OLAF head questioned me then we had lunch – witness
Giovanni Kessler, head of the European anti-fraud agency (OLAF), allegedly took a main witness in the Dalligate scandal to lunch “to relax and have some wine” after interrogating her over several...
View ArticleTerror strikes in Boston
For the family of Martin Richard, the eight-year-old boy killed by the terrorist attack in Boston on Monday, the tragic loss is everything. It must be the same for the family of Krystle Campbell, 29,...
View ArticlePrudence is still a virtue
An informal meeting of the Economic and Finance Ministers of the European Union was held in Dublin last week. A number of interesting points emerged from this meeting. However, they do not necessarily...
View ArticleEnemalta debt is daunting challenge
When Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi told Parliament that Enemalta’s debt exceeded €800 million, no one was really surprised by the extent of the problem facing the energy utility and the bigger economy....
View ArticleLights only for buses
I would like to draw the attention of the authorities to the practice by several drivers of using the bus lane crossing from Pantar Road to Valletta Road in Mosta. The traffic lights at this spot are...
View ArticleEC’s excessive deficit decision due in May
Brussels will next month decide whether to institute an excessive deficit procedure against Malta, The Times has learnt. Sources close to the European Commission said that, although the EU executive...
View ArticleDisability and sexuality issues
We might have just have seen the first local report of a woman with intellectual disability becoming a mother. Please note these are women before anything else. On an international level she is not...
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Floriana make it six wins in a row
RABAT AJAX-1, FLORIANA-2 Floriana extended their winning run to six consecutive matches after edging past Rabat Ajax 2-1 in today's opening match at the Hibs Stadium. The Greens looked to have made...
View ArticleBoston marathon suspect had become 'devout muslim'
An aunt of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects has said the older brother recently became a devout Muslim who prayed five times a day. Maret Tsarnaeva told reporters at her home in Toronto, Canada,...
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Qormi pile more misery on ailing Hamrun
Ħamrun Spartans 2 Qormi 6 Spanish striker Moises Avila Perez scored a 22-minute hat-trick to pile more misery on ailing Ħamrun Spartans as they claimed their third consecutive win in the relegation...
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EPP President endorses Simon Busuttil
EPP President Joseph Daul has endorsed PN deputy leader Simon Busuttil for the leadership of the PN. Mr Daul, who is in Malta on a visit, said about Dr Busuttil that Malta’s gain was the European...
View ArticleSustaining our growth sensibly
During the Budget debate, the Government was challenged to contain the deficit, which seems to have engorged, placing it above or, at least, close to the eurozone’s three per cent maximum. We probably...
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Pakistan’s Musharraf is under house arrest
Pakistani police arrested former President Pervez Musharraf yesterday to face allegations he overstepped his powers while in office, marking a dramatic break with a political culture in which military...
View ArticleHonest people
Easter Sunday in a very busy Qawra, my husband and I decided to take a walk in the beautiful sunshine we had that day. While I was out I looked for my purse, only to find I didn’t have it. I thought I...
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Despite Stonehenge find Malta’s temples still oldest oldest
An archaeological excavation has revealed that human beings occupied Stonehenge in 7,500BC not in 2,500BC, as was previously believed, but Malta’s prehistoric temples remain the oldest in the world....
View ArticleAbortion opposes right to life
Malta’s blanket ban on abortion has been criticised for at least a decade. Some say that, despite agreeing that a foetus enjoys the right to life, a blanket ban on abortion is not justified. This is a...
View ArticleWhat’s on today
At the Manoel Theatre, Valletta, Comedy Tonight, a musical extravaganza by Masquerade. Exhibitions At the Radisson Blu, St Julian’s, Natively Raw, an exhibition by Denis Calleja. At the Malta Society...
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Centre-left’s Prodi fails to get elected as Italy’s President
Former Prime Minister Romano Prodi failed to win election as Italy’s new President yesterday after his nomination by the centre-left bloc enraged Silvio Berlusconi and increased the chances of a snap...
View ArticleProblems of accessibility
On Tuesday, I attended a concert at St Francis church, in Valletta, and required toilet facilities before returning home. I am wheelchair bound. What a nightmare! Every band club, shop or café had...
View ArticleMigrant’s body in morgue for two years
A Nigerian migrant who died in suspicious circumstances in April 2011 has remained frozen in the morgue for two years as the authorities consider what action to take following the conclusion of a...
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