Friday, November 20, 2009
News
Comments on immigration frightening - Prime Minister
The level of “racism, intolerance and animosity” in comments on immigration was more than frightening and shocked Prime Minister...
Republic Street welcomes the Christmas season
Christmas lights in Republic Street, Valletta, were this evening switched on by Tourism Parliamentary Secretary Mario de Marco.
As in previous...
Air Malta pilots on work to rule
Members of the Airline Pilots’ Association are following a work to rule because of pending disputes with Air Malta.
The association (ALPA...
Two foreigners arrested following cocaine find
Two foreigners have been arrested after one was found to be carrying cocaine in his stomach.
The police said the arrests took place in Sliema...
Agreement for Maltese students to be hosted at Joint Research Centre
The Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST), the University of Malta and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) have...
New appointments in the police force
Ray Zammit was appointed assistant commissioner and Carmelo Magri, superintendent, this afternoon.
Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Mifsud...
Court establishes Price Club creditors' ranking
A court today determined the order in which creditors of a former director of Price Club Operators Limited and Biochemicals Limited were to rank...
Three men charged with stealing cigarette vending machine
Three young men this morning pleaded not guilty to stealing a cigarette vending machine on Wednesday at about 11 p.m. from Cafe de Baron in...
Restored library opens at Fine Arts Museum
The newly restored Vincenzo Bonello art library at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta is now open.
The library is a valuable source of...
Libyans who bought gold from Malta charged with money laundering
Two Libyans charged with money laundering, this morning, have been remanded in custody. They pleaded not guilty.
Police Inspector Ian Abdilla...
More dogs saved
The Animal Welfare Department are seeking information about the owner/s of dogs that used to be kept locked in a dark place in Valletta,...
123 songs submitted for Malta Eurosong
A total of 123 compositions have been submitted for the Malta Eurosong 2010 festival. The winning song will represent Malta in next year’s...
European Commission closes infringement proceedings against Malta
Infringement proceedings launched by the European Commission against Malta have been closed following the country’s successful...
Audit firm increases staff complement
PricewaterhouseCoopers has continued to expand, employing another 40 graduands this year.
This brought the company's staff complement to more...
Spain's royal couple in Malta next week
King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain will be in Malta on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Spanish royal couple were invited to Malta by...
Double taxation agreement with US to be ratified this year
The double taxation agreement between Malta and the US is expected to be ratified by the US Senate by the end of the year, Foreign Minister Tonio...
57,440 found to be at risk of poverty
57,440 individuals were found to be at risk of poverty in a Survey of Income and Living Conditions conducted in 2007, Finance Minister Tonio...
Replies attached to ICT exam paper
Exam papers at an Mcast ICT exam had to be collected immediately after it was found that the answers were attached.
Labour MP Evarist Bartolo...
Updated: Stainless Steel investment creating new jobs
(Adds GWU's reaction)
Stainless Steel Products Limited is investing €350,000 in new technology and tooling, creating 30 new jobs.
The...
Engineers say sabotage theory unlikely
Engineers are almost certain the explosion at the Marsa power station that plunged the country into darkness on Wednesday was caused by a fault...
Sunday's tragedy in Sliema - "As soon as he stepped over that wall, he went home to Jesus," - Samuel's father
Whenever Samuel Attard Montalto, 16, got home from school he would often sprint into the kitchen, throw his arms around his mother and dance or...
Half of employed Gozitans work in public sector
Almost half of the employed population in Gozo works in the public sector, compared to a third in Malta, according to European study published...
Maltese-flagged ship checked for radioactive cargo
Indian officials are checking a Maltese-registered vessel after reports that it could be carrying radioactive material, the Press Trust of India...
Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times leads with the appointment of the first EU president. It also...
Friday, July 10, 2009
Stories from The Times
Mepa reform - PM seeks 'magical balance'
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi yesterday launched his plans for Mepa reform, which includes a more direct role for the government in policy making...
Mepa reform - Bid to tame the Mepa beast
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi yesterday unveiled his plans to bring change to Malta's most reviled authority after his electoral promise 15 months...
Toddler contracts swine flu
A nine-month-old baby boy from Gozo is among five new swine flu cases, raising the total to 60.
The Health Department said two male teenagers,...
Immigration - France wants other countries to follow burden-sharing example
About 92 migrants left for France yesterday, embarking on a journey into a new future that has been secured by a responsibility-sharing initiative...
Lady Gaga's mask reveals Malta's face
Lady Gaga's publicity stunt in the form of yet another bizarre outfit at a press conference before her performance at the Isle of MTV on Wednesday...
Pros and cons of employee retention
The fact that unemployment in Malta did not skyrocket the way it did in other countries meant the island risked losing competitiveness in the...
Rescued dog put to sleep
A pure German Shepherd, that looked like a "walking skeleton", was yesterday found abandoned in a pebbly cave off Qala that is only...
Pietà tinsmith will be missed
Anyone who drove along the busy Pietà seafront will have noticed a cheerful elderly tinsmith perched inside a tiny room making weather...
Use of false IDs on the rise, police officer tells court
The use of false identity documents seems to be on the increase, a police inspector told a court yesterday as she charged a Nigerian immigrant...
Drop in number of ferry passengers
The number of passengers who made the Malta-Gozo crossing between April and June was slightly lower than in the same period last year even though...
Labour calls for lower VAT on tourism
The Labour Party yesterday criticised Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi for failing to cut VAT on tourism services while other countries had already...
Emissions alerts - ADT admits it ignored SMS reports
The Malta Transport Authority (ADT) yesterday admitted it had not tested any cars reported by SMS throughout 2008 saying it was working on a new...
Two arrested over drugs
Hours of surveillance by the police Drugs Squad paid off when officers made two separate arrests after seizing a considerable amount of cannabis...
Young man used counterfeit notes
A court yesterday conditionally discharged a young man for two years after he admitted to using two counterfeit €50 notes. Simon Camilleri,...
Safer swimming at Blue Lagoon
A temporary pontoon has been installed at the Blue Lagoon to ensure the safety of swimmers and embarking or disembarking passengers. As a result,...
'Malta should and could do better' in R&D
Malta may have stepped up its initiatives in research and development but it could do much more to have a thriving economy based on this sector,...
Detailed study on 'earliest extended prose in Maltese'
Among the many manuscripts handed over to the national library by Ignazio Saverio Mifsud is a volume of sermons and panegyrics in Maltese and...
Menqa plans - Marsa council laments lack of consultation
The Marsa local council should have been consulted on the plans for Menqa before the master plan, unveiled last week, was finalised, the mayor...
Aladdin in search of a cast
Masquerade have already decided that the main protagonist for their Christmas pantomime this year will be Aladdin but the performers have yet to...
Bored of house arrest, woman ends up in jail
A woman who got fed up of being under house arrest and went for a walk was yesterday jailed for two months.
Janica Mifsud, 25, of Sliema, pleaded...
Man sold expensive phones for a pittance
A man was handed down a suspended sentence yesterday after stealing three mobile phones worth hundreds of euros and selling two of them for a mere...
Deficit down in first quarter
The deficit in the first three months of this year was €49.8 million, down from €106 million in the same period last year, according to...
Music in art
Artist Jeni Caruana is exhibiting a collection of works featuring musicians and their instruments at Bridge Bar, Valletta in anticipation of the...
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