80% of Maltese households have internet access, 73% of adults use internet Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 14:07 Last update: about 11 years ago In 2014, 80.7 per cent of households in Malta and Gozo had access to the internet, while regular internet users reached 239,225 or 73.2 per cent of the population aged 16 to 74. Computer and...
Naxxar band club members not guilty over boxes of explosive material found hidden in basement Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 13:39 Last update: about 11 years ago Neil Camilleri A court has found eight members of the Naxxar Peace Band Club not guilty of illegal storage of explosive material after it ruled that none of them were aware or had anything to do with festa fireworks...
Cafe Premier scandal ‘textbook case of sleaze that could not stink more’ - PN, ministers react Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 13:34 Last update: about 11 years ago Jacob Borg Nationalist Party spokesman for justice Jason Azzopardi said this afternoon that the Cafe Premier scandal is a textbook case of sleaze that could not stink more. Addressing the media, Dr...
Programme aiming at helping SMEs access EU innovation, training and creativity funds launched Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 13:18 Last update: about 11 years ago As the take up of direct EU funds by the local private sector is still largely unexploited, a project launched by the Malta Business Bureau ( MBB) aims at guiding small and medium enterprises to...
NSO confirms Opposition’s concern on disposable income and salary increments - PN Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 12:01 Last update: about 11 years ago The concern on disposable income of Maltese and Gozitan families, especially for those with lower earnings, was confirmed by official statistics published by the NSO, the Nationalist Party said in a...
Man acquitted of insulting council clerks, threatening workers over wet paint Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 11:46 Last update: about 11 years ago Neil Camilleri A man who was accused of threatening council workers over wet paint used in front of his house has been acquitted of all charges. Peter Peter Bonavia, 64, from Santa Venera, was accused of...
Number of measles cases in Europe on the rise, vaccination rate in Malta at 99% Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 10:16 Last update: about 11 years ago The World Health Organisation (WHO) has alerted health authorities regarding the increasing number of cases of measles in Europe, urging all countries to step up vaccination cross age groups at...
Updated: Gas distributors suspend strike, to wait for government to explain policy before next move Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 10:11 Last update: about 11 years ago Gas cylinder distributors held a brief strike this morning in protest against new licences issued for the distribution and the fixed-point sale of cylinders in recent days. While this action was...
Drug dependency bill to come into force on 15 April; board to review drug victims named Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 10:09 Last update: about 11 years ago Duncan Barry The Drug Dependency Bill: Treatment not Imprisonment will come into force on 15 April, Justice Minister Owen Bonnici announced this morning. Speaking during a news conference held at the Museum...
Second theft from convenience shop in two days - St Julian's shop target of thief Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 09:11 Last update: about 11 years ago The police are investigating a theft which took place yesterday at about 9.30pm from a convenience shop in Triq Ross, in St Julians. The thief's face was not covered and he as carrying an item...