Medserv looking forward to reopening of Misurata base
The situation in Libya is slowly improving and Medserv is looking forward to the time when it would be able to reopen its base in Misurata. In the meantime, the company is expanding into Cyprus, where...
View ArticleBahamian-flagged ship sinks off Malta
The Bahamian flagged ship Fas Provence sunk early this morning 80.97 nautical miles south east of Delimara, Transport Malta said. It said in a statement it was closely monitoring developments. The ship...
View ArticleGO opposes Forthnet's right issue
GO plc's board of directors announced today they have resolved to instruct Forgendo Limited, the joint-venture investment vehicle equally owned by GO and its parent company Emirates International...
View ArticleUpdated: Muscat highlights motives which led Labour to move motion
(Adds government's reaction) The Prime Minister's decision to go abroad in spite of the political crisis in the country was one of the reasons which motivated the Labour Party to move its motion of no...
View ArticleFranco Debono - 'no comment' on confidence motion, but calls for...
MP Franco Debono this afternoon preferred not to comment on the no confidence motion moved in parliament this morning by the Opposition, although it appeared that nothing has changed since he said last...
View ArticleMalta exhibition being organised at Harrods
An exhibition about Malta is being held at Harrods in London between March 1 to 28. The exhibition, organised on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the award of the George Cross to Malta, will...
View ArticleCourt finds man guilty of Group 4 theft, does not award company damages
Although a court found a man guilty today of stealing more than €120,000 from a Group 4 Securitas Van in 1998, it failed to award the company damages on grounds that it failed to substantiate its...
View ArticleMelita customers to get free upgrade - authority
Melita customers will be receiving more information about changes in their service and they will get a number of days within which to inform the company whether they would like to take up a new 15 Mbps...
View ArticleMarkets slide on downgrade reports
Mounting speculation that a leading credit agency is to imminently downgrade the ratings of a number of eurozone countries drove global markets sharply lower today and sent the euro spinning down to a...
View ArticleSpartans' late flurry foils Mosta
Hamrun Spartans struck twice in the last six minutes two salvage a 2-2 draw against Mosta. Mosta took the lead on 15 minutes when Jonathan Bajada unleashed a powerful drive that was blocked by Hamrun...
View ArticleUpdated: France loses AAA rating
The French finance minister announced tonight that Standard & Poor's had stripped the nation of its top-notch credit rating, again throwing Europe's ability to fight off its debt crisis into doubt....
View ArticleUpdated: Opposition leader shoulders responsibility for no confidence motion
Opposition leader Joseph Muscat this evening shouldered responsibility for the motion of no confidence in the government, moved by the Opposition this morning. Speaking on Xarabank, Dr Muscat said that...
View ArticleUpdated: I am a victim of a bad political system - Franco Debono
Franco Debono said this evening he was a victim of a bad political system, he was suffering a lot and he hoped the country will gain something out of the situation. Speaking on Xarabank, Dr Debono said...
View ArticlePL ready to govern - Karmenu Vella
The man entrusted to draw up the Labour Party's electoral manifesto, Karmenu Vella, said this evening the PL is ready to govern and armed with a strong, compact programme of work, it will show the...
View ArticleStripes recover
Birkirkara 1 Marsaxlokk 0 The Stripes recovered from their shock defeat against Sliema as Moises Avila-Perez scored his ninth goal of the season to help Birkirkara overcome Marsaxlokk to go...
View ArticleUpdated: Malta's credit rating lowered
(Adds government statement) Standard and Poor's has lowered Malta's credit rating a notch to A-. The government said it noted the decision, which highlighted the fact that the international crisis was...
View ArticleSix dead as 'Costa Concordia' runs aground off Italian island
The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia, well known by Maltese travellers when it used to call at Grand Harbour, ran aground off the Italian island of Giglio last night. Six people died during...
View ArticleMigrant's baby born on patrol boat
Updated 4 pm. A baby girl was delivered on a patrol boat as the AFM rescued a group of migrants last night. The woman, believed to be Somali, gave birth on P51 as a group of 25 migrants was rescued...
View ArticlePress digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press. The Sunday Times says an opinion survey it commissioned shows Labour currently holding a lead of 5% over the PN. The PL stands at...
View ArticleCaptain left ship well before passengers - prosecutor
The captain of the Costa Concordia left the stricken cruise liner "well before" the last passengers were evacuated, the prosecutor in charge of investigating the disaster said today. Asked on the news...
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