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€22 million aviation investment still on the drawing board
A €22 million investment by a company specialising in aircraft ‘cosmetics’ announced last May has failed to materialise so far, though the Netherlands-based Aviation Cosmetics says its plans have only...
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De Marco had ‘reservations’ on deputy race
Tourism Minister Mario de Marco admits in an interview with The Sunday Times today that he had reservations about the Nationalist Party’s deputy leader election in view of a looming general election....
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Updated: Police should investigate allegations of deleted e-mails - Muscat
Allegations that government IT officials deleted e-mails which may be crucial to the investigation into Rita Schembri, the director of the Internal Audit and Investigations Department, should be...
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MUT instructs teachers to ignore woman who pulled teacher's hair
Teachers at St Ignatius Secondary School in Handaq have been instructed by the Malta Union of Teachers not to communicate with a woman who recently admitted in court pulling teacher Nadine Piscopo’s...
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Maximum income tax rate to be reduced
The Government is expected to honour its electoral pledge to reduce the maximum income tax rate, but will spread out the cut over two to three years to “keep in line” with the country’s fiscal...
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Update 2: Gonzi avoids Debono's Budget threat
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi avoided the thorny issue looming over the Government's last Budget that may not make it through Parliament. Speaking to Nationalist Party supporters this morning, Dr...
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€87,644 compensation to injured driver
A man who could not work and will need medical treatment for the rest of his life because of a car crash in 2006 was given compensation of €87,644 today. George Spiteri, who was 39 at the time of the...
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PM: EU funding data may have to be reworked using 2010 figures
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said today that the government has not accepted the EU argument that Malta does not qualify for Objective 1 status within the European Union. Furthermore, he said, once...
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Boat sinks after collision with patrol craft
A small Bahri boat sank after collision with a patrol boat in Marsamxett Harbour on Sunday, the AFM has confirmed. A man who was on board the boat jumped into the sea and was picked up by the patrol...
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Jewellery thieves caught on CCTV
Two men who allegedly stole jewellery from a Mellieħa shop were caught on closed circuit television and their photo is now being circulated on Facebook in the hope they can be caught. The two young...
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Updated: Good Budget feeling tempered by uncertainty
Unions and employers were given heads up on the Budget by Finance Minister Tonio Fenech this morning... and at the end of it they seemed pleased. The two-hour presentation to the Malta Council for...
View ArticleAir Malta launches seat sale
Amended after Air Malta clarified its statement to say that the sale applies for flights starting from today. Air Malta has launched its winter 2012/13 sale, giving a 25% discount on its published...
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Doctors cleared of negligence
Two obstetricians have been exonerated from all responsibility after action for damages was filed against them by the parents of a child suffering from cerebral palsy. Parents John and Mary Cachia...
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Luqa roundabout art work is to be restored
Restoration work on the controversial Luqa roundabout sculpture has been given the green light and will be restored at a cost of €2,000. Colonna Mediterranea artist Paul Vella Critien has been...
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Tearful Suha Arafat watches husband's exhumation from her Malta home
Yasser Arafat’s widow Suha wiped away tears this morning as she sat at home in Malta, watching television reports of the exhumation of her husband. Arafat’s remains were exhumed in Ramallah to enable...
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Mother seeks return of her son after care order
A woman has filed a judicial protest against Aġenzija Appoġġ, pleading for the return of her nine-year-old son who was placed under a care order 13 months ago. The woman, who is from Msida, said that...
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BWSC technicians lock power station computers in dispute with Enemalta
BWSC personnel have locked computer systems and effectively disabled the power station extension in Delimara because of a dispute with Enemalta over the testing procedure, Labour MP Joe Mizzi said in...
View ArticleJPO cuts birthday cake during PM's official visit
Independent MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando turned 49 today and celebrated with a cake at the offices of the Malta Council for Science and Technology during an official tour by the prime minister. Dr...
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Leah fights bad fever
Two weeks after undergoing major cancer surgery in the US, the three-year-old Maltese girl who has captured the sympathy of the entire nation is still in intensive care, fighting fever and an...
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Children who only eat pasta and bread
Charles Miceli has hands-on experience of children who only eat pasta and bread at home because their parents cannot afford otherwise. He regularly meets parents who skip paying the electricity bill...
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