Friday, September 3, 2010
News
Drop in full time employment, increase in part time
The number of people employed on a full-time basis dropped by 1,109 between February and March when compared to the same period last year but an...
Resolution aimed at facilitating access to abortion should be opposed - Gift of Life
An appeal for Malta’s representatives in the Council of Europe to adhere to the country’s pro-life position and work to oppose a...
USS Laboon crew members lend a hand
Volunteers from the USS Laboon have dedicated some of their free time to two community projects in a gesture of appreciation for the...
PN has become party of threats and allegations - PL
The Nationalist Party's behaviour in the Sliema council saga showed that it had become a clumsy party of threats and allegations.
The Sliema...
Libya's request has to be resolved in a bilateral way - German Foreign Minister
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle chose his words very carefully when commenting on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s request for...
GreenPak submits first 53 applications for eco-tax exemptions
GreenPak, operators of the largest waste recovery scheme in Malta, have applied for an eco-tax exemption on behalf of 53 member companies.
These...
First playground up to MSA standards inaugurated at Munxar
The first playground that conforms to standards established by the Malta Standards Authority has been inaugurated at Munxar.
The Munxar council...
NGOs commissioner insists discrimination must stop
A harshly-worded annual report by the Voluntary Organisations Commissioner calls for an end to the “discriminatory” situation whereby...
Mother disgusted by decision to abandon footbridge
The mother of a girl who died five years ago while crossing the Mrieħel bypass has expressed her disgust at Transport Malta’s decision to...
Press digest
The following are the top stories in the local and international press today.
All Maltese newspapers report yesterday’s Sliema council...
Friday, September 3, 2010
Stories from The Times
Boy, 9, badly injured in fall
A nine-year-old boy suffered head injuries when he fell a height of one storey into the yard of the Mellieħa summer school he attends at about...
PN councillors vote to oust Sliema mayor
Nikki Dimech was yesterday ousted as Sliema mayor and replaced with his deputy, Joanna Gonzi, who denied Labour allegations that this was all a...
A regeneration tale of three cities
A €9.3 million regeneration project of the Three Cities will include the semi-pedestrianisation of the main thoroughfare and the upgrading of...
How to feed 4,200 at one go
Throw 21,000 hours of labour, 980 kg of meat, 700 kg of pasta, 210 kg of cheeselets and 4,000 eggs into the mix, apart from abundant quantities of...
Thousands stolen in post office hold-up
Thousands of euros were stolen when a man in sunglasses and a baseball cap held up a post office in Birkirkara yesterday afternoon.
Two female...
Fatal seaborne collision - Yacht owner rebuts negligence accusations
The owner of a yacht that collided with the 14-foot boat of an 81-year-old angler who then drowned has forcefully rebutted claims he acted...
Teenager reported missing
Seventeen-year-old Dylan Degiorgio of Fgura was reported missing to the police on Wednesday. He is about five feet, nine inches tall and slim. He...
Mother hurt by decision not to build Mrieħel footbridge
The mother of a girl who died five years ago while crossing the Mrieħel bypass has exp-ressed her disgust at Transport Malta’s decision to...
Attorney General looking forward to seeing ‘the other side’ of justice
A jovial Silvio Camilleri said yesterday that although he was never bored in his job as Attorney General he was looking forward to seeing the...
Magistrate tells military re-enactor to find job in a month
A former military re-enactor yesterday admitted to stealing €1,000 from offices at Fort Rinella, in Kalkara last month.
Ryan Bartolo, 21, of...
One of Malta’s oldest hotels to be extended and restored
The planning authority approved a full development permit to build two new wings at the Phoenicia, one of Malta’s oldest hotels.
The permit...
Internet, TV and telephone use rise in Q2
Use of the internet, television and telephone has risen with subscriptions increasing again in the second quarter of the year.
With a nine per...
Green Pak welcomes registration scheme
The planning authority’s recently-launched online registration scheme for waste producers was deemed a step in the right direction by Green Pak,...
German Foreign Minister on official visit
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle arrived in Malta last night for an official visit.
Mr Westerwalle, who is visiting for the first time...
Dear driver, you have a message
Drivers can be informed about their forthcoming vehicle roadworthiness test, licence renewals and outstanding fines and charges via text message...
Mayors call for flexibility and common sense on laptop use
Mayors, flabbergasted by a police decision to charge a Gozitan mayor with misappropriation after his daughter used the council laptop, were told...
Call for better protection of foreign labour in high season
Better law enforcement was needed to ensure that foreigners working in Malta during the busy tourism months were not abused by employers, the...
Discrimination must stop, NGOs Commissioner says
A harshly-worded annual report by the Voluntary Organisations Commissioner calls for an end to the “discriminatory” situation whereby some...
ST thanks President for ‘interest and involvement’
Computer chip giant STMicroelectronics has fully recovered from the crisis it faced in 2009 with the results this year surpassing those of...
ECB leaves benchmark interest rate unchanged as economy picks up
The cost of borrowing from Maltese banks is expected to remain low as the European Central Bank yesterday decided to leave its benchmark interest...
The right to safe passage at sea
Leaving their families for six months may be tough but the men and women on board the US warship, USS Laboon, remain enthusiastic about their...
Young at heart
A group 200 students from Skolasajf brightened up the day for elderly residents at St Vincent De Paul in a visit organised by the education and...
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