Tourism minister addresses international conference in Brussels
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 14:01
Last update: about 12 years ago
During the conference entitled “Attracting Investment in Tourism” held in Brussels, the Minister for Tourism Edward Zammit Lewis said that, whilst the European Union aims at keeping Europe...
30 Paintings stolen from judge’s Valletta home found in Birkirkara
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
All 30 paintings stolen from Judge Giovanni Bonello’s Valletta residence in April, among which was San Giovannino al Fonte attributed to Caravaggio, were found yesterday in Birkirkara and the police has arrested four people for questioning....
Brad Pitt ‘tries To buy’ Maltese hotel
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Brad Pitt has “tried to buy” a Maltese hotel while working on the film Troy.The star took part in the epic Troy in Malta and he and his co-stars wanted to keep partying after the Malta Hilton bar closed at 3am....
PM ‘hero Of the day’
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 24 years ago
Malta Independent
Valletta residents yesterday described Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi as the ‘hero of the day’ when he intervened to stop workers from pruning 140-year-old trees....
Opposition Leader Calls for parliamentary structures to scrutinise EU laws
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 24 years ago
Malta Independent
The government has spent too much money on EU accession celebrations and not enough on setting up structures to scrutinise European laws before they are implemented in Malta, Opposition Leader Alfred Sant said....
95 Tons of beef air-freighted from Canada
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
The largest delivery of beef ever to be air-freighted across the Atlantic arrived in Malta last weekend. A cargo of 95 tons of beef was flown from Vancouver to Malta via Amsterdam to satisfy the customer demand of the Argentinean and Buffalo Bill Ste...
St John’s Co-Cathedral’s Cannon carriages restored
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The wooden carriages supporting the two cannons outside St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta have been restored by government workers from the Manufacturing and Services Department....