Central Bank governor Michael Bonello put paid last night to the highly speculative reports, taken up by Opposition spokesmen as facts over the last few days, that Malta may face fines of up to Lm10 million a year once it joins the euro on 1 January 2008....

Ambassador Richard Vella Laurenti, Malta’s resident ambassador in Egypt, recently presented the letter of appointment to African Union Chairperson Professor Alpha Oumar Konare at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ...

The European University MBA students recently had the opportunity to visit and tour Playmobil Malta Ltd, as part of their MBA degree requirements. ...

FITA is the acronym for the Foundation for Information Technology Accessibility. Founded jointly in 1999 by the Kummissjoni Nazzjonali Persuni b’Dizabilita’ (KNPD) and the Malta Information Technology and Training Services Ltd (MITTS)....

Dr Ray Bondin presented a report to the President of the Province of Catania Dr Raffaele Lombardo yesterday....

HSBC Bank Malta is providing support to help a well-known Gozitan company launch a new range of high-quality products, which are set to help promote Malta’s culture internationally. ...

This summer, Air Malta has doubled its scheduled services to Rome, with two daily flights to “the Eternal City”....

On the occasion of the inauguration of the Boys Secondary School at St Benedict’s College in Kirkop, an open day is being held at the school on Sunday....

The government said yesterday that it is committed to publishing a White Paper on freedom of information by the end of 2006. ...

The agreement for the new producers’ association is a positive and important step towards the sustainability of farmers and local agriculture, said Rural Affairs and Environment Minister George Pullicino yesterday....