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19,104 surnames in Malta - double-barrel surnames soar
The census held in Malta in 2011 recorded 19,104 different surnames of which Borg, Camilleri and Vella were the most common, covering almost 10 per cent of the population. The National Statistics...
View ArticleMan hurt in hit-and-run
The police are on the lookout for a car which hit an 84-year-old man while crossing Naxxar Road, Birkirkara, this morning. The man was hospitalised shortly after the incident at 6 a.m. The car that...
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Playmobil to invest €15m in Malta
German toy-maker Playmobil is to invest €15m in Malta this year, Matthias Fauser, CEO of the Malta plant, said this morning. He made the announcement as he showed the prime minister around the large...
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Ray Pace placed under Bill of Indictment - former judge asked for phone from...
A court ruled this afternoon that there was sufficient evidence for former Judge Ray Pace to be placed under a Bill of Indictment. The ruling was given by Magistrate Neville Camilleri during the...
View ArticleTwo held on suspicion of burglary
A man and a woman have been arrested and are being investigated by the police on suspicion of committing a burglary. The police said they were informed at about 10 am that two people in a car were...
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Further gains for RS2 and Crimsonwing
During this morning’s session on the Malta Stock Exchange, the share prices of RS2 Software plc and Crimsonwing plc continued to advance. The equity of RS2 Software plc climbed by a further 6.7% to...
View ArticleRyanair passenger numbers up 2 pct in December
Ryanair said passenger numbers grew 2 percent in December year-on-year, as it carried 4.8 million passengers. Europe's largest low-cost airline also said today its load factor - a measure of the...
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SportMalta Awards finalists announced
The finalists of the 2012 SportMalta Awards - L-Għażliet Sportiva Nazzjonali - were announced today during a news conference at the Cottonera Sport Complex. The winners in each of the five categories...
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Moons 'could hold alien life'
Moons like the one depicted in the film Avatar may be among the most common places to find alien life, scientists believe. Astronomers came to the conclusion after identifying up to 15 new planets...
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Juve show interest in Drogba
Juventus director general Beppe Marotta has confirmed the Serie A club have enquired about the availability of Shanghai Shenhua striker Didier Drogba. The Bianconeri have already made an approach to...
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Merkel praises Malta's performance in difficult times
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has had a meeting in Berlin with Chancellor Angela Merkel. The talks focused on the EU Budget, whose process has been stalled for several weeks. The Chancellor said...
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Cleared of attempting to cause serious injury
A 35-year-old man from Dingli was today cleared of trying to seriously injure another man and driving dangerously and negligently in Mdina Road, Attard in December 2008. Dennis Sammut had filed a...
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Man admits stealing father's car
A 29-year-old man from Gzira was placed under a probation order for one year after he pleaded guilty to stealing his father’s car. The court heard that Clifford Camilleri, 29, had had an argument with...
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Nature agency to manage Natura 2000 sites
Talks are underway for the creation of an agency to manage Malta’s Natura 2000 sites. The agency will be separate from the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, Environment Minister Mario de Marco...
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Digging gets underway for WWII Spitfires
The Spitfire, Britain's iconic World War Two fighter plane, could be about to resurface in an unlikely location. The aircraft played a decisive role in the Battle of Britain against Germans forces in...
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Man rolls to his death in ski ball
A supposedly thrilling ride down a ski slope inside a giant inflatable ball ended in tragedy for two Russian men inside. One died and the other was badly injured when the transparent plastic ball -...
View ArticleIceland eyes 'interconnector' to the UK
Iceland is considering building the world's longest subsea power cable by around 2020 to take advantage of its abundant geothermal energy to supply Britain with green power, the head of the state-run...
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Muscat promises to rehabilitate Marsa power station site
Joseph Muscat promised this afternoon that a Labour government would convert the site of the Marsa power station into a recreation and commercial zone. Speaking at the gates of the old power house,...
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Labour's energy proposals 'a gimmick' - minister
The four energy proposals announced by the Labour leader this morning were nothing but a gimmick as they had already been announced in the last budget or were being implemented, Resources Minister...
View ArticleHSBC recoups some of yesterday’s decline
Fresh bids helped the equity of HSBC Bank Malta plc to recover some of yesterday’s 3.1 per cent drop with a 1.7 per cent increase to regain the €2.75 level across three trades totalling 11,000 shares....
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