Saturday, November 7, 2009

News

Thea in splendid performance with Gigi D'Alessio - Yesterday, 13:31
Maltese singer Thea Garrett Falzon, 17, lived up to expectations with a brilliant performance with Gigi d'Alessio in Rome last night. Another...

Seminar to discuss alternatives to bird trapping - BirdLife - Yesterday, 11:52
One of the topics of an international seminar on bird trapping, to be held in Malta next week, will be alternatives to bird trapping, BirdLife...

FAA, AD opposes Balluta Square car park - Yesterday, 11:57
Flimkien Ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) and Alternattiva Demokratika have, in separate statements, opposed proposals by St Julians council to build a...

PL calls for deadlines for tackling soot problem - Yesterday, 11:44
The Labour parliamentary group has called on the Prime Minister to identify overseas laboratories which may analyse the soot appearing over the...

Housing Authority CEO becomes consultant - Yesterday, 11:01
Dr Paul Debattista has been appointed consultant within the Ministry of Social Policy and has therefore given up his role as CEO of the...

GO says decline in revenue slowing - Yesterday, 10:06
GO plc has reported a third quarter slowing down of a decline in group revenue and profitability, first reported in interim results in August. It...

UHM disputes with Health Department settled - Yesterday, 10:47
The UHM has announced agreement with the Social Policy Ministry on long-running disputes involving Nursing Aides, Health Assistants, Care...

MCESD discusses merging tax bodies - Yesterday, 09:10
Updated A merger of all tax collecting institutions, with the aim of combating tax evasion more effectively, will be proposed during the Budget...

Press digest - Yesterday, 07:30
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press: The Times says a man has been jailed for 10 years for raping his niece,...

EU to fight for tuna protection at global talks - Yesterday, 07:21
Fishing nations must cut the amount of Atlantic bluefin tuna they catch and protect porbeagle and thresher sharks, European fisheries commissioner...

Monday, June 29, 2009

Stories from The Times

Buġibba murder - 'My son knew who was going to kill him' - Juan Ameen
Soon before he was gruesomely murdered, 20-year-old Gaetano Romano wrote a letter which showed that he feared for his life and which named the man...

City Gate project - Renzo Piano plans hailed - Claudia Calleja
Leading Maltese architects have welcomed the proposed designs for the new entrance to Valletta, saying the plans respect the capital's unique...

City Gate project - What people are saying - Claudia Calleja
Hundreds of curious people went along to view the new designs for Valletta's entrance as the display of Renzo Piano's plans opened for public...

Fenech lays ground for spending cuts
Finance Minister Tonio Fenech yesterday laid the ground for a tough budget characterised by cuts in spending. "Now is not the time to raise...

20 to be charged over Yioham tragedy
Some 20 people, including travel agents and two policemen allegedly involved in human trafficking, are to be charged in an Indian court tomorrow...

Little, worried eco-warriors - Claudia Calleja
Six-year-old Isaac Gatt is worried about the state of the roads in Paola because if children fall off their bicycles they are likely to get a...

GWU again calls for Fairmount inquiry
The General Workers' Union will continue to insist that a proper inquiry take place into the "Fairmount scandal" that had cost the...

Solar panels stolen from the street
The solar panels powering the traffic diversion signs along the Marsascala Bypass have been stolen for the second time in as many months. The...

Baħrija architect again under attack
Mayor and architect Robert Musumeci, heavily criticised for his role in PN president Victor Scerri's Baħrija development, has come in for some...

My life with a Hollywood actor - Claudia Calleja
When Hollywood actor Matthew Marsden flew off his horse and got injured while filming in Malta six years ago he was catapulted into the life of...

Malta urged to follow Scotland's climate lead
Malta should emulate Scotland's example to reduce greenhouse gases by 42 per cent by 2020 - the most ambitious statutory target in the world, an...

Two saints, one celebration - Photo: Matthew Mirabelli.
Valletta's streets have been decorated in preparation for today's rare occasion when the statues of St Paul and St Publius will be paraded side by...

Go slow - Photo: Chris Sant Fournier.
A frustrated citizen has attached a sign complaining that paving works outside the National Library have been going on for the past two months....