Dogs now allowed to swim
Saturday, 10 August 2013, 13:16
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Five pet friendly beaches were announced this morning by Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights Roderick Galdes. More beaches of the sort will continue to be...
Pre-Budget document fails to outline economic growth proposals - PN
Saturday, 10 August 2013, 12:39
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The government’s Pre-Budget Document gives the best certificate to the PN government in its analysis of the past 10 years but fails to outline the government’s proposals for economic...
Migrants die in Italy boat shipwreck off Catania
Saturday, 10 August 2013, 10:45
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The bodies of six migrants apparently killed in a shipwreck have been recovered on a beach in southern Italy, the BBC reports. Officials in the Sicilian port of Catania say dozens of other...
Judiciary raises concern on 1st justice reform consultation document
Saturday, 10 August 2013, 10:07
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The Maltese Judiciary published their report on the First Consultation Document prepared by the Commission on the Holistical Reform of the Justice System. The report will be communicated to the Hon....
Writer’s Room with the support of the Malta Film Commission
Saturday, 10 August 2013, 09:27
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The Malta Film Commission (MFC) brought together over 40 local writers interested in the setting up of a number of “Writer’s Rooms”. A Writer’s room is all about bringing...
University explains ‘controversial’ legal studies course
Saturday, 10 August 2013, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The University has explained the line of reasoning behind the introduction of a legal studies course after student bodies issued statements expressing reservations. The university said...
All-boys club: US couple welcomes 12th son
Saturday, 10 August 2013, 07:23
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
A Michigan family welcomed their 12th child. And, shocker, it's a boy — just like the other 11. Jay and Kateri Schwandt believed the latest baby might break the gender streak,...
LIFE project records Malta’s oldest Scopoli’s Shearwater
Saturday, 10 August 2013, 07:13
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
BirdLife Malta today announced that researchers working on the LIFE+ Malta Seabird Project have recorded the return of Malta’s oldest ever Scopoli’s Shearwater (Ċiefa) on record...
Teenager hit by car
Friday, 9 August 2013, 20:48
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
A teenager was hit by a car today, August 9, 2013, at about 4.15 p.m., in Mosta Street St Paul’s Bay. Preliminary investigations showed that the 15-year-old English girl was crossing...