Michelle Muscat hits out at media: 'Don’t report based on agenda of those who...
The Prime Minister’s wife Michelle Muscat fired a missive at the media on Tuesday, insisting they should not report “based on the agenda of those who lead them”. Mrs Muscat was representing the...
View ArticleWoman found lying on ground injured in Ħamrun
Updated 8.55pm A woman was hospitalised on Tuesday evening after she was found injured on the ground in Ħamrun in a probable case of domestic violence. The police said the woman was found in Triq...
View ArticleAntibiotics in your food: how medicine is used by animal breeders
A sick cow could die overnight if it is not treated with antibiotics. But how lax are breeders with the medicine, considering that its misuse could pass on resistant bacteria to the person who ends up...
View Article‘We knew what had to be done’ - Marina staff quick as boat burst into flames
An employee at Kalkara Marina hesitated for only a few moments when confronted by the fire raging on a yacht at one of the pontoons on Tuesday morning. “All of us had taken a course in fire fighting –...
View ArticleWatch: 'Justice system is not facing paralysis,' Owen Bonnici insists
Updated at 3.35pm with video Justice Minister Owen Bonnici on Monday fended off concerns raised by the Group of States against Corruption (Greco) about Malta’s justice system facing paralysis unless...
View ArticleGaffarena property scandal: Protagonist gets top job at Lands Authority
A civil servant who had a central role in the Valletta property scandal that led to the resignation of a parliamentary secretary has been given an executive position at the Lands Authority, the Times...
View ArticleGeorge Vella approved as Malta's next President
George Vella was on Tuesday approved as Malta's next President during a parliamentary sitting that was boycotted by the Democratic Party. All those present for the sitting voted in favour of the...
View ArticleYacht blaze reactions: ‘It was like a fireworks factory exploded’
It was a normal Tuesday afternoon at the office for Albert Bonnici, an engineer at the Kalkara marina, when he suddenly heard a loud bang that sounded like a bomb had gone off. “It sounded like a...
View ArticleViolent outburst at Community Chest Fund lands woman in hot water
A woman who threatened and assaulted a manager at the Malta Community Chest Fund office after her request for €50 in cash was not met was reprimanded by the court and prohibited from setting foot...
View ArticleAttempted hold-up at Żejtun bank foiled, suspect arrested
Updated at 1.20pm A hooded man with a gun in his hand tried to rob a bank in Żejtun in broad daylight on Wednesday morning, but fled the scene empty-handed and was arrested a short while later.The...
View ArticleGeorge Vella approved as Malta's next President
George Vella was on Tuesday approved as Malta's next President during a parliamentary sitting that was boycotted by the Democratic Party. All those present for the sitting voted in favour of the...
View ArticleFive-car crash near Addolorata cemetery
Updated at 1.15pm - Police say five cars were involved Emergency services rushed to a key thoroughfare running along the Addolorata cemetery on Wednesday morning following reports of a five-car crash....
View ArticleSecurity Service has backdoors to all internet service providers - sources
The Security Service continued to enjoy widespread surveillance powers, including backdoors into the networks of all internet service providers, sources told the Times of Malta. The backdoor...
View ArticleConflict of interest waived for Valletta Cultural Agency head
A special clause in a new law setting up the Valletta Cultural Agency allows former Valletta 2018 chief Jason Micallef to be appointed chairman despite also being at the helm of the Labour Party media...
View ArticleLawyer tried to burgle a house in St Paul's Bay, court told
A Polish lawyer has ended up behind bars in Malta after being accused of simple theft, attempted theft from a private residence as well as charges of having allegedly harassed, blackmailed and...
View ArticleTax take from Panama Papers probe exceeds €9 million
Just over €9 million have been recovered by the taxman after offshore dealings were exposed in the Panama Papers three years ago. According to information supplied to the Times of Malta by the Tax...
View ArticleWatch: 'From Malta Tagħna Lkoll to a Malta for them'
The Labour government has taken the country back to feudal times, Opposition leader Adrian Delia said in reaction to a Greco report. The report, by the Group of States Against Corruption, noted...
View ArticleGħaxaq murder was third deadly crime for family
The murder of a mother and her daughter in Għaxaq last week is the third instance of bloodshed within the ill-fated family. Joseph Bonnici, 38, of Għaxaq, was on Sunday charged with murdering his...
View ArticleWoman who became paraplegic after contracting MRSA gets almost €70,000 in...
A woman whose life was irreversibly ruined after contracting the MRSA infection when admitted to St Luke’s hospital for treatment has been awarded €70,000 in an action for damages over the case which...
View ArticlePresident to be sworn in today - ceremonial role with crucial duties in case...
George Vella will be sworn in as Malta’s tenth President in a special sitting of the House of Representatives on Thursday at noon. A resolution for his appointment was approved by the Labour and...
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