Malta Bend BOE receives preliminary 2010-2011 budget (The Marshall Democrat-News) Financial issues were the main topic of discussion at the Malta Bend Board of Education Wednesday evening, March 10. The board heard a report from Ann Gorrell of the teacher salary committee.

Malta only dissenter as EU backs bluefin tuna ban (di-ve) Malta was the only EU member state to vote against a proposal to ban the international trade of bluefin tuna, citing adverse socioeconomic implications if the ban came into effect.

EU endorses bluefin tuna ban - Malta only dissenter (Times of Malta) The European Commission today took a final decision to endorse a proposal for a ban on the international trade of tuna, with Malta being the only member state to vote against.

Malta unwavered over tuna ban (Maltamedia.com Daily News) Malta reaffirmed its position and was the only member state to vote against a proposal to ban the international trade of tuna. This was during a vote at the European Commission on Wednesday. The proposal will be presented at the Convention on International trade in Engangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Doha, Qatar, [...]

Video: Radio waves ’smog’ in Malta (Maltamedia.com Daily News) Malta holds some of the highest rates of electromagnetic waves in the EU due to an increase of antennae by mobile phone companies. Radio waves ‘smog’ is caused in the Maltese Islands due to the antennae. In a conference, Professor Massa states that Maltese health in this regard is not being safeguarded. He suggested that a study [...]

Sheffield United and Malta gain fans from the world of business (Maltamedia.com Daily News) On the evening of Tuesday 9 March, Sheffield United’s 25-year-old Marketing Manager, Sarah Steel, collected a prize for finishing second in the ‘Barrie Gill Most Promising Young Executive’ award. The event marked further acclaim for the partnership between the Blades and Malta Tourism Authority (MTA), with the visitMALTA.com campaign shortlisted for the ‘Sports’ and ‘First [...]

Knights win inaugural Malta Wheelchair Rugby League Challenge (Maltamedia.com Daily News) Malta has introduced Wheelchair Rugby League to its rugby faithful and the Knights took full advantage to take out the inaugural Wheelchair Rugby League Challenge at St Martin’s College, Swatar recently. The Malta Rugby League (MRL) joined the Inspire organisation and mens and ladies teams each from Kavallieri Rugby Football Club for the event that included [...]

World's longest airliner in Malta (Times of Malta) Photo: Robert Camilleri. An Airbus A340-600, the world's longest airliner, arrived in Malta this morning for maintenance work at Lufthansa Technik.

PL files case against Malta Resources Authority (di-ve) The Labour Party has filed a case in Court against the Malta Resources Authority over the way in which the new utility tariffs were implemented. The application was filed by Whip Joe Mizzi and questions the MRA’s actions while the tariffs were being raised.

Zabbar person likely to be mastermind in Malta Transport corruption scandal (Malta Star) A person from Zabbar is considered as being the mastermind behind the issuing of false driving licenses and fraud at the Malta Transport.