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Updated - Foreign Minister demands better media control
Updated - adds recording of minister's comments and clarification below - Foreign Minister George Vella said in Parliament last night that media needed to be reined in, later clarifying that this...
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Updated: Three injured in roof collapse
Three workers were injured at around 11am when a roof collapsed at a residence in Triq il-Hnejja, Sliema. The police said the workers were all men aged 27, 29 and 32, from Qormi, Zurrieq and Zebbug,...
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Tal-lira clock given to former minister was paid by Powerplan Ltd
The tal-lira clock given to former Finance Minister Tonio Fenech had been paid for by Powerplan Ltd and had cost some Lm500, a court heard today. Testifying in the case instituted by Mr Fenech against...
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Updated: Three injured in six-car collision
Three people were slightly injured in a six-car collision at The Strand in Gzira at around noon. Three of the cars were parked, three were being driven. The three people injured refused medical...
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Mriehel bypass footbridge under consideration
The government is revisiting plans for a pedestrian bridge across the Mriehel bypass, Roads Minister Joe Mizzi said in parliament this evening. He told Nationalist MP George Pullicinothat the...
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Civil service exam resits to be held
Civil servants who failed the civil service examinations are to be given the opportunity of a resit, the government said. It was announced earlier this month that court action is being taken against...
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Malta should introduce civil unions, not gay marriage - TPPI
Malta should introduce civil unions for same-sex couples because marriage is "one step too far for Malta at this time", according to the Today Public Policy Institute. It would be "premature and...
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Updated: Valletta officially gets European Capital of Culture title
Valletta, together with all localities in Malta and Gozo, has been officially given the European Capital of Culture 2018 title during a European Council Culture Ministers meeting in Brussels. The...
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Arriva investigating racism reports - CCTV shows no physical contact
Arriva is carrying out an internal investigation following media reports that an African man was dragged off a bus and insulted by inspectors. The case, reported in l-Orizzont, took place last week on...
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Former Muscat aide to head Wasteserv
David Borg has been tasked to head the Government waste management agency, Wasteserv. Mr Borg will be non-executive chairman and will head the agency's new board, announced by Environment Minister Leo...
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Updated - Political parties give their interpretation to court evidence on...
Updated - Adds PN reaction - The Labour Party has called on former Finance Minister Tonio Fenech to shoulder his political responsibilities after evidence given in court this morning in a case...
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Live blog: Gianluca in Eurovision semi-final
Welcome to our live blog on the second Eurovision semi-final taking place at the Malmö Arena in Sweden. Malta's entry, Tomorrow by Gianluca Bezzina, is one of 17 competing for the 10 remaining places...
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Updated: Gianluca qualifies – To sing in ninth slot on Saturday
Gianluca Bezzina took Malta into the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest tonight. The young smiling doctor gave a polished performance before hundreds of flag-waving people in Malmo, with his...
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Literacy strategy launched for consulation - focus on both Maltese and English
The Education Ministry has launched the framework 'National Literacy Strategy for All' document for consultation. Education Minister Evarist Bartolo said consultation with the public will continue...
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Air Malta to launch flights to Algeria
Air Malta will start serving a new scheduled service to Algeria’s capital, Algiers on June 17. There will be two weekly flights - on Mondays and Thursdays and Air Malta expected to carry 6,000...
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Bicycling Advocacy Group calls for presumed liability system in civil road...
The Bicycling Advocacy Group has called for the introduction of a presumed liability system in civil road traffic cases as existed in 22 other EU states. It said in a statement it was deeply concerned...
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Medserv bid in Tanzania shortlisted
A joint bid by oil and gas logistics company Medserv and a European partner in Tanzania has been shortlisted, the company said. The company said in a statement that “if successful this would be our...
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Ministries’ mobile ban lifted for the press
Journalists visiting the Foreign Ministry would no longer be routinely asked to deposit their mobile phones with security personnel before going to the minister’s office, the Prime Minister’s Office...
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Man acquitted of 1999 theft
A 40-year-old man from Zabbar has been acquitted of stealing cash from the room of a hotel which no longer exists in 1999. Patrick Mangion was cleared of stealing Lm100 from a room at the Bugibba...
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Patients get ‘too strong’ cancer drug due to cost
Patients battling a form of bone marrow cancer are being given a medicine that is too strong because prices for lower doses exceed the Government’s payment limit, Times of Malta has learnt. As a...
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