25 years ago - The Sunday Times
Sunday, April 10, 1994
Delimara power plant inaugurated
Malta should give more attention to alternative energy sources, Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami said yesterday evening.
Our country enjoys long hours of sunshine all the year round and it is time to consider alternative sources, he said when inaugurating the Delimara power station.
Phase one of the power plant, capable of generating 120 megawatts, is complete and work has started on phase two which should boost generating capacity to 310 megawatts by 1997.
New access for trucks sparks protest
Residents of Dun Ġwann Theuma Street, Attard have made a desperate appeal against their street being used by big industrial trucks.
The old Spinning and Weaving factory in Ta’ Qali is being revamped to be used as a storage area for potatoes and other vegetables.
And a wall on the back of the factory was demolished last week to allow trucks to enter the factory from Dun Ġwann Theuma Street.
But residents in the area fear their neighbourhood will be turned into an industrial estate.
“This is not an access road. The only time people come through here is on their way home.”
Half a century ago - Times of Malta
Thursday, April 10, 1969
Gladiator exchange installed
A new 600-line telephone exchange of the pre-2,000 type has been installed at R.A.F. Luqa to improve Gladiator exchange communications.
The exchange – once part of the old Mercury exchange in Lascaris – was stripped, refurbished and re-installed by a group of technicians of 234 Sig. Son (Malta) under the direction of Mr C. Xerri, BEM, of Paola the assistant technical officer who is attached at the Squadron.
Others who were mainly involved in the work on the new exchange were Mr. S. Tanti, of Lija; Mr J. Fenech of Floriana; Cpl J. H. Brown of Ħamrun and Cpl M. W. Hurley of Gżira.
Immigrant doctors in the UK
In an interview with Mr R. Cooke, the acting president of the British Medical Association, our Medical Correspondent discussed the problem of immigrant doctors from the Commonwealth in Britain.
Mr Cooke agreed that a problem did exist and that this was likely to become more acute in the future but he felt that at the moment it was being somewhat exaggerated. However the problem had to be faced and plans prepared to prevent it from getting out of hand.