10 years ago - The Times
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Unions urge consumers not to pay utility bills
Trade unions are calling on people not to pay their water and electricity bills within the 45-day time window imposed by the service providers. The directive, which, the unions warned, is just the first in a series until the Prime Minister decides to meet them to discuss pending issues, will bring about “enormous cash flow problems for Enemalta”, chairman Alex Tranter said when contacted yesterday.
Representatives of the 11 unions, which include the General Workers’ Union, the Malta Union of Teachers and the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses, gathered outside Castille yesterday afternoon, on the day their ultimatum to Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi expired.
Magic Kiosk dismantled
Magic Kiosk, Sliema’s controversial turquoise landmark, began its vanishing act yesterday morning as the owner watched the government confiscate his belongings, including up to €70,000 in cash.
Government workers began demolishing the aquarium-like structure, which has dominated St Anne Square for some 30 years, at 5.30am.
25 years ago - The Times
Monday, January 10, 1994
PM forecasts further progress in bid to join EU
Prime Minister and Nationalist Party leader Eddie Fenech Adami said yesterday he was confident that in the coming year Malta would continue to make progress towards European Union membership.
Power cut at airport
Services at Malta International Airport were interrupted for some time on Saturday night as a result of a fault in the cable supplying power to the high voltage transformer.
The problem did not affect incoming or outgoing flights.
Maltese jailed in Morocco: unlikely to serve time in Malta
The five Maltese jailed in Morocco after they were caught in possession of drugs are facing an ‘uphill struggle’ in their bid to get their sentence reduced, sources said yesterday.
They were detained in Morocco on November 20 and in a trial some weeks later were found guilty of drug possession, trafficking and complicity.
Half a century ago - Times of Malta
Friday, January 10, 1969
Borg Olivier may stay in London for financial talks
Malta’s Prime Minister Dr George Borg Olivier is likely to stay in London next week after the Commonwealth conference for finance talks with the British Government.
A spokesman for the Malta delegation in London said tonight that the Prime Minister was also anxious for talks on the island’s development plans.
Dr Borg Olivier was today received by Her Majesty the Queen for a 15-minute audience and will lunch with Mr Harold Wilson at Chequers, the British Prime Minister’s country residence, tomorrow.
On Saturday, he will have a working lunch with British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart.
The spokesman said Dr Borg Olivier was unlikely to raise bilateral matters at these talks. They would be concerned mainly with matters to be dealt with at the Prime Ministers’ conference which goes into its fourth day tomorrow, embroiled in the Rhodesia debate.
Malta was not among the countries to speak today but Dr Borg Olivier is almost certain to outline his country’s stand tomorrow.
The Malta spokesman said the finance talks with Government Ministers would centre on the second five-year half of the 10-year agreement signed between Britain and Malta in 1964.