10 years ago The Times
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
IVF law being drafted
A law regulating IVF and biotechnology is being drafted but no deadline has yet been set for its presentation in Parliament. The Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs would only say that the law will “eventually” be presented in the House of Representatives.
The news comes in the wake of a report in The Sunday Times on January 18 that Mater Dei Hospital has a fully-equipped IVF laboratory, which is not being used. As yet, expensive IVF treatment for infertile couples is not offered on the national health service.
Fuel oil price drops 39%
The price of fuel oil used by Enemalta for its power plants has dropped 39 per cent since October, when the new energy bills were introduced, according to a leading energy information provider.
The drop in the oil price has not been reflected in consumer bills, even though the new tariffs had to be revised when the price of oil fluctuated by more than 15 per cent.
Still, the Ministry for Infrastructure yesterday denied there was a 15 per cent fluctuation from the benchmark price used by Enemalta to calculate the tariffs but stopped short of saying by how much had the price of oil fluctuated.
25 years ago - The Times
Friday, January 28, 1994
Italy told to stop using Malta’s TV channels
Malta has asked the Italian government to stop television transmissions by private television stations on channels allocated to Malta under the Stockholm Convention, Broadcasting Authority chairman Joe Pirotta said yesterday.
Dr Pirotta said the authority wanted what was Malta’s by right, channels 21 and 29, to be in a usable state for Maltese stations. Channel 21 is used by Canale 5 and Channel 29 by TV Sicilia. There are five applicants for the two stations allocated to Malta – Smash Recordings Ltd; Grima Communications Ltd; A.B. Holdings Ltd; Dolmen International Srl; Belmont Company Ltd; and Rainbow Productions Ltd.
Illegal building in Attard demolished by PA
A heap of rubble was what remained of an illegal building in Attard after the Planning Authority yesterday morning executed a demolition order. Works Division and Army equipment were used for the demolition of the development, situated on the road leading to Rabat, property of Lay Lay Co Ltd. Construction work on the site was taken in hand in 1984 and was stopped in August 1985 by the PAPB.
Half a century ago - Times of Malta
Tuesday, January 28, 1969
Author Nicholas Monsarrat settling in Gozo
To live in a quiet place, away from the shuttling of trains, the horns of cars and the daily grime of industry, is the ideal of renowned author Nicholas Monsarrat. He thinks he has found this in a house that is being built in St Lawrence, Gozo, where he feels certain he will now settle for good, to tackle enough writing commissions that will keep him busy for at least the next 10 years.
For Monsarrat, Malta is like a dream come true, he said yesterday while at the Calypso Hotel in Marsalforn: “One of my future works should feature Malta. I shall not write it within the next three or four years till I become really acquainted with the island. I have not yet decided when to start writing it but I must include happenings associated with the Second World War.”
Russian warships anchor off Grand Harbour
Two more Russian guided missile ships sailed into the Mediterranean on Sunday from the Black Sea. A Russian cruiser and another warship anchored on Hurd Bank off Grand Harbour yesterday.