GRTU sets deadline as government rejects petrol station owners' raise demand
Updated - Adds GRTU statement announcing deadline - The GRTU has set a deadline for the end of this week for the conclusion of talks with the government on its demand for a raise in the profit...
View ArticleMan flies off the handle after missing flight - gets fined for insulting...
An Italian man is €1,000 out of pocket after having threatened and insulted a police inspector and a sergeant. Davide Demuro, a 39-year-old Sicilian, got into an argument at the airport on Tuesday...
View ArticlePN administrative council declares support for Delia as he says he is working...
Updated 9pm with council's statement, new video The Administrative Council of the Nationalist Party said on Wednesday its members had unanimously declared their backing for leader Adrian Delia. The...
View ArticleGianpula owners fined €120 each for disturbing neighbours with loud music,...
The owners of the Gianpula nightclub were fined on Wednesday for playing loud music which disturbed people living in Rabat, Tal-Virtu' and Dingli five years ago. The court fined Roger Degiorgio and...
View ArticleGlobigerina limestone receives global recognition
Maltese Globigerina limestone has been granted international designation as a Global Heritage Stone Resource (GHSR), together with six other stones from as many countries.The designation recognises...
View ArticleCentral Link Project would improve air quality - EIA
An Environmental Impact Assessment into a contested large-scale road project between Ta’ Qali and Attard has found that the plans would lead to improved air quality in the area, Infrastructure Malta...
View ArticlePietà council shoots down massive development project
The Pietà local council decided unanimously to oppose the massive development project proposed in the locality and is raising a petition objecting to it. Part of the proposed development lies on a...
View ArticleBanners highlight 'crumbling pillars of democracy'
Three banners depicting three crumbling pillars of democracy were unfurled opposite the parliament building in Valletta on Wednesday evening by activists of #occupyjustice who were marking the 15...
View ArticleProtesters switch to padlocks to dodge Caruana Galizia flower clean-ups
Activists supporting the call for justice following the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia have found a way to leave their mark at the Great Siege monument by attaching padlocks to the...
View ArticleNationalist MPs refuse to take stand on Delia
All Nationalist Party MPs bar one were on Wednesday tight-lipped when asked to publicly declare if embattled leader Adrian Delia still enjoyed their trust in the wake of allegations levelled at him....
View ArticleNotary's conviction quashed as court had not clearly listed charges
A former notary facing the prospect of a term behind bars over misappropriation and fraud, has had his conviction quashed on appeal over a defect in the format of the judgment. However, appeal...
View ArticleAfter a 34-year wait, drug-related proceedings declared time-barred
Proceedings over drug-related charges against a now 61-year-old man have been declared time-barred by a Magistrates’ Court, 34 years after they started. Raymond Walsh had been 26 when charges were...
View ArticlePN ethics committee remains in limbo
The Nationalist Party’s consultative committee on ethics and proper conduct was not reconstituted after Adrian Delia was elected leader, the Times of Malta has learnt. This newspaper asked the PN for...
View ArticleTwo planes collide at Malta airport, no injuries reported
Two passenger planes collided at Malta International Airport on Thursday night, with initial reports saying nobody on board was injured. A Ryanair aircraft arriving from Bari in Italy clipped the...
View ArticleTrue colours
A set of colourful doors to apartments in the picturesque village of Marsaxlokk as captured in a reflection in a puddle of rainwater.
View ArticleMagistrate quotes song to deplore time-wasting court proceedings
A heated argument between two groups last summer at Marsalforn over a relationship that had fizzled out prompted a Magistrates’ Court to deplore such ‘time-wasting’ proceedings, while quoting a local...
View Article€1 million upgrade at Vjal il-Labour to make junction safer
The junction at Vjal il-Labour, next to the Mosta Technopark, is to be given a €1 million upgrade to reduce accident risks as a number of roads converge in the area. This Infrastructure Malta project...
View ArticlePolice issue call for information on 'wanted' man
A man wanted by the police, David Liniker Micallef, 31,is missing He is usually seen around Bilrkirkara. The police said anyone having information about him should contact them on 21 224001 or 119....
View ArticleSwine flu outbreak at Mater Dei hospital, St Vincent de Paul
An outbreak of swine flu has been reported at Mater Dei Hospital and St Vincent de Paul Residence, Times of Malta has learnt. Read: Swine flu outbreak - what happens now? Sources said more than 30...
View Article'I said nothing extraordinary': Jason Azzopardi insists there's no problem...
Nationalist Party MP Jason Azzopardi has downplayed tensions between himself and party leader Adrian Delia, saying people were “making a fuss when I said nothing extraordinary”. Dr Delia spoke...
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