2007: News
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Malta has its first Maltese saint
The year 2007 will be especially remembered for the canonisation of Malta’s first saint, Dun Gorg Preca on June 3, 2007. Thousands of Maltese pilgrims attended the canonisation ceremony in Rome where Pope Benedict XVI called on the Maltese to recognise San Gorg as their ‘second father after St. Paul’. The late Pope John Paul II had beautified Dun Gorg during his second and last visit to Malta in May, 2001. The scientifically unexplainable cure of a child born with serious health problems in the same year was attributed to an interception by the M.U.S.E.U.M. founder.
Official St Gorg canonisation celebrations end
By MaltaMedia News - Jun 9, 2007 - 12:37:48 PM
Dun Ġorġ Preca declared Saint by Vatican
By MaltaMedia News - Jun 3, 2007 - 9:15:43 AM
Official delegation leaves for canonisation
By MaltaMedia News - Jun 2, 2007 - 11:30:25 AM
Dun Gorg’s canonization celebrations announced
By MaltaMedia News - May 25, 2007 - 5:37:15 PM
5,000 pilgrims for Dun Ġorġ Preca canonisation
By MaltaMedia News - May 14, 2007 - 2:00:56 PM
Dun Ġorġ Preca to receive sainthood in June
By MaltaMedia News - Feb 23, 2007 - 1:26:20 PM
Final miracle for Dun Ġorġ Preca's sainthood
By MaltaMedia News - Jan 10, 2007 - 7:00:15 PM
Unexplainably cured child linked to miracle by Dun Gorg Preca
By Ruth Davies - Jun 20, 2004, 09:28 CET
See also MaltaMedia's special feature on an San Gorg Preca for full coverage.
New Archbishop of Malta ordained
It has been an extremely hectic year for new archbishop Mgr Paul Cremona who was ordained on January 26, 2007. Loved for his warm approach and availability, the new archbishop brought a fresh feeling to the Maltese church.
Archbishop emphasises media role in education
By MaltaMedia News - May 19, 2007 - 11:03:17 AM
Archbishop expresses hope on gender equality
By MaltaMedia News - Mar 10, 2007 - 3:47:44 PM
Archbishop presides Presbyterian Council
By MaltaMedia News - Mar 3, 2007 - 12:43:45 PM
New Archbishop ordained
By MaltaMedia News - Jan 26, 2007 - 8:44:16 PM
Archbishop-elect warmly welcomed by children
By MaltaMedia News - Jan 22, 2007 - 11:14:50 AM
Archbishop Mercieca celebrates his farewell mass
By MaltaMedia News - Jan 18, 2007 - 9:16:05 PM
Malta's joins the Schengen area in December
Malta together with Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic officially entered the Schengen area on December 21, 2007. The accession brings about the end of sea and land borders between these countries and the other EU members of the Schengen area. Air travel however is to be opened up from March 30 2008. However illegal immigration and other criminal activity are regarded by some as the price Europe will pay for this expansion.
Malta enters Schengen amid Frontex concerns
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 21, 2007 - 9:05:24 AM
Schengen creates panic for visa among Americans
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 12, 2007 - 9:03:14 AM
Malta officially in Schengen zone
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 7, 2007 - 8:59:07 AM
Malta to join Schengen on December 21
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 9, 2007 - 9:23:24 AM
EU helps AFM in border control
By MaltaMedia News - Oct 17, 2007 - 5:24:11 PM
Malta to implement Schengen agreement by March
By MaltaMedia News - Sep 25, 2007 - 11:08:08 AM
Explosions in fireworks factories leave several dead
2007 will be sadly remembered by fireworks enthusiasts for the eight victims in three separate explosions at St Helen’s Fireworks Factory in the limits of Xwieki in Gharghur, St Catherine's fireworks factory explosion at Tal-Qortin area in Zurrieq and St. Michael's fireworks factory in Lija. Fiver died in the explosion at the St. Helen’s factory alone. The fatalities led to an outcry in favour of more safety measures, which led to the Pyrotechnics Commission to submit a report, proposing better safety measures, in December.
