rule
Members of the Airline Pilots’ Association are following a work to rule because of pending disputes with Air Malta.
The association (ALPA...
Two foreigners arrested following cocaine find
Two foreigners have been arrested after one was found to be carrying cocaine in his stomach.
The police said the arrests took place in Sliema...
Agreement for Maltese students to be hosted at Joint Research Centre
The Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST), the University of Malta and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) have...
New appointments in the police force
Ray Zammit was appointed assistant commissioner and Carmelo Magri, superintendent, this afternoon.
Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Mifsud...
Court establishes Price Club creditors' ranking
A court today determined the order in which creditors of a former director of Price Club Operators Limited and Biochemicals Limited were to rank...
Three men charged with stealing cigarette vending machine
Three young men this morning pleaded not guilty to stealing a cigarette vending machine on Wednesday at about 11 p.m. from Cafe de Baron in...
Restored library opens at Fine Arts Museum
The newly restored Vincenzo Bonello art library at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta is now open.
The library is a valuable source of...
Libyans who bought gold from Malta charged with money laundering
Two Libyans charged with money laundering, this morning, have been remanded in custody. They pleaded not guilty.
Police Inspector Ian Abdilla...
More dogs saved
The Animal Welfare Department are seeking information about the owner/s of dogs that used to be kept locked in a dark place in Valletta,...
123 songs submitted for Malta Eurosong
A total of 123 compositions have been submitted for the Malta Eurosong 2010 festival. The winning song will represent Malta in next year’s...
European Commission closes infringement proceedings against Malta
Infringement proceedings launched by the European Commission against Malta have been closed following the country’s successful...
Audit firm increases staff complement
PricewaterhouseCoopers has continued to expand, employing another 40 graduands this year.
This brought the company's staff complement to more...
Spain's royal couple in Malta next week
King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain will be in Malta on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Spanish royal couple were invited to Malta by...
Double taxation agreement with US to be ratified this year
The double taxation agreement between Malta and the US is expected to be ratified by the US Senate by the end of the year, Foreign Minister Tonio...
57,440 found to be at risk of poverty
57,440 individuals were found to be at risk of poverty in a Survey of Income and Living Conditions conducted in 2007, Finance Minister Tonio...
Replies attached to ICT exam paper
Exam papers at an Mcast ICT exam had to be collected immediately after it was found that the answers were attached.
Labour MP Evarist Bartolo...
Updated: Stainless Steel investment creating new jobs
(Adds GWU's reaction)
Stainless Steel Products Limited is investing €350,000 in new technology and tooling, creating 30 new jobs.
The...
Engineers say sabotage theory unlikely
Engineers are almost certain the explosion at the Marsa power station that plunged the country into darkness on Wednesday was caused by a fault...
Sunday's tragedy in Sliema - "As soon as he stepped over that wall, he went home to Jesus," - Samuel's father
Whenever Samuel Attard Montalto, 16, got home from school he would often sprint into the kitchen, throw his arms around his mother and dance or...
Half of employed Gozitans work in public sector
Almost half of the employed population in Gozo works in the public sector, compared to a third in Malta, according to European study published...
Maltese-flagged ship checked for radioactive cargo
Indian officials are checking a Maltese-registered vessel after reports that it could be carrying radioactive material, the Press Trust of India...
Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times leads with the appointment of the first EU president. It also...
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Stories from The Times
EU 100-day financial reform plan
EU leaders yesterday agreed on a set of measures to reform financial markets as the international crisis rattles the globe.
The reforms should be...
Social partners shun Labour protest
The social partners will not attend Labour's "national manifestation" against the new water and electricity rates tomorrow because they...
Students review sex in the city
Malta has its own version of Carrie Bradshaw's Manhattan. Introduced in last year's Notte Bianca, a specialised tour themed Sex And The City,...
Two reported missing
A man and a woman were separately reported missing to the police yesterday.
Carmel Bugeja, 40, of Siġġiewi, is five feet and seven inches tall,...
Trade gap continues to grow
The visible trade gap grew by €74.5 million to €159.6 million in September compared to the same month last year.
The National...
Action by legal class suspended
The Union Ħaddiema Magħqudin (UĦM) yesterday suspended all directives issued to the government legal class after receiving assurances that...
Unions object to removal of BOV worker-director
Two unions yesterday criticised the government's decision to remove the board director appointed by Bank of Valletta workers as from next...
€5m grant from the EU for immigrant services
Brussels yesterday approved a grant of €5 million to Malta to help the island improve its structures dealing with refugees and asylum...
Doctor punched at Paola health centre
Health centre doctors have threatened to down their stethoscopes if another one of them is abused by patients.
The warning comes after a...
GWU says Methode employees being pressured to work on their days off
Methode Electronics employees are being pressured into working a five-day week and getting paid for four, a General Workers' Union official said...
Record launch by Allied Publications at Book Fair
Allied Publications will be launching five books during the Book Fair taking place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, between...
Witness in drug deal trial charged with perjury
Gregory Eyre, the drug mule who last Monday radically changed his testimony in the trial of a drug supplier, was yesterday charged with...
Man, 21, jailed for stealing car mirror
A 21-year-old man was jailed for seven months for stealing a car mirror after a court took into account his list of scrapes with the law.
Stephen...
Allegations against Richard Muscat withdrawn
Joe Vella Bonnici, a former candidate for the post of secretary general of the Labour Party, withdrew allegations he made about "financial...
Suspended jail term
Two Sicilians yesterday received suspended jail terms after admitting to heroin possession in circumstances denoting it was not for their...
At one with nature
The Xemxija and Għadira nature reserves will be open to the public between today and the end of May.
The two ecologically-important salt marshes...
Ryanair denies it is still charging departure tax
Ryanair yesterday refuted claims it continued to charge the departure tax after November 1.
The airline was this week investigated by the Civil...
Abortion is crime against God's children - Archbishop Cremona
The Archbishop said the use of terms such as "termination of pregnancy" for abortion and "mercy-killing" for euthanasia were...
About time construction dust is controlled - MEP
It is "high time" that dust emissions from the construction industry are controlled and air quality improved, Nationalist MEP Simon...
EU lays more stress on energy-efficient appliances
Appliances and products powered by electricity will have to conform to eco requirements stipulated by an EU directive expected to come into force...
Maltese film-maker wins international award
Maltese film-maker Clifford Borg-Marks's feature-length documentary Sinews has won a Mention d'Honneur at the Sport Movies and TV International...
Gozitans receive awards
This year's Ġieħ Għawdex award was presented to Maria Attard, Joseph M. Attard Tabone and John Portelli.
Ms Attard, director of Dar Giuseppe...
Swatar today becomes St Ġorġ Preca parish
Today is a red day for the residents of Swatar as Archbishop Paul Cremona will declare the town a new parish dedicated to St Ġorġ Preca, the...
Squadron back to recall lives it defended
The Royal Air Force's 111(F) Squadron returned to Malta yesterday after an absence of 65 years.
Four of the squadron's Tornado F3 fighter planes...
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