MUT concerned at budget cuts in education
The Malta Union of Teachers has written to Education Minister Dolores Cristina voicing concern at budget cuts made public this week in the educational field. It said this decision which contrasted with...
View ArticleWorld's biggest long car and truck carrier gets Maltese flag
Seventy years after the Wilhelmsen owned ship Talabot sailed into the Grand Harbour delivering vital supplies to Malta, the Wilhelmsen owned Titania will sail out of Grand Harbour under a Maltese Flag....
View ArticlePoland acts on road salt in food
Polish health authorities have ordered more than 200 tonnes of food to be withdrawn from the market as it is suspected of containing industrial salt. It is the latest development in a scandal that has...
View ArticleBarrakka lift fast taking shape
The core of the new Barrakka lift has risen more than half way up from Lascaris Ditch to the Upper Barrakka, and a spokesman for the Infrastructure Ministry said the project is on time and on budget....
View ArticleTenishia at Farsonsdirect Retailshop
Local duo Tenishia shall be at Farsonsdirect Retailshop between 11 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. tomorrow. Tickets for their concert, at the MFCC in Ta Qali on March 17, and their latest CD album will be on...
View ArticleMore than 1,000 visiting for Verdi's Il Trovatore at the Manoel Theatre
More than 1,000 visitors are travelling to Malta this moth to watch Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore, being performed at the Manoel Theatre on March 15, 16 and 17 as part of the Teatru Manoel BOV...
View ArticleUrgent appeal for blood
The Blood Bank's reserves are down to a criticial level, the bank said in an urgent appeal for blood. It said all types of blood were needed but especially O positive. The bank, which is adjacent to St...
View ArticleDear Dom: a preview
In my student days, lessons in Maltese history had a massive failing. A good chunk of the previous four decades were invariably omitted. These were the Mintoff decades, years that left an indelible...
View ArticlePrisoner charged with setting cell on fire
Prisoner Faiz Omar Elsallak, 42, this morning pleaded not guilty to setting a cell on fire and attempting to set fire to another. He was also charged with attacking and violently resisting five prison...
View ArticleGo's share price drops 1.4%
During the last trading session of the week, GO plc's share price dropped 1.4 per cent back to the 83c8 level across four trades totalling 4,790 shares. Today's downturn was possibly due to the...
View ArticleCroatia Parliament ratifies EU deal
Croatia's members of parliament have unanimously ratified an accession treaty with the European Union, paving the way for the country to join the bloc next year as planned. All 136 members voted for...
View ArticleUpdated: Gaming authority suspends Mowjow Gaming and Mowjow Technology
Mowjow Gaming Ltd and Mowjow Technology Ltd have been suspended by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority. The authority said it suspended the licence because the companies breached the laws governing...
View Article9,334 kilogrammes of food destroyed by health inspectorate
More than 9,334 kilogrammes of food was destroyed by the Health Inspectorate in February. These included 5,240kg of beef following a rapid alert notification due to fraudulent certificates; 3,510kg of...
View ArticlePanamanian found guilty of theft and money laundering
Eduardo Navas Rios, a 30-year-old Panamanian who lives in Qawra has been found guilty of money laundering with six votes against three. Mr Navas Rios was also found guilt of theft with seven votes...
View Article90,000 Meals on Wheels served last year
A record of nearly 90,000 Meals on Wheels were served to the elderly last year, a 40 per cent increae over the year 2000, Parliamentary Secretary fr the Elderly Mario Galea said. He said that since...
View ArticlePeople's privacy first and foremost - FZL
The Forum Żgħażagħ Laburisti has reiterated its position against Acta, which position it said was consistent with that taken by PL MEPs since the very beginning. The FZL said that this treaty made the...
View ArticleGo maintenance work in Zurrieq/Kirkop area
Go is currently carrying out maintenance on telephone cables in the Zurrieq/Kirkop area, the company said. It said this may affect customers in the vicinity for some time over the coming hours. Go said...
View ArticleWorld Consumer Rights Day to be celebrated on March 15
World Consumer Rights Day on the theme 'Our Money, Our Rights' is this year being celebrated on March 15. Activities in Malta will be held in St George's Square, Valletta, on March 17. There will be a...
View ArticleGreece eyes bailout after debt deal
Greece has cleared a major hurdle in its race to avoid bankruptcy by persuading the vast majority of its private creditors to sign up to the biggest national debt writedown in history, paving the way...
View ArticleBurnt tar dumped at Majjistral Park
A large patch of burnt tar was recently dumped on the path and garigue close to Ix-Xagħra l-Ħamra at the Majjistral Park. In a statement, the park management condemned the vandalism which it said was...
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