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/20080725/local/green-paper-discusses-maltas-future-it-infrastructureIT Minister Austin Gatt this morning launched a Green Paper on “Next Generation Access Infrastructure”. He explained that the document is a collection of ideas on where the country should be heading with regard to connectivity. The next...Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:25:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080725/local/green-paper-discusses-maltas-future-it-infrastructure http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080725/local/malta-ands-international-press-digestThe following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press today. Three of the local papers, The Times, The Malta Independent and In-Nazzjon, lead with the Prime Minister’s talks in Rome with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi. The...Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:59:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080725/local/malta-ands-international-press-digest http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/duran-duran-excited-to-be-in-maltaThe ever popular band Duran Duran arrived in Malta this afternoon for their first ever concert in Malta on Saturday. The members of the group - the original line-up of Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor - were given an...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:35:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/duran-duran-excited-to-be-in-malta http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/gonzi-berlusconi-in-rome-talks-dominated-by-migrationIllegal immigration dominated talks held today in Rome between Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Other issues discussed during the formal talks followed by lunch included oil exploration in areas which...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:38:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/gonzi-berlusconi-in-rome-talks-dominated-by-migration http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/suspected-drug-trafficker-arrestedA 56-year-old Maltese man resident in Gozo has been arrested by the police on suspicion of trafficking heroin. The man had been under surveillance for a number of days and it was established that he was selling drugs in Gozo, the police said....Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:12:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/suspected-drug-trafficker-arrested http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/business/new-globalcapital-chairman-focus-on-bankingGlobalCapital plc has appointed Nicholas Ashford-Hodges as group chairman, taking over from Christopher J, Pace, who remains on the board as non-executive director. The decision was taken following the annual general meeting and the first...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:05:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/business/new-globalcapital-chairman-focus-on-banking http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080725/local/pop-fever-at-the-mccThe Malta Philharmonic Orchestra has been practising ahead of this Sunday's "Pop Fever" concert at the Mediterranean Conference Centre. The repertoire will be varied, including numbers by Madonna, John Williams, the Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi and...Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:45:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080725/local/pop-fever-at-the-mcc http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080725/world-news/election-loss-deals-crushing-blow-to-brownBritain's ruling Labour Party lost a parliamentary seat in one of its traditional strongholds, a stinging electoral setback for Prime Minister Gordon Brown, results showed on Friday. Defeat in Thursday's poll in the Glasgow East constituency,...Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:06:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080725/world-news/election-loss-deals-crushing-blow-to-brown http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/eu-states-clash-over-employers-of-illegal-migrantsEuropean Union interior ministers clashed today over how employers of illegal migrants should be punished, their latest disagreement over immigration policy. Twelve states -- including all the EU's Mediterranean nations, which receive flows of...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:22:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/eu-states-clash-over-employers-of-illegal-migrants http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/transport-liberalisation-talks-startTransport Minister Austin Gatt had separate talks today with the presidents of the Minibus Coop and the White Taxis Amalgamated during which he explained that the government feels that more licences should be granted in their sectors. The...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:38:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/transport-liberalisation-talks-start http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/shimshar-no-one-should-shirk-responsibilities-mlp(Adds ministry's reaction to MLP statement) The Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Communication Austin Gatt, has appointed Dr Anne Fenech as the inquiring officer to carry out a preliminary investigation into the loss of the Simshar, it...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:20:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/shimshar-no-one-should-shirk-responsibilities-mlp http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/injustices-tribunal-decisions-must-be-respected-ombudsman(Adds MLP reaction) The Ombudsman, in a Opinion published today, has declared that it is the duty of public authorities and bodies, including those set up under the Constitution such as the Office of the Ombudsman and the Public Service...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:54:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/injustices-tribunal-decisions-must-be-respected-ombudsman http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/asdsRepresentatives of the Sliema local council and environmental NGO Flimkien Ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA) this morning voiced their concerns at MEPA’s decision allowing the demolition of a series of six neighbouring townhouses to build apartments and...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:13:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/asds http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/spanish-tourist-admits-stealing-shoesAn 18-year-old Spanish girl was this morning conditionally discharged after admitting to stealing a pair of shoes from Bershka in Sliema. During the hearing, before Magistrate Jacqueline Padovani, the defence argued that the arrest of Angela...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:36:19 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/spanish-tourist-admits-stealing-shoes http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/transport-federation-denies-agreeing-to-liberalisationThe Transport Federation in a long statement today said it wanted to “categorically deny” a statement by Transport Minister Austin Gatt that it had agreed with liberalisation. The federation said the agreement to end last week’s strike had...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:19:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/transport-federation-denies-agreeing-to-liberalisation http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/mut-mcast-agreement-signedThe Malta Union of Teachers and MCAST today signed the collective agreement for academic staff. The MUT expressed its satisfaction at the successful conclusion of the "long and hard negotiations". It said this agreement would result in...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:11:44 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/mut-mcast-agreement-signed http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/rent-reform-grtu-demands-safeguards-for-businessesThe GRTU has called for the setting up of an independent commission of experts including architects, lawyers and representatives of tenants of rented commercial properties and itself to conduct a detailed study and present proposals on a reform...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:56:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/rent-reform-grtu-demands-safeguards-for-businesses http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/drastic-decline-in-shot-protected-birds-birdlifeBirdLidfe Malta said today that the Spring hunting ban had led to a drastic decline in the number of shot protected birds, but shootings were picking up again during the summer. It made its comment as it reported that a young Audouin’s Gull, a...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:32:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/drastic-decline-in-shot-protected-birds-birdlife http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/malta-latvia-agreement-to-counter-crimeMalta and Latvia this morning signed a bilateral agreement to strengthen their collaboration in fighting organised crime and terrorism. The agreement focuses on information sharing and an exchange of expertise to combat terrorism, illicit...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:57:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/malta-latvia-agreement-to-counter-crime http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/car-crash-children-still-in-critical-conditionTwo children who were seriously injured in a head-on crash between their car and a cement bowser are still in critical condition this morning. The children, both boys aged 12 and 15, were pulled out of the wreckage of their Hyundai Accent...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:12:00 +0200http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080724/local/car-crash-children-still-in-critical-condition