MEP Marlene Mizzi on promoting benefits of being active and taking part in sport events Thursday, 24 September 2015, 11:41 Last update: about 12 years ago Labour MEP Marlene Mizzi (S&D) has called upon the S&D Members in the Culture and Education Committee (CULT) in the European Parliament to take a leading role in promoting physical activities...
MUSEUM member cleared of child abuse charges as court deems ‘victim’ not credible Thursday, 24 September 2015, 11:20 Last update: about 12 years ago Neil Camilleri A member of the MUSEUM has been acquitted of child abuse charges after a court dismissed the testimony given by a 10-year-old boy, deeming it not credible. Anthony Callus, 46, of Siggiewi,...
Application for building permit for farmhouses in Siggiewi withdrawn Thursday, 24 September 2015, 11:11 Last update: about 12 years ago The application for a building permit in the area known as Tad-Dikkiena in Siggiewi has been withdrawn, mayor Karol Aquilina said this morning. Speaking to The Malta Independent, Dr Aquilina said...
NGOs concerned over living conditions of migrants in reception centres Thursday, 24 September 2015, 09:39 Last update: about 12 years ago A number of NGOs have come up with a number of recommendations on Malta’s role in EU-wide solidarity measures on migration. The NGOs said that the invitation to government to “engage with...
It's official: The Maltese are the fattest in all of the European Union Thursday, 24 September 2015, 09:34 Last update: about 12 years ago Jacob Borg Malta has tipped the scales as the fattest population in the European Union according to the 2015 European health report published by the World Health Organisation (WHO). When non-EU countries in...
‘Embryo freezing will lead to the legalisation of abortion’ – Cana Movement Thursday, 24 September 2015, 09:27 Last update: about 12 years ago The Cana Movement said it firmly believed that the implementation of embryo freezing will lead to the legalisation of abortion. In a statement, the movement said human life begins at conception...
Time to stand up for the value of life – petition launched by pro-life group Thursday, 24 September 2015, 08:25 Last update: about 12 years ago Pro-Life, Pro-Family, Life Network Foundation Malta, is launching a Petition in favour of Life. For those of us who care about Human Life in Malta, now is the time to stand up and be...
Final year UK medical student says NHS junior doctors' contract ‘is pushing me to Malta’ Thursday, 24 September 2015, 08:00 Last update: about 12 years ago A final year medical student at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry writes in the English media that the conditions of doctors’ contracts in the UK are pushing her to seek a...
Man accused of complicity in 2009 hold-up claims he was forced to drive getaway car by friend Wednesday, 23 September 2015, 20:44 Last update: about 12 years ago Neil Camilleri A man who is standing trial for his alleged part in a 2009 hold-up in Birkirkara had told the police that his friend had forced him to flee the scene of the crime at gunpoint, a court heard...
Update 6: 'The idea of having voluntary as opposed to non-voluntary quotas is now over' - PM Wednesday, 23 September 2015, 16:11 Last update: about 12 years ago Kevin Schembri Orland from Brussels European leaders are expected to soon begin arriving for this evening's emergency Summit on migration, called by EU Council President Donald Tusk. The EU leaders are expected to discuss...