Eight deacons to be ordained next week by Archbishop Scicluna
Wednesday, 22 June 2016, 13:39
Last update: about 11 years ago
Eight deacons will be ordained priests at St John’s Co-Cathedral on Wednesday. They are: Fr Allister Marija Aquilina from the Conventual Franciscan Friars, Fr Robert Falzon from the...
Lightning kills 74 people, mostly farm workers, in India
Wednesday, 22 June 2016, 13:35
Last update: about 11 years ago
Lightning has killed 74 people, mostly farm laborers working in fields, across eastern and northern India over the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. A majority of the deaths occurred in...
Malta Does not fulfil criteria
Thursday, 21 October 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
As expected, Malta still does not fulfil the criteria for adopting the euro, and in this light the European Commission said that there should be “no change in the status (of Malta)” as a member state with a derogation....
Boy Hit by car
Wednesday, 20 October 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
A nine-year-old boy was seriously injured yesterday after he was hit by a car in Zebbug....
Public Land to be auctioned
Wednesday, 20 October 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 23 years ago
Malta Independent
The government yesterday announced its intention to amend the law regulating the transfer of government land so that public auctions of land may be held. Meanwhile, the other methods used to pass public land to citizens will all be retained, such as...
Squatters ‘recognised’
Wednesday, 20 October 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 23 years ago
Malta Independent
Last year 29 persons were ‘recognised’ as leasing government property and 24 this year up until August, Social Affairs Minister Dolores Cristina told Jason Azzopardi.The minister continued to explain, also with regard to further questions by Stefan...
Non-Malta Based air routes yielding good results
Wednesday, 20 October 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Air Malta will keep operating non-Malta based flights in its continuing efforts to seek out new markets while aiming to become profitable and viable once again, said chairman Lawrence Zammit and Investments Minister Austin Gatt....
Red Light for Leo Brincat
Wednesday, 20 October 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 23 years ago
Malta Independent
MLP spokesman Leo Brincat yesterday complained during an adjournment in Parliament that the traffic lights at the Kappara roundabout have not been working for over a week....