Saturday, July 4, 2009
News
Two more Swine Flu cases confirmed - woman hospitalised for observation
Updated10.02 p.m.
Two more cases of A H1NI swine flu were confirmed this evening, raising the number of confirmed cases to 18.
A Health...
Air Malta aircraft in Swine Flu scare
An Air Malta aircraft operating the London Gatwick - Catania route was delayed for 2 hours 50 minutes at Catania Airport yesterday while it was...
Large fish reported off Marsascala
The Police said this evening that they had been anonymously informed that two large fish had been reported off Zonqor Point, Marsascala.
It urged...
The police turn on the style
The police turned on the style this morning for celebrations marking the 195th anniversary of the founding of the corps.
The Police Precision...
31,200 tons of bulky waste deposited at amenity sites
A civil amenity site was inaugurated today at Tal-Kus, near Xewkija in Gozo.
The site is the fifth and last such facility to be opened in Malta...
Police question 29 on drugs
The Drug Squad over the past week questioned 29 people over drugs, the Police said today.
The first four were questioned after the police...
The presidency - much more than symbolism
Former President and Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami said today that he disagreed with the view which some people could have that the...
Swine Flu? - Call a doctor, don't go to hospital, clinics
The Health Department this morning appealed to all those suspecting Swine Flu not to go to hospital emergency departments or clinics but to stay...
Malta and international press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press.
The Times says a baby is among the cases of Swine Flu reported yesterday,...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Stories from The Times
Nurses to step up action
Nurses have resolved to take their fight with the government over understaffing to new heights, threatening to stop treating patients at Boffa...
Opposition trafficking in data leaked, stolen from government departments
Infrastructure, Transport and Communications Minister Austin Gatt yesterday accused the opposition of daily trafficking in data leaked and stolen...
New utility tariffs - Unions mum on proposals to government
Trade unions emerged optimistic from yesterday's meeting with the Prime Minister, held to discuss revisions to the controversial water and...
Transition from primary to secondary school - More inclusive system proposed
The streaming mechanism that pigeonholes schoolchildren according to their overall exam performance will gradually be replaced with a more...
'Consumers should not carry burden of inefficiencies'
The social partners firmly believe that Enemalta should get its act together and eliminate its avoidable inefficiencies, which run into millions...
Charged with conspiring to import cocaine
A 21-year-old Liberian who was arrested at the airport as he disembarked from a flight from Brussels on Monday pleaded not guilty to conspiring to...
Commitment to prevent child abuse
Protecting children against any form of abuse must be a responsibility shared by all adults, said the Commission for Children yesterday on the eve...
UK passengers lead drop in airport movements
Passenger movements at the Malta International Airport last month fell by 6.1 per cent when compared to the same period last year.
The airport...
Too many hands still unwashed at Mater Dei
Overall hand hygiene has barely improved with the migration to Mater Dei Hospital, despite better hand-washing facilities and the availability of...
English diver's family asked to identify body
The family of Paul Swain, the British diver whose corpse was recovered from the bowels of the scuttled ship Xlendi on Monday, is expected to fly...
VAT reminders to be mailed electronically in pilot project
General notifications on VAT tax collections will start being sent via e-mail and text messages to account holders in order to ensure they do not...
Court seen as a distraction from business of saving strays
Letting out a sigh of frustration, dog lover Rennie Scicluna yesterday told a magistrate "he just wanted to carry out his mission"...
Police probe Spanish boat over illegal fishing
A Spanish fishing boat was intercepted by the Armed Forces of Malta on Monday while allegedly fishing illegally. The fishing boat was sighted by a...
Maltese return to home sweet home
The majority of immigrants registered in Malta in 2006 were actually Maltese returning home, according to Eurostat figures.
The most recent...
Malta clear of Alitalia cancellations
Alitalia flights to and from Malta will not be affected by the Italian airline's decision to cancel 100 flights a day due to strikes by pilots and...
Personalities recruited to promote local Monopoly
President Emeritus Ċensu Tabone, businessman Chris Grech, local band Scream Daisy and television and radio personality Eileen Montesin have been...
President Emeritus receives Spanish medal of honour
President Emeritus Guido de Marco was yesterday bestowed with a medal of honour by the Spanish Diplomatic School.
Surrounded by eclectic antiques...
Orchestra buys high-quality harpsichord
The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra is broadening its performance repertoire with the purchase of a harpsichord following an agreement with Bank of...
St Edward's extends kindergarten
St Edward's College has extended its kindergarten after enrolments grew by 1,200 per cent in 16 months.
During the official opening and blessing...
Government preparing Bill to combat racism
A Bill to counter racism and xenophobia would be presented to Parliament in the coming days, Justice and Home Affairs Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici...
Prisons described as a 'licensed drug-dealing quarters'
Opposition home affairs spokesman Michael Falzon yesterday described the prisons at Corradino as "licensed drug-dealing quarters". He...
Central Bank lowers growth projections
The Central Bank is revising its economic growth projections.
Bank Governor Michael C. Bonello told the House Public Accounts Committee yesterday...
Two unions on board for TUC
The Malta Dockers Union said it was accepting the Malta Union of Teachers' invitation to hand in its proposals on the setting up of a Trade Union...
Immigration discussed in Sweden
The influx of irregular migration faced by Malta was raised during a meeting in Stockholm between Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and the...
Public transport sector restructuring - 'Government did not use EU funds' - Joe Mizzi
The government knew there was no chance of delivering what the people were asking for in the public transport sector, as it had already promised...
Last great ocean liner bids farewell to its 'second home'
It was a "sad but special" day for the world's most famous ship, its crew and those who have voyaged on it.
It was time to say goodbye...
Ex-chef recalls rigours of serving top-class food
Bidding farewell to the Queen Elizabeth 2 in Grand Harbour yesterday was a "sentimental" affair for Brian O'Connor.
Between 1994 and...
Extra, extra at The Tabloid
The Tabloid, the newly-opened restaurant at The Palace, in Sliema, promises to offer that something extra: a refreshing combination of...
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