Fireworks production needs harsher laws, better supervision
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 27, 2007 - 5:09:45 PM
Another fatality from fireworks explosion
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 28, 2007 - 8:25:23 AM
Fireworks factory blasts leave more victims
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 26, 2007 - 6:01:44 PM
Fireworks factory explosion leaves one dead, another injured
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 15, 2007 - 2:02:30 PM
Birkirkara’s St Helen outdoor festivities cancelled
By MaltaMedia News - Jul 7, 2007 - 11:15:13 AM
"My survival is a miracle" - explosion survivor
By MaltaMedia News - Jul 4, 2007 - 11:01:09 AM
Explosion at St. Helen's fireworks factory
By MaltaMedia News - Jun 27, 2007 - 6:03:16 PM
Hundreds more illegal immigrants arrive
While the influx of illegal immigrants in Malta continued in 2007, various international organisations called on the Maltese authorities to reserve a better treatment for these illegal immigrants. Patrols by EU agency FRONTEX left a mark and more funds were voted for the agency’s patrols in the Mediterranean in 2008.
Hal Far detention centre renovated
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 1, 2007 - 9:04:18 AM
Illegal immigrants face 'inhuman' conditions – AFP
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 27, 2007 - 9:31:47 AM
More burden sharing and better resettlement urged
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 8, 2007 - 9:14:25 AM
Illegal immigration is a cause for concern - ILO
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 1, 2007 - 11:00:39 AM
Plan to help governments on illegal immigration
By MaltaMedia News - 8, 2007 - 8:41:37 AM
Malta's illegal immigration efforts defended
By MaltaMedia News - 4, 2007 - 11:01:34 AM
See also MaltaMedia's special feature on this issue for full coverage.
Dismal result for Malta in Eurovision Song Contest
Months of preparation and expectations were blown away in three minutes during the semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest in May 2007. Malta’s entry, Olivia Lewis with the song Vertigo, failed to make it to the Eurovision final, the first failure for a Maltese song since 1991.
Petition for Eurovision back-up jury results
By MaltaMedia News - May 24, 2007 - 12:45:52 PM
Warm welcome for Olivia Lewis at Malta airport
By Toni Sant in Helsinki - May 13, 2007 - 7:53:19 PM
Malta fails to make it to Eurovision 2007 final
By Toni Sant in Helsinki - May 10, 2007 - 11:43:57 PM
Olivia’s Vertigo promoted on MTV Europe
By MaltaMedia News - Apr 25, 2007 - 4:03:28 PM
Olivia Lewis for Malta at Eurovision 2007
By MaltaMedia News - Feb 3, 2007 - 11:53:01 PM
See also the full coverage provided by EurovisionMalta.com
Opposition and MLP Leader Dr Alfred Sant undergoes major surgery
On December 26, the Malta Labour Party unexpectedly announced that its leader Dr Alfred Sant would undergo major surgery the following day. Prof Anthony Zammit led the team that carried out the ‘major’ operation. His condition after the operation was termed as ‘stable’ and his medical condition as ‘very satisfactory’. Medical bulletins on Dr Sant’s health were issued daily, amid speculation on his role in view of the upcoming general elections to be held by summer 2008.
Dr Sant gets out of bed, does physiotherapy
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 28, 2007 - 3:09:35 PM
Dr Alfred Sant 'stable' after 'major' surgery
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 27, 2007 - 12:49:39 PM
MLP leader to undergo surgery
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 26, 2007 - 5:03:25 PM
Mater Dei hospital finally inaugurated
Mater Dei hospital was finally inaugurated in June, when contractor Skanska handed it over to the Maltese Government almost 15 years after the project started. However it did not receive its first bed-ridden patients before November. Costing over Lm200 million, much more than expected, Mater Dei continued to create controversy even after its opening, mainly due to teething problems. Maybe its first prominent patient was Opposition and MLP Leader Dr Alfred Sant in late December.
Mater Dei Hospital parking charges reduced
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 23, 2007 - 11:12:49 AM
Successful migration to Mater Dei hospital
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 21, 2007 - 9:32:57 AM
ER department starts operating from Mater Dei
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 18, 2007 - 12:30:41 PM
First medical intervention at Mater Dei Hospital
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 5, 2007 - 6:21:37 PM
Foreign nurses to be recruited by the Government
By MaltaMedia News - Aug 18, 2007 - 10:49:35 AM
First public services given at Mater Dei Hospital
By MaltaMedia News - Aug 7, 2007 - 4:12:51 PM
Mater Dei hospital officially opened
By MaltaMedia News - Jun 29, 2007 - 10:45:49 PM
Top Headlines:
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
Top Stories:
Malta has its first Maltese saint
The year 2007 will be especially remembered for the canonisation of Malta’s first saint, Dun Gorg Preca on June 3, 2007. Thousands of Maltese pilgrims attended the canonisation ceremony in Rome where Pope Benedict XVI called on the Maltese to recognise San Gorg as their ‘second father after St. Paul’. The late Pope John Paul II had beautified Dun Gorg during his second and last visit to Malta in May, 2001. The scientifically unexplainable cure of a child born with serious health problems in the same year was attributed to an interception by the M.U.S.E.U.M. founder.
