100 and still going strong: Bamboo curtain maker George Spiteri still taking orders Sunday, 16 August 2015, 12:00 Last update: about 11 years ago In spite of having reached 100 years of age this week, George Spiteri is still taking orders for bamboo curtains in Gozo. A father of five, grandfather of eleven and great-grandfather of six,...
Dhallywood actress Bobby to feature in film which is to be entirely shot in Malta Sunday, 16 August 2015, 12:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Bobby, a popular Dhallywood actress, is all set to feature in a film which is to be entirely shot in Malta. Eighty per cent of the film’s dialogue will reportedly be in Bengali, while the rest...
Friends of the Earth protests against dangers of TTIP agreement using symbolic Trojan horse Sunday, 16 August 2015, 11:52 Last update: about 11 years ago Friends of the Earth (FOE) today held a protest against the “Trojan Horse Treaty” that is the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. In a symbolic protest held outside city...
Former minister told me I’m not wanted on the hospital’s doorstep – former nursing director Sunday, 16 August 2015, 11:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Therese Bonnici The former Director of Nursing and Midwifery at Mater Dei Hospital is still recovering from the psychological trauma of being removed from her post, suddenly and with no explanation, two months after...
Simon Busuttil questions why new power station is need as energy tariffs have already been reduced Sunday, 16 August 2015, 11:04 Last update: about 11 years ago Opposition leader Simon Busuttil today questioned why a new power station is needed if the government has already reduced energy tariffs. “Is there a need for this power station. If the...
Joe Sammut’s arraignment to open a can of worms for BOV, and the PL Sunday, 16 August 2015, 11:00 Last update: about 11 years ago The Labour government is currently going through an internal debate on what to do vis-à-vis its former party treasurer and electoral candidate, accountant extraordinaire Joe Sammut. Mr...
Brussels ‘likely’ to give power station agreements the green light – sources Sunday, 16 August 2015, 10:30 Last update: about 11 years ago David Lindsay Sources in Brussels, speaking with this newspaper on condition of anonymity, have confirmed that the European Commission is “likely” to give the Maltese Government the green light on the...
Prime Minister downplays €360 loan guarantee to private power station consortium Sunday, 16 August 2015, 10:08 Last update: about 11 years ago Prime Minister Joseph Muscat today downplayed the €360 million loan guarantee given to a private consortium tasked with building a new power station. Dr Muscat said he cannot understand the...
Maltese authorities silent on local involvement in biggest-ever cyber fraud case Sunday, 16 August 2015, 10:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Despite the fact that the American Security and Exchange Commission has charged that a Maltese company was heavily involved in the biggest-ever prosecuted case of insider trading cyber-fraud linked to...
Philippines government questioned over choice of ship used for Libya-to-Malta evacuation Sunday, 16 August 2015, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Duncan Barry Serious questions are being raised about the Philippines government’s decision a year ago to rent an old, slow, bedbug-infested passenger ship for $1.8 million (€1.6 million) to ferry 766...