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A 60 year-old man is in danger of losing his life after falling in San Gwann, while helping workers carrying things up a flight of stairs.

The incident happened at around 1500CET in Triq il-Gallina, San Gwann. An ambulance rushed the man to hospital where he was certified to be suffering from life threatening injuries and is in danger of losing his life.

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The demand for energy is constantly on the rise. Companies in the traditional and alternative energy markets offer potential opportunities for substantial growth.

In its constant endeavour to introduce innovative and relevant products in the local market, HSBC Global Asset Management (Malta) Limited has launched two new 3-year Medium Term Notes (MTNs): the HSBC Autocallable Note on Alternative Energy Companies 2011, and the HSBC Autocallable Note on Oil Companies 2011.

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Head & Shoulders, the world’s number one anti-dandruff shampoo, has received its very own make-over. Each of the 9 variants have been given a truly modern new-look so now the bottles perfectly reflect on the outside, exactly what you’ll find on the inside; incredible beauty benefits that will help give you gorgeous, flawless hair everyday.

Head & Shoulders offers an extensive range of anti-dandruff shampoos that enable everyone to be virtually dandruff free and express themselves, no matter what their hair type or style.

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Emirates Airline today unveiled a new landmark for London, a giant model of an Airbus A380 at the gateway to Heathrow Airport. The 45-tonne world record contender was unveiled this morning at the Emirates Roundabout by the airline's President Tim Clark.

The completion of the giant A380 replica is the culmination of an ambitious 18-month project to place the Dubai-based carrier at the gateway to the world's busiest international airport, and at one of the most prestigious advertising sites in the UK.

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Transport Minister Austin Gatt has launched a document proposing public transport reform within the context of environmental sustainability.

Dr Gatt presented the document to the press on Wednesday afternoon, saying that the real measure of success of public transport was not the lack of complaints about the service but the level of patronage.

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UPDATE Two children, aged 12 and 15, are in danger of losing their life after being involved in a traffic accident in Cospicua, the police said in a statement. The incident happened at around 1100CET in Triq it-Tlett Ibliet, Cospicua.

Preliminary investigations show that a foreign man driving a private vehicle crashed head-on into a concrete bowser, driven by a 40 year-old man from Qormi. At the back of the private vehicle were two children.

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Dr George Abela will be representing the Malta Labour Party on the Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee (MEUSAC) after he was nominated by Labour Leader Joseph Muscat.

Luciano Busuttil, Labour’s spokesperson for European Affairs, has been nominated as substitute member.

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The Health Division has advised that the Mosta Health Centre will only be open up to August 14th after which date patients would be required to collect ‘free medicines’ from the chemist of their choice.

Those residents of Mosta, Naxxar, Għargħur, San Pawl il-Baħar, Burmarrad, Mġarr and Mellieħa who have not registered as yet for the ‘chemist of your choice’ scheme, should do so as soon as possible, the Health Division advised.

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BPC International, Malta’s principal marketing communications agency, has just unveiled a new corporate identity and website (www.bpc.com....mt). These express the agency’s values and beliefs as it looks to the future after 50 years of success.

“In a new, dynamic, way, the brand reinforces who we are and also defines our Agency’s personality and the value that we provide to our key audiences’, explained Mr David Brockdorff, BPC’s Managing Director.

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In June 2008, the Retail Price Index went up by 0.36 %over the previous month, the National Statistics Office said in a statement published on Wednesday.

This primarily reflected an increase of 1.79 %in the Transport and Communications Index, mainly due to price rises in fuels. The Beverages and Tobacco Index went up by 0.69 %, mainly on account of higher prices of served non- alcoholic beverages.

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GRTU is accusing HSBC and BOV of “abusing their dominant market position and acting collusively together local banks, in a de facto cartel.” with regards to the withdrawal of MasterCard inter-change charges on retailers who accept payments by customers on MasterCard Credit Cards.

GRTU said in a statement that “Following the decision of the EuropeanCommission of 19thDecember 2007 ordering MasterCard to withdraw the inter-change charges they impose through the local banks on retailers who accept pay-ments by customers onMasterCardCredit Cards, MasterCard has declared that it will comply with the European Commission and completely withdraw its cross-border interchange fees as of 21st June 2008.”

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Dr Johann de Bono, a Maltese researcher working in London, has led trials of what could be the most significant breakthrough in the field of medicines to combat prostate cancer in years. The trials are for a drug called ‘abiraterone’ which, it is believed, can shrink tumours in up to 80% of cases.

Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of fatal tumors especially among middle-aged and senior men, so there is good cause for elation in de Bono’s discoveries as this could mean that thousands of lives are saved.

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The Armed Forces of Malta has issued a statement stating details of its rescue operations in regard to Theo Bugeja, the 11 year-old boy who is still missing from the loss of the local fishing vessel Simshar.

The statement includes a rescue log showing the number of operations conducted since July 13th, missions that were coordinated by Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) Malta and that included the participation of assets from the AFM, the Italian Military Mission in Malta, the Italian Navy and Guardia Di Finanza and the US Navy 6th Fleet.

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Two children and two men were rescued by the Armed Forces of Malta’s after they found themselves in difficulty while swimming.

The rescue took place at around 1625CET in the sea just off the Chalet on the Sliema Front's promenade. 

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The EU LIFE Yelkouan Shearwater Project has presented the initial findings of the telemetry work that has been carried out over the last six months and revealed that to date, one of the Yelkouan Shearwater chicks which was fitted with a satellite tag has travelled as far as Greece and another to the coast of Egypt.  

A team of BirdLife Malta and Heritage Malta scientists have been fitting electronic tags to Yelkouan Shearwaters from the Rdum tal-Madonna colony over the last few months.

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On Tuesday, the Malta Tourism Authority launched a pilot project which uses a network of six VVTV cameras with the aim of reinforcing the monitoring of Tourism Zones. For now, this pilot project will focus on St Julian’s with particular emphasis on Paceville.

These monitoring devices, apart from providing a deterrent, will offer the opportunity of round-the-clock surveillance of these sensitive zones, they will help officers identify possible illicit behaviour and will provide the opportunity for law enforcement officers to take remedial action.

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The Malta Institute of Management has welcomed the Government’s publication of the White Paper on rent reform as a step in the right direction to solve one of the longest standing injustice with property owners.
 
As stated in its submission over two years ago, the Institute feels that nothing short of a complete overhaul of the archaic rent laws will end over sixty years of suffering which legitimate property owners had to endure.

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The Malta Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise has officially endorsed the
GreenPak Scheme, the only authorised waste packaging recovery scheme in Malta,  for the recovery of packaging waste.

As a result of this endorsement, Chamber members who sign up with GreenPak will be fully compliant with the requirements of the Packaging Waste regulations set by LN277/2006, which requires companies to recover and recycle packaging waste put on the market by their businesses.

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A total of 54 men, all illegal immigrants, were escorted ashore by the Armed Forces of Malta on Tuesday evening. The AFM escorted two boats to Wied il-Buni, Birzebbugia, each carrying 27 men aboard.

They were brought ashore at around 0730CET, according to a statement by the police.

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A 35 year-old man has been arrested after he was allegedly involved in a theft from a store in Qormi, the police said in a statement.

The incident happened at around 0300CET in Canon Road, when the police were alerted of the possible theft and went on site to check.  When police officers from the mobile squad arrived, a man was walking close to the indicated location and started acting suspiciously. After speaking briefly with the police he went on his way and left the site by car.

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