The online version of The Times and The Sunday Times of Malta http://www.timesofmalta.com/ http://www.timesofmalta.com/img/tomlogo.gif http://www.timesofmalta.com/ en http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090704/local/swine-flu-curia-orders-holy-communion-by-hand-onlyThe Curia in a circular due to be read during Masses this evening is to tell the faithful to receive Holy Communion by hand only. The decision is a response to the outbreak of Swine Flu in Malta. Meanwhile, the Health Department earlier today...Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:13:38 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090704/local/swine-flu-curia-orders-holy-communion-by-hand-only http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090704/local/the-presidency-much-more-than-symbolismFormer President and Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami said today that he disagreed with the view which some people could have that the President was a figurehead with no powers. He was speaking at a lecture at the Fortunato Mizzi school of...Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:29:53 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090704/local/the-presidency-much-more-than-symbolism http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090704/local/swine-flu-call-a-doctor-dont-go-to-hospital-clinicsThe Health Department this morning appealed to all those suspecting Swine Flu not to go to hospital emergency departments or clinics but to stay at home and call a doctor. All those having symptoms of the virus may also phone on the help line...Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:09:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090704/local/swine-flu-call-a-doctor-dont-go-to-hospital-clinics http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090704/local/malta-and-international-press-digestThe following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press. The Times says a baby is among the cases of Swine Flu reported yesterday, the number having risen to 16. All are responding well to treatment. The newspaper also reports...Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:30:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090704/local/malta-and-international-press-digest http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090704/world-news/massive-demand-for-jackson-memorial-ticketsMore than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said last night as a massive security operation got underway. The life and music of the...Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:32:50 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090704/world-news/massive-demand-for-jackson-memorial-tickets http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090704/world-news/n-korea-fires-four-missilesNorth Korea fired seven ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defence ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May. South Korea's Yonhap...Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:14:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090704/world-news/n-korea-fires-four-missiles http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090704/sport/milan-target-huntelaar-and-luis-fabianoAC Milan are targeting Real Madrid striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Sevilla's Luis Fabiano, chief executive Adriano Galliani told reporters. Milan, who sold playmaker Kaka to Real, had been pursuing Wolfsburg forward Edin Dzeko but the German...Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:40:33 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090704/sport/milan-target-huntelaar-and-luis-fabiano http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/new-swine-flu-cases-confirmedUpdated at 10 p.m. The number of confirmed Swine Flu cases in Malta rose to 16 tonight, with another five cases having been confirmed late in the evening. The presence of Swine Flu in Malta was only confirmed late on Wednesday and announced on...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:13:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/new-swine-flu-cases-confirmed http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/mepa-seals-dumping-site-stops-water-sports-activities-in-ramla-l-hamraThe Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) has sealed off an area at Tal-Wej, near Mosta, which was being used illegally as a dumping site for construction waste. The debris has also started to be removed. The police have instituted...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/mepa-seals-dumping-site-stops-water-sports-activities-in-ramla-l-hamra http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/gunner-psailas-death-inquiry-faults-afm-training-safety-structureAn inquiry into the death of an AFM soldier during a training exercise at Chadwick Lakes on February 13 has concluded that no individual could be held to blame, but the safety arrangements put in place for the exercise were inadequate. The...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:26:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/gunner-psailas-death-inquiry-faults-afm-training-safety-structure http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/panic-during-afm-training-exerciseAn inquiry into command processes in the AFM in the context of the death of Gunner Matthew Psaila during a training exercise in February has reported that there was "panic" in the dark tunnel under a bridge at Chadwick Lakes, where the...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:53:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/panic-during-afm-training-exercise http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/mepsMEPs today called for a structure to facilitate their dialogue with the social partners during a meeting with the GWU leadership. The meeting was attended by all the MEPs except Simon Busuttil, who was unavoidably absent. GWU General Secretary...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:42:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/meps http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/oneA 170-berth yacht marina and a 1.5km long promenade are at the heart of a masterplan for the regeneration of the Marsa menqa (creek) unveiled today by Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt. The minister said this was a major project to transform a...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:27:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/one http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/apologyGrace Scicluna, the sister of Martin Scicluna, who was murdered in Qormi last year, this morning apologised in court for comments she made in a letter to the accused, Dione Mercieca. She made the apology during the continuation of the...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:39:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/apology http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/couple-file-protest-against-medical-consultantJoseph and Anna Maria Dougall have filed a judicial protest against Dr Massimo Abela, a consultant at Mater Dei Hospital, over his alleged attitude towards them on June 16. They said that Mrs Dougall had called at the Orthopaedic Outpatients...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:17:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/couple-file-protest-against-medical-consultant http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/economy-was-like-a-car-with-two-punctures-fenechThe Maltese economy has just gone through the worst six months of recent years. It performed like a car with two punctured tyres, able to to move forward only slowly, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech told business leaders this morning. However,...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:49:34 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/economy-was-like-a-car-with-two-punctures-fenech http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/oprah-arrives-on-days-visitAmerican talk show diva Oprah Winfrey is in Malta for a day's visit, having arrived this morning on the Norwegian Gem cruise liner. She disembarked from the ship at about 11 a.m. some four hours after the cruise ship berthed in Grand Harbour....Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:12:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/oprah-arrives-on-days-visit http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/swine-flu-surge-in-requests-for-tests-but-no-new-casesThe first outbreaks of Swine Flu in Malta have predictably brought about a surge of people asking to be tested for the virus, but no one else tested positive overnight, Parliamentary Secretary Mario Galea told timesofmalta.com this morning. Four...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:26:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/swine-flu-surge-in-requests-for-tests-but-no-new-cases http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/white-house-announces-ambassador-to-maltaDouglas W. Kmiec is to be the new US Ambassador to Malta, the White House has announced. Mr. Kmiec is currently a professor of constitutional law at the Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California. Earlier in his career, he...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:45:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/white-house-announces-ambassador-to-malta http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/the-pain-of-suicide-by-a-victims-mumRosalie* smiles as her tear-filled eyes follow the path of a white butterfly that flutters from one plant to another in the outdoor cafe where she sits. "I don't believe in coincidences anymore," she says as she explains how, since her son...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:34:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090703/local/the-pain-of-suicide-by-a-victims-mum