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Muscat’s school memories amuse and inspire students
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat was a quiet pupil who never got punished with an “after-school” but one close brush with the strict discipline prefect of St Aloysius’ College remains etched in his...
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Carnival loses a float champion
A long-time carnival enthusiast lost his life early yesterday morning after a pipe exploded in a boiler room at the Buġibba Hotel. Charles Axisa, 59, known as il-Landa, was working late at the hotel...
View ArticleItalian MEP calls for end to spring hunting
Italian MEP Andrea Zanoni has called on the European Commission to put an end to Malta’s spring hunting derogation. The MEP, from the alliance of liberals, is the vice-president of the European...
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Court orders sale of €2.1m boat
A court yesterday ordered the sale of the vessel MY Louis And The Girls to a named buyer over a hypothec registered on the sleek cabin cruiser. The court concluded that the offer made for the boat...
View ArticlePhone advert potentially misleading
An advert by Melita Mobile Ltd claiming its services were “up to 30 per cent cheaper” was yesterday deemed to be potentially misleading by the Appeals Tribunal. The tribunal, presided over by Mr...
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PC 99 was arrested over prostitute claim
The star witness in the case against former police inspector David Gatt yesterday confirmed he was arrested and investigated over an allegation he slept with a prostitute while on duty. Police...
View ArticlePresident got speech early
President George Abela was handed a copy of the controversial speech he read at the opening of Parliament at least two days in advance, The Times has learnt. The speech was criticised for its partisan...
View ArticleMuscat calls it ‘common sense’, PN: ‘scandalous’
Joseph Muscat yesterday defended his decision to grant special permission to parliamentary secretary for the elderly Franco Mercieca to continue his practise as an eye surgeon. This “limited waiver”...
View ArticleMercieca ‘is not an essential specialist’
The head of Mater Dei’s ophthalmic department has contradicted a claim that parliamentary secretary Franco Mercieca is the sole medical practitioner in any field of eye surgery. Mr Thomas Fenech said...
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Air Malta losses reached €25m last year
Tourism Minister Karmenu Vella said at the opening of the Amitex travel fair this evening that Air Malta's losses in the year which ended in March were €25m - €10m more than the operational losses...
View ArticleItaly parliament fails to elect state president in slap to Bersani
Italy's parliament failed to elect a new state president in the first two votes today, with a centre-left rebellion against leader Pier Luigi Bersani torpedoing his official candidate and prolonging...
View ArticleDaily currency report
Fresh worries about European Central Bank policy sent the euro sharply lower after one of the bank’s more hawkish members took comments about possible interest rate cuts a little further than usual....
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Colourful clover is back
How lovely to see growing in the Siġġiewi countryside, after an absence of some years, large amounts of ruby red clover. I remember, as a child, when this used to cover much of our springtime fields...
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Squadron flies through adversity to the stars
This month marks the 95th anniversary of No. 267 Seaplane Squadron, which was stationed in Malta at RAF Kalafrana Throughout its 60-year stay on the island, the Royal Air Force shared with the people...
View ArticleEuropean shares dented by weak US data, earnings
European indexes pared gains to close slightly lower yesterday after more weak corporate and economic data in the United States and Europe heightened fears over the growth outlook. The FTSEurofirst...
View ArticleLanguage pride
I was really intrigued by the letter written by Tony Connolly of Morecambe in the UK. It is really refreshing to come across an Englishman who is keen to learn the Maltese language. He says he is...
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Air Malta is set to post €25 million loss in 2012
On the day the Government announced a new board for the national airline, Tourism Minister Karmenu Vella said Air Malta would be posting a €25 million loss for 2012 – “€10 million more than the...
View ArticleA plea for national equilibrium
Notary Mark Sammut (Independence, Republic, Sovereignty, April 13) attributed the following statement to me: “A national day requires a historical legitimacy in time and context. It cannot be an...
View ArticleNokia sales tumble
A sharp fall in sales of Nokia’s basic phones overshadowed a stronger performance from its Lumia smartphones in the first quarter, sending its shares tumbling. The results renewed pressure on chief...
View ArticleHell of an election result
Heard the one about that poor chap who got tired of a sedate, non eventful, life in heaven and was granted a visit to hell to see what he’s missing? There, he got a great welcome from the chief devil...
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