The online version of The Times and The Sunday Times of Malta http://www.timesofmalta.com/ http://www.timesofmalta.com/img/tomlogo.gif http://www.timesofmalta.com/ en http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/drop-in-full-time-employment-increase-in-part-timeThe 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 increase of 279 full-timers was reported, the National Statistics Office said. It said that in...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:44:50 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/drop-in-full-time-employment-increase-in-part-time http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/resolution-aimed-at-facilitating-access-to-abortion-should-be-opposed-gift-of-lifeAn appeal for Malta’s representatives in the Council of Europe to adhere to the country’s pro-life position and work to oppose a resolution aimed at facilitating access to abortion has been made by the Gift of Life. In a letter to the...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:34:40 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/resolution-aimed-at-facilitating-access-to-abortion-should-be-opposed-gift-of-life http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/uss-laboon-crew-members-lend-a-handVolunteers from the USS Laboon have dedicated some of their free time to two community projects in a gesture of appreciation for the hospitality they received during their brief stop at Malta. One team of crew members joined with local...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:17:32 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/uss-laboon-crew-members-lend-a-hand http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/pn-has-become-party-of-threats-and-allegations-plThe Nationalist Party's behaviour in the Sliema council saga showed that it had become a clumsy party of threats and allegations. The Sliema council yesterday approved a vote of no confidence in mayor Nikki Dimech and appointed Joanna Gonzi, who...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:11:52 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/pn-has-become-party-of-threats-and-allegations-pl http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/libyas-request-has-to-be-resolved-in-a-bilateral-way-german-foreign-ministerGerman Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle chose his words very carefully when commenting on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s request for €5 billion from the EU to help it contain illegal migration to Europe, insisting the issue had to be...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:12:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/libyas-request-has-to-be-resolved-in-a-bilateral-way-german-foreign-minister http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/greenpak-submits-first-53-applications-for-eco-tax-exemptionsGreenPak, operators of the largest waste recovery scheme in Malta, have applied for an eco-tax exemption on behalf of 53 member companies. These applications were submitted with the recently formed approving body whose role is to determine which...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:40:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/greenpak-submits-first-53-applications-for-eco-tax-exemptions http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/first-playground-up-to-msa-standards-inaugurated-at-munxarThe first playground that conforms to standards established by the Malta Standards Authority has been inaugurated at Munxar. The Munxar council has benefitted from several schemes offered by the government to implement the Ġuże’ Aquilina...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:35:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/first-playground-up-to-msa-standards-inaugurated-at-munxar http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/ngos-commissioner-insists-discrimination-must-stopA harshly-worded annual report by the Voluntary Organisations Commissioner calls for an end to the “discriminatory” situation whereby some large organisations are given state funding despite not being officially registered. The law on...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/ngos-commissioner-insists-discrimination-must-stop http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/mother-disgusted-by-decision-to-abandon-footbridgeThe mother of a girl who died five years ago while crossing the Mrieħel bypass has expressed her disgust at Transport Malta’s decision to shelve plans for a footbridge over the road because it is financially unfeasible. Marlene Housley speaks...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:15:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/mother-disgusted-by-decision-to-abandon-footbridge http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/press-digestThe following are the top stories in the local and international press today. All Maltese newspapers report yesterday’s Sliema council meeting during which former mayor Nikki Dimech was ousted from his position with a vote of no...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:30:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/local/press-digest http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/world-news/well-keep-talking-says-middle-east-leadersIsraeli and Palestinian leaders said they would keep talking and produce a framework for a permanent peace deal following their first session in two years. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:26:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/world-news/well-keep-talking-says-middle-east-leaders http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/world-news/police-link-scottish-woman-to-mummified-babiesPolice in the US have linked a Scottish woman with a trunk in which the mummified remains of a baby and a foetus were found. Investigators said yesterday the trunk belonged to Janet M Barrie, who emigrated to the US from Scotland in the...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:27:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/world-news/police-link-scottish-woman-to-mummified-babies http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/world-news/13-rescued-in-new-gulf-oil-rig-blastAn oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast in the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the US Coast Guard said there was no leak and no one was killed. The coastguard initially...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:28:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/world-news/13-rescued-in-new-gulf-oil-rig-blast http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/world-news/were-not-friends-funk-band-tells-pepsicoMembers of the original funk band War say they can't be friends with PepsiCo. They are suing the soft drink maker for more than £6.5 million, saying it did not negotiate with them to use their song Why Can't We Be Friends? in a new...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:29:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/world-news/were-not-friends-funk-band-tells-pepsico http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/world-news/gone-with-the-wind-child-actress-diesCammie King Conlon, the actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With The Wind, has died at 76. Her friend, Bruce Lewis, said she died of lung cancer at her home on California's north coast. Conlon...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:30:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/world-news/gone-with-the-wind-child-actress-dies http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/sport/beckham-sets-target-for-return-to-actionDavid Beckham has targeted an earlier-than-expected return to action with the Los Angeles Galaxy on September 11. The England midfielder, 35, has not played a competitive game since tearing his left Achilles tendon while playing for AC Milan in...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:30:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100903/sport/beckham-sets-target-for-return-to-action http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100902/local/boy-9-injured-in-fallThe condition of the nine year old boy from Mellieha who was critically injured in a fall this afternoon has improved and he is no longer in a critical condition. The boy fell a height of about a storey from a school in Triq Vincenzo Ciappara...Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:26:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100902/local/boy-9-injured-in-fall http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100902/local/labours-sliema-councillors-to-abstain-from-voting-in-motion-of-no-confidence-in-mayor(Adds PN statement + new video) The Sliema council this evening approved a motion of no confidence in mayor Nikki Dimech and appointed Joanna Gonzi mayor. All six PN councillors voted in favour, the Labour councillors abstained and councillor...Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:26:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100902/local/labours-sliema-councillors-to-abstain-from-voting-in-motion-of-no-confidence-in-mayor http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100902/local/temporary-bail-for-former-reenactorA young man who used to take part in re-enactments at Fort Rinella this morning pleaded guilty to stealing €1,000 from the fort’s offices in Kalkara. Police sources said Ryan Bartolo, 21, of Senglea, broke into the offices and made off with...Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:32:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100902/local/temporary-bail-for-former-reenactor http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100902/local/17-year-old-reported-missingA 17-year-old teenager has been reported missing, the police said. The man, Dylan Degiorgio, 5”9’ tall, thin, has short black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a green top, a pair of black trousers, three-quarters in length, and...Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:36:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100902/local/17-year-old-reported-missing