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Pigs on the loose
There once was a piggy named Wiggy. Well, several of them actually. Wiggy and his siblings, also named Wiggy, belong to a family in Darwin, Australia. But they're naughty little pigs, and often...
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Magistrate orders police action against witness
A magistrate this morning ordered the police to take action against a hairstylist who took a false oath when testifying in a civil suit involving the dismissal of a former colleague. Robert Laiviera...
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PL President calls on Muslim community
Labour Party president Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi has visited the Muslim community, where he spoke on how Muslims should not suffer under any labels and should not be discriminated against. The PL in a...
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Couple claims damages after visas arrive late
A Maltese couple filed a civil suit against Johann Cuschieri, Consul of India in Malta, claiming damages of €4,110 when their visas were delivered late, ruining a trip to India. However a court...
View ArticleBoring ourselves to death
The electoral campaign has begun with a vengeance. We were bombarded by references to LAN (I hope I got it right), the interconnector, gas pipelines, all sorts of figures and statistics, technical...
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PL: "Confused and erratic" PN reaction to power plan
The Labour Party said this afternoon that the PN's response to its energy plan was getting increasingly confused and erratic. "The latest version is that that - having attacked Labour for proposing a...
View ArticleFour equities trade higher
During the trading session held today, four different equities traded higher. However, the MSE Share Index eased minimally lower as the declines in the share prices of Bank of Valletta plc as well as...
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Berlusconi loses sex case delay bid
Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has lost a legal attempt to halt his pay-for-sex trial so he can concentrate on a general election campaign. Judges deliberated for four hours before...
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Update 2- Study shows tariffs would rise 5% under Labour - Fenech
Finance Minister Tonio Fenech said this afternoon that an exercise carried out by independent advisers KPMG on the basis of the information given by the Labour Party in its energy plan made clear that...
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Muscat promises more effective powers for the Auditor-General
A Labour government will improve the resources and powers of the Auditor-General, Labour leader Joseph Muscat said this afternoon. Standing outside the Auditor-General’s office in Floriana, he said...
View ArticleReclaimed land ‘no problem’ for gas tanks
The land where the Labour Party is proposing to put two gas storage tanks at Delimara should not pose a problem, according to a former Enemalta chairman. Architect Joe Ellul Vincenti said yesterday...
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Cardiologist: tell everyone I’m still contesting election
Top cardiologist Albert Fenech has dispelled rumours of ill-health and insisted he would still be contesting the general election on the Nationalist Party ticket. Speaking to The Times from his...
View ArticleMuscat’s cancer claim for Delimara ‘alarmist’
There is no proven medical link between the incidence of cancer and the Delimara power station, according to two oncologists. “There is no evidence that there is an increased cancer risk around the...
View ArticleLabour’s 60-day approval for power station
A Labour government would target a 60-day planning approval deadline for its gas-fired power station, according to energy frontman Konrad Mizzi. He said this time frame was identical to that adopted...
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‘Five per cent’ tariff rise under PL’s energy plan
Labour’s proposals would raise energy tariffs by five per cent instead of lowering them by 25 per cent as promised, according to an analysis by international consultants KPMG commissioned by Enemalta....
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Muscat favours gay adoption
Labour leader Joseph Muscat is not against gay couples adopting children because he believes the underlying principle is the child’s best interests. Dr Muscat said the most important thing was for a...
View ArticleNot Mater Dei
With reference to the report by Waylon Johnston, “Personality claims misdiagnosis. Cancer sufferer told changes in her breasts were ‘normal’” (December 29), the Ministry of Health, the Elderly and...
View ArticleCandidate’s good qualities
Among the new candidates approved by the Labour Party for the general and local council elections is Stephen Sultana, who is well known among St Venera residents. He has served as a councillor for the...
View ArticleHelp for Dominican mission
The Dominican missionaries in Albania would like to thank the Birkirkara Visual Art Group for the art exhibition they recently held at the Dominican convent in Rabat in aid of our mission. This is the...
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Heroic Malta
For over 35 years now I have come to regard Malta as my second home, visiting it at least once a year. A few days ago, on BBC2 I watched a new documentary called The Battle for Malta, which depicted...
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