Sunday, November 8, 2009
News
Zebbug Mayor to resign
Zebbug Mayor Brian Bonnici is to resign following PN media reports that he engaged council workers for works in his own home.
PL deputy leader...
Finance minister denies 'favours' claim
Finance Minister Tonio Fenech this afternoon strongly denied claims made in the newspaper MaltaToday and repeated by Opposition leader Joseph...
Festival of Honey at Sta Venera
A Festival of Honey is being held for the second year at Romeo Romano Garden in Sta Venera, drawing hundreds of visitors.
The activity is being...
New power tariffs would wipe out economic stimulus - Muscat
The Budget will be judged on how it tackles the cost-of-living, how it protects jobs and how it fights corruption, Opposition leader Joseph Muscat...
PM regrets comments by Mepa audit officer
The Prime Minister this morning expressed regret at comments made by the Mepa audit officer last week.
Speaking in a radio interview, Dr Gonzi...
Budget will not be an easy one, but outlook is positive - Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said today that tomorrow's will not be an easy Budget.
"It will not be an easy Budget, the past two Budgets have...
Malta marks Remembrance Sunday
The fallen of the world wars were remembered today in Remembrance Sunday commemorations in Valletta.
The President and the Prime Minister led...
Press digest
The following are the top stories in the local and overseas press:
The Sunday Times says obese people are costing the country €18 million a...
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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