Friday, November 20, 2009
News
Comments on immigration frightening - Prime Minister
The level of “racism, intolerance and animosity” in comments on immigration was more than frightening and shocked Prime Minister...
Republic Street welcomes the Christmas season
Christmas lights in Republic Street, Valletta, were this evening switched on by Tourism Parliamentary Secretary Mario de Marco.
As in previous...
Air Malta pilots on work to rule
Members of the Airline Pilots’ Association are following a work to rule because of pending disputes with Air Malta.
The association (ALPA...
Two foreigners arrested following cocaine find
Two foreigners have been arrested after one was found to be carrying cocaine in his stomach.
The police said the arrests took place in Sliema...
Agreement for Maltese students to be hosted at Joint Research Centre
The Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST), the University of Malta and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) have...
New appointments in the police force
Ray Zammit was appointed assistant commissioner and Carmelo Magri, superintendent, this afternoon.
Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Mifsud...
Court establishes Price Club creditors' ranking
A court today determined the order in which creditors of a former director of Price Club Operators Limited and Biochemicals Limited were to rank...
Three men charged with stealing cigarette vending machine
Three young men this morning pleaded not guilty to stealing a cigarette vending machine on Wednesday at about 11 p.m. from Cafe de Baron in...
Restored library opens at Fine Arts Museum
The newly restored Vincenzo Bonello art library at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta is now open.
The library is a valuable source of...
Libyans who bought gold from Malta charged with money laundering
Two Libyans charged with money laundering, this morning, have been remanded in custody. They pleaded not guilty.
Police Inspector Ian Abdilla...
More dogs saved
The Animal Welfare Department are seeking information about the owner/s of dogs that used to be kept locked in a dark place in Valletta,...
123 songs submitted for Malta Eurosong
A total of 123 compositions have been submitted for the Malta Eurosong 2010 festival. The winning song will represent Malta in next year’s...
European Commission closes infringement proceedings against Malta
Infringement proceedings launched by the European Commission against Malta have been closed following the country’s successful...
Audit firm increases staff complement
PricewaterhouseCoopers has continued to expand, employing another 40 graduands this year.
This brought the company's staff complement to more...
Spain's royal couple in Malta next week
King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain will be in Malta on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Spanish royal couple were invited to Malta by...
Double taxation agreement with US to be ratified this year
The double taxation agreement between Malta and the US is expected to be ratified by the US Senate by the end of the year, Foreign Minister Tonio...
57,440 found to be at risk of poverty
57,440 individuals were found to be at risk of poverty in a Survey of Income and Living Conditions conducted in 2007, Finance Minister Tonio...
Replies attached to ICT exam paper
Exam papers at an Mcast ICT exam had to be collected immediately after it was found that the answers were attached.
Labour MP Evarist Bartolo...
Updated: Stainless Steel investment creating new jobs
(Adds GWU's reaction)
Stainless Steel Products Limited is investing €350,000 in new technology and tooling, creating 30 new jobs.
The...
Engineers say sabotage theory unlikely
Engineers are almost certain the explosion at the Marsa power station that plunged the country into darkness on Wednesday was caused by a fault...
Sunday's tragedy in Sliema - "As soon as he stepped over that wall, he went home to Jesus," - Samuel's father
Whenever Samuel Attard Montalto, 16, got home from school he would often sprint into the kitchen, throw his arms around his mother and dance or...
Half of employed Gozitans work in public sector
Almost half of the employed population in Gozo works in the public sector, compared to a third in Malta, according to European study published...
Maltese-flagged ship checked for radioactive cargo
Indian officials are checking a Maltese-registered vessel after reports that it could be carrying radioactive material, the Press Trust of India...
Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times leads with the appointment of the first EU president. It also...
Friday, November 20, 2009
Stories from The Times
EU leaders agree on top jobs
EU leaders yesterday unanimously elected Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the first full-time President of the EU Council and British...
Power plant blast - Engineers dismiss sabotage theory
Engineers are almost certain the explosion at the Marsa power station that plunged the country into darkness on Wednesday was caused by a fault...
Driving instructors want to decide timing of tests
Driving instructors are outraged by the Malta Transport Authority's decision to allow prospective motorists decide when to apply to do their test...
Dangerous drunk driver jailed
A man was jailed for three months and disqualified from driving for the same period of time for driving while being drunk.
Nicholas Bellotti, 34,...
Minor's evidence lands grandmother in court
Evidence a nine-year-old boy gave in a sex-related court case against his uncle led to his grandmother being arr-aigned and charged with defiling...
Two charged with illegal LPG storing
Mariano Polidano, 54, and Evan Polidano, 26, of Luqa, were yesterday arraigned before Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera and charged with storing...
'When Samuel went over that wall he went home...'
Whenever Samuel Attard Montalto, 16, got home from school he would often sprint into the kitchen, throw his arms around his mother and dance or...
Aladdin returns
Aladdin, arguably the most popular of all the Arabian nights stories, returns to the Manoel Theatre in Valletta this festive season in the form of...
Maltese literature gains an autobiography
When President Emeritus Guido de Marco set out to write his book The Politics of Persuasion, his biggest dilemma was whether to do it in English...
Extra performance of My First Time
An extra performance of the comedy My First Time will be staged at the MITP theatre in Valletta tomorrow due to popular demand.
The play,...
Former Chief Justice on trial - A crime elsewhere but not here - defence
The main charge of bribery facing former Chief Justice Noel Arrigo could not stand because, according to Maltese law, one could not be bribed...
Oncology centre plans get the go-ahead
The first phase of the planned oncology centre has been given the green light by the planning authority, paving the way for its construction on...
Middlesea's institutional shareholders to subscribe to €40 million rights issue
Middlesea Insurance plc's institutional shareholders have subscribed to its planned €40 million rights issue, chairman Mario C. Grech said...
Scerri denies ongoing works at Baħrija are abusive
An environmental group is asking the planning authority to stop ongoing "abusive works" on the controversial Baħrija farmhouse...
Cruise fair opens today
Fifty per cent of the world's cruise bed-stock will be represented through nine major cruise lines at the second edition of the Malta Cruise Fair...
Life after (a dear one's) death
The sister of cyclist Clifford Micallef, who died in a hit-and-run accident on the Coast Road in summer, hopes his death will not have been in...
TV producers get slap on the wrist
Three television programmes charged with "bad taste" were yesterday let off with warnings by the Broadcasting Authority while another...
Dangerous waste treating facility to be built next year
Resources and Rural Affairs Minister George Pullicino announced in Parliament yesterday that by the end of the year, WasteServ would have...
No 'alarming explosives' in containers near school
Justice and Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici yesterday denied claims by opposition spokesman Michael Falzon that a container impounded...
Malta in a fog... and it's not the Budget
Buildings were enveloped in a thick white blanket and roads misted over as dense fog crept through the island yesterday.
The sea fog, which...
Fusion Music
Kristina Casolani has launched her latest single Get Out, which follows on the song Traces. The singer will perform Get Out, a fusion of dance and...
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