Malta News

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi announced this evening that he was putting forward a new draft bill ensuring civil personal rights and freedoms in Parliament in the coming days.

The Malta Anti-ACTA Group , the organisers behind the protest against the treaty which will be held tomorrow, said it regretted that most of the debate about the issue has so far focused on the opinions of institutional figures, excluding the genuine worries of thousands of Maltese citizens.

The Malta Rugby League and Time International Ltd. ,through its franchise Urban Jungle, have announced a three year deal that sees the sportswear supplier become the national team's official technical partner until the end of 2014.

From Caroline Jackson VALLETTA , Feb 8 -- The Commonwealth Journalists Association has expressed concern over the threat to prevent certain journalists from carrying out their duties at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka next year.

A "I am very pleased to have visited Malta International Airport today. The work done by those who planned the airport in 1992 have made it possible for it to be able to cater for the advances Malta made.

Feb 07 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bank of Valletta's Long-term Issuer Default Ratings at 'BBB+' with a Stable Outlook, Short-term IDR at 'F2', Viability Rating at 'bbb+', Support Rating at '2' and Support Rating Floor at 'BBB'. The affirmations reflect the bank's strong funding base, satisfactory liquidity and adequate profitability.

Harsien Patrimonju Mosti expressed its concern about the large quantity of industrial oil that spilled into Wied il-Ghasel over the past days due to a leaking drum in an adjacent yard.

On 30th December 2011, Mahzen XII in Mdina, Malta, hosted the launch of the book Bejn / Between, a collection of Maltese poems by Antoine Cassar, with parallel translation in English by the author, Eire Stuart & Alex Vella Gera.

Finland denies missing ship carries nuclear material 16 AUGUST 2009 PRAIA - Finnish authorities dismissed talk Sunday that the Arctic Sea was bearing a cargo of nuclear material, as Russia and NATO joined forces in an international hunt for the missing vessel.

A blistering attack on the Commonwealth Secretariat in the paradoxical 'I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him' style made sense in the greater paradox of a country where Roman Catholics pray to Allah and the Virgin Mary is the Sultanah.

In a published statement, Richmond Foundation welcomes the news that the Schedule V list has been extended to include more chronic mental health problems.

In the spring of 2002, I spent a couple of weeks solo walking in Malta, an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Tunisia.

The National Statistics Office said that in 2011, the cattle stock edged up by 0.8 per cent to 15,074 heads when compared to 2010.

Labour leader Joseph Muscat continued to insist that a general election called as quickly as possible would restore political stability to Malta.

Leader and Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi was greeted on entrance with fervent applause and cheers of 'Gonzi!' Dr Gonzi is expected to his leadership and emphasise the importance of stability in Malta during today's meeting.

VALLETTA, Malta &#8212 Malta's government has narrowly survived a confidence vote, staving off early elections.

The National Statistics Office said that in November 2011 total arrivals and nights spent in collective accommodation stood at 82,611 and 443,405 respectively, down by 2.2 and 1.4 per cent respectively when compared to the same period in 2010.

The debate on the no-confidence motion moved by the PL entered into the second day of the debate with 10 government MPs addressing Parliament.

The next Malta Council for Culture and the Arts cultural tour programme which will be held on Sunday, 5th February will take participants to a number of venues in Qrendi and Mqabba.

A top Libyan military delegation thanked the Maltese people and Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi on Monday for their "heroism" during the civil war that ousted Moamer Gaddafi, dpa reported.