Sunday, November 22, 2009
News
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...
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Stories from The Times
Maltese-Arab woman on a mission to Gaza
Sanaa El-Nahhal, a Maltese-Arab from Palestine, flitted from one carton box to another anxiously hoping they will be filled with donations of...
Gas supplies 'unlikely to be affected by Russia-Ukraine row' - Enemalta
Malta should not be affected by Russia's stoppage of gas supplies to Europe because its gas comes from European sources and is shipped over from...
GRTU asks police to probe plastic bag claims
The Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises - GRTU has written to the Police Commissioner asking him to investigate the serious allegations made...
University lecturers' pay dispute - Over 2,200 students sign petition
More than 2,200 students have signed the petition to urge lecturers and the government to get back to the negotiating table and stop using their...
Bank staff clean up Buskett picnic spots
Over five cubic metres of waste was removed by a group of HSBC employees from picnic areas in Buskett as part of the global bank's Climate Change...
Leading astronomers to discuss €1.5 billion project in Malta
Some of the world's most accomplished astronomers will be descending on the island tomorrow to discuss the planned Square Kilometre Array (SKA),...
Midi bond issue 'not a panic button'
Midi's bond issue was not the pressing of a panic button to raise funds but part of a larger financial plan, company chairman Albert Mizzi said...
Drug conspiracy trial - Jurors expected to start their deliberations today
Jurors in the trial of an Englishman accused of conspiracy to deal with ecstasy in the summer of 2006 are expected to begin their deliberations...
Ruling gives more rights to stranded passengers
Passengers stranded at airports because of flight cancellations will welcome the European Court of Justice's ruling that reimbursements have to be...
Sant breaks silence but gets short shrift from Muscat
The country is facing new challenges and could not waste time looking back at past mistakes or failed solutions, Labour leader Joseph Muscat said...
Film wins award
The environmental organisation Bicref won an Accolade Award of Merit for its documentary Waves of Life, which promotes Maltese and central...
Directive 'being ignored'
The government could not be bothered with the directive on energy efficiency in construction, the Labour Party spokesman on the environment, Leo...
Microsoft donates software to Richmond Foundation
Microsoft has donated software to the Richmond Foundation, which will ease its administrative work and contribute towards providing a better...
New TV rules - Malta making slow progress
Malta is progressing slowly on the introduction of new EU television rules meant to liberalise the growing market, and the European Commission is...
Vodafone seeks MCA intervention over Go's media campaign
Go and Vodafone are engaged in controversy over the former's claim that it was Malta's best rated provider in terms of innovation, customer...
'Delirious' sixth formers
Lasallian Nights, the yearly soirée organised by the De La Salle Sixth Form Students' Council, is back with a showcase of talent on the...
A day out... with the animals
Families who are short of ideas of how to spend their weekends can make the most of a day among the variety of animals at the Park of Friendship -...
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