Official St Gorg canonisation celebrations end
By MaltaMedia News - Jun 9, 2007 - 12:37:48 PM
Dun Ġorġ Preca declared Saint by Vatican
By MaltaMedia News - Jun 3, 2007 - 9:15:43 AM
Official delegation leaves for canonisation
By MaltaMedia News - Jun 2, 2007 - 11:30:25 AM
Dun Gorg’s canonization celebrations announced
By MaltaMedia News - May 25, 2007 - 5:37:15 PM
5,000 pilgrims for Dun Ġorġ Preca canonisation
By MaltaMedia News - May 14, 2007 - 2:00:56 PM
Dun Ġorġ Preca to receive sainthood in June
By MaltaMedia News - Feb 23, 2007 - 1:26:20 PM
Final miracle for Dun Ġorġ Preca's sainthood
By MaltaMedia News - Jan 10, 2007 - 7:00:15 PM
Unexplainably cured child linked to miracle by Dun Gorg Preca
By Ruth Davies - Jun 20, 2004, 09:28 CET
New Archbishop of Malta ordained
It has been an extremely hectic year for new archbishop Mgr Paul Cremona who was ordained on January 26, 2007. Loved for his warm approach and availability, the new archbishop brought a fresh feeling to the Maltese church.
Archbishop emphasises media role in education
By MaltaMedia News - May 19, 2007 - 11:03:17 AM
Archbishop expresses hope on gender equality
By MaltaMedia News - Mar 10, 2007 - 3:47:44 PM
Archbishop presides Presbyterian Council
By MaltaMedia News - Mar 3, 2007 - 12:43:45 PM
New Archbishop ordained
By MaltaMedia News - Jan 26, 2007 - 8:44:16 PM
Archbishop-elect warmly welcomed by children
By MaltaMedia News - Jan 22, 2007 - 11:14:50 AM
Archbishop Mercieca celebrates his farewell mass
By MaltaMedia News - Jan 18, 2007 - 9:16:05 PM
Malta's joins the Schengen area in December
Malta together with Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic officially entered the Schengen area on December 21, 2007. The accession brings about the end of sea and land borders between these countries and the other EU members of the Schengen area. Air travel however is to be opened up from March 30 2008. However illegal immigration and other criminal activity are regarded by some as the price Europe will pay for this expansion.
Malta enters Schengen amid Frontex concerns
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 21, 2007 - 9:05:24 AM
Schengen creates panic for visa among Americans
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 12, 2007 - 9:03:14 AM
Malta officially in Schengen zone
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 7, 2007 - 8:59:07 AM
Malta to join Schengen on December 21
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 9, 2007 - 9:23:24 AM
EU helps AFM in border control
By MaltaMedia News - Oct 17, 2007 - 5:24:11 PM
Malta to implement Schengen agreement by March
By MaltaMedia News - Sep 25, 2007 - 11:08:08 AM
Explosions in fireworks factories leave several dead
2007 will be sadly remembered by fireworks enthusiasts for the eight victims in three separate explosions at St Helen’s Fireworks Factory in the limits of Xwieki in Gharghur, St Catherine's fireworks factory explosion at Tal-Qortin area in Zurrieq and St. Michael's fireworks factory in Lija. Fiver died in the explosion at the St. Helen’s factory alone. The fatalities led to an outcry in favour of more safety measures, which led to the Pyrotechnics Commission to submit a report, proposing better safety measures, in December.
