Monday, March 15, 2010
News
Magistrate Herrera in new request for protection order
Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera has submitted a new request to the Magistrates’ Court to issue a protection order to stop Daphne Caruana...
New Kappara distribution centre will be Malta's link to European grid
Enemalta has issued a call for tenders for a new distribution centre in Kappara which will cater for the electricity needs of the North-East of...
Restaurateur accused of resisting the police
Frankie Grima, 52 of St Julians was arraigned in court under arrest this afternoon and charged with violently resisting Superintendent Stephen...
Updated: Floriana benches: PN expresses regret
The Nationalist Party today expressed its regret that four benches removed from the Granaries for the Independence celebrations in September, have...
Libya warns Europe over energy interests
European countries locked in a diplomatic row with Libya should remember that their energy firms have interests in the North African country,...
Tuna ban 'in the air' as Japan adopts 'scare tactics
Japan was accused of scare tactics at world talks on wildlife protection today as it campaigned against a proposal to curb trade in bluefin tuna,...
Updated: Court told how police had monitored drug delivery
The police had closely watched a major drug transaction about to take place, following a tip-off, a court was told this morning.
Prosecuting...
Malta must leave Schengen arrangement - KMB
Malta must withdraw from the Schengen area immediately because the arrangement is nothing more than another form of colonialism, Karmenu Mifsud...
Norwegian man wins €4.8 million on Malta-based gaming site
A man in his forties from Norway has won over €4.8 million on the Malta-based online gaming site Betsson, with a stake of just €5. The...
Il-Bona murder: Accused considered taking harpoon for meeting
The man accused of the murder of Twanny Borg il-Bona, told the police soon after his arrest that he had intended to take a harpoon for his meeting...
Outbound tourism down by 763 in January
The number of Maltese going abroad in January was down by 763 compared to January 2009 and reached 17,397, the NSO said today
The main decline...
MUT suspends industrial action
The Malta Union of Teachers said today it was suspending industrial actions in state schools after receiving a communication from the Finance...
New Din l-Art Helwa president insists change must be managed
The newly-appointed executive president of Din l-Art Ħelwa, Petra Bianci, has insisted that her society is not against change.
"Heritage...
Cristina lists proposals to help Maltese communities abroad
The Education Ministry is proposing to offer five scholarships every year to Maltese living abroad to follow courses at the University of Malta...
Cannabis seized at AFM checkpoint
A quantity of cannabis was found and seized during a vehicle checkpoint mounted by the AFM near Zabbar last night. A 33-year old man from Zebbug...
Rabat man faces drug trafficking trial
Andrea Zammit, 53 of Rabat, appears before a jury today, accused of association for the importation and trafficking of 14.3 kilos of...
Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times says a clause of the adoptions law which had been unfair to...
Children raise funds for breeding swifts
Some 80 children yesterday took part in a sponsored marathon walk from Rabat to Qrendi and raised €1,121 from donations towards the...
Monday, March 15, 2010
Stories from The Times
Adoption law - Unfair clause removed
A landmark judgment has led to the law governing adoptions to be changed, doing away with the need for couples to have been married for at least...
Church apologises to child migrants
The Maltese Catholic Church yesterday formally apologised to child migrants who had been abused when they were sent to Australia 50 years...
No worries
If you are one of those people who need worry beads to keep you calm, just imagine the amount of patience needed to make a limestone model of the...
Opera house selling price put at €16,310
An "almost perfect" model of the old Royal Opera House in Valletta is up for sale after two years of painstaking work by a 70-year-old...
Two taken to hospital after Żabbar collision
A 15-year-old boy was seriously injured but not in danger of dying, when the car he was in, a Toyota Carina, collided with an oncoming vehicle in...
AD expresses solidarity
Alternattiva Demokratika expressed solidarity with Vincent Farrugia and Geitu Mercieca who were victims of violent attacks in separate incidents...
Go upgrades TV facilities to offer better football coverage
Telecoms company Go is beefing up its television infrastructure to be able to keep up with the English Premier League and Italian Serie A, which...
Book contest ends in tie
The first prize in the literary contest Letteratura għaż-Żgħażagħ held last Friday went to Simon Bartolo and Rita Saliba.
Mr Bartolo's work...
Lawyers resist idea of special warrant for Family Court work
Lawyers working in the Family Court may need more training but no special warrant to practise should be necessary, the Chamber of Advocates...
Brussels deciding on action against Malta for 112 service
The European Commission has yet to decide whether or not to take disciplinary action against Malta for the high rate of unanswered calls to...
Country still in recession, Labour MEP insists
Labour MEP Edward Scicluna said yesterday Malta was not out of recession at all despite claims by the Prime Minister.
He said: "Every family...
Plans for legal, psychological help to victims of crime
Support Malta, which helps all types of crime victims, has launched a new website to serve as a reference point for people needing...
Woman run over
A 50-year-old woman from Cospicua was critically injured after she was run over in Tal-Barrani Road, Tarxien at about 2 a.m. yesterday.
She was...
Irish eyes will smile on Wednesday
People around the world will unite in celebration to recognise St Patrick's Day and honour Irish heritage on Wednesday.
Over 60 million people...
Some things never change, Gonzi insists
Malta is economically among the best five or six countries within the EU primarily because the government did not listen to the Labour Party on...
Plans for Man. United players to join Lifecycle marathon
Cyclists will traverse from Venice to Manchester in a bid to raise funds to provide transport for the hospital's Renal Unit staff for visits to...
Youth agency to be set up
A youth agency is expected to be set up in the coming months to safeguard the interests of young people.
The announcement was made by Youth...
Mepa dispute on staff transfer resolved
The industrial dispute between professional staff and the Malta Environment and Planning Authority has been resolved.
The unions representing...
Migrants plead 'life of poverty' if returned
The most common grounds given for appealing a denial of refugee status was that the immigrants' home country only offered them a life of...
Number of women in senior positions 'still very low'
Malta had one of the lowest rates of women in the highest administrative posts as compared to other EU countries, according to an expert in social...
Police probe VRT garages
The police are investigating several VRT garages on suspicion of fraud in the issuing of vehicle roadworthiness certificates.
Sources said the...
PL welcomes government's environment policy
The Labour Party has welcomed the government's decision to draw up an environmental policy within the next 18 months.
Opposition environment...
Maltese communist party makes a comeback
After a break of over 20 years, the Communist Party of Malta has made a comeback, with party secretary Victor Degiovanni saying it was not defunct...
Embracing heritage and change
The newly-appointed executive president of Din l-Art Ħelwa has no intention of resisting change at all costs, following in the footsteps of her...
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