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Labour seeking to lease out the former Raffles Discotheque
The Labour Party could be set to take in a fortune from the lease of the former Raffles Discotheque, a property in a prime site in St Andrew’s, which it had acquired through a controversial...
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Fisheries corruption claims ‘just tip of iceberg’
Phone intercepts between the head of the fisheries department and a Spanish tuna rancher linked to a multimillion-euro racket were “just the tip of the iceberg”, sources close to the case said on...
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Revealed: Tuna tycoon and Malta fisheries 'boss' phone calls
The disgraced director of fisheries had a very cosy relationship with a Spanish tuna king pin accused of running a massive illegal fishing racket, phone intercepts indicate. Transcripts of intercepted...
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Mystery over corruption claim against Permanent Secretary
The former Labour mayor of Rabat, Frank Fabri, was investigated over serious corruption claims in 2010, the police have told The Sunday Times of Malta, but he was never charged as “the prime witnesses...
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Former MP Lino Gauci Borda passes away
Updated 10.10am Former Nationalist MP and long-serving family doctor Lino Gauci Borda has died at Mater Dei Hospital, aged 82. Dr Gauci Borda served in the House from 1976 until 1994 when he resigned...
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Malta's fishy business mapped out
Malta's tuna ranching industry has been thrust into the international spotlight following revelations of irregular payments to a senior official. According to leaked transcripts, fisheries chief...
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Bank of Valletta goes dark after detecting cyber attack
Updated 2.45pm Bank of Valletta shut down all its operations on Wednesday morning after detecting an attempt by hackers to access its systems. All of the bank’s functions - branches, ATMs, mobile...
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Decision to allow commercial use of Dwejra boathouse could spoil pristine...
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar has filed an appeal against the Planning Commission’s decision to permit the commercialisation of a boathouse at Dwejra in San Lawrenz, Gozo.It said in a statement the...
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As cybercrime grows, banks are increasingly being targeted
Bank of Valletta was forced to shut down all its operations on Wednesday after detecting a cyber attack on its systems. It is the first time hackers' attempts to infiltrate a Maltese bank has been...
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Plane grounded at MIA due to malfunction
Updated at 12.10am Passengers on an Air Malta flight to London Heathrow, which had been scheduled to leave Malta at 7.55am, had been taken off the aircraft, which did not leave due to a malfunction. A...
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PN political editor resigns but remains committed to party
Media.Link Communications political editor John Zammit has resigned but remains committed to the Nationalist Party, the PN said. In a statement signed by Mr Zammit and secretary general Clyde Puli,...
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Watch: BOV hackers' €13m in transactions 'being reversed' - Muscat
A cyber attack on Bank of Valletta on Wednesday involved the creation of false international payments that saw €13 million transferred to banks in four countries, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told...
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APS suspends some banking services in the wake of BOV cyber attack
APS Bank has suspended some of its banking services as a precautionary measure following the cyber attack on Bank of Valletta. The bank said on Wednesday evening that the integrity of its customers'...
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Southern harbour has highest number of residents with mental problems
The southern harbour region has the highest number of patients receiving assistance because of mental health problems, fresh data shows. When it comes to localities, Birkirkara, which has the second...
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Bank of Valletta resumes operations after major cyber attack
Bank of Valletta said on Thursday it had resumed a number of its services during the night after a major cyber attack. The bank shut down all its operations on Wednesday morning after hackers broke...
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Promotion of suspended fisheries director ordered by OPM
Andreina Fenech Farrugia, suspended on Tuesday amid bribery allegations, was promoted to fisheries director general on orders issued by the Office of the Prime Minister soon after Labour’s return to...
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Abortion Support Network expands service to Malta
A UK-based charity providing financial assistance, practical information and accommodation to those living in countries with restrictive abortion laws, said on Thursday it has launched its service to...
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Driver gets compensation for accident after shoddy road works
An appeals court has confirmed a decision ordering Transport Malta and a roadworks contractor to pay €1,800 to a driver whose car ended up in a field on account of poor road conditions. Carmelo...
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Malta police go to Europol to discuss tuna racket probe
Police officers on Wednesday travelled to the Europol headquarters in the Hague to discuss developments in the tuna laundering racket, Times of Malta has learnt. Police sources said the main aim of...
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Multimillion-euro shooting range is still lying ‘idle’
A new “state-of-the-art” shooting range in Ta’ Kandja has not been used for months amid operational problems and discord on how the facility is to be managed. Despite government promises and millions...
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