Thursday, November 20, 2008
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100 bus drivers fined
A court this morning fined 100 bus drivers €70 each after they admitted using their buses for tourist transport when they should have been...
Central Bank investigating information leakage claim
The Central Bank has launched an investigation following remarks by IT Minister Austin Gatt in Parliament that a Bank official was a consultant...
Maltese RN sailor hopes to serve in Afghanistan
A Royal Navy recruit from Malta who has just completed her basic training can't wait to be a fully qualified medical assistant serving in...
Current crisis may be of benefit to Malta
The current financial crisis may result in a number of emerging opportunities for the Maltese IT industry, SmartCity Malta CEO Claudio Grech...
Radio, TV see drop in audiences
Radio and television both recorded a drop in audiences in the broadcasting year October 2007 to September 2008, according to a Broadcasting...
Update 3: Dalli - MUMN agree to hold further talks
(Adds joint ministry-union statement)
Social Policy Minister John Dalli and the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN) have held a meeting on...
CMTU disappointed with MUT
The Malta Union of Teachers did not turn up for a meeting called by the Confederation of Malta Trade Unions to discuss the MUT's proposal for...
Action on illegal immigration pre-requisite to policy on legal migration - Busuttil
An effective European policy on illegal immigration is a pre-requisite for a policy on legal migration, MEP Simon Busuttil said during a debate...
Updated: GO to start laying second cable to Sicily
Cable-laying works on the second submarine link to Sicily owned by GO, due to start tomorrow, have been postponed, the company said this...
Mepa reform linked to others
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this morning proposed the sifting of applications at the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa) so as not...
Valencia exhibition features painting from St John's Co-Cathedral
A Mattia Preti painting depicting St George on Horseback, normally displayed at St John's Co-Cathedral, has been shipped to Spain to form part of...
Updated: Sudanese man stabbed, grievously injured
(Details added)
A Sudanese man was grievously injured last night in a stabbing incident near Marsa open centre, where he resides.
The incident...
Dutch group leads bids for Enemalta Petroleum Division
BB Energy BV has been named the first ranking bidder for the commercialisation of the operation, maintenance and development of Enemalta’s...
Huge European online library opens today
Europeana, Europe’s multimedia online library opens to the public later today.
At www.europeana.eu Internet users around the world can now...
AFM make two drug finds at checkpoint
The police found drugs in two cars and arrested seven persons at a vehicle checkpoint near Zabbar last night.
In the first case, the soldiers...
Malta and international press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press today.
The Times says a survey of 100 shop owners by the GRTU found that...
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Stories from The Times
Prison director resigns
Prison director Sandro Gatt has resigned and has asked to resume his duties within the police corps, a request which was accepted by the Justice...
Karl Chircop to get treatment in UK
Labour MP Karl Chircop, who is in a coma after suffering a stroke early this month, will be flown to Britain tomorrow for further treatment after...
Migrants stow away on Lifecycle truck
Eight migrants who stowed away on a Lifecycle truck on its way from Morocco to Malta were discovered by Moroccan police during an inspection...
Maltese man knifed in Syracuse
A Maltese man who was on vacation in Syracuse sustained neck wounds last Saturday when he was allegedly attacked by a group of knife-wielding...
Population expected to reach 429,000 by 2035
By 2035 the population of Malta - the EU's least populous country - is expected to have grown to 429,000, a record size and an increase of 19,000...
Government pays €400,000 for treatment of Maltese on EU trips
The government has paid out about €400,000 following 700 claims from European hospitals and clinics which treated locals while abroad.
The...
Former employee denies abusing fiduciary position
A man yesterday filed a counter-protest in the First Hall of the Civil Court in which he denied allegations made about him that he had abused of a...
Chief Justice assigns magisterial duties
Magisterial inquiries into incidents involving aircraft will be conducted by Magistrate Giovanni Grixti, the Chief Justice has decided.
The...
FAA queries application for cow farm at Magħtab
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa) will today consider an application for a cow farm on arable land right next to residential...
MaltaPost boosts Lombard profits
Lombard Bank Malta has reported a 60 per cent increase in pre-tax profits in the first half of the year.
The bank said in a company statement...
Defective gas cylinder regulators
A number of gas cylinder regulators on the market have worn plastic pins that stop gas from passing through, Enemalta said yesterday.
The...
Unemployment down
The registered unemployed last month fell by 374 persons to 5,958 when compared to the same month last year, the National Statistics Office...
Chamber of Commerce wants end to 'biggest social injustice'
Properties used as clubs by political parties, bands and similar organisations should not be exempt from rent reform, the Chamber of Commerce and...
NGOs call on Mepa to publish Ta' Ċenċ plans
Eight environmental NGOs have called on Mepa to publish online the fresh plans submitted for the extension of the Ta' Ċenċ Hotel in...
MTA chairman under fire over development policy
Alternattiva Demokratika yesterday criticised comments made by Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) chairman Sam Mifsud that the authority's policy is to...
MCESD recommends stronger enforcement against illegal work
A draft document on "flexicurity" discussed during yesterday's meeting of the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development (MCESD)...
Limited edition euro coin issued by Central Bank
The Central Bank has issued a collector's coin in a gold and silver version, the first to be denominated in euro with the theme Auberge de...
More nights spent by visitors
A total of 817,662 nights were spent in collective accommodation establishments in June, an 8.8 per cent rise over the corresponding month last...
MHRA welcomes success of litter lout crackdown
The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association yesterday expressed its satisfaction at the success of a joint 10-day pilot project carried out...
Inflation on a par with the EU - Ministry
The average rate of inflation over the past 12 months was 3.3 per cent, exactly the same as that in the EU, the Finance Ministry said...
Changing the world through football
Children need something to believe in and sports provides them with a space where to have fun and acquire a variety of life skills while they...
Vandals strike at statue of St Dominic
Vandals struck at a street stone statue of St Dominic at Main Gate Street, Vittoriosa defacing it with red paint in the early hours of Tuesday...
Stagecoach Malta is 10 years old
When Stagecoach first opened its doors in Malta in October 1998, the idea of sending children to drama school was unheard of. Before that there...
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