Malta top of the list of ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Index
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 09:00
Last update: about 10 years ago
For the second year running Malta ranks first on ILGA-Europe's Rainbow Index maintaining its classification among 49 Council of Europe Member States where LGBTIQ legislation and policy are concerned,...
Man dies after fall at Qawra
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 08:56
Last update: about 10 years ago
A 58-year-old Englishman died this morning after a fall in Qawra, the police said. The man fell a height of two metres off a ledge, the police said. He was certified dead on site. The...
Japan’s Air Force One in Malta
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 07:41
Last update: about 10 years ago
A Boeing 747 of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force, dubbed Japan’s Air Force One, practiced landing in Malta yesterday. The aircraft, which will be used by Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to attend the G7...
Ombudsman To stay on till October
Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
Ombudsman Joseph Sammut will continue to occupy the post he has held for 10 years, at least until 1 October, a Department of Information statement said yesterday....
Six Kg of cocaine found in container
Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The police are holding a 35-year-old man from Zebbug in connection with the discovery of 6.2 kilogrammes of cocaine in a container compartment....
Permit Issued despite fire hazard
Monday, 25 July 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
The Police knew that the fireworks for St Joseph’s feast in Msida would be launched from a field full of tall dry grass – an obvious fire hazard according to Civil Protection chief Peter Cordina – but issued the permit anyway....
4,500 Truck-loads of rubbish cleared from beaches
Saturday, 23 July 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
Last year, 4,500 truck-loads of seaweed and rubbish were removed from beaches in Malta and Gozo, said Tourism and Culture Minister Francis Zammit Dimech, speaking on the subject of cleaner beaches. ...