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Cloud of fine dust envelops Malta
A dust cloud enveloped Malta today, significantly reducing visibility. The dust was blown towards Malta from North Africa by a strong south-westerly wind, which, the Met Office said, is expected to get stronger during the night. Flight operations at Malta International Airport were not affected, and an Austrian Airlines flight to Tripoli was diverted to...
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It is ethically justified to take pills that ‘indirectly’ risk life of foetus – Bishop
A seriously ill pregnant woman is ethically justified in taking medication that “indirectly” puts her baby’s life at risk, according to Gozo Bishop Mario Grech. Any such decision was “ethically permitted” if every effort was made to try and save the...
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Measures to avert rock collapse danger in Ghar Lapsi
The government is to stabilise the rocks near Ghar Lapsi by using rock nets and rock bolts, Infrastructure Minister Joe Mizzi said. Replying to questions in parliament, he said a danger of falling rocks existed in a substantial part of the coastline...
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Mriehel bypass footbridge under consideration
The government is revisiting plans for a pedestrian bridge across the Mriehel bypass, Roads Minister Joe Mizzi said in parliament this evening. He told Nationalist MP George Pullicinothat the government would respect its commitment to provide a...
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Mepa rejects three fireworks factory applications, four pending
Mepa over the past year rejected three applications for fireworks factories and approved one. Another four applications are pending. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said in reply to a parliamentary question that in the past 15 months, Mepa approved the...
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Health Minister details long waiting list for operations
Health Minister Godfrey Farrugia this evening gave a break-down of the waiting list for operations at Mater Dei in March. Replying to a question in parliament by Labour MP Chris Agius, the minister gave the following details: Ophthalmology 3,409;...
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PM meets women's national football team
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this evening welcomed the Malta women's football team at Castille. The team made history a few weeks ago when it ended at the top spot of its group and qualified for the next phase of Fifa's Women World Cup. Dr Muscat...
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Malta shows 'remarkable resilience' in face of major crisis in Europe - IMF
Malta has shown remarkable resilience in the face of a major crisis in Europe, and its main challenge is to preserve this macroeconomic stability, the International Monetary Fund has said. In its concluding statement of preliminary findings by a...
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Malta takes over EIB chairmanship
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has assumed the rotating chairmanship of the European Investment Bank. His term lasts for one year. He took over from Hungarian minister Mihály Varga. Prof Scicluna attended a meeting of the EIB Board in Brussels in...
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Malta welcomes efforts for revival of Middle East peace process
Malta has welcomed efforts for the revival of the Middle East peace process. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said it was closely following the current international efforts, led US Secretary of State John Kerry, to revive the process. It said...
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Nicholas Sammut says allegations against him had been withdrawn
Nicholas Sammut, former CEO of the Malta Council for Science and Technology said today that as far as he was aware, all allegations of improper conduct made against him had been withdrawn and there were no pending investigations in his regard. Dr...
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Heritage Malta, MCCA and orchestra boards appointed
Joe Buttigieg has been appointed chairman of Heritage Malta. The board members are Prof. Joanne Cassar, Tony Degiovanni, Dr Peter Muscat, Dr Gerald Montanaro Gauci, Prof. Anthony Zammit and Andrea Bartoloas as secretary. Sigmond Mifsud was...
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Mother tells court how daughter died from alleged misdiagnosis
A mother told a court yesterday how, hours after giving birth to her second child, she witnessed the death of her first daughter, who succumbed to bacterial meningitis after alleged misdiagnosis. Jacqueline Abela was giving evidence during the...
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Man, wife, claim police beating
A man described in court today how he was beaten up by policemen who, it was claimed, had also threatened to have sex with his wife in front of him. Joseph Azzopardi, 43 of Sta Lucija, was testifying in a case where he stands accused of assaulting...
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Former Governor is Lombard Bank chairman
Michael C Bonello, former Governor of the Central Bank, has been appointed non-executive chairman of Lombard Bank (Malta). He succeeds Christian Lemmerich, who has retired.
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Electricity cut off at €4.2m remain unpaid
Enemalta in the year up to last March suspended 293 domestic electricity accounts after bills with a total value of €1.6 million remained unpaid, Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi said in reply to a parliamentary question. The corporation also suspended...
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Spinola Bay project put on hold
The proposed Spinola Bay rehabilitation project will not be taken in hand in the immediate future, Infrastructure Minister Joe Mizzi said in reply to a parliamentary question. The €1.3 million project was announced in December by then Resources...
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Stop, or slow, slop
Justin Saliba took this picture in Triq il-Brunzar, Santa Venera, this morning. The message is in the signage. [email protected]
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Updated: PN says the PM is putting himself above the rules
The Nationalist Party this afternoon accused the prime minister of putting himself above the rules after he denied that members of his Cabinet were breaching the ministerial code of ethics. Dr Muscat insisted that ministers were not breaking the...
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Court turns down request to order action against Kazakh diplomat
The Magistrates' Court this morning rejected a call to order police action against Kazakh multi-millionaire Rakhat Aliyev after finding that allegations made by his former bodyguards had not been supported to the minimum level required by the...
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Schools gearing up to tackle multi-culturalism in classrooms
The Ministry of Education has been stepping up its efforts to cater for foreign non-EU students of different cultures in Malta's schools. Education Minister Evarist Bartolo said in parliament that an inter-directorate committee has prepared a detail...
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