News • 13 July 2003

Verheugen confirms sexual orientation not covered in new employment law

A letter from Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen has confirmed that Malta’s Employment and Industrial Relations Act does not fully comply with the Equal Treatment directive in employment and occupation.

Illness retirement among government employees up

Julian ManducaWhile the general health of the Maltese is improving and our young are growing taller, not everyone seems to be enjoying better health.

Landfill plans hidden from public

The recent announcement of three new waste landfill sites when there was meant to be only one sent JULIAN MANDUCA scurrying down to WasteServ’s CEO Vince Magri’s office for a frank chat meant to be only two sent Julian Manduca scurrying to WasteServ’s CEO Vince Magri for a chat

12 points to lose a driving licence

Kurt Sansone

Commonly seen as the modern-day coming-of-age rite, obtaining a driving licence upon reaching 18 will soon carry with it more responsibility as drivers will be issued with a temporary three year licence that can be withdrawn.

How Lockerbie kept us out in ‘95

The Lockerbie bombing of a Pan Am flight that claimed the lives of 270 people in December 1988 may have been the reason behind the former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl’s opposition to Malta becoming an EU member state as early as 1995, MaltaToday can reveal.