Greek court's decision proves Muscat is harming Malta - Busuttil
A Greek court's decision not to extradite a Russian whistleblower to Malta proves that Joseph Muscat is causing damage to the country's reputation, according to Nationalist spokesman Simon Busuttil....
View ArticleIVF law drafter slams new Bill as ‘chilling’
A medical professor who had been involved in the drafting of the existing IVF legislation has branded proposed changes to it as “chilling” and “irresponsible”. University of Malta lecturer Prof....
View ArticleIVF law reform is “essentially about equality” - Muscat
The IVF law reform was “essentially about equality”, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Sunday. “There will be many who will start banging on their chest on TV, to complain about morality. But that...
View ArticlePN to allow free vote on new IVF law
The Nationalist Party will be allowing its MPs a free vote on the newly-proposed IVF bill, Opposition leader Adrian Delia said on Sunday. Speaking during a short phone-in interview on Radio 101, Dr...
View ArticleThink-tank calls it a day amid sense of 'government defeatism'
The Today Public Policy Institute (TPPI), the only independent non-partisan think-tank in Malta, has shut up shop due to a lack of funding. driven according to its director, by businesses’ fear of...
View ArticleBoy, 6, seriously injured, after being struck by car
A six-year-old boy sustained serious injuries after he was hit by a car in Msida on Saturday morning. Police said the incident happened in Triq C. De Brocktorff around 11.30am. The victim was struck...
View ArticleTransport Malta has long recognised trees as road hazards - but did it act?
Transport Malta drew up a set of guidelines that recognised trees as a potential roadside hazard back in 2011 but it has failed to confirm whether these guidelines had ever come into effect. The...
View ArticleFarmers asked to sell land for cannabis cultivation
Farmers are being approached to sell their fields to prospective cannabis cultivators – and the struggling crop growers are viewing the offer as a lifeline, according to those who spoke to the Sunday...
View ArticleCaruana Galizia's stories to be continued as international media houses study...
A consortium of 45 journalists from 18 news organisations, including Times of Malta, have united in a unique collaboration to continue slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia's most important stories....
View ArticleMan seriously injured in Gozo valley fall
A 24-year-old man from Kalkara was seriously injured on Sunday afternoon when he fell a height of some two storeys down the valley at Wied il-Mielaħ near Għasri in Gozo. The incident happened at about...
View ArticleMother, baby injured in Marsa crash
A woman and her five-month baby girl were injured on Sunday when their Peugeot car crashed into an electricity pole. The accident happened shortly after Noon on December 13 Road. The injuries are not...
View ArticleVirtu Ferries blasts Gozo Channel for choosing inexperienced week-old company...
Virtu' Ferries has expressed its disappointment that Gozo Channel did not accept its bid to operate a fast ferry service between Malta and Gozo, and instead chose a company which it said was set up a...
View ArticleIVF law reform is “essentially about equality” - Muscat
The IVF law reform was “essentially about equality”, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Sunday. “There will be many who will start banging on their chest on TV, to complain about morality. But that...
View ArticleEx-canvasser facing corruption charges is still paid half his FTS salary
Edward Caruana, who is facing bribery and corruption charges, is still on the Foundation for Tomorrow’s Schools’ books, the Times of Malta is informed. Despite declarations that Mr Caruana was no...
View ArticleMock movie posters, banners put up, others pulled down, on Caruana Galizia...
Banners and posters marking the six-month anniversary since the car bomb murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia went up in several localities in Malta early on Monday morning, but others were just as...
View ArticleJason Micallef slammed as 'outrageous' by international writers
A group of prominent global writers have chastised Valletta 2018 chairman Jason Micallef for his derogatory comments about Daphne Caruana Galizia, six months after her murder. In a statement endorsed...
View ArticleWatch: David Casa testifies on leaked FIAU report
European Parliament member David Casa appeared before a magistrate on Monday morning as part of an inquiry into leaked Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit reports. Mr Casa testified before...
View ArticleMater Dei reviewing IVF incubation processes after technical fault
Mater Dei Hospital will be reviewing its IVF incubation processes now that an inquiry looking into damage to the hospital’s incubator last year has been concluded. Health Minister Chris Fearne called...
View ArticlePA seeks 'blanket amnesty' for illegal pre-1994 fireworks factories
The Planning Authority is pushing to grant illegal firework factories built before 1994 a blanket amnesty, the architects' lobby has warned, calling the proposal "an abuse of legislative power." In a...
View ArticleWatch: Palliative care hospital to be set up by the Church and the Hospice...
A state of the art residential palliative care facility is being set up through an agreement between the Church and the Malta Hospice Movement. Archbishop Charles Scicluna announced that the...
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