Opposition leader’s driver files court application arguing against need for magisterial inquiry Thursday, 10 December 2015, 17:34 Last update: about 12 years ago Opposition leader Simon Busuttil's driver has filed a court application requesting that the magisterial inquiry into the fuel consumption of Dr Busuttil's official car be halted. In the...
Parliament session for disabled persons: KNPD gets 3 reports of discrimination daily Thursday, 10 December 2015, 16:56 Last update: about 12 years ago Duncan Barry The National Commission Persons with Disability (KNPD) chairman Oliver Scicluna today said the commission receives an average three reports a day whereby persons with a disability are discriminated...
Bad weather delayed works on new gas-fired plant, more workers being brought in Thursday, 10 December 2015, 16:21 Last update: about 12 years ago Jacob Borg Bad weather last month delayed the offloading of two 36-tonne gas turbines that are currently being installed at the new gas-fired plant in Delimara. ElectroGas general manager Catherine Halpin...
Two Gozitans put on probation after theft from Marsalforn farmhouse Thursday, 10 December 2015, 15:45 Last update: about 12 years ago Two Gozitans were put on probation for three years after admitting in the Gozo courts today of stealing from a farmhouse last summer. The two, a 22-year-old of Xaghra and an 18-year-old of...
€100,000 investment in vascular ultrasound equipment at Mater Dei Hospital Thursday, 10 December 2015, 14:58 Last update: about 12 years ago The government has invested €100,000 in vascular ultrasound equipment aimed to enable physicians to determine which arteries are blocked and which veins can be used for by-pass interventions, the...
Updated - Seabank death: Francis Zammit Dimech discharged by court; PN says PM should apologise Thursday, 10 December 2015, 13:29 Last update: about 12 years ago Three directors of the Seabank hotel, including PN MP Francis Zammit Dimech, were discharged by the court today as there is no prima facie evidence that could lead to charges against them over the 2012 death of a Latvian construction worker....
Queen’s visit to Malta, CHOGM participation to proceed as planned – Buckingham Palace Thursday, 19 November 2015, 09:29 Last update: about 12 years ago Neil Camilleri Last week’s terror attacks in Paris and subsequent threats made by Islamic State against Western countries have not deterred the Queen from pushing ahead with her upcoming state visit to Malta...
'I am not the Labour Party's only dissenting voice' - Marlene Farrugia Thursday, 19 November 2015, 09:24 Last update: about 12 years ago Marlene Farrugia, who on Tuesday resigned from the Labour Party, feels that her party let her down when it missed an opportunity to honour its pledges of transparency and accountability. The...
Government accepts PN request for Auditor General to investigate Algeria visa scam Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 09:33 Last update: about 12 years ago Helena Grech The Nationalist Party yesterday requested the National Audit Office to investigate the granting of 6,781 visas to Algerian nationals in the last 18 months, a situation that has attracted international...
Economy Minister Chris Cardona describes the Family Business Act as a 21st century legislation Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 09:31 Last update: about 12 years ago Kevin Schembri Orland Economy Minister Chris Cardona described the Family Business Act, currently in the White Paper stage, as a 21st century legislation. "Other countries in the European Union are watching us...