Updated: Amendments to hate crime legislation being moved on Monday
A number of amendments to various laws are to be moved in Parliament by Justice Minister Chris Said on Monday. Addressing a news conference, the minister said he will be presenting amendments to the...
View ArticleIs this the season to be gloomy?
If Christmas is the season to be jolly, is Lent the season to be gloomy? There was a similar mentality regarding fasting during the time of Christ. Fasting was to be accompanied by a gloomy face –...
View ArticleHSBC, BOV shares in opposite directions this week
Despite the publication of the 2011 results last Friday and the recommendation of a final gross dividend of 7c2 per share, there was mild trading activity in the shares of HSBC Bank Malta plc during...
View ArticlePre-sentencing report ordered for drug addict
A drug addict in need of 'a whole package of treatments' retracted his guilty plea to charges of stealing some €900 in cash and cigarettes from a confectionary in Zejtun last month. Alan Caruana, 32,...
View ArticleOffender Assessment Board appointed
The Offender Assessment Board which will assess inmates individually to see whether they have actively worked towards change for their eventual reintegration into society has been appointed. Roberta...
View ArticleCourt dismisses Apple-Samsung cases
A German court has dismissed patent lawsuits by technology giants Apple and Samsung against each other in the two companies' battle over the market for smartphones and tablet devices. Mannheim state...
View ArticleArriva sponsors conservation of Hal Millieri Chapel
Arriva will be collaborating with conservation group Din l-Art Ħelwa on a project to conserve the chapel in Ħal Millieri, limits of Zurrieq and Mqabba. Commercial Manager Thomas Dimech met with DLĦ CEO...
View ArticleWoman pleads not guilty to taking drugs to prison
A 33-year-old woman from Zabbar was granted her bail against a personal guarantee of €5,000 and a deposit of €500 after she pleaded not guilty to importing drugs into prison. The woman allegedly took...
View ArticleTroops take on elephant poachers
A military offensive has been launched against poachers in a remote forest in the Central African nation of Cameroon. The soldiers went in after a high-level meeting between the country's minister of...
View ArticleSyria blocks Red Cross aid convoy
Syrian authorities have blocked an aid convoy carrying emergency supplies from entering the Baba Amr district in the city of Homs, the International Committee of the Red Cross says. The president of...
View ArticleFrance to close Syria embassy
France will close its embassy in Syria to denounce the "scandalous" repression by President Bashar al-Assad's regime, President Nicolas Sarkozy said today at the close of an EU summit. In Idlib...
View ArticleSPYS awarded Kerŷgma's Youth of the Year award
The Salesian Pastoral Youth Service won the Youth of the Year Award for 2011 organised by the Kerŷgma Movement. SPYS was set up in 1995 in the spirit of St. John Bosco and is made up of a number of...
View ArticleWhistle Blower Act a priority for Labour - Muscat
The Whistle Blower Act would be one of the first measures a new Labour government would introduce, Labour leader Joseph Muscat said this evening. Speaking in Hamrun, he said he will continue to speak...
View ArticleCrisis intervention centre inaugurated in Gozo
A crisis intervention centre has been inaugurated in Gozo to offer alternative accommodation to individuals or families going through social problems. The centre was inaugurated by Gozo Minister...
View ArticleShip voice tape work 'to take time'
It could take experts three months to analyse the voice recorder from the Costa Concordia, the prosecutor leading the Italian investigation into the shipwreck said. Francesco Verusio spoke to state...
View ArticleDrug finds in Mosta and Gzira
Two people have been arrested following drug finds in Mosta and Gzira. The police said they stopped a car at Mosta last night when the driver, 35, was seen acting in a suspicious manner. His car was...
View ArticlePutin set for return to Kremlin
Vladimir Putin appears all but certain to return to the Kremlin in Sunday's Russian presidential election, but he will find himself in charge of a country far more willing to challenge him. An...
View ArticleUpdated: Arsenal snatch victory
(Adds later games) Liverpool 1 Arsenal 2 Liverpool paid for missing a penalty and hitting the post twice as Arsenal's Robin van Persie scored twice to snatch a late victory at Anfield. Dirk Kuyt...
View ArticleHibs crush Mqabba
Hibs put up a devastating attacking as they crushed Mqabba to the tune of six goals to one at the Hibs stadium this afternoon. The Paolites took the lead on 17 minutes Andrew Cohen released Dias who...
View ArticleSliema see off tame Mosta
SLIEMA WANDERERS-2, MOSTA-0 Sliema Wanderers scored twice in the second half to see off the tame challenge of Mosta in a game that came to life after the change of ends. Having booked their place in...
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