Hugo Chetcuti murder: officers present English-language reports to court
Hugo Chetcuti murder suspect Bojan Cmelik sat passively in the dock on Friday as officers investigating the killing of the Paceville kingpin presented English-language versions of their reports in...
View ArticleMobile blood unit has been out of order for 2 months
The Blood Donation Mobile Unit has been out of operation for almost two months after it developed problems to its chassis. As a result, donors have to go to the blood bank in Guardamangia. Sources...
View ArticleMotorbike deaths more than double in a year
Motorbike fatalities more than doubled this year when compared to deaths in 2017, figures show. Seven motorcyclists died this year, compared to three in 2017. In contrast, the number of traffic...
View ArticleYoung motorcyclist injured in Għajn Tuffieħa accident
A 26-year-old man from Mtarfa was grievously injured on Friday when he fell off his motorbike after losing control in Triq Ġnien Borg, limits of St Paul’s Bay. The man was riding a Honda CBR. He was...
View ArticleKarin Grech remembered
The Labour Party, led by deputy leader Chris Fearne, on Friday Karin Grech who was killed by a letter bomb 41 years ago. Dr Fearne said this was a political death and said politics should be a...
View ArticleFire at Qawra hotel sparks partial evacuation
A number of people were evacuated from a Qawra hotel on Saturday after a fire broke out in the kitchen. The incident happened at the Suncrest Hotel around 10am when the fire broke at the kitchen...
View ArticleSocial care watchdog to get its teeth on New Year’s Day
All the provisions of a law regulating social welfare service providers will finally come into force at the start of the New Year, meaning the watchdog could start imposing fines and revoking licences...
View ArticleBalcony bricks fall on workmen in Żebbuġ
Updated 6.45pm Two workmen were rushed to hospital after a freak incident below a balcony in Żebbuġ on Saturday morning, the police said. The incident happened in Triq Andre Bogdan around 11.45am....
View ArticleWatch: Marsa house transformed into chapel
It might look like an ordinary townhouse from the outside, but nestled along a suburban road in Marsa, a small home has been transformed into a chapel, the dream of its devoted owner for more than 20...
View ArticleNew fireworks factory to be built in Għarb... just 300m from historic chapel
A new fireworks factory will be built in Għarb, though residents were hoping they had got rid of such plants once and for all. In the last hearing prior to the festive season break, the Planning...
View ArticleAnother construction worker dies
Another construction worker has succumbed to his injuries, two weeks after falling at a site in Gżira, the police said. The 22-year-old Syrian national, who lives in Birkirkara, fell down an internal...
View ArticleCourt grants Delia limited access to children
A judge has granted Opposition leader Adrian Delia limited access to his children, allowing him to see them three times a week at his in-laws’ house, in case the couple failed to agree on wider...
View ArticleDelia 'must step down' or be fired after domestic violence claims
Updated 6.40pm Calls grew on Adrian Delia to step down at once as Nationalist Party leader following claims of domestic violence in marital separation proceedings. "Adrian Delia is not fit for his...
View ArticleSVPR cleaning firm given jobs at other homes for elderly
A cleaning firm paid millions of euros since 2015 for services at St Vincent De Paul Residence has been assigned similar jobs at other government homes for the elderly, the Times of Malta is informed....
View ArticlePedestrian hit by car on Coast Road
A 49-year-old man was rushed to Mater Dei Hospital on Saturday evening after he was hit by a car on the Coast Road. The man, a British national who lives in St Paul’s Bay, was hit by a Honda Fit being...
View ArticleExpect warm New Year's Eve, strong winds for new year
If you're planning to participate in New Year’s celebrations you will be happy to hear that the last few days of the year are expected to be dry and sunny. New Year’s Eve is anticipated to be drier...
View Article'If you're Christian how can you not save migrants' - bishops ask, amid impasse
The Maltese bishops called for concrete action to save a group of migrants who have been stranded at sea between Libya and Malta for eight days. While acknowledging the complexity of the problem, the...
View ArticleDelia vows to find those 'taking advantage' of his personal troubles
Opposition leader Adrian Delia warned on Sunday that he would take action against those who were taking advantage of his personal struggles to score political points. Speaking on the Nationalist Party...
View ArticleWatch: 'Things weren't always bad. At first he was extremely charming'
A young mother who took the brave step of speaking up publicly about being in an emotionally abusive relationship has been “overwhelmed” by the number of women who got in touch with her. They told her...
View ArticleGozo statue vanishes overnight... but it's in safe hands
Gozitans woke up on Friday to find that a statue of Ninu Cremona, close to the Three Hills fountain in Victoria, had done a disappearing act together with its base. But a Gozo Ministry spokesman...
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