Friday, May 9, 2008
News
Most Lourdes Home children re-housed, future of home undecided - ministry
Most
of the children who used to live in Lourdes Home in Gozo have now been
re-housed and the others will move in due time, when it is most...
Investigation into "disadvantageous" ship conversion contract under way
The Ministry for the Infrastructure, Transport and
Communications said today that an investigation into the contract entered into
by Malta...
Labour delegates voting on motion to extend voting rights
Labour party delegates have started voting on a motion to amend the party statute to enable paid up members to vote in the election to elect a...
Government underlines commitment to tourism development in Gozo, Bugibba
The tourism secretariat this afternoon denied claims
by the opposition spokesman for tourism that the government was not showing
enough...
Schools switch off power in environment initiative
Fifty-two
schools have today switched off their electricity and water supplies for an
hour in an exercise intended to show how planned and...
Updated: MCAST students stage protest
(Adds students' council's comments)
Many students attending the various institutes of the Malta College of
Arts, Science and Technology,...
Students debate energy, global warming
Students from various schools this morning debated energy and global warming issues with various ministers, MPs, MEPs and NGO...
Paola man gets bail for stealing computer, cash
A 28-year-old man from Paola pleaded not guilty to stealing a computer and €600 (Lm257.80) in cash from a house in Paola.
Magistrate...
Malta's international trade decelerates in March
Official figures issues today show a decline in Malta's international trade in March.
The National Statistics Office said that imports fell...
German man reported missing
Ernest Alfred Schomburg, a 46 year old German national,
has been reported missing, the police said.
He is almost six feet tall with short,...
Economic stability a priority in next Budget - Fenech
Finance and Economic Affairs Minister
Tonio Fenech this morning underlined the government's intention to safeguard economic stability in
an...
Archbishop to meet Maltese communities in Luxembourg, Brussels
Archbishop Paul Cremona will be
visiting the Maltese resident in Luxembourg and Belgium next week, the Curia
said.
He leaves on Sunday...
Passenger injured in Gzira car crash
A 20-year-old man from Mosta is in critical condition after a car crash
in Mikelang Vassallo Street, Gzira, early this morning.
The man...
Malta and international press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and
overseas press:
The Times leads with yesterday's announcement by Frontex, the
EU...
Friday, May 9, 2008
Stories from The Times
Sea patrols to start next week
Frontex-led patrols off the coasts of Malta are due to start next week following an agreement reached yesterday between Malta, Italy, France and...
French PM makes conditional pledge on burden sharing
French Prime Minister François Fillon said yesterday his country was prepared to take its share of the illegal migration burden as long as...
School transport - Seat belt use directive comes into force... or does it?
Children shuttled to schools in minivans are from today legally required to be buckled up but if this law were enforced "pandemonium"...
Labour leadership vote - Amendments to motion retracted
Labour's delegates will have a straight choice for or against the landmark proposal to have the next leaders of the party chosen by its members...
Urgent appeal for blood
The Blood Donation Services have made an urgent appeal for groups A and O blood because reserves are so low that surgical operations risk being...
EU Return Directive - Compromise proves elusive as Malta flags reservations
A number of EU member states, including Malta, are objecting to the compromise reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the...
Over 25 tonnes of separated waste taken to treatment plant
Over 25 tonnes of separated packing waste from 34 localities were collected on Tuesday from households, according to the Sant'Antnin Waste...
GWU welcomes new rule on tenders
The General Workers' Union has welcomed the instructions issued by Social Policy Minister John Dalli that whoever bids for government contracts...
UĦM issues warning
The Union Ħaddiema Magħqudin (UĦM) yesterday insisted on the Health Division to implement provisions agreed to several months ago with regard...
East Meets West: The Russians are here
Ir-Russi is an umbrella term that is false on two counts.
First, it is odious, especially for Russian women living legitimate lives away from...
A contribution to environmental awareness
Go is urging customers to take used top-up cards - mobile, internet and fixed line - to the Earth Garden Festival at the Ta' Qali National Park...
Cruise liner passengers - Conflicting reports on provision of transport, guiding services
Coach owners and tourist guides fail to see eye to eye with cruise liner agents who have underscored a shortage in the provision of their...
Traffic on the rise at MIA
Malta International Airport has registered yet another increase in passenger movements after gains recorded over the previous months.
It said it...
Nine months jail for escaping from detention
An Egyptian national being detained at the police headquarters was yesterday jailed for nine months after he admitted to escaping from a detention...
Suspended jail term
A man of Birkirkara was yesterday given a six-month jail term suspended for two years after he admitted to assaulting and threatening police...
Three face drug charges
Two brothers and a woman were yesterday arraigned on drug charges following a police raid in an apartment in Sta Venera on Tuesday.
Magistrate...
Man trying to sell drugs at party jailed for six months
A 28-year-old man of Luqa was yesterday jailed for six months and fined €465 (Lm199.57) after he was found guilty of trafficking in ecstasy....
Balzan fight victim arraigned
A man, who suffered serious injuries during a fight in Balzan on Tuesday, was yesterday charged with the attempted murder of two of his alleged...
Red Cross launches road safety campaign
Malta may have advanced as regards road safety and behaviour and in terms of the number of traffic accidents and deaths compared to other European...
Corpse found at sea
The corpse of a male immigrant was recovered by AFM divers from a cave in Delimara yesterday.
The drifting body was spotted by fisherman in a...
ECB leaves interest rates unchanged
The governing council of the European Central Bank yesterday decided at a meeting in Athens that the minimum bid rate on the main refinancing...
Naval school visit
The ship Giorgio Cini, the floating academy of the Guardia di Finanza naval school (the Italian economic and financial police), will be in Grand...
Support group for couples facing infertility problems
Infertility affects various aspects of a couple's relationship and, as the two fight against their very own bodies to have a child, they usually...
GWU dares minister to order inquiry into dock workers' output
If Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt is convinced that the shipyards are in dire straits because of the workers, he should order an inquiry, the...
Revival of games of old
Games our parents and grandparents used to play will be returning to Hastings Gardens on May 17 in Arti-Sport, an initiative of the Malta Sports...
More Labourites than Nationalists in Malta - Evarist Bartolo
There are more Labourites than Nationalists in Malta because at the last election the PN received about 4,000 votes from Maltese who lived abroad...
Energy-efficient appliances scheme
The government has handed out a total of €1.88 million (Lm810,000) in rebates to consumers who chose to buy an energy-efficient domestic...
Spiru Cefai out to capture Mussolini
All For One Productions will be staging a comedy at the Catholic Institute in Floriana tomorrow and on Sunday.
Called Spiru Cefai F'Missjoni...
Stray dogs creating 'an atmosphere of terror' in Swieqi
Residents in Swieqi phoned The Times offices yesterday evening complaining about a number of stray dogs in the area, which according to one...
Chef in Best Young Cook In The World contest
Adrian Buttigieg, chef de partie at the Hotel Phoenicia in Floriana, has been invited to attend the World Association of Chefs Society Congress...
Artists give their share in noble cause
Efforts to raise money for the Eden Foundation continue today with an art exhibition held at Simon's Pub, in St Julians. The exhibition will run...
EU Commission wants more discipline among euro members
The European Commission has called for more financial discipline among the members of the eurozone and said it will be having talks to up out with...
Bize Lizu to make 'inevitable' return to Malta
French Kiss by Bize Lizu, one of St Petersburg's foremost dance companies, will be staged in Malta between June 12 and 18, following hot on the...
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