Updated: GWU and Customers’ Association condemn racist incident on Arriva...
GWU reaction: Racist action should never be tolerated, General Workers’ Union said. In a press release the Union, condemned last Thurday’s incident, where two Arriva drivers were racially abused. GWU...
View ArticleOnline survey on San Frangisk Animal Centre launched
An online survey is being carried out on the San Frangisk Animal Centre, said that the Secretariat from Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights. In a press release the Secretariat said that in the...
View ArticleSnowden breaks his silence
Russia is keeping Snowden at arm’s length. Remarks by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggest that Russia is considering its options after Snowden, who is stranded at Moscow airport, asked for refuge...
View ArticlePro Mursi supporters demonstrate against Mohamed El Baradei appointment
Pro Mursi supporters demonstrated in Cairo on Sunday as Egypt’s interim government began taking shape. Mohamed El Baradei has been sworn in as the country’s interim vice-president for foreign...
View ArticlePM Muscat to hold talks with Italian PM
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat boarded a plane towards Italy, in order to hold talks with Italian PM, Enrico Letta. The immigration issue is set to dominate talks; with PM expected to speak about...
View Article€166,266 raised during the Ohloq Tbissima marathon
A total of €166,266 were raised during this year’s edition of the 'Ohloq Tbissima' marathon. A number of activities were organised during the weekend in a bid to raise funds for the Missionary Society...
View ArticleSeptember afternoon hunting ‘curfew’ to be retained
The September hunting ‘curfew’, in force during the past five years is set to be retained, after it was recommended by the Ornis Committee. Federazzjoni Kaccaturi Nassaba u Konservazzjonisti (FKNK) in...
View ArticleForeign prisoners ready to resume hunger strike
At least 18 foreign prisoners made intentions clear to resume the hunger strike today. These prisoners are arguing that the demands made last month, during another strike, have not been met. The...
View ArticleOn the move for summer
[23video id="8433771" token="da84f6a2560b14392ba36092e515e62a" width="665" height="374"] This year 3,500 people including several children and older people are taking part in the several sport...
View Article3.4% decrease of Maltese travelling abroad in May
NSO statistics show that trips abroad by Maltese during May totalled 22,937, a decrease of 3.4 % over the comparative month in 2012. The number of outbound tourist trips towards EU countries stood at...
View ArticlePN Commission aims to study ways to meet needs of society
The Maltese Society Commission, set up by the Nationalist Party, aims to conduct studies on the Maltese society, and subsequently make recommendations to the party. PN said that such recommendations...
View ArticleUpdated: Immigration: money will not solve the problem – PM
[23video id="8434097" token="c77e8634f27db33e58f932aaf4d04881" width="665" height="374"] Updated @ 1600 Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that next year the European Union, through the Greek and the...
View ArticleStrategy for people suffering from dementia to be launched in October – P.S....
[23video id="8433827" token="a4ee1d0f125ff94a309161550bb3e495" width="665" height="374"] Coming October the Government is launching an activating strategy for people suffering from dementia. This was...
View ArticleEconomy Minister said that his intervention in law firm selection was aimed...
[23video id="8434200" token="f60463de23b500372a0dfc61d7dd8d26" width="665" height="374"] Economy Minister Chris Cardona said that it was his wish for increased transparency that led him to intervene on...
View ArticleRoyal baby frenzy heats up as Britain goes through heatwave
Media frenzy grows as the due date for Great Britain's Royal baby has lapsed. The international papparazzi are camped out of St Marys' Clinic in Paddington. Royal watchers across the globe have been...
View ArticleMalta could become first country in Europe to introduce ‘Family Business Act’
[23video id="8433069" token="50bed961c674e8428183f4626a6ab8d2" width="665" height="374"] Malta could be the first country in Europe to introduce a Family Business Act. Government launched the...
View ArticlePoliceman’s prompt intervention saves baby’s life
A 18-month-old baby's life, locked inside a car in searing heat, was saved through the prompt intervention of a policeman, PC Michael Farrugia. Police said that the mother had locked the baby along...
View ArticleHal Saflieni Hypogeum site to be installed with environment management system
[gallery ids="47305,47304,47303"] A new environmental management system will be installed at the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, which benefited from €748,425 from ‘EEA Grant 2009 – 2014’. The system seeks to...
View ArticleWoman remanded in custody after being accused of drug charges
Susan Bugeja, 45, from Ghajnsielem, Gozo was remanded in custody, after being accused of drug charges. Bugeja stands accused of procuring and trafficking cocaine in a number of localities around Malta...
View ArticlePerformance Audit Report deems fuel procurement prior to 2011 ‘’operating in...
‘’Prior to the formulation of the Corporation’s Fuel Procurement Policy in January 2011, Enemalta’s fuel procurement function was effectively operating in a policy vacuum’’, the National Audit Office...
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