Thursday, November 20, 2008
News
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...
Oil dives below $50
Oil plunged below $50 a barrel today, deepening losses over the previous four sessions as battered financial markets reflected ever lower...
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...
Video: GO to start laying second cable to Sicily
Cable-laying works on the second submarine link to Sicily owned by GO will start tomorrow at St Paul’s Bay. The process of laying the cable...
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...
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Stories from The Times
Shop owners expect tough Christmas
Sixty-four per cent of retailers believe business prospects for the Christmas season will be either bad or very bad, according to a survey carried...
Nurses' strike - 'Patients could die'
Patients requiring urgent renal dialysis could die if nurses were to follow the directives issued by their union, Mater Dei Hospital...
Office murder suspect granted bail
Spiridione Mercieca, the man accused of shooting dead business partner Martin Scicluna in mid-September, was yesterday granted bail against a...
Zammit Clapp Hospital may have two functions
Zammit Clapp Hospital is likely to house the rehabilitation hospital, which was destined for St Vincent de Paul, and the Gżira health centre,...
Public transport - Government to announce stand on reform on December 5
The government planned to announce its stand on the public transport reform at a national conference on December 5, the Transport Ministry said...
Man charged with importing khat claims human rights violation
A Somali national who had been charged with importing 14 kilogrammes of the drug khat yesterday claimed that his rights had been violated because...
Court fines two Spanish captains €28,000 for illegal fishing
Two captains of a Spanish boat yesterday pleaded guilty to fishing in Maltese waters and were fined €28,000.
Antonio Hernandes Pastor and...
Firm claims irregularity in call for Mcast tenders
A computer company yesterday claimed that the chairman of a selection board had issued instructions for a tender not to be awarded to it even...
'Science is boring and unappealing'
The majority of Maltese youngsters aged 15-25 years find learning science boring and unappealing, according to a study by Eurobarometer.
While...
Unions tight-lipped on utility rates proposals
The unions yesterday remain tight-lipped on the details of the nine proposals submitted to the government on the controversial water and...
Christmas comes early for Phase
Christmas, the melancholy of a slipping 2008 and an overwhelming enthusiasm about the upcoming 2009 are the running themes of the second issue of...
State aid halved since 2004
Malta has managed to more than halve its level of state aid since joining the EU, although it is still considered to be above average.
Malta's...
Filigree Maltese clock proves precious items are forever
A filigree Maltese clock crafted in 500 grams of silver thread is the main attraction at the Sterling exhibition that opened yesterday at the...
'Protected bird shot at sea'
BirdLife yesterday reported to the police that a protected bird, a great cormorant, was shot from close to the shore.
The NGO circulated to the...
EU approves School Fruit Scheme
Free fruit and vegetables will be provided to all Maltese primary schoolchildren from the next scholastic year as the EU embarks on a major...
Labour MP wins €12,000 in libel case
Labour MP Silvio Parnis was yesterday awarded €12,000 in damages after a court found that an article published in Il-Mument on June 25, 2006...
MLP study on equal opportunities in education
The Labour Party has commissioned a group of experts to come up with initiatives that would help students from all areas to have access to equal...
Utility tariffs meant crucial reform, says Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi told Parliament yesterday that a crucial reform had to be carried out with the water and electricity tariffs which,...
'The damage has been done'
Even if the perfect solution was found to the water and electricity tariffs problem, the damage which had already been done to the country was...
The Sunday Times columnist wins natural heritage award
The Sunday Times columnist Alan Deidun was awarded the Prix D'Honneur for Natural Heritage Journalism by Din l-Art Ħelwa.
Dr Deidun was...
Bilaterally-agreed health budget feasible - Deguara
Former Health Minister Louis Deguara yesterday echoed the wishes of the opposition for a bilaterally-agreed health budget, which was still...
Government living a lie, says Sant
Former opposition leader Alfred Sant said the budget was proof that the government was using the global financial crisis to hide its failure and...
AN pledges support to small enterprises
The Chamber for Small and Medium Enterprises - GRTU yesterday met the political movement Azzjoni Nazzjonali to discuss the impact of the new...
Live crib for Christmas market
Creative gifts and a live crib will be the highlights of a Christmas market that will be held on Sunday at San Anton School.
There will gifts to...
WWII vehicles under the hammer
Military enthusiasts have the opportunity to become proud owners of vehicles which, although past their prime, have made their own contribution to...
People watching
Celia Borg Cardona stares at people and then turns them into works of art.
Her paintings are on display at Gallery G, in Lija and the exhibition...
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