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MEP Dalli prepares for an emissions showdown
Labour MEP Miriam Dalli has vowed to forge ahead with her ambitious proposal to cut carbon dioxide emissions for cars and vans by at least 40 per cent by 2030, despite the European Commission’s...
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PM 'no longer cares about the future' - Delia
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat “clearly does not care” about the future, Opposition leader Adrian Delia argued on Sunday morning. Speaking during a question and answer session on NetFM, Dr Delia said...
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Aquarius migrants, and a dog, brought to Malta for transfer to other countries
Updated 2.20pm - A group of 58 migrants picked up from small boats by the migrant rescue ship Aquarius was transferred to an AFM patrol boat and brought to Malta on Sunday afternoon. Also brought to...
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MTA not giving up on Balluta’s beach
The government has not ruled out a second attempt to replenish the sand at Balluta Bay next year, refusing to brand the €110,000 project a failure despite the expanded beach appearing to have shrunk...
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Muscat wants free public transport for all... one day
Malta should one day have free public transport for all, but first it needs the infrastructure to facilitate it, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Sunday. Addressing a Labour Party event outside...
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Former soldier found carrying large knife in Paceville denied bail
A 31-year-old man, who was a soldier in former Libyan leader Gaddafi’s army, on Sunday was denied bail after pleading not guilty to charges of carrying a large knife without a licence. The St Paul’s...
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Midnight call logs to stay on Daphne’s blog
Call logs of a midnight chat between MaltaToday co-owner Saviour Balzan and the Prime Minister’s top aide Keith Schembri will remain online, a data tribunal decided last week. The call logs were...
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Ex-Smart City promoter on money-laundering charges
Stephen Carter, the former frontman for the controversial multi-million euro Smart City residential property project, has been charged with money-laundering, fraud and misappropriation. The land on...
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‘My only interest is to make people laugh’
A medical graduate, who has parked his profession to focus on creating memes, is the first Maltese to have amassed over 1.2 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, making him the biggest local...
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PM in talks with governor of Massachusetts
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat had a meeting with Massachusetts state governor Charles Baker in Boston. Dr Muscat is in the US for the 73th UN general assembly. Boston is the base of Steward Healthcare...
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Different strategy needed to combat rise in HIV
As the world finishes marking Sexual Health Week today, Malta needs to look at a more holistic approach to effectively combat the rising trends of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV, according to...
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Protests over costs as impounded NGO ship is ordered to move to private berth
Transport Malta is causing unnecessary financial pressures on the operators of the impounded migrant rescue vessel MV Lifeline, their lawyers say. Transport Malta has asked the court to move the...
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Ministry makes a mess of legal notice on waste
An entire section of new regulations on waste separation, published just last week, will have to be thrown into the rubbish bin. In an embarrassing oversight, the Environment Ministry mistakenly...
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'I will launch campaign for HSBC to quit Malta,' MEP threatens
Updated 9.25am with HSBC reaction HSBC must close its business in Malta if the Maltese government does not take more concrete action to tighten up money-laundering regulations, a German MEP is...
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Lands Authority boss is in business with Fortina shareholders
The CEO of the Lands Authority, which is negotiating a deal with the Fortina Hotel, is a business partner of the hotel’s shareholders. James Piscopo, a former CEO of the Labour Party and right-hand...
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Air show still grounded as talks between government, organisers stall
A year after the popular Malta Air Show was called off, talks between the government and the organisers on a sponsorship deal appear to be stalled. The Malta Aviation Society is seeking a three-year...
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NGO scorns Muscat over rescued dog tweets
An NGO whose migrant rescue ship has been impounded in Valletta harbour for months, on Monday scorned the prime minister for tweeting "seven times" about a dog brought to Malta with 58 rescued...
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Big drugs haul in Sliema police raid
A large quantity of drugs was discovered by the police in a mid-morning raid on a garage in Sliema on Monday. Sources said the raid took place in Mattew Pulis Street. At least two men, one of them...
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Too much of a good thing - transport operators still lack buses and drivers...
Operators who signed a five-year deal with the government as part of the free school transport scheme have welcomed the increase in work but say better planning was needed. Speaking to the Times of...
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Watch: Daphne photo removed by men driving government car
A picture of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and a candle were removed from in front of the boarded-up Great Siege Monument late on Sunday by two men believed to be government workers. They...
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