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‘The choice is only in the hands of those paying for sex’
When Maria* left prostitution, she started earning the same amount in one month that she would otherwise have earned in one single day. But wearing a uniform and keeping her dignity made it all worth...
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Admits to anti-police hate speech on Facebook, gets bail
A maintenance worker, placed under preventive arrest after posting inflammatory comments against the police, has been granted bail pending judgment after admitting to his wrongdoing. Josef Vincenti, a...
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Pietà tourist accommodation plans turned down
The Planning Commission has turned down a proposal to develop tourist accommodation in Pietà, after NGOs objected to what they felt was a "disproportionate" development. Read: ‘Best-preserved enclave...
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Dark side of history
Some might find it spooky, while others manage to read a romantic narrative into it – whatever the take, the opportunity to visit a prehistoric cave at night is unique, especially during a full moon....
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Removal of Caruana Galizia memorial was a breach of rights, court told
Justice Minister Owen Bonnici and the Director General for Public Cleansing were accused in court on Monday of breaching the right of freedom of expression when they repeatedly removed the makeshift...
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Man cleared of sexual abuse of 8-year old, accidental touching...
A man on Monday was cleared of sexually abusing an eight-year-old child after a court concluded that the girl might have misinterpreted the accidental gestures of the accused whilst playing with...
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MFSA did not breach EU law in Pilatus Bank case - EBA
The European Banking Authority found the Malta Financial Services Authority did not breach EU law in the case of Pilatus Bank and decided to close the preliminary inquiry. In February, the EBA...
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Fortina developers change plans to mega office block
The developers of the former Fortina Hotel in Tigné, who last April were given the green light by the Planning Authority for a massive residential development on the Tigné seafront, have changed their...
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Gentlemen's clubs need to be regulated by legislation, judge insists
A judge presiding over appeal proceedings in respect of two owners of a gentlemen’s club has stressed the need for laws to regulate such places of entertainment in a society that is becoming...
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Hundreds of residents protest at plans for Luqa warehouses
More than 400 Luqa residents are opposing plans to build warehouses and a solar array instead of a large farm outside the development zone at the edge of Wied il-Kbir. The farm in Ħal Farruġ, across...
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New regulator to step up enforcement of construction site rules
Updated 3.10pm with KTP reaction A new authority is to be set up to enforce construction rules, overhaul existing legislation and take over responsibilities currently under the remit of various...
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Black people being stopped in Marsa, but police deny racial profiling
The police have denied that a “particular race or nationality” is targeted during routine immigration checks in “places frequented by migrants”. Times of Malta has been informed that police officers,...
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Delia would have discussed Egrant inquiry in public if he had a copy - AG
Justice Minister Owen Bonnici was also handed a full copy of the Egrant inquiry as he was providing legal counsel to the Prime Minister and his wife, the Attorney General told a court on Tuesday....
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Free school transport "causing havoc", tourism agents claim
Travel and tourism agents want coaches to be seasonally imported from other EU member states, amid serious concerns that a new free school transport system is disrupting their operations. The...
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Baby falls down shaft in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq
A one-year-old baby is in critical condition on when he fell down the shaft of a residential building in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq on Tuesday afternoon. An ambulance was at the scene on Triq il-Lampara within...
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Steel beam falls on man at Ħal Far factory
Updated at 5pm with video A steel beam crashed down on a man at a Ħal-Far steelworks factory on Tuesday afternoon, trapping him beneath it. Police and paramedics were dispatched to E&L Enterprises...
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Jet ski crashes into boat in Comino, two injured
A man on a rented jet ski drove straight into a boat, injuring two men in the process, police said. The incident took place Sunday at Santa Marija bay in Comino, when Ryan Micallef was out on the boat...
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Ex-tourism minister put on €100 an hour retainer
Former tourism minister Edward Zammit Lewis, who lost his Cabinet post after failing to make it to Parliament at the last general election, is getting paid €100 an hour by Identity Malta – a...
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Planning Authority board member flown in by private jet to vote on db project
Updated 10pm with government reaction The Planning Authority has confirmed that a board member was flown to and from Malta on a private jet on Thursday last week to be present for a vote that approved...
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One million trees to be planted in ambitious afforestation project
One million trees will be planted around Malta over the next 10 years as part of a private afforestation project aimed at rehabilitating the island’s countryside.The ambitious long-term project was...
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