Saturday, November 7, 2009
News
Seminar to discuss alternatives to bird trapping - BirdLife
One of the topics of an international seminar on bird trapping, to be held in Malta next week, will be alternatives to bird trapping, BirdLife...
AD opposes Balluta Square car park
Alternattiva Demokratika has joined opposition to proposals by St Julian's council to build a car part at Balluta Square.
Spokesman Carmel...
PL calls for deadlines for tackling soot problem
The Labour parliamentary group has called on the Prime Minister to identify overseas laboratories which may analyse the soot appearing over the...
Housing Authority CEO becomes consultant
Dr Paul Debattista has been appointed consultant within the Ministry of Social Policy and has therefore given up his role as CEO of the...
UHM disputes with Health Department settled
The UHM has announced agreement with the Social Policy Ministry on long-running disputes involving Nursing Aides, Health Assistants, Care...
GO says decline in revenue slowing
GO plc has reported a third quarter slowing down of a decline in group revenue and profitability, first reported in interim results in August. It...
MCESD discusses merging tax bodies
Updated
A merger of all tax collecting institutions, with the aim of combating tax evasion more effectively, will be proposed during the Budget...
Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times says a man has been jailed for 10 years for raping his niece,...
EU to fight for tuna protection at global talks
Fishing nations must cut the amount of Atlantic bluefin tuna they catch and protect porbeagle and thresher sharks, European fisheries commissioner...
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Stories from The Times
Water and electricity rates - Costs amounting to €85.6m to be borne by consumers
Households and commercial consumers will be paying higher water and electricity rates come January 1 but the increase remains a mystery as the...
10 years jail for raping niece
A man was yesterday jailed for 10 years after an all-male jury found him guilty by six votes to three of raping his seven-year-old niece in...
Tax institutions to merge
A merger of all tax collecting institutions, with the aim of combating tax evasion more effectively, will be proposed during the Budget speech on...
Students granted bail
Five Indian students held in detention for 15 days on charges of breaching their visa conditions were granted bail on Thursday after contesting...
Freed khat importer seeks compensation for time in custody
A Somali man who was cleared by an appeals court of charges of importing illegal drugs - khat leaves not in the schedule of banned substances - is...
9,000 new graves for Addolorata
A total of 9,000 new graves will be added to the Addolorata Cemetery over the next three years in a massive €33 million extension to be built...
Legal action may delay Eurosong
Legal action over whether the Eurosong contest should be open to non-Maltese songwriters may cause next year's show to be postponed slightly...
Usury 'probably concocted' by man to avoid paying debt
A man accused of usury was acquitted yesterday after being found to have been the likely victim of a lie by a man who owed him money.
Francis...
Customs seize smuggled cigarettes
A smuggling operation went up in smoke when Customs officers seized 11,180 illegally-imported cigarettes from a garage.
The cigarettes,...
Tuna industry says Greens misquoted scientific findings
Malta's tuna industry is questioning the scientific evidence quoted by WWF and Greenpeace and believes there is no need for an international ban...
The Sicilian connection
The latest issue of Pjazza, being distributed with The Times today, is dedicated to nearby Sicily.
The magazine reports on the wild side of...
Psychiatrist cleared of causing patient's death
A psychiatrist was acquitted of the involuntary homicide of a patient who overdosed on the pills he had prescribed to her eight years ago.
The...
Police likely to arraign student editor
A 21-year-old history student is likely to be arraigned for publishing a crude short story in Maltese dealing with adult themes of sexual violence...
Fresh charges against driver accused of cyclist's death
A driver accused of the manslaughter of a cyclist last summer is now also facing charges relating to another traffic accident in 2007.
Anthony...
Passengers up for first time this year
Passenger movements at Malta International Airport in October increased slightly over the same month last year, marking a departure from the...
Air Malta, Meridiana link up
Air Malta and the Italian airline Meridiana have signed a code sharing agreement to strengthen the links between Malta and Italy.
The agreement...
European Union approves new telecoms reform
The European Union has agreed on the final touches on a set of new telecommunication rules that should make the life of EU citizens easier in the...
To the power of five
The November issue of FM, out tomorrow with The Sunday Times, is a fashion bonanza packed with trend reports, stylish collections and five fashion...
Teenagers perform with Gigi D'Alessio
Two Maltese teenagers were handpicked from hundreds of contestants abroad to sing with popular Italian singer Gigi D'Alessio.
In a...
Publication of Pitkalija prices
The publication of the wholesale prices of fruit and vegetables online has been met with great scepticism by two associations of farmers and...
Air passenger recounts lightning strike
Just a few minutes after a Ryanair flight took off from Pisa airport, Ivan Distefano heard a loud bang and a saw bright flash as the plane was...
Visible trade gap narrows
The visible trade gap narrowed by €79.7 million in September due to a drop in both exports and imports, according to provisional data issued...
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