Sunday, November 22, 2009
News
Sharp rise in arraignments for animal cruelty
Eighteen persons have so far this year been taken to court and accused of animal cruelty, compared to just eight for the whole of last year,...
EU seeks injunction to stop hunting of protected birds in Italy
The European Commission has called on the European Court of Justice to issue an injunction against Italy to prevent the hunting of protected bird...
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...
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Stories from The Sunday Times
Enemalta admits €16m of losses are avoidable
Enemalta has admitted for the first time that it is making avoidable losses of €16 million, though analysts believe the figure is actually...
Over €90 million in lira still in circulation
Over €90 million in Maltese currency remains in circulation, 11 months after Malta introduced the euro.
A total of €25.6 million...
St Elmo funding still possible
Fort St Elmo may yet benefit from a share of the €120 million made available to Malta under the EU Structural Funds Programme, since the...
Priest forced to run for his life
It is not immediately evident that Fr Vijay Kumar has lived through hell. Sitting around a dining table with his genial Maltese sponsors, he seems...
Driver seriously injured
A 19-year old man from Mġarr was seriously injured in a road accident in the village early yesterday morning.
The driver lost control of his...
Boy, 12, reported missing
A 12-year-old boy from St Paul's Bay has been reported missing. Otman Ouhmane, 12, has dark eyes and short hair.
Anybody with information is...
British diver's body found
The body of the British diver who went missing two weeks ago was yesterday located by the Civil Protection Department in the cafeteria of the...
MLP study says surcharge should go down to 61 per cent
The drastic reduction in international prices of refined oil since the end of October means that the water and electricity surcharge should fall...
How much is that car in the window?
A number of dealerships selling new cars are refusing to say over the phone how much their vehicles cost under the new car registration tax...
EU unlikely to penalise Malta for excessive deficit
Malta is likely to avoid EU disciplinary measures over its growing structural deficit as Brussels is considering this year's surge as a...
MEP raises tariff issue in Brussels
Labour MEP John Attard Montalto has urged the EU to probe whether the government is using its energy efficiency policies to raise prices and hide...
Midi pledges not to damage war wreck
The redevelopment of the Manoel Island yacht marina will not damage a World War II wreck, the Midi Consortium has pledged, amid concerns over its...
'He won't find me here'
A cloud of cigarette smoke hangs over Mary's* dyed blonde hair, encasing her in a protective screen that momentarily blurs her eyes.
The...
President visits Cyprus today
President Eddie Fenech Adami leaves for Cyprus today at the invitation of the Cypriot Archbishop Chrysostomos II and the Comunita' di...
Should cohabitation before marriage be encouraged?
Opposition spokesman for youth Owen Bonnici yesterday asked if the time had come to consider encouraging young couples to live together for some...
Agency for young people
An agency is being set up to ensure government policy takes young people into consideration, Parliamentary Secretary for Youth and Sport Clyde...
18 new cases of diabetes in children
"I think diabetes is outrunning us"
New cases of diabetes in children this year have already reached 18, up from around five in...
Recognition for green schools
The award-winning ceremony for schools that was part of Dinja Waħda last year will be held at the Attard parish auditorium on November 24.
Dinja...
Five seminarians to be instituted as acolytes
Archbishop Paul Cremona will institute five seminarians as acolytes during a ceremony at St Sebastian parish church, Qormi, on Friday.
As...
Drugs seized during roadblock
A 17-year-old man from Sta Lucia was detained by the army after drugs were discovered during a roadblock in Qormi on Friday night.
The man was a...
Rescue training camp in Malta
Eight members of the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team, accompanied by Assistant Chief Fire Officer Bill...
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