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Mother of newborn charged with falsifying payslips to get free healthcare
An unemployed mother of a newborn girl was on Thursday granted bail after she pleaded not guilty to falsifying pay slips to avoid footing a bill for childbirth services at Mater Dei. Ksenija Kojovic,...
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Woman allegedly held captive by former husband 'fit to testify'
A court-appointed psychiatrist has assessed Nathalie Williams and pronounced her as ‘fit to testify’ in the proceedings against her former husband who allegedly held her captive in an underground...
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Lawyer fined for taking data and documents when she left company
A young lawyer who misappropriated sensitive data from the law firm where she worked for two years before moving on to pastures new, was slapped with a €5,000 fine for her wrongdoing. The 27-year old...
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Man hit by coach luggage door as he replaces truck's tyre
A 41-year-old man from Żurrieq was seriously injured when he was reportedly hit by the luggage door of a coach while changing the tyre of a truck. The accident happened at about 2 pm on Buqana Road,...
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Minister orders probe into leakage of deceased people's details to funeral...
The Health Minister has instructed Mater Dei Hospital’s CEO to look into reports of deceased patients’ personal details reaching funeral directors and to keep the police informed. The son of a patient...
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Watch: PA approves airport terminal extension, three new Skyparks blocks
The Planning Authority has given the go-ahead for a masterplan for an extension of the airport terminal and other buildings on the airport car park, with parking being moved underground. Three blocks...
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Climate change may push Malta 'beyond breaking point'
Valletta will be one of the European cities worst hit by drought and heatwaves as a result of climate change, potentially pushing the country “beyond breaking point”, according to a new landmark...
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Another resignation, another judicial protest, over ‘irresponsible behaviour’...
An Englishman who swapped ‘a steady employment with the Sheffield Hallam University’ for an enticing post as ‘assistant director admissions’ with the American University of Malta has resorted to a...
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Confusion, congestion, dust..and dead cats at Mrieħel
It may have aspirations of transforming itself into an upmarket financial district, but the Mrieħel industrial area today looks more like a neglected dumping ground than a future Canary Wharf. A walk...
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Luciano Busuttil not seeking re-election, fed up of being 'treated like a...
Former Labour MP Luciano Busuttil has explained why he will not seek a return to parliament and its "uncomfortable" green seats. Dr Busuttil was elected to the House in 2008 and 2013 and was chairman...
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Restorer’s last ditch attempt to spare historic buildings from demolition
A restoration architect has written to Culture Minister Owen Bonnici pleading withhim to save various historic buildings which have been earmarked for demolition to make way for large scale...
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Michelle Muscat appointment patron of European Alliance for Rare Diseases
Michelle Muscat, the Prime Minister’s wife, has once again been appointed patron of Eurordis, the European Alliance for Rare Diseases. Mrs Muscat’s fifth consecutive appointment took place during a...
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Woman's fake detergent scheme took investors to the cleaners, court told
A married couple handed an unemployed woman €35,000 to invest in a detergent business that did not exist, they told a court. The couple were among various people who took the witness stand to...
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Ex-parliamentary secretary is given another direct order
Former planning parliamentary secretary Deborah Schembri was given a direct order, worth just short of €30,000, in addition to a €126,000-contract for services to the Planning Authority. According to...
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Daughter admits stealing €60,000 from parents’ bank account
A drug addict who admitted stealing thousands from her parents' local bank account was granted bail pending the drawing up of a pre-sentencing report. Joelle Galea, a 33-year old Sliema resident, was...
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Foundation chaired by PM’s wife gets €48,000 in voluntary funds
The Marigold Foundation, which is chaired by the Prime Minister’s wife, Michelle Muscat, was given €48,000 last year, the second-highest sum given to a voluntary organisation after Inspire. Figures...
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Property Fund investors awarded €3.4 million damages
Updated at 3.40pm - Adds government statement Four hundred investors in a Bank of Valletta property fund have been awarded €3.4 million plus interest by the financial arbiter. The case goes back to...
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Internet key, suspicious looking powder found during searches at prisons
An internet key and some suspicious looking powder in a prisoner’s locker were the only prohibited items found during intensive searches at two prison divisions by the Police Drug Section, the...
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St George's Bay mega-development gets green light
The Planning Authority has given the go-ahead for a mega-development at St George’s Bay, despite pending concerns over the largest underground cave in Malta, which lies nearby. The project, by...
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PN councillor in Marsascala resigns from party
Charlot Cassar has resigned from the Nationalist Party but said he would continue to serve in the Marsascala council as an independent councillor. "My primary duty is to be fair and just with the...
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