10 years ago - The Times

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Parliament endorses George Abela as President

Parliament last night approved George Abela as the eighth President of Malta, shortly after the House thanked Eddie Fenech Adami for “the dignified manner” in which he carried out his duties as President. 

Five parliamentarians were absent when the vote was taken. Labour whip Joe Mizzi said Alfred Sant, George Vella and Silvio Parnis were “excused”. Nationalist MP Mario Galea was also “excused” and efforts to contact Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando to find out why he was not present in Parliament were unsuccessful.  

Simshar tragedy widow appeals eviction

The widow of a fisherman who lost his life in the Simshar tragedy has appealed a court order evicting her from the house she shared with her husband for 10 years. 

Stefania Carabott filed the appeal against Giuseppe and Doris Carabott, the father and aunt of her late husband Noel. They pursued a legal case to have her evicted following the fatal shipwreck.

25 years ago - The Times

Saturday, April 2, 1994

Brisk economic activity forecast for this year

Malta’s economic performance this year is expected to be conditioned by success in maintaining external competitiveness and the extent to which activity in the construction industry picks up as work on a number of infrastructural projects starts, the Central Bank said.

Projects in the pipeline include the development of Tigné-Manoel Island, the construction of a new hospital and of a second terminal at Malta Freeport.

Malta to consider deploying AFM in UN missions

Malta is set to consider deploying its Armed Forces in United Nations peacekeeping missions, the prime minister said on Thursday.

Speaking at a wreath-laying ceremony at the War Memorial in Floriana to mark Freedom Day, Dr Fenech Adami said that consideration could be given for the army to take part in the multilateral sector.

“Today we can think about moving our armed forces closer to the multilateral sector where there is, for example, the possibility of participating in UN peacekeeping forces,” he said.

Half a century ago - Times of Malta

Wednesday, April 2, 1969

Nato Area Commanders meet in Floriana

The 22nd in the series of annual Nato Area Commanders’ meetings, known as Arcomet 22, started yesterday morning at Headquarters Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe, in Floriana.

Under the chairmanship of Admiral Luciano Sotglu, Italian Navy, Commander Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe, the Area Commanders are discussing allied defence policy in the Mediterranean.

Msida monk elected abbot

Dom Angelo Mifsud, OSB, a Benedictine monk from Msida, has been elected Abbot of the Benedictine community of San Martino delle Scale Palermo.

He is the first Maltese monk to be elected Abbot in the history of the Benedictine Order.

Dom Angelo received the ‘Benedizione Abbaziale’ from Cardinal Carpino, Archbishop of Palermo, on March 12, feast of St Gregory the Great, founder of the Monastery of San Martino delle Scale. Abbot Mifsud’s relatives, friends, abbots and Church and State dignitaries attended the ceremony.

Dom Angelo is the 127th Abbot of San Martino, and the second who bears the name of ‘Angelo’.