Air Malta has recently made checking-in for flights even easier for its customers with the launch of Web Check-in on its internet portal www.airmalta.com.... Passengers travelling with or without baggage can easily check-in online and print boarding passes from the convenience of their home or office. Through this new service Air Malta passengers can now save time at the airport and proceed through airport formalities smoothly and easily. By simply logging on www.airmalta.com... and clicking on the Web Check-in button as early as 23 hours up to 2 hours prior the scheduled departure time, passengers can not only have their bar coded boarding pass printed but can also choose their seat on board the aircraft. Air Malta is offering web Check-in from Malta to EU countries and from London ... Read more...

Gozo News is launching a new free classifieds ads section as an added feature for our readers. Our readers may now place a free ad or event notice by simply registering for the service. Please note that only ads which relate directly to Gozo or Malta are allowed. To place an ad you need to register by following the Register link in the menu on the classifieds page - you will then be sent a confirmation email with a link to activate your account. You may then log in and place your ad/s. Once logged in you will see a link to your user control panel which provides a number of additional useful features. The following features can be accessed from the user control panel: Active ads - ... Read more...

In terms of the Food Safety Act and the EC Regulation 178 of 2002, the Department for Environmental Health wishes to inform the public that as a precaution, the following products are not to be consumed due to the presence of Chloramphenicol which is unauthorized in food according to Legal Notice 162 of 1998 regarding Maximum Residues of Veterinary Drug Residues. Product Description:... Read more...

June 2008 - According to the ongoing frontier survey, tourist departures in June are estimated at 129,378, implying an increase of 10.2 per cent over the same month in 2007. The increase reflects primarily a rise in the French, Italian and Spanish markets, while tourists coming from the UK, the USA and Belgium registered decreases. Results also show that 85.5 per cent of inbound tourists in June came to Malta on holiday. Meanwhile, total nights spent increased by 12.5 per cent when compared to the same month in 2007. Year on year, total nights spent in private and collective accommodation increased by 18.2 and 10.5 per cent respectively. Overall, the average length of stay is calculated at 8.4 nights, up by 0.2 nights when compared to June ... Read more...

The Central Bank of Malta is inviting public comment on a new legal framework to regulate the redistribution, sorting and reissue (i.e. 'recycling') of euro banknotes. The proposed new framework will primarily affect banks, financial institutions and other organisations that recycle euro banknotes on a professional basis in Malta, and will oblige these to adopt Eurosystem-wide standards in performing authenticity and quality tests on any banknotes that are to be redistributed to the public. The Bank intends to bring into force measures that will implement the Eurosystem Banknote Recycling Framework, the common Eurosystem regime for the detection and withdrawal from circulation of counterfeit and soiled or damaged euro banknotes, mindful of the ongoing need to preserve public trust in the authenticity and quality of currency in use. The implementation of this ... Read more...

Bank of Valletta is supporting 'Opera vs Pop Under the Stars', a concert by the Gozo Youth Orchestra that is being held at the Gozo Ministry's Courtyard in Victoria on the 4th of August at 8.15pm. The concert is being complimented by an art exhibition by Gozitan Artist Paul A Stellini. The orchestra features fifty Gozitan Youths and will include the participation of Guest Soprano Pamela Agius and Bass Noel Galea. The Orchestra will be under the direction of Founder and Music Director Mro Joseph Grech and will include a selection of operatic arias from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera, Macbeth and Simone Boccanegra and Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, in the first part of ... Read more...

The Minister for Gozo, Giovanna Debono, attended for the launching of a new book entitled 'L-Assedju ta' Ghawdex 1551 - Ballata', during an event organised for the occasion at the Cittadella in Victoria. The book, which is written by Gozitan poet Ganninu Cremona, recounts the tragic story of the 1551 Siege of Gozo. The event was held at St. John's Demi-Bastion, Victoria Citadel, Gozo, on Friday, the 25th of July.

The European Parliament Office in Malta has announced a Call for Proposals for the 2009 EP Grants that will focus on the role played of the Parliament in the decision-making process. €4,000,000 is available for Grants to applicants in the 27 member states of the European Union. Proposed Projects may take the form of: 1. Television Programmes. 2. Public Events. 3. Websites and other Internet-based initiatives. 4. Projects targeting children and young adults. 5. Radio Programmes. The EP Grants 2009, which are being issued by the European Parliament's Directorate General for Communication on a co-financing basis, aim to enhance an understanding of the role of the European Parliament and how it functions, to encourage a wider public participation in the decision-making process, and to provide a platform for ... Read more...

The feast season in Gozo is on again but Gozitans cannot attend unless they are prepared to use their own cars. No evening public transport service exists in Gozo for these popular events. It appears that the problem has been shelved or else thrown out altogether. Now that fuel is becoming more expensive, the people at the Ministry for Gozo should wake up and do something to make some sort of public transport to village feasts available once again. Bus owners should be compensated for their work, but if they still refuse to operate the service, then it should be liberalised, and permits should be issued to other individuals or companies. That is why we joined the European Union: to do away with such monopolies. Anton ... Read more...

Having seen the updates at MEPA, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar can now inform the public that MEPA's Planning Director has dubbed the project to excavate St. John's Street and Square a "non starter" due to the risk of potential damage to the foundations of St John's Cathedral and reminded the architect that a number of heritage protection entities had already recommended that another building in Valletta be used for the Foundation's as expansion requirements. In addition to the planned excavation to create massive underground chambers linking to the ancient water reservoirs there, the St. John's Foundation is applying to cover over the St. John's courtyard on Merchants' Street with a glass ceiling and dome to serve as a visitors' centre and ticketing booths. On the ground ... Read more...