Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi caught out
The Sunday newspaper Illum reveals details of the warnings government heard over the country's financial situation during a high-level meeting which Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi dismissed as a “fantasy”.
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60 minutes of diving brings in 60 kilos of debris at Marsalforn
On Saturday, the Bubbles Dive Centre team and local scuba divers completed a 2nd ‘Dive Against Debris’ underwater survey in Marsalforn Bay. The event, which is part of an International Project AWARE campaign, involved trained divers not only removing underwater debris such as plastic bottles and fishing lines, but also the identification and documentation of [...]
Read MoreGIVING FOR A FREE MEAL
After Zucchero's superb show on Saturday, we got home, for reasons involving the taking of nourishment and the catching of a ferry, at the unearthly hour of three plus. As the designated driver, I hadn't ingested too much alcohol, so sleep was not immediately an option by then, so I downloaded the "other paper" (PressReader on iPad, you ought to try it) and had a browse. I came across Ms Benoit's full-pager describing what seems to have been the social event of the epoch, Mr Maurice Mizzi's knees-up in Bidnija, and it seemed to be the sort of thing to glance through at virtually the crack of dawn. It was what you would expect, but with a couple of Benoit's cracks thrown in to remind you that this is sometimes not a happy bunny, dispensing wit and bonhomie as she writes. Apparently, she was seated at a table which was next to a couple of good friends of mine, who she described as (she used his name, I won't, so as not to give her bitterness a wide audience) "X and his whatever", bemoaning the fact that she would have to breathe his air. Ms Benoit knows that "X and his whatever" (what a cheap description of another human being, incidentally) are better...
Read MoreFuel prices rise – Biggest increase is in unleaded petrol
The prices of all fuels will rise as from tomorrow, with the biggest increase being in unleaded petrol. Product Previous Maximum Retail Price Revised Maximum Retail Price Change Unleaded €1.39 €1.43 €0.04 Diesel €1.32 €1.33 €0.01 Kerosene €1.32 €1.33 €0.01 Gasoil for heating €0.97 €0.98 €0.01 Enemalta said the above prices reflected the prices it fetched for the latest shipments of imported fuel. The Unleaded and Diesel prices also reflected the increase in petrol stations’ maximum retail mark-up as approved by the Malta Resource Authority. TFO prices have not been published y due to MOBC closure. "Both the Unleaded and Diesel consignments delivered in July were based on July Platts prices which on average were higher that the previous...
Read MoreStirring win for Button in 200th Grand Prix
Jenson Button marked his 200th Grand Prix with a reminder of his class today when he drove his McLaren to a stirring victory in a chaotic and incident-filled Hungarian Grand Prix. The 31-year-old Briton, who started third on the grid, made the most of some wretched ill-fortune for his team-mate and compatriot Lewis Hamilton in changing wet-dry-wet-dry conditions to record his second win of the year and the 11th of his career. "It's a great moment, all round a major weekend. For some rason I like these conditions," said Button of the slippery track. Back on the circuit where he claimed his first F1 win in 2006, for Honda, Button revelled in the demanding circumstances. Given a celebratory cake before the race on Saturday, he ate it with relish. Hamilton, having started second, led for long periods after taking early control, but was caught out by a succession of strategic errors - when he chose the wrong tyres in rapidly-changing weather - and a harsh stewards' decision to give him a drive-through penalty after he forced Paul Di Resta off the track. "The better man won today," said Hamilton. "The team have done a...
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