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PN's Sliema committee rejects confidence motion in Adrian Delia
The Nationalist Party’s Sliema sectional committee on Friday rejected a confidence motion in favour of leader Adrian Delia by 10 votes against three. The PN leader is facing increasing internal calls...
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PN leader postponing ‘showdown’ with MPs
Embattled Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia has not yet called a meeting of his parliamentary group despite the fact that the House of Representatives will return to business on Monday with a...
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PD challenges Mizzi and Schembri to ask independent inquiry
Partit Demokratiku has challenged the seven officials involved in Simon Busuttil’s allegations of money-laundering to ask for an independent inquiry to clear their names. Judge Giovanni Grixti...
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Armed, hooded man holds-up shop assistant in Attard
An armed man wearing a hoodie stormed into an Attard shop, and threatened an employee before running away with the cash on Friday night, the police said. The incident happened in Triq il-Linja around...
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Car owner acquitted of setting vehicle on fire
A man charged with setting his car on fire to benefit from an insurance claim, was acquitted since the prosecution’s case had rested entirely upon the “assumptions and speculations” of a...
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Environmental champion to contest MEP elections on PD ticket
One of Malta's foremost environmental activists will be contesting the MEP elections on the Democratic Party ticket. Camilla Appelgren, a Swedish national, who relocated to Malta in 2011, is known for...
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MEPs rally to defend Turkish journalist jailed for Malta story
Members of the European Parliament from across political groups have called on the European Commission to condemn Turkey’s actions against journalist Pelin Ünker. Ms Ünker was given a 13-month jail...
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Henley and Partners downgrades Malta’s passport ranking
A global index drawn up by Malta’s cash-for-passports scheme concessionaires, Henley and Partners, has downgraded the island’s rank by two places. Published annually, the Henley Passport Index,...
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PN funds run dry by February, party warned
The PN’s treasurer warned party leader Adrian Delia last summer that finances would run dry by next month, according to a leaked email. A party spokesman has however reassured The Sunday Times of...
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PM should be responsible for sustainable development - church commission
Sustainable development should form part of the prime minister’s portfolio, as various ministries are too focused on their own remit to respond to sustainability issues, the Church's environment...
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Trio arraigned over spate of thefts from Mġarr, St Paul’s Bay
A mother and her teenage son were on Friday jointly accused of a series of aggravated thefts from an Mġarr restaurant and a St Paul’s Bay residence late last year. Maria Pia Zammit, 34, and her...
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Massive residential block of 114 apartments proposed for Pietà
A massive residential block of 114 apartments, spread over six floors with underlying shops and garages, has been proposed for a spot adjacent to Fatima church at Pietà, replacing two villas and a...
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Three arrested following drugs bust
Two men and a woman were arrested on Friday night following a drug bust in Sliema, the police said. A roadside inspection led to the arrest of a man from Fgura, a woman from Valletta and a Dutch...
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Attacks against me are against the PN - Delia
Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia on Sunday insisted that the “attacks” being levelled against him were in reaction to the party “getting stronger” and an attempt to deflect attention from the...
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Caught with suspicion of trying to traffic drugs in main Gozo square
Two men were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of drug trafficking in one of Gozo's main squares. The police said a 29-year-old Italian national who lives in Marsalforn and a 45-year-old Gozitan from...
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St Julian's buses were the most popular in a record-setting 2018
Two bus routes ferrying passengers between Valletta and St Julian's proved to be Malta's busiest in what proved to be a record-setting year for Malta Public Transport. Local buses carried 53.4...
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Policeman who lost arm on duty to be promoted to sergeant
Police officer of the year Simon Schembri is being promoted to sergeant on January 21. The 48-year-old traffic policeman lost an arm last year when he was dragged several metres under a car in a...
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Muscat criticises migration 'extremes', calls for sensible solution
Updated at 2.15pm with PN statement Prime Minister Joseph Muscat hit out at “extremes” on both sides of the migration issue, insisting again that Malta could not be expected to come up with a solution...
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Local pig farmers facing the chop
Cut-throat competition from imported meat may force Malta’s pork industry into collapse, farmers have warned as they also grapple with a new threat: food fraud. Oliver Frendo, a veterinarian, has long...
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Daphne’s son appeals for 17 Black information
The son of slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Matthew, has taken to social media to appeal for information on the account held by the once-secret Dubai company 17 Black. In posts on his profiles...
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