Former minister set to get his yoga hotel on Gozo ODZ
An application to develop a hotel specialising in yoga meditation is being recommended for approval on a massive ODZ property in the limits of Qala owned by Labour’s former Gozo minister Anton Refalo,...
View ArticleGay men to be able to donate blood by August
Gay men should be able to donate blood by August while those who go abroad might not have to wait months to contribute to the reserves, as health authorities are investing in new equipment. The...
View ArticlePL 59%, PN 37% - The Sunday Times survey
The Labour Party is enjoying a 22-point lead over the Nationalist Party, according to a Misco survey commissioned by The Sunday Times of Malta. Asked which party they intended to vote for in next...
View ArticleMan killed in Birżebbuġa, two injured
Updated 11.40am A man was killed and another two were injured following a shooting in Birżebbuġa on Saturday night. The police said the incident took place in Triq tal-Ġebel around 11pm and it was one...
View ArticleLabour well ahead as MEP election nears
A Misco survey commissioned by The Sunday Times of Malta shows Labour with a commanding lead over the PN ahead of next month’s European elections, while voters identify their major concerns....
View ArticlePN MPs meet owner of 17 Black to seek conference sponsorship
Nationalist Party MPs Kristy Debono and Hermann Schiavone on Friday met the owner of once-secret Dubai company 17 Black to seek “possible sponsorship” related to a conference. Last year, in a joint...
View ArticleWoman injured after falling into sea
A 46-year-old woman was grievously injured early on Sunday when she fell into the sea in St Paul’s Bay. The police said the accident happened along Triq Isouard at 4.30am. The woman is a Serbian...
View ArticleCrucifixes to stay at health centres as Fearne steps in to reverse decision
An order to remove all religious symbols from health centres has been revoked by Health Minister Chris Fearne. In a circular, Primary Care officials told heads of health clinics that all religious...
View ArticleDelia slams ‘backroom dealings’ makes no mention of Fenech meeting
Opposition leader Adrian Delia was quick to hit out at the government “backroom dealings” on Sunday, but made no mention of revelations by The Sunday Times of Malta that two PN MPs close to the party...
View ArticleWatch: 'In Libya, they sell human beings. They have sold me twice'
Men, women and children rescued by an NGO vessel off Libya's coast have told the ship's crew they were tortured, enslaved and kidnapped in the North African country they escaped. The Alan Kurdi is...
View ArticleOne in every three mental health professionals shows signs of burnout
A third of mental healthcare professionals in Malta suffer from symptoms of burnout, according to the first study of the sort. Research carried out among inpatient professionals at Mount Carmel...
View ArticleMore than 90kg of cocaine found at Malta Freeport
Customs officers have seized more than 90kg of cocaine at the Malta Freeport, the latest of a series of major hauls over the past months. Packets containing 91.6kg of the drug were found hidden inside...
View ArticleHigh expectations for President George Vella
Denise Grech elicited some reactions to the inaugural speech of Malta’s 10th president, George Vella, after he was sworn in on Thursday. High expectations surround newly-appointed President George...
View ArticlePN’s reaction against Article 7 shows party in disarray - Muscat
The Nationalist Party’s statement against the suspension of Malta’s voting rights in the EU was testament to the state of disarray it was in as it was now contradicting the position taken by its own...
View ArticleLabour well ahead as MEP election nears
A Misco survey commissioned by The Sunday Times of Malta shows Labour with a commanding lead over the PN ahead of next month’s European elections, while voters identify their major concerns....
View Article'They see me on a tractor and look at me with disgust'
This is the fourth article in a series about Malta's local food industry. Read the first, second and third articles. Aged 15, when most of her classmates were dreaming of a career in law, medicine...
View ArticleWatch: ‘From a living time-bomb to a living miracle’
When three years ago Christine Grixti received the call informing her she had been matched with a donor, her own weak heart nearly failed with excitement. Her husband, Charles, who had already bid...
View ArticleKonrad Mizzi orders new valuation of Corinthia land after howls of protest
The government has engaged a new international firm to make a fresh valuation of the St George’s Bay peninsula in St Julian’s, currently occupied by three Corinthia hotels. This would be intended to...
View ArticleKilled his mother and sister and then got back into bed, court told
Updated 1.15pm A man accused of murdering his mother and sister killed them and then got back into bed, pretending to be asleep, prosecutors said in court on Monday. Joseph Bonnici faces charges of...
View ArticleScene of migrant murder is hotspot for racial attacks
The area where a migrant was murdered and two others injured on Saturday is a hotspot for racial attacks and incitement, Times of Malta is informed. A number of incidents were reported in the area...
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