Toy Story bowl recall
A brand of children’s plastic bowls has been recalled following reports they may contain formaldehyde, the Environmental Health Directorate said. Formaldehyde is a colourless, flammable, smelly toxic...
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Pack your finery
I like my feet. Not physiclly, of course. In fact, they’re too big and a bit pale. Which is probably why I overindulge them in positive discrimination and dress them up in the nicest shoes I can...
View ArticleMepa CEO steps down
The chief executive of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, Ian Stafrace, submitted his resignation to the chairman yesterday morning. A Parliamentary Secretariat for Planning spokeswoman...
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EU ‘stopped Malta being conservative’
EU membership changed Maltese society to the point that it stopped being conservative, according to PN leadership contender Mario de Marco. “We did not only liberalise the economy. We also liberalised...
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Prodi said election after referendum was ‘crazy’
European Commission chief Romano Prodi was worried to learn Malta was going to the polls before signing the EU accession treaty on April 16, 2003, former Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami yesterday...
View ArticleTwo directors proposed for Corradino prison
Corradino prison will have two directors with one assuming responsibility for the operational side while the other will ensure inmates serving time are being reformed, a Home Affairs Ministry...
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Shipyard’s CEO arrested over chemical dumping
Palumbo Malta Shipyard CEO Antonio Palumbo has been arrested by the Sicilian authorities in connection with the illegal dumping of chemicals. Mr Palumbo, 63, and his son Raffaele, 38, both from...
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Updated - Boston bomb suspect 'identified'
Investigators believe they have identified a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing from security video and an official statement is expected later in the day, a U.S. law enforcement source said this...
View ArticleCourt rules sex with girl, 15, wasn’t rape
A 25-year-old man from Dingli was yesterday acquitted of rape but found guilty of defiling a 15-year-old girl. The two had had a sexual relationship over several months but when she wanted to stop he...
View ArticleFitch: do not liken Malta to Cyprus
There are “substantial differences” between the Maltese banking system and failed Cypriot banks, according to a special report released yesterday by international ratings agency Fitch. The Maltese...
View ArticlePreliminary tests show letter to Obama contains poison ricin
A letter addressed to President Barack Obama contained a substance that preliminarily tested positive for the deadly poison ricin, authorities said today. News that the letter to Obama was being...
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Investors take fright as gold heads south
A woman walks past jewellery in a display window at the gold souk in Deira yesterday. Gold dropped six per cent on Monday to below $1,400 per ounce, its lowest since March 2011, as investors took...
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Mayor hits out at cost of proposed car park
The cost of the proposed Sliema Ferries car park was “massive” in relation to the number of parking spaces created, Sliema mayor Anthony Chircop said yesterday. When contacted, Mr Chircop said the...
View ArticleSlovenia looks to avoid EU bailout with early debt buyback move
Slovenia, struggling to avoid becoming the eurozone’s next bailout case after Cyprus, raised more than twice as much as planned in a treasury bill tender yesterday aimed at easing pressure on its...
View ArticleChildren in care may be adopted
The Government is looking into adoption options for children in homes and foster families. There are about 600 children who fall in this category and the situation of another 350 children is being...
View ArticleJeweller: I didn’t buy stolen gems
Valletta jeweller George Tabone, who stands charged with accepting stolen precious items amounting to some €330,000, denied everything in police statements, a court heard yesterday. Taking the witness...
View ArticleGovernment mulling internal call for Mepa posts
An internal call could be issued to fill the posts of two officials who tendered their resignation from the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, according to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat....
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Call for tighter checks on Libyan asylum seekers
The authorities should be more stringent when granting asylum to Libyans in Malta, according to the Libyan chargé d’affaires Muhammad El-Ghirani. “I would like the new Government to take steps, be...
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Health Minister sheds tears for lost patients
Health Minister Godfrey Farrugia yesterday had a teary-eyed moment as he spoke about how hard it was to leave his patients behind for a political career. Formerly a Żebbuġ mayor and popular family...
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Probe into abandoned oil records
Oil exploration records and rock samples discovered gathering dust in a San Ġwann garage have prompted an investigation by the Infrastructure Ministry. Infrastructure Minister Joe Mizzi said yesterday...
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