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Mepa CEO resigns
Ian Stafrace, Chief Excecutive of Mepa, submitted his resignation this morning. A Mepa spokesman said this was a voluntary resignation and Dr Stafrace had not been asked to resign. Dr Stafrace was...
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Parliamentary secretary working to save EU funds for projects
More than 50 EU-funded projects, valued at €590 million, were at risk of being lost due to delays that are now being tackled, according to parliamentary secretary for EU funds Ian Borg. “We’re working...
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When Mintoff tried to 'blackmail' the US
Prime Minister Dom Mintoff tried to “blackmail” the US into offering Malta financial assistance through a July 1976 letter sent to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, leaked embassy cables show. He...
View ArticleAnother cat killed in Mosta
The police have made yet another discovery of a cat killed in Mosta, the latest in a series of such macabre acts spreading over several months from October 2011. The cat was found hanging on a railing...
View ArticleNew One TV head of news
One TV, which is owned by the Labour Party, has confirmed the appointment of Manwel Micallef as its head of news and current affairs and said he will be responsible for a reorganisation of the...
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Man acquitted of rape but found guilty of defiling girl, 15
A 25-year-old man from Dingli was this morning condemned to a two-year jail term suspended for four years after he was acquitted of rape but found guilty of defiling a 15-year-old girl in November...
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Fire destroys two vehicles
Two vehicles were destroyed by fire last night, the police said. The incident happened at Dun Alwig Psaila Street in Qormi at about 2.30 a.m. The police were alerted that a Pajero SUV was on fire. The...
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Malta voted best island resort
Malta has been voted as “The Best Island Resort” by travellers and tourists of www.travel.ru. Over ten thousand people participated. The award was presented to the Malta Tourism Authority during an...
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How much do the political parties owe ARMS?
Both major political parties have failed to answer questions about their pending water and electricity bills with the Government’s payment agency ARMS Ltd. The Times has been informed Labour and the...
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Spring brings diversity of jellyfish
The onset of spring has yielded a diversity of jellyfish in Maltese waters, the Spot The Jellyfish Campaign said. Besides the ubiquitous mauve stinger pelagia noctiluca, which is present in Maltese...
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Sliema car park shelved as ministry considers feasibility
The government is re-examining the feasibility of building an underground car park at Sliema Ferries, Roads Minister Joe Mizzi said this evening. Replying to a question in Parliament by George...
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Updated: Palumbo shipyard head arrested in Sicily
Antonio Palumbo, who owns the Palumbo shipyard in Malta, and his son Raffaele, were among seven men arrested in Sicily yesterday for alleged conspiracy to violate environment laws through the...
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Gozo cinema closes indefinitely as it seeks investment
Lights have gone out indefinitely at Gozo’s only commercial cinema, as it searches for investment in a digital upgrade. The two-screen Citadel Cinema in Victoria showed its last movie on March 31. It...
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Skiving prison warders not suspended
Prison warders discovered to have been skiving have not been suspended pending the outcome of an inquiry. The investigation was ordered last week after Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia turned up at...
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New Arms Ltd board suspends CEO
Arms Ltd CEO Wilfred J. Borg has been suspended by the company's new board, which was announced this evening. The Energy Ministry said Mr Borg had been suspended after serious shortcomings which had...
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Update 3 - Police investigate fireworks link in Mqabba house blaze
A 79-year-old man man was critically injured this afternoon in a fire at his house in Mqabba. The police are investigating a possible link with the manufacture of fireworks Nicholas Ghigo, who in the...
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'Louis and the Girls' to be sold for €2.15 million
A court has ordered the private sale of a yacht currently in Malta for part- settlement of an outstanding debt by the owner. The decision was taken upon a request by Christel H. Kuhne, who said that...
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Illegal hunting in Malta 'undermines European conservation efforts'
BirdLife Malta said today that it had recovered a juvenile male Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus), one of Europe’s most threatened birds of prey. It was found with shotgun wounds by a member of the...
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Sicily police arrest man carrying false euronotes from Malta
A man has been arrested in Pozzallo, Sicily, after arriving from Malta carrying some €8,800 in counterfeit banknotes. He was stopped by Customs officers as he disembarked from the catamaran. They...
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Italian MEP calls on European Commission to block Malta's spring hunting...
MEP Andrea Zanoni has called on the European Commission to block the spring hunting derogation for Malta. In a Parliamentary question the MEP said that thousands of quails and turtle doves were at...
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