Mouse Mayhem at Mater Dei

Matthew Vella
The severed head of a mouse that found its way into a staff member’s salad at Mater Dei Hospital yesterday was the source of much amusement, and disbelief, as health authorities launched investigations into the origin of the decapitated rodent.

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How four tuna cages became... 21

Raphael Vassallo
It has a permit for four 50-metre cages for bluefin tuna, as well as eight smaller pens for sea-bream (spnott). But in reality, Azzopardi Fisheries’ tuna fattening ranch in the Gozo channel, just south of Comino, possesses no fewer than 21 collar rings for tuna cages (i.e., empty cages without any nets) and zero pens for sea-bream... all allegedly in contravention of its original permit.

NEWS | Wednesday, 03 September 2008

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