National

Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 13:46

PN raises questions on animal centre review

The Nationalist Party this afternoon referred to the government's plan to hold a customer satisfaction review of the San Frangisk animal clinic and said that rather than holding such secret investigations, it would be better for the government to open similar centres  in the south of Malta and in Gozo. The party said that after 25 years of destructive...

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• Monday, June 17, 2013 by

  Karl Grech Orr

  Medserv held responsible as local agents for Agip

  The Court of Appeal, composed of Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri, Mr Justice Giannino Caruana Demajo and Mr Justice Noel Cuschieri, on May 31, 2013, in the case “Middle Sea Insurance plc in its own name and as subrogated in the rights of Salvo Grima...
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• Monday, June 17, 2013

  Barrier crash

  

  A 48-year-old man was seriously injured when his Toyota Hilux truck crashed head-on into the barrier on a traffic strip at the Birkirkara bypass yesterday morning. His injuries are not life-threatening.
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• Monday, June 17, 2013

  On the dot

  

  • Controversy had reigned over town names that were appearing only in Maltese on road and traffic signs. It seems as though common sense has prevailed as this sign in Tal-Barrani has shown. Rubbish dump • Large waste items, including a cot, have...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013, 18:52

  Four charged over human trafficking

  

  Two Syrians and two Maltese were taken to court today after being arrested yesterday when a boat carrying 18 migrants was escorted to Cirkewwa. Mahmoud Hamd, 28 and Issam Hamd, 29, admitted to assisting people land in Malta or to helping a group of...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013, 16:46 by

  Sarah Carabott

  New rules for beaches being brought in

  

  The long-awaited beach management programme seeking to iron out differences between frustrated bathers at Għadira and lido and kiosk operators are being implemented from this weekend. Under the new plan, deckchairs can no longer stretch along the...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013

  100 days – good, bad and the ugly

  

  Three months have passed since Labour was elected to power after a long period in opposition. Christian Peregin speaks to analysts to see what they are making of the situation. If you thought a change in Government would bring the economy to a halt...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013, 12:48

  Happy Heroes' Day

  

  At times, the little heroic acts of dads seem to fade in the background but we believe that they deserve to be in the limelight as much as any celebrity. So For this Father’s Day, we made an online call asking readers to nominate their fathers.
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013, 12:18

  Driver injured in Birkirkara Bypass crash

  

  A 48-year-old man was seriously injured when his car crashed into the centre strip at the Birkirkara bypass this morning. The police said the incident happened at about10.30 a.m. when the man lost control of his Toyota Hilux. The injuries are not...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013 by

  Claudia Calleja

  Woman who bit off attacker's tongue is living in fear

  

  The 27-year-old Nepalese woman who bit off part of the tongue of the man who sexually assaulted her is living with the fear that he will seek revenge. She feels “it’s not fair” that he only received a suspended jail term after making her feel...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013, 11:53

  Rescue demo delights bathers

  

  The Armed Forces of Malta held a sea rescue demonstration off the Sliema coast this morning as hundreds of bathers took to the sea for the first time this year. The AFM deployed an AB212 helicopter of the Italian Military Mission and a rescue launch...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013, 11:36 by

  Kristina Chetcuti

  Stay-at-home dad quite a rarity

  

  Conrad Sciortino is a home maker. He works reduced hours which allow him the time to take care of his two children after school, and to manage the household. His wife works full-time and comes back home at 6pm. Mr Sciortino, 35, from Birguma is...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013, 11:01

  Updated - PM reacts to Labour anger on Bondi' appointment - 'I know what I am doing'

  

  Prime Minister Joseph Muscat acknowledged this morning that his appointment of Lou Bondi' to a government committee  had raised the blood pressure of many genuine Labourites. "My reply to genuine Labourites, is that I understand your anger but what...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013, 09:56

  23 migrants brought to Malta

  

  Updated - A group of 23 immigrants has been brought to Malta after their dinghy was intercepted by the AFM this morning. The group consists of 20 men and three women, one of whom is pregnant. The dinghy was intercepted 58 nautical miles South of...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013, 09:20

  Times of Malta sweeps awards

  

  Times of Malta staff dominated the Malta Journalism Awards ceremony yesterday evening, scooping eight awards between them. Claudia Calleja and Kristina Chetcuti won the News and Features sections respectively, while Paul Zammit Cutajar picked up two...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013 by

  Mark Micallef

  Gayle Kimberley told me to ask for money – Silvio Zammit

  

  The only man facing charges over the Dalligate scandal, Silvio Zammit, has claimed he was a middleman in the affair acting on the “instructions” of Gayle Kimberley, the freelance legal adviser to the Swedish tobacco company that first reported the...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013, 07:36

  Press digest

  

  The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press. The Sunday Times of Malta says Joseph Muscat plans to review MPs pay in the next Parliament. It also says that a woman who bit off the tongue of an attacker is living in fear after...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013 by

  Christian Peregin

  Muscat plans to review pay in next Parliament

  Prime Minister Joseph Muscat plans to review salaries for politicians in the next legislature and discussions are already under way to create a “transparent mechanism” by which this can be done. Interviewed by The Sunday Times of Malta, Dr Muscat...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013 by

  Sarah Carabott

  Cassola is elected chairman of Alternattiva Demokratika

  

  Alternattiva Demokratika, which yesterday elected Arnold Cassola as its new chairman, has adopted a motion calling for an abrogative referendum on spring hunting. The motion was passed at the party’s annual general meeting held yesterday in...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013

  John Dalli to be given Mater Dei reform role

  Former European Commissioner John Dalli is to head a reform body within the administration of Mater Dei Hospital, sources have said. Mr Dalli met with the Prime Minister on Friday, after which Joseph Muscat indicated that the former European...
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• Sunday, June 16, 2013 by

  Kurt Sansone

  Murder trial: Judge is to address jurors tomorrow

  

  Mr Justice Lawrence Quintano will tomorrow sum up for jurors before they start deliberations on the fate of David Zerafa, who is accused of killing a Gozitan lawyer in 2004. Jurors yesterday heard the prosecution and defence make final submissions...
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