Fireworks production needs harsher laws, better supervision
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 27, 2007 - 5:09:45 PM
Another fatality from fireworks explosion
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 28, 2007 - 8:25:23 AM
Fireworks factory blasts leave more victims
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 26, 2007 - 6:01:44 PM
Fireworks factory explosion leaves one dead, another injured
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 15, 2007 - 2:02:30 PM
Birkirkara’s St Helen outdoor festivities cancelled
By MaltaMedia News - Jul 7, 2007 - 11:15:13 AM
"My survival is a miracle" - explosion survivor
By MaltaMedia News - Jul 4, 2007 - 11:01:09 AM
Explosion at St. Helen's fireworks factory
By MaltaMedia News - Jun 27, 2007 - 6:03:16 PM
Hundreds more illegal immigrants arrive
While the influx of illegal immigrants in Malta continued in 2007, various international organisations called on the Maltese authorities to reserve a better treatment for these illegal immigrants. Patrols by EU agency FRONTEX left a mark and more funds were voted for the agency’s patrols in the Mediterranean in 2008.
Hal Far detention centre renovated
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 1, 2007 - 9:04:18 AM
Illegal immigrants face 'inhuman' conditions – AFP
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 27, 2007 - 9:31:47 AM
More burden sharing and better resettlement urged
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 8, 2007 - 9:14:25 AM
Illegal immigration is a cause for concern - ILO
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 1, 2007 - 11:00:39 AM
Plan to help governments on illegal immigration
By MaltaMedia News - 8, 2007 - 8:41:37 AM
Malta's illegal immigration efforts defended
By MaltaMedia News - 4, 2007 - 11:01:34 AM
Dismal result for Malta in Eurovision Song Contest
Months of preparation and expectations were blown away in three minutes during the semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest in May 2007. Malta’s entry, Olivia Lewis with the song Vertigo, failed to make it to the Eurovision final, the first failure for a Maltese song since 1991.
Petition for Eurovision back-up jury results
By MaltaMedia News - May 24, 2007 - 12:45:52 PM
Warm welcome for Olivia Lewis at Malta airport
By Toni Sant in Helsinki - May 13, 2007 - 7:53:19 PM
Malta fails to make it to Eurovision 2007 final
By Toni Sant in Helsinki - May 10, 2007 - 11:43:57 PM
Olivia’s Vertigo promoted on MTV Europe
By MaltaMedia News - Apr 25, 2007 - 4:03:28 PM
Olivia Lewis for Malta at Eurovision 2007
By MaltaMedia News - Feb 3, 2007 - 11:53:01 PM
Opposition and MLP Leader Dr Alfred Sant undergoes major surgery
On December 26, the Malta Labour Party unexpectedly announced that its leader Dr Alfred Sant would undergo major surgery the following day. Prof Anthony Zammit led the team that carried out the ‘major’ operation. His condition after the operation was termed as ‘stable’ and his medical condition as ‘very satisfactory’. Medical bulletins on Dr Sant’s health were issued daily, amid speculation on his role in view of the upcoming general elections to be held by summer 2008.
Dr Sant gets out of bed, does physiotherapy
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 28, 2007 - 3:09:35 PM
Dr Alfred Sant 'stable' after 'major' surgery
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 27, 2007 - 12:49:39 PM
MLP leader to undergo surgery
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 26, 2007 - 5:03:25 PM
Mater Dei hospital finally inaugurated
Mater Dei hospital was finally inaugurated in June, when contractor Skanska handed it over to the Maltese Government almost 15 years after the project started. However it did not receive its first bed-ridden patients before November. Costing over Lm200 million, much more than expected, Mater Dei continued to create controversy even after its opening, mainly due to teething problems. Maybe its first prominent patient was Opposition and MLP Leader Dr Alfred Sant in late December.Mater Dei Hospital parking charges reduced
By MaltaMedia News - Dec 23, 2007 - 11:12:49 AM
Successful migration to Mater Dei hospital
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 21, 2007 - 9:32:57 AM
ER department starts operating from Mater Dei
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 18, 2007 - 12:30:41 PM
First medical intervention at Mater Dei Hospital
By MaltaMedia News - Nov 5, 2007 - 6:21:37 PM
Foreign nurses to be recruited by the Government
By MaltaMedia News - Aug 18, 2007 - 10:49:35 AM
First public services given at Mater Dei Hospital
By MaltaMedia News - Aug 7, 2007 - 4:12:51 PM
Mater Dei hospital officially opened
By MaltaMedia News - Jun 29, 2007 - 10:45:49 PM