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Registration tax reduced for used Euro 4 vehicles
A 10 per cent reduction in registration tax is being given for used Euro 4 M1 light vehicles seating up to eight people besides the driver, that were imported or brought to Malta before April 9. To...
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Gozo Church to rent St Joseph Home to government for use as Home for the elderly
St Joseph Home in Ghajnsielem is to be rented out by the Gozo Church to the government for use as an old people's home. The agreement was signed today in the presence of Bishop Mario Grech and Gozo...
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Valletta Open Market may move to Ordinance Street
Talks are underway on a possible transfer of the Valletta open market to Ordinance Street, close to the entrance of Valletta, economic affairs minister Chris Cardona said this evening. He was replying...
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Maltese cyclist's family struggling to bring body to Malta after fatal...
The family of Ishmael Muscat, the Maltese cyclist killed in a traffic accident in China, said today that it is still 'struggling' to bring the body to Malta. Muscat died when he as run over by a car...
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Update 2 - Man critically injured in Zejtun crash
An elderly man is in a critical condition following a crash at Tal-Barrani road this morning. The crash took place at the intersection to Zejtun at about 7.30am. The traffic lights were reportedly off...
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This time... it’s William Mangion
Singer William Mangion, who represented Malta at the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, has been appointed coordinator for the promotion of local bands. Mr Mangion said he had been offered a one-year...
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Update 2: Man dies after falling down shaft
A 72-year-old man from Mellieha died this morning after he fell down a three-storey-high shaft used for a water pump at Marfa this morning. Rescuers went on site after the man's wife, who was with...
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Pregnant teachers warned of slapped cheek virus
Pregnant teachers who work in schools where there have been cases of slapped cheek virus are being advised by their doctors to remain at home to avoid complications, Times of Malta has learnt. Over...
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Lap dancer cleared of offending public morals
A 26-year-old woman from St Paul’s Bay has been acquitted of offending public morals while lap dancing at Steam in St Julian’s. The court heard that police officer Dino Farrugia had carried out a...
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Oil rig leased for oil exploration well off Malta
Mediterranean Oil & Gas has reached agreement with Genel Energy Plc to use the deep-water semi-submersible drilling rig "Paul Romano" to drill an exploration well offshore Area 4 south of Malta...
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Brussels ditches proposal to aid Malta relocate migrants
Hopes that Malta would get help to relocate irregular migrants were dashed as “harsh resistance” forced a change of plans. Speaking at the European Parliament, European Home Affairs Commissioner...
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PN slams Ronnie Pellegrini's Freeport appointment
The Nationalist Party in a statement has criticised the government's decision to appoint Ronnie Pellegrini as a director of the Malta Freeport Corporation. It said such appointments fly in the face of...
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Din l-Art Ħelwa says relocation of market to Ordnance Street 'lacks vision'
Heritage NGO Din l-Art Ħelwa insisted today that Ordnance Street and the entrance to Valletta are unsuitable for the Monti open market, particularly because of the potential spill over across the new...
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Driver slightly injured in Kappara accident
A young woman was slightly injured when this Daewoo Matiz flipped onto one of its sides in Kappara this afternoon. The car is believed to have clipped the pavement before crashing.
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PM suggests European Commission likely to impose excessive deficit procedure...
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat strongly suggested this afternoon that the European Commission will likely issue excessive deficit procedures against Malta over its failure to keep its deficit below the...
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Former policeman admits taking bribes to write off tickets
A former policeman who had admitted to accepting bribes to write off traffic related offences was this morning given a two year jail term suspended for four years, a general interdiction and a €670...
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German diver dies in Gozo
A German diver, 55, has died after finding himself in difficulties while diving at Mgarr ix-Xini, Gozo. The police said he was rushed to Gozo hospital, where he died. Magistrate Josette Demicoli is...
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Muscat wants PN pay rise refunded in full
The Prime Minister has called on former Nationalist ministers to refund in full the pay rise they gave themselves in May 2008. PN leader Simon Busuttil should convince them to do so “as they gave the...
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Gianluca returns to work - Eurovision 'perfect ice-breaker' with patients
Gianluca Bezzina, also dubbed as 'Doctor Feelgood', has returned to work in the surgical wards of Mater Dei Hospital after an exhilarating two weeks in Malmö representing Malta in the Eurovision Song...
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Gianluca's Tomorrow in BBC's Top 40
Malta’s Eurovision participant Gianluca Bezzina has made it to the BBC’s Top 40 UK Singles list with his song Tomorrow. Gianluca entered the charts in 37th place, three places ahead of Psy's new...
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