Fr Hilary celebrates 80th birthday: the football-crazy priest who was friends with Pele Thursday, 30 October 2014, 12:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Neil Camilleri Fr Hilary Tagliaferro turned 80 on Tuesday. He celebrated his birthday with mass at Paceville's Santa Rita chapel and dinner at the nearby Zasha's restaurant in Baystreet. A good number of ex-members...
Former MP’s daughter speaks of constant struggles her father faced in politics Monday, 27 October 2014, 11:15 Last update: about 12 years ago This year marks 50 years since the late PN MP Joseph Cassar Galea was involved in a plane crash, when the light aircraft in which he was flying, together with a number of other passengers, crashed...
Outgoing European Commissioner Tonio Borg rules out Parliament, but not politics Monday, 27 October 2014, 08:45 Last update: about 12 years ago John Cordina Outgoing EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg is ruling out a return to Parliament, but he is ready to contribute to the Nationalist Party in other ways. The 57-year-old's term as Commissioner ends next...
Recovered alcoholic - who beat his brother - was willing to sell himself for his next drink Saturday, 25 October 2014, 09:07 Last update: about 12 years ago Jacob Borg Allan* thought his heavy drinking was normal. He openly admits he was willing to sell himself in order to fund his habit. It took a violent fight with his brother for him to realise that he had enough...
Photovoltaic panel contract: I did not set the feed-in tariff rate – George Pullicino Friday, 24 October 2014, 09:09 Last update: about 12 years ago Jacob Borg Former resources Minister George Pullicino denies any wrongdoing in the €35 million PV panel contract given by the previous administration. He says an audit firm actually recommended a feed-in...
Permanent Deacons: ‘The church needs to address today’s realities’ – Fr John Berry Monday, 20 October 2014, 08:38 Last update: about 12 years ago Therese Bonnici "Society needs a church that is credible, that is representative of society and that is not afraid of getting its hands dirty. It needs to address the different realities faced by society today and be...
Surviving breast cancer: woman speaks of 'magnitude' and 'multi-layered' experience Thursday, 16 October 2014, 10:00 Last update: about 12 years ago First Magazine A breast cancer survivor of fourteen years and the chairperson of the Action for Breast Cancer Foundation (ABCF), ESTHER SANT is an inspiring leader in the community. She takes a few moments to share...
Lampedusa shipwreck survivor makes fresh call for someone to take responsibility Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 10:46 Last update: about 12 years ago Neil Camilleri One of the survivors of the 11 October Lampedusa tragedy is asking a prosecutor to establish who was responsible for the questionable rescue operation carried out by Maltese and Italian authorities...
‘If I can do it, everyone can’ – three-time breast cancer patient Rimona Mifsud Cristiano Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 07:53 Last update: about 12 years ago Neil Camilleri For many young women, breast cancer is a distant thought. For Rimona Mifsud Cristiano the subject is much closer to home. The 42-year-old single mother-of-two is battling with breast cancer for the...
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat fails on his greatest election promise - Nationalist Party Sunday, 12 October 2014, 17:57 Last update: about 12 years ago Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has confirmed that he will not stick to the greatest electoral promise that he made before the March 2013 election - that of building a power station to reduce the...