Malta News Archives

Comment about "Malta saved from swine flu vaccine crisis" Phone Name Comment 0 Malta saved from swine flu vaccine crisis Malta buys surplus vaccine from Holland Cynthia Busuttil The government is considering legal action against international pharmaceutical company Solvay after it failed to honour an agreement to provide the country with vaccines ...

Arctic Sea dry cargo ship has been passed over to the representatives of Maltese authorities.

Authorities say a Maltese-flagged freighter that mysteriously disappeared in the Atlantic over the summer has returned to Malta.

Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, the Hon, Mario de Marco met tennis legend and former Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash and his family who are on holiday in Gozo.

At a time of economic recession, Malta is the only European member state to suffer from high inflation.

FIMBank plc has announced that it has joined the Malta Red Cross Societya s corporate scheme.

The ultra-luxury cruise vessel Seabourn Odyssey has called into Valletta for the first time last week, following calls by sister ships Seabourn Pride and Seabourn Spirit, earlier on this year.

The Bishops of Malta and Gozo have urged for consideration of the harmful consequences of gambling for society, in a message to MPs currently legislating amendments to the gaming laws.

The Maltese government should launch an inquiry into the Lockerbie case and question a key Maltese witness, the UN monitor of the original trial said in an interview published Sunday in Malta.

Comment about "Rex in Malta for filming" Phone Name Comment 0 Rex in Malta for filming Rex, the intelligent German Shepherd, is lapping it up in a villa in the north of Malta after arriving here yesterday for the filming of the popular Italian TV series that starts next week.

Comment about "Arctic Sea to dock in Malta next week" Phone Name Comment 0 Friday, 23rd October 2009 - 15:35CET Arctic Sea to dock in Malta next week AFP The Arctic Sea The cargo ship at the heart of an international piracy mystery will arrive in Malta on Thursday, Russia's RIA-Novosti state news agency reported today, citing a military-diplomatic ...

Maltese boozers start younger but handle their drink better, an international study finds.

Valletta's hustle and bustle yesterday paused as the Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov accompanied by a police escort and his entourage, made his way into the city and to the Palace.

Up to some months ago, it was still an on-going issue in Malta: should the old, chugging public transport charabancs of yesteryear be replaced with the new, slim-line buses purposely built for the Maltese road? Well, the government has finally ruled: only one fourth of the present fleet of 508 buses meets the requirements stipulated by the reformed ...

In Spring 2010, the Malta Tourism Authorities promotional efforts in Italy will benefit form an additional push with the screening of an episode of the popular television series REX, shot entirely in Malta.A This has been made possible through the efforts of the MTAa s Film Unit and the Authoritya s office in Italy.

Bulgaria's President, Georgi Parvanov, arrived in Malta Tuesday for the first official Head of State visit there since 1990.

PL Leader Joseph Muscat said on Sunday that Lawrence Gonzi is constantly taking the wrong decisions and is not interested in tackling problems seriously.

Comment about "Malta 'helps link EU with Commonwealth'" Phone Name Comment 0 Malta 'helps link EU with Commonwealth' Juan Ameen Photo: Pierre Sammut, DOI.

Mirror.co.uk has reported that Bruce Willis, the Hollywood action hero, decided to relax in Malta after all that hectic running around in his action-packed Die Hard films.

Culture in Malta has the lowest economic contribution to the countrya TMs GDP of all EU member states a ' but a new project is hoping to change that.

Air Malta was appointed the official carrier of the ANVR Congress held in Malta last week.A The group of around 240 participants made up of representatives from Dutch travel agents, tour operators and group organisers travelled to Malta to participate in this congress.A These meetings were also well attended by representatives from the Dutch media.

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The general secretary of the Arab League, Amre Moussa, is in Malta for the opening of the EU-Arab League liaison office in Floriana.

They were also accused of causing damage and stealing other items from various cars in other parts of Gozo on that same day.

Both its tangible and intangible aspects shape our countrya s identity and they contribute to a Product Maltaa ; to what our nation offers.

Mark Silver unwinds on a beach holiday with a twist in Malta ... If it was good enough for Bruce Willis, surely it would be good enough for me.

Comment about "25 American Chambers of Commerce in Malta for annual meeting" Phone Name Comment 0 25 American Chambers of Commerce in Malta for annual meeting Joanna Ripard AmCham Malta - the American Chamber of Commerce in Malta - is hosting the European Council of American Chambers of Commerce to their annual fall meeting at the Westin Dragonara ...

President George Abela yesterday made one of his first pronouncements on marriage and family, where he said the issue of divorce required the need to "take stock of the situation and to take decisions regarding family law in Malta." He was addressing the Doha Colloquium on - Strengthening Marriage And Family' at the Presidential Palace, in ...

" Malta's latest white elephant? Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi last Sunday declared that although Claudio Grech and chief financial officer Antoine Portelli had resigned, everything was going - according to plan'. MaltaToday analyses the hyped-up start and the potential fall of the SmartCity project It all started in February 2006 with Prime ...

Comment about "Malta waits for Sant'Antnin to find waste target by next year" Phone Name Comment 0 Malta waits for Sant'Antnin to find waste target by next year Ivan Camilleri, Brussels The Sant'Antnin recycling plant in Marsascala, which should start operating in a few weeks' time, will cut the amount of waste directed to landfills.

Comment about "White night injects colour into Valletta" Phone Name Comment 0 White night injects colour into Valletta A woman tugs at a wishing tree at Upper Barrakka gardens in Valletta last night.

Comment about "PN should worry about its own crisis - Marisa Micallef" Phone Name Comment 0 Thursday, 1st October 2009 - 10:37CET PN should worry about its own crisis - Marisa Micallef Christian Peregin Marisa Micallef Labour's new adviser, Marisa Micallef thinks the Nationalist Party should consider its own moral predicament and worry less about ...

At 7,443 persons, registered unemployment in August 2009 increased by 1,322 persons when compared to the same month last year, reaching 7,443. This included 6,713 persons in Malta and 730 in Gozo, the National Statistics Office reported on Friday.

Gieh Ghawdex' award, now in its fifth year, was instituted by the Circolo Gozitano in 2005 as a means to honour personalities or organisations who through their work have given , or are still giving, an outstanding contribution to the socio-cultural and economic development of Gozo.