Tonio Fenech - ‘I did not badmouth Malta...I defended it’
Former Finance Minister Tonio Fenech has denied badmouthing Malta in a recent meeting with the International Monetary Fund, insisting that he had a clear conscience and had actually defended the...
View Article23 children reported to be suffering Slapped Cheek Syndrome
The Ministry for Health said today that 23 children had been reported to be suffering from slapped cheek syndrome since the beginning of this year in various localities in Malta. Slapped cheek...
View ArticleAir Malta action over ‘proud to be racist’ pilot
Air Malta is taking disciplinary action against one of its pilots who said he was “proud to be racist” in reaction to a Facebook post about a young soldier’s shocking murder in London. Distancing...
View ArticleNGO shocked at 'destruction of garigue area'
Nature Trust this evening expressed ‘shock’ at ‘the destruction of a garigue area’ in Qawra, resulting in the obliteration of indigenous plants to make way for an amusement park. In a statement it...
View ArticleDin l-Art Helwa concerned at proposed relaxation of height limitation policy
Din l-Art Helwa this evening expressed concern at the proposed relaxation on height limitation saying this would be deleterious to the environment by causing excessive visual density. In a statement...
View ArticleValletta must be kept alive - FAA
The re-location of the Valletta open market is another piecemeal decision which adds to Valletta’s intrinsic problem – the lack of holistic urban management of our capital, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar...
View ArticleIs it the end of AD?
It is a question that pops up after every election and each time Alternattiva Demokratika survives another five years. But with no one willing to lead the party its demise is suddenly a real prospect....
View Article‘OLAF chief could be forced out over Dalli’
Momentum is building in the European Parliament’s largest political group to lobby for the removal of the EU’s anti-fraud agency chief over his handling of the investigation that led to John Dalli’s...
View ArticleLegal firm told Enemalta to settle claims with BWSC
Enemalta was given unequivocal legal advice to settle its differences with Danish power company BWSC, The Sunday Times of Malta has learnt. Legal firm Camilleri Preziosi told the State-owned company...
View ArticleWoman injured after falling down well
A 40-year-old woman from Ghaxaq was grievously injured this afternoon when she fell down a well at her house in Triq Santa Marija. She is not in a critical condition. The police said the woman fell in...
View ArticleTurkish Airlines welcomed at Malta International Airport
Turkish Airlines, ranked the best airline in Europe, launched its operations to and from Malta this afternoon with flight TK1369 which landed at Malta International Airport at 2.40pm. As is customary...
View ArticleFormer PN leadership candidate elected to the party executive
Former PN leadership contender Raymond Bugeja and lawyer Ann Fenech, who turned down calls to seek the leadership post, are among those who have been elected to the PN executive. The new members of...
View ArticleFrom billboard to board
Young and fresh-faced, Opposition leader Joseph Muscat was extremely convincing when he promised his party would cast aside the partisan politics that plagued the island in favour of an all-inclusive...
View ArticlePN elects Beppe Fenech Adami, Mario de Marco deputy leaders, Paula Mifsud...
Beppe Fenech Adami and Mario de Marco were tonight elected the Nationalist Party's deputy leaders for party affairs and parliamentary affairs, respectively. Dr Fenech Adami obtained 76 per cent of the...
View ArticleMan falls into sea while fishing
A 29-year-old man from San Lawrenz was seriously injured this morning when he fell into the sea while fishing in the vicinity of the Ġebla tal-Ġeneral. He is not in a critical condition. The police...
View ArticleTwo parishes get new spiritual leaders
Fr Nicholas Pace has been appointed archpriest of St Catherine’s parish in Zejtun while Fr Christopher Galea was made parish priest of St Bartholomew in Għargħur. Fr Nicholas takes over from the late...
View ArticleSunday Monti hawkers want a better home too
Sunday Monti hawkers expect to be treated in the same way as their colleagues who mount their stalls daily and move to a more prominent location. The Sunday hawkers intend starting talks with the...
View ArticleItalian motorcylist dies in Baħar ic-Cagħaq crash
A 37-year-old Italian motorcyclist resident in St Julian's has died after a collision with a car at Baħar ic-Cagħaq this afternoon. The motorcycle was involved in a collision with a red Peugeot 207...
View ArticleBlack Maltese chicken is ready to take on the world
Twelve months ago, a group of students and their lecturer made an appeal to Times of Malta readers to help save the Black Maltese, the island’s endemic chicken that was facing extinction. A year to...
View ArticleWoman accused of stabbing her partner
Carmen Meilak, 44, was this morning accused of the attempted murder of her partner Alfred Farrugia, when she allegedly stabbed him on Saturday evening in Marsa. The woman, of Racecourse Street, Marsa,...
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