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Small collision, big traffic jam
A collision in Pieta between an army Land Rover and a Smart car as caused a huge traffic jam this morning. No one was injured.
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230 businesses benefit from BoV Jeremie Financing Package
Over 230 Maltese businesses have benefited from €23 million loans sanctioned through the BoV Jeremie Financing Package to various SMEs, including micro enterprises, resulting in a total investment...
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Breivik boasts of his massacre
Anders Breivik defended his massacre of 77 people today and boasted the bomb-and-shooting rampage was the most "spectacular" attack by a nationalist militant since the Second World War. Reading a...
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Colorectal screening programme to start in October
The National Colorectal Screening programme will be kicked off in October and 28,000 people aged between 60 and 64 - the age group most at risk of bowel/colon cancer - will be tested every two years,...
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Marsascala double murder - accused denied bail
Joseph (Giuseppe) Cutajar, the man accused of last month's double murder at Marsascala, was denied bail by a court today. He stands accused of the murder of Kevin Gatt,32 of Ghaxaq who died on the...
View ArticleUK has huge shale gas reserves
Britain may have enough offshore shale gas to catapult it into the top ranks of global producers, energy experts now believe, and while production costs are still very high, new U.S. technology should...
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Former inmate accused of smuggling drugs into the prison
Francis Grech, a former prisoner was charged today with smuggling heroin into the prisons five years ago, when he was an inmate. He pleaded not guilty to smuggling the drugs and encouraging his...
View ArticleRegus: Maltese business confidence 'soars'
Maltese businesses confidence has soared 15 Index points to 113 since September, inverting the decline recorded between March and September 2011, according to the global Regus Business Confidence...
View ArticleHigh volumes of MaltaPost shares traded
More than 110,300 MaltaPost plc shares changed hands at the stock exchange today with the equity of the postal operator advancing by 3.2% to the €0.96 level. By mid-May, MaltaPost generally publishes...
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Updated: Malta to open embassy in Doha
Malta will be opening an embassy in Doha, in a clear sign of its willingness to cooperate with Qatar, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this afternoon. Speaking following the signing of a series of...
View ArticleUpdated: Malta to sign protocol on children's rights soon - government
The government has denied claims by the Opposition that it is not in a position to sign the optional protocol of the International Convention of Children's Rights. Labour MP Justyne Caruana said...
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Small accident, big jam (2)
Another minor traffic accident this afternoon caused a long traffic tailback as roads became slippery because of the rain. The picture, by Gerald de Giovanni, shows the scene on the Valley Road...
View ArticleMan denies hit and run charges
A man was charged today with injuring a woman when he drove into her car, and then sped off The incident happened in Luqa last year. Jesmar Gafa pleaded not guilty to driving recklessly, speeding and...
View ArticleTransport Malta insists it has right to transfer parking attendants
Lawyers representing Transport Malta argued in court today that licensed parking attendants had no right to remain stationed in any particular car park. The lawyers were replying to a request for the...
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Space shuttle Discovery flies for last time
The space shuttle Discovery, the most journeyed spacecraft of the now-retired American fleet, today made its final flight from Florida to a Washington area museum where it will go on display....
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No Mepa decision on Senglea gaming parlour application
Mepa this afternoon put off a decision over whether to grant a permit for a gaming parlour in an old building in the heart of Senglea. The vote was tied two-two with a member of the permits board...
View ArticleRyanair is not the devil incarnate
I followed the recent media spat between a Ryanair official and a customer with much amusement. Well, actually it's not the spat itself that caused the amusement – since I wasn't present for the...
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Arriva procedure to make up for inoperative ramps still in place
Arriva said this afternoon that the temporary procedure set-up to minimise the impact on service caused by a number of inoperative ramps was still in place. Wheelchair users who wished to travel on...
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The role of parliaments in current financial crisis
German Parliament President Norbert Lammert this evening gave a public lecture on the role of parliaments in the current financial and debt crisis within the European Union. Prof. Lammert arrived in...
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Police deny allegations on Karin Grech murder
Allegations about Karin Grech's murder by her father Edwin in The Sunday Times last Sunday have been categorically denied by the police. Prof. Grech wrote last Sunday that the criminal investigation...
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