• Malta

    GreenPak extends its daily glass bottle collection service to Paceville

    GreenPak Coop Society, which runs the largest waste recovery system in Malta, is extending its daily glass bottle collection to Paceville catering outlets.  The glass bottle collection runs early morning at 1.00am from bars and restaurants along the promenade of Gzira, Sliema, and St. Julians, and now in Paceville. The ...

  • Panama Malta

    Updated (2): Busuttil refuses to reveal source of FIAU report leak; files request for new inquiry

    PN Leader Simon Busuttil has refused to tell the courts who leaked him the FIAU reports regarding OPM Chief of Staff Keith Schembri.In a statement, the PN said that Simon Busuttil was called before Magistrate Doreen Clarke to testify in the magisterial inquiry regarding uncovering the person who leaked the ...

  • USA

    15% rise in tourism numbers in May, 19% in first five months – NSO

    Total inbound visitors for May were estimated at 220,918, an increase of 15.1 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2016, the NSO said today.Inbound Tourism: May 2017A total of 177,527 inbound tourist trips were carried out for holiday purposes, while a further 21,984 were undertaken for business ...

  • Sudafrica Regno Unito

    UK police appeal for information after spate of acid attacks

    Five linked acid attacks in quick succession by men on mopeds in London left several people injured, British police said Friday — the latest in a spate of such crimes that have alarmed residents and politicians.The Metropolitan Police force said the 90-minute spree began late Thursday. Two men on a ...

  • Taiwan

    Updated: Man who attempted to burn woman, child in car charged with attempted murder

    A 26-year-old man from Zabbar was arraigned before the Court of Magistrates today charged with the attempted murder of a woman and her ten-year old boy while another 21-year-old man faced charges of complicity.The two men, Alvin Pullicino and Gavin Spagnol were arraigned before Magistrate Ian Farrugia this morning following ...

  • Canada Malta

    Updated: Pure Maths, Marketing, Accounts with lowest percentage of pass rates

    The MATSEC Examinations Board today held a presentation regarding the results of the Main Session 2017.It was announced that the results of the Main 2017 Secondary Education Certificate [SEC], the Intermediate Matriculation [IM] and the Advanced Matriculation [AM] examinations were published today Friday. School candidates may collect their certificates from ...

  • USA Ungheria Slovacchia Malta

    MTA's enhanced marketing efforts in Eastern Europe 'achieving positive results'

    The Malta Tourism Authority has intensified its presence in Eastern Europe over the past months, as part of its ongoing efforts to achieve further growth and greater diversification and this has already registered positive results. 2016 was a very successful year for the Maltese Islands from countries such as Poland, ...

  • USA Malta

    TMID Editorial: Gay marriage - Joseph Muscat and his political games

    The gay community in Malta will be forever grateful to Joseph Muscat for first introducing civil unions and now gay marriage. On the civil liberties front, his Labour movement cannot but be lauded; it has taken the country forward in this respect, ensuring that rights are equal to all, not ...

  • USA

    The price of a miracle: Should we limit spending on lifesaving drugs?

     “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” is a familiar quote from the opening of Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities,” but the phrase is also applicable to the specialty drug market in the United States today. Specialty drugs, usually complex biologic products created by ...

  • USA Danimarca Malta

    Alfred Sant calls for balanced approach to a European directive on covered bonds

    The European Parliament approved a Resolution on Covered Bonds amended by Alfred Sant, S&D Shadow Rapporteur in preparation for the European Commission's legislative measure on this matter which is expected to be published during the first quarter of 2018.  Sant called for a balanced approach to a European Directive on ...