Saturday, November 7, 2009
News
Thea in splendid performance with Gigi D'Alessio
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fishing nations must cut the amount of Atlantic bluefin tuna they catch and protect porbeagle and thresher sharks, European fisheries commissioner...
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Stories from The Times
Simshar explosion - EU records show no boats were close by
No Italian trawler was tracked navigating anywhere close to the Simshar when it exploded, the Rural Affairs Ministry said yesterday, casting doubt...
Zero to negative GDP growth likely, Finance Minister admits
Malta's economy this year will see zero or even negative growth, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech said yesterday.
He said Malta was faring much...
Jellyfish net at St Julians
A 40-metre jellyfish net has been installed temporarily around the St Julians waterpolo pitch to protect players and club members from the annual...
Amlodipine tablets recalled
Amlodipine 5mg tablets, which control high blood pressure, were recalled from pharmacies and stores on Tuesday in accordance with instructions by...
Two critical after Żebbuġ fight
Two men are in critical condition after they were involved in a fight among neighbours in Pawlu Debono Street, Żebbuġ, soon after 7 p.m.,...
Known chlamydia cases 'just the tip of the iceberg'
A staggering 200,000 young people in Europe are expected to become infected with chlamydia in the summer months, according to the European Centre...
Accused of partner's attempted murder
A domestic argument between a Swatar couple got out of hand and 29-year-old Nathalie Micallef allegedly stabbed her partner while her three...
Technician arraigned over IT equipment theft
A computer technician who was plucked from the bushes at Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq on Monday was yesterday charged with stealing about €10,000...
Scouts clean up Vittoriosa bastions
The Venture Unit of the 1st Cospicua Scout Group is cleaning up the bastions in the area of St John's Tower and the Couvre Porte, the old entrance...
Malta-flagged ship in Dardanelles collision
The maritime authority said yesterday it was investigating a collision involving a Malta-registered cargo ship in the Aegean Sea on Saturday.
A...
Sweden assumes EU Presidency
Stockholm has taken over the six-month rotating EU Presidency and is preparing to face one of the most challenging semesters.
By December, the EU...
Former Labour MEP named head of news
Former MEP Glenn Bedingfield has been appointed head of news and current affairs at One Productions Ltd, the Labour Party's broadcasting arm.
A...
Old armoury extension to be preserved and restored
The extension to an armoury used by the Knights of Malta in Qormi will not be demolished but will be conserved and fully restored, the planning...
Charged with illegal fishing
A Sicilian fisherman was denied bail yesterday after being charged with illegally catching about €400 worth of fish in Maltese...
Tourist arrivals down 14%
Tourist arrivals in the first five months of the year fell by 14.3 per cent over the same period last year, according to the National Statistics...
Low pay condition leads to tenders call withdrawal
A call for tenders for security personnel during the Malta Jazz Festival was withdrawn on Tuesday after the General Workers' Union blasted the...
Former US marine finds sweetheart of 43 years ago
Patrick Hyland's shot in the dark to track down the woman he fell in love with almost half a century ago worked and the former marine is as...
Restaurants in coffee table book
The finest restaurants in Malta and Gozo feature in a coffee table book just published to mark the 10th anniversary of the Definitive(ly) Good...
Leak causes alert
Enemalta took immediate action to seal a container which was leaking mercaptan, a substance added to gas to give it an odour, at its premises in...
Plastic pistol used in hold-up on hawkers
Two men who allegedly carried out an armed robbery on two women in what was described as "purely a drug-related crime" were remanded in...
Surrey murder - Old Bailey hearing put off
A hearing at the Old Bailey, London, in the case of Peter Wallner, the man accused of killing his wife and dumping her in a wheelie bin in Surrey,...
Court acquits man deeming main witness unreliable
A man who was accused of prostituting a "manipulative" 17-year-old girl has been acquitted after a court found her to be an unreliable...
Minister warns contractors, supervisors on shoddy roadworks
Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt yesterday delivered a strong warning to road maintenance contractors and to those supervising their works that...
Sail cruiser
Inspired by the legendary tall ship, Preussen, the Royal Clipper, which sailed out of Grand Harbour yesterday after a brief visit, is the largest...
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