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Price of bread to go up

Sat, 17 May 2008 10:22:38 PST

The price of Maltese bread will go up on Monday following an agreement between the government and the Bakers' Cooperative that will also see the liberalisation of the bread market come January 1, The Times reports.

The price of a large loaf of bread will rise by €0.07 to €0.54 and that of a small loaf by €0.04 to €0.34. The price order fixing this price will be the last one and will expire on December 31.

A case of meningitis reported to Health Division

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:23:46 PST

The Health Division has received a reported case of meningitis contracted by a university student, it said in a statement published on Friday.

All necessary precautions are being taken to deal with the situation but the Division is advising the public that there is no cause for alarm.

Home-Start Malta is two years old

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:29:49 PST

Two years after the successful launch of Home-Start Malta, the service has now expanded to other localities including Zejtun, Zabbar and Fgura. This project, which exists internationally, was introduced in Malta by Agenzija Appogg and is supported by Vodafone Malta Foundation and HSBC Cares For Children Fund.

Fourteen volunteers, all of whom are parents, are currently engaged with Home-Start Malta to give out this service to other parents having at least one child less than five years of age, by offering support.

NCPD presents two judicial protests

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:15:49 PST

The National Commission Persons with Disability (NCPD) has just presented two judicial protests according to the Equal Opportunities (Persons with Disability) Act.

The Judicial Protests concern the lack of physical access for all at a pharmacy and an outlet which sells assistive apparata used by disabled persons.

First ever Food Safety Week in Malta

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:44:46 PST

The first ever “Food Safety Week” is being held in Malta from the 15-22 May to raise awareness on food safety.

Food safety awareness is gaining momentum in many countries as food borne illnesses are on the rise. The risks of food contamination escalate when food products pass through several handling processes.

Non-fatal accidents at work decrease in first quarter

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:12:54 PST

At 920, the non-fatal accidents at work decreased by 12.0% in the first Quarter of 2008when compared to the same quarter in the preceding year. There were two fatal accidents at work during the period under review, according to figures published by the National Statistics Office on Wednesday.

These figures draw from accidents at work that were reported to the Department of Social Security (DSS) as from January to March 2008.