Malta News
Seven permits issued for horse-drawn hearses
Transport Malta has granted seven permits to operators who wish to operate horse-drawn hearses, Transport Minister Austin Gatt has said in Parliament.
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Attard cats: Council never authorised warning letter
Attard Local Council has told its executive secretary to withdraw a legal letter sent to a resident who was warned to remove stray cats which ...
Tuna ban: Malta accused of trying to reopen EU debate
French environment ambassador Laurent Stefanini today accused Malta and Portugal of trying to reopen the debate within the EU on the proposed ban on the ...
Carnival enthusiasts vacate historic chapel
Carnival enthusiasts have vacated the historic 17th century chapel of Mary Magdelene in Valletta. The enthusiasts used the desecrated chapel for years but were told to ...
Malta, Estonia, discuss trade relations
Malta and Estonia discussed trade and political relations today during a visit to Malta by the Estonian Foreign Minister, Urmas Paet. The Foreign Ministry ...
Welcome to the five-star cow farm
Welcome to the farm where cows can sleep on mattresses and even get a massage. It's happening at the Vella Dairy Farm at Tal-Balal, San Gwann, ...
Patrol boats to be commissioned on Thursday
Four new patrol boats will be commissioned by the Armed Forces of Malta on Thursday. The patrol boats were built by Australian shipyard Austral in a ...
Rooney is Real's top target - report
Big-spending Real Madrid, who suffered an embarrassing Champions League exit, are eyeing Manchester United star Wayne Rooney as they prepare for next season, according to ...
Malta starts issuing 'Malta only' visas for Libyan visitors
Malta has started issuing Malta-only visas for Libyan citizens, while it has formally called on four other EU countries to join it in issuing Limited ...
Two operating theatres for cataract operations
Two operating theatres will be used simultaneously at Mater Dei Hospital as from next month for cataract operations, Health Minister Joseph Cassar said this afternoon. As ...
Boat owners invited to escort Pope in Grand Harbour
Boat-owners are being invited to escort Pope Benedict as he crosses Grand Harbour on a catamaran on April 18 in what promises to be the ...
Price index rises by 0.3 per cent
The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices went up to 108.13 last month from 107.79 in January, the NSO said today. It said the 0.3 per cent ...
Bus drivers acquitted of bus strike incident
Silvio Borg, 39, George Psaila, 42, Denis Desira, 38 and Wayne Desira, 18, all bus drivers, were today found not guilty of gathering in a ...
Blind soldier 'sees' with his tongue
A British soldier left blind by a grenade in Iraq has told how his life has been transformed by ground-breaking technology that enables him to ...
Louis Galea cleared for Court of Auditors post
The Budget Committee of the European Parliament this morning cleared the way for Speaker Louis Galea to take up his post as a member of ...
€5m care home project nears completion
Roseville, a new €5 million home for the elderly in Attard, is nearing completion and will be inaugurated in June. The directors and management of ...
High take-up rate at breast-screening clinic
Half the women who were invited for breast screening at the breast screening clinic have had the test, Health Minister Joseph Cassar said today. He said ...
Gerrard suspension could take shine off Liverpool
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is in danger of a three-match ban after appearing to elbow Portsmouth's Michael Brown in an off-the-ball incident during his side's ...
Hundreds of Palestinians riot in Jerusalem
Hundreds of Palestinians clashed with police in mainly Arab east Jerusalem today amid heightened tensions in the Holy City where Israel vowed to expand Jewish ...
7,729 booked for ignoring smoking ban
A total of 7,729 persons were found smoking in public areas where smoking was prohibited since the ban was introduced in mid-September 2004, Home Affairs ...