Sunday, November 22, 2009
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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...
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Stories from The Times
New energy rates workings - Families will save €27 a year
The revised energy bills should mean an average annual drop of €27 a year for the majority of households when compared to the original...
Cleared of Paceville attempted murders
A man who faced a 30-year prison sentence over charges of trying to kill two during a big fight in Paceville was yesterday jailed for three months...
Social welfare head steps down
Joe Gerada is leaving the Foundation for Social Welfare Services, which he has headed for the past eight years, but said he will continue...
Malta Civil Aviation Register set to soar
The Malta Civil Aviation Register will be developed next year and could evolve into an important sector for the economy in the same way the...
MEPs decide not to reopen Ramla l-Ħamra petitions
Three petitions against the controversial Ramla l-Ħamra development permit issue will not be reopened and discussed further, the European...
Golden Harvest inaugurates €20m energy-efficient plant
Golden Harvest yesterday inaugurated what it claims to be the largest and most technologically-advanced bakery on the island, costing about...
BirdLife says Brussels could take legal action over new Għadira road
The European Commission could take the government to court if it goes ahead with plans to build a new road through a protected site in Għadira...
EU proposals on asylum seekers get mixed reaction
Malta is analysing the asylum proposals unveiled by Brussels yesterday, which have been described by unofficial quarters as "a mixture of...
Audit exercise will determine precise cost of individual health care
Malta is embarking on an extensive audit of the present healthcare system to determine the cost of every service and product in order to be able...
Animal welfare centre to charge 'nominal fee'
The animal aftercare centre in Ta' Qali is set to start providing rehabilitation care for strays and pets by 2010.
Rural Affairs Minister George...
Woman sees husband flush jewellery worth €2,000 in the toilet
A man flushed his wife's €2,000 diamond necklace down the toilet after she teased him, saying her new lover had given her the jewellery, a...
CMTU-MUT dispute - Nurses, academics back teachers
The spat between the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) and the Confederation of Malta Trade Union (CMTU) has intensified as two other unions yesterday...
Christmas glamour in spectacular homes
The upcoming issue of Homeworks features three spectacular homes, all different in their styles and sizes and illustrating that Christmas cheer...
Disabled persons likely to have right for assistance in polling booths
Persons with disability could soon be allowed to be accompanied into polling booths by someone of their choice, a situation at present not...
AD, Valletta Foundation welcome regeneration of the capital
Alternattiva Demokratika has welcomed the government's decision to regenerate City Gate in Valletta but said it would wait for the plans by...
'Għadira road decision should be revisited' - Charlo' Bonnici
Nationalist MP Charlo' Bonnici yesterday called on the government to revisit the decision to build a new inland road ostensibly to save Għadira...
Need for practice in University courses
Students graduating from the University tend to be skilled in theory but lacking practical experience, a graduating accountancy student said...
Over 60 per cent of Maltese are overweight or obese
Thirty-eight per cent of the population, particularly women, say reading was their prime hobby, according to the National Statistics office.
The...
Paola deputy mayor slightly injured when punched by woman
Paola's deputy mayor was slightly injured yesterday when he was assaulted by the relative of a woman he had reprimanded because her dog was...
Ministerial car repairs cost €20,000 in five years
In the five years between 2004 and 2008 the government incurred just under €20,000 in maintenance costs on the car of then-Investments...
29 cases of rape reports
During the first 11 months of this year ,the police received 29 reports of rape. In 18 of these cases the police arraigned 22 persons in...
Foreign casual workers at shipyards
Malta Shipyards imported 2,545 foreign workers for just a few days each on an ad hoc basis, which meant they were considered as casual workers,...
MRSA halved at St Vincent de Paul
Cases of the superbug MRSA at St Vincent de Paul Residence have more than halved from last year.
Forty-six cases were reported last year,...
Sant breach of privilege complaint against Gatt - Speaker to give ruling after consulting Attorney General
The House Privileges Committee will hear former Opposition leader Alfred Sant give evidence in the breach of privilege complaint he raised against...
First call for quorum in this legislature
Parliament experienced the first call for quorum during this legislature.
The call was made by Labour whip Joe Mizzi during question time when...
Rent reform before Parliament next week
A Bill to reform the rent laws will start being debated in Parliament next week, the House Business Committee agreed yesterday.
Leader of the...
Action for victims of domestic violence
Following two annual reports by the Commission on Domestic Violence, there was a reduction in the time lapse for victims of domestic violence to...
Main purpose of internet in Malta is to view newspapers, magazines
The most common use of the internet among the Maltese is to read newspapers and magazine.
In fact, 27 per cent of internet users go online to...
6,061 self-employed in arrears on NI contributions
There were a total of 6,061 self-employed who fell behind in their NI contributions, 5,553 in Malta and 508 in Gozo.
Finance Minister Tonio...
Travel arrangements for Maltese in Thailand
Eleven Maltese nationals trapped in Thailand after anti-government protestors blocked the Bangkok airport are being provided with alternative...
4,937 senior citizens victims of crime
There were 4,937 senior citizens who fell victim to crime between January 1, 2006, and October 31, 2008, Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Mifsud...
Malta-Gozo water traffic
From 1997 to date the Water Services Corporation transferred 3,155,702 cubic metres of water between Malta and Gozo.
There were no transfers of...
New director general of information
Martin Bugelli has been appointed director general of information, local government and public consultation at the Office of the Prime...
Libyan minister's commitments delay tripartite meeting
A meeting between Malta, Libya and Italy originally scheduled to be held tomorrow has been postponed because the Libyan Foreign Minister has other...
From tobacco use to Maltese toponymy
Giovanni Bonello is now in the ninth volume of the well-known series Histories of Malta and he shows no signs of faltering whether in his impish...
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