Air Malta updates catering, uniforms
Monday, 12 August 2013, 19:16
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Air Malta has announced that it is updating its in-flight catering this month, stating that its new in-flight menus will provide greater variety as well as Maltese flavours. Club class...
Damage to San Gejtanu statue decorations 'great'
Monday, 12 August 2013, 17:59
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The decorations around the statue of St Gaetan (San Gejtanu) in Hamrun were yesterday sent for repair to the St Theresa Convent in Cospicua after the accident on Sunday night. There...
Would-be migrants taken for a ride in Tripoli
Monday, 12 August 2013, 17:56
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Smugglers told a group of would-be asylum seekers or immigrants to Europe that they were being dropped off on “Maltese shores”, only for the group to discover that they only got as far as...
Ryanair dismisses 'inaccurate reports' on safety
Monday, 12 August 2013, 16:31
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Ryanair today dismissed inaccurate reports in a number of UK papers, including the Financial Times and the Daily Telegraph, which made references to a “survey of Ryanair pilots” and...
Judge changes infant's name from 'Messiah' to Martin
Monday, 12 August 2013, 16:10
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
A judge in Tennessee changed a 7-month-old boy's name to Martin from Messiah, saying the religious name was earned by one person and "that one person is Jesus...
Flyaway Tours to honour its vouchers issued through Fantasy Tours
Monday, 12 August 2013, 15:20
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Flyaway Tours will honour any Flyaway Tours services booked through Fantasy Tours or Golden Travel Club for which official Flyaway Tours vouchers have been issued. Official vouchers are...
Youths to be given the vote in Local Council elections by 2015
Monday, 12 August 2013, 14:46
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat today said that 16-year-olds will be given the vote in Local Council elections in 2015. Speaking during a press conference with stakeholders, he emphasised...
The first in a series of public dialogues organised by MEUSAC
Monday, 12 August 2013, 14:37
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The European Commission can and should do more to alleviate the problem of irregular immigration, but at the end of the day, it is the member states that should show solidarity and provide real...
Petition for Mass to form integral part of UOM opening ceremony
Monday, 12 August 2013, 13:54
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
A petition has been started on change.org, calling for “Holy Mass” to once again form part of the University’s opening ceremony. Prior to last year, the Mass used to form...
Ceiling collapse at local council office
Monday, 12 August 2013, 13:31
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Sizeable chunks of a ceiling in a room at the San Ġwann local council offices collapsed over the weekend, the council discovered this morning. The incident could have been far more serious...