Clik here to view.
Malta will 'favourably consider' investment proposals by Lufthansa Technik - PM
Malta will "favourably consider" any investment proposal by Lufthansa Technik to continue expanding its operations on the island, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said today. Visiting the three aircraft...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Greater police presence needed in Swieqi - Muscat
A "drastically" increased police presence was needed in Swieqi and other localities neighbouring entertainment hotspots, PL leader Joseph Muscat said this afternoon. Dr Muscat also said the PL would...
View ArticleBOV shares unchanged
The share price of Bank of Valletta plc again failed to hold on to a new 20-month high of €2.27 during this morning’s trading session to close unchanged at the €2.25,1 level across 30,470 shares. This...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Interconnector approved - Malta to pay €600,000 compensation
Updated 3.45 p.m. The Italian Ministry of Economic Affairs has given the final go-ahead for the electricity interconnector between Sicily and Malta. A permit is to be issued within 20 days. Finance...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Archbishop Cremona on Facebook
Archbishop Paul Cremona will be on Facebook on Friday – his birthday - between 4.30pm and 5.30pm to communicate directly with the people, the Curia said. The Church in Malta page has 5,383 friends and...
View ArticleRyanair flight makes emergency landing in Italy
A Ryanair flight was forced to make an emergency landing in the Italian city of Genoa today, after instruments on the Boeing 737-800 signalled possible cabin pressure problems, the airline said. Two...
View ArticleMFSA warning
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) warned today that CIB Malta as depicted on the website http://www.cib-malta.eu/secured/index.html appears to be a fraudulent website and is not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ministers highlight successes of tourism industry
The successes of the tourism industry were highlighted this afternoon during a visit to Malta International Airport by Tourism Minister Mario de Marco and Finance Minister Tonio Fenech. Dr de Marco...
View ArticleGovernment issues list of Fuel Procurement Committee members
Enemalta this evening published a list of members on the Fuel Procurement Committee and the Fuel Advisory Committee while confirming that Frank Sammut was paid compensation of Lm41,000 (almost...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Prince Harry back in the UK
Prince Harry has arrived back in the UK after his tour of duty in Afghanistan. The 28-year-old Apache co-pilot gunner has been on post-deployment "decompression" at a British military base, thought to...
View ArticleCardinal Glemp dies
Cardinal Jozef Glemp, the head of Poland's influential Catholic church from 1981 to 2004 - a time when it played a historic role in the fight against communism - has died at the age of 83. Jozef...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sex offender has jail term reduced
A man who was convicted of participating in sexual acts with his partner's 15-year-old daughter, making her pregnant, today had a five-and-a-half-year jail term reduced to four years. The man had also...
View ArticleWoman acquitted of marriage of convenience threats
A 33-year-old woman from Marsascala was today found not guilty of having threatened another woman, forcing her to marry an Arab in a marriage of convenience. The prosecution told the court that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bilbao's Llorente signs four-year deal with Juve
Athletic Bilbao's Spain forward Fernando Llorente will join Juventus at the end of the season after signing a four-year deal, the Italian club said on Thursday. "The future of Fernando Llorente is...
View ArticleFrance orders special forces to protect Niger uranium
France has ordered special forces to protect uranium sites run by state-owned Areva in Niger as the threat of attacks on its interests rises after its intervention against rebels in Mali, a military...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Apple rates Mychoice App as No1
Apple have rated the Mychoice App as the No. 1 App in Malta. The app is one of the main tools of the Nationalist Party in the electoral campaign.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Man ordered to pay his cousin €17,000 in damages
A bar brawl between two cousins led to one of the men suffering permanent scarring to his neck and to the other being condemned to pay over €17,000 in damages. The court heard that the two men were...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Half of school's iPads broken after a year
A UK school which gave out iPads to every pupil in the hope of improving their education admitted that just a year later half the devices have been broken. The Daily Mail reported on January 1 that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two islands and a 90-minute crossing
Tourism Minister Mario de Marco speaks about the importance of the Italian market that is the second largest after the UK. This morning he visited Virtu Ferries in Valletta, a shipping company that...
View ArticlePope's plea on social networks
Pope Benedict XVI has told Catholic Church leaders they must engage with social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter if they want to spread the faith to the next generation. The 85-year-old Pope...
View Article