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Individual donates €100,000 as Xarabank raises money for Mission Fund
The Xarabank team and the Mission Fund have thanked viewers after raising €566,436 in a special fund-raising programme yesterday. They also thanked an individual who is giving a donation of €100,000...
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New residence scheme for foreigners launched - thresholds drastically reduced
A new residence programme for foreigners (non-EU) was launched this morning, replacing the foreign residents' scheme which was controversially suspended in 2011. Parliamentary Secretary Edward Zammit...
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PN 'concerned' by PL reaction to power station questions in the European...
The Nationalist Pary said this afternoon that a 'hysterical' statement issued by the Labour Party alleging that the PN leader used EP contacts to question the government's power station plans was...
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Police break down wall to arrest Frenchwoman
Police arresting a Frenchwoman took a magistrate’s orders – to use force if necessary – quite literally and partly demolished a low wall to get in, Times of Malta has learnt. Swieqi deputy mayor...
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Ministers in series of public consultations
The government tomorrow launches a series of meetings between the public and the members of the Cabinet. The meetings, except the one with the Minister for Gozo, will be held at the Auberge de...
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Disabled fan left in the dark at match
A wheelchair-bound football fan was left cold and alone in a dark access passage at Ta’ Qali National Stadium after security personnel told him it was the only place from where he could watch the...
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May had higher temperatures, more wind than normal
The weather last month was warmer and windier than the norm, with the highlight being four days of heavy dust haze, the MIA Met Office said in its monthly report today. Last month’s average air...
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Moderate tremor in the Central Mediterranean
A slight to moderate magnitude 4.4 tremor took place in the Central Mediterranean early this morning. The tremor, 10km deep North of Benghazi was also picked up by the University of Malta's seismic...
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Rubble dumping at picturesque L-Aħrax
The attractive cliff point known as L-Aħrax tal-Mellieħa was spoiled by a large volume of dumped rubble last week. A truck dumped the construction waste close to the clifftop’s quaint chapel,...
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Fireworks enthusiast hurt in Hal Għaxaq
A fireworks enthusiast from Zejtun was injured last night during the letting off of fireworks in Hal-Għaxaq. The incident happened soon after 10 p.m. as the feast of St Joseph was approaching its end....
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Maltese shake Everest
A group of Maltese mountaineers recently orchestrated what is likely to be the highest-altitude Harlem Shake ever, from the base camp of Mount Everest. At 17,000 feet, Keith Marshall and Fabrizio...
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Bigger crowd than usual as Earth Garden returns
Earth Garden returned with a vengeance this weekend, with a bigger crowd of people than in the past enjoying themselves at Ta' Qali. Among them were many young tourists. The three-day ethnic festival,...
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Fish Festival draws hundreds to Zurrieq
Business was brisk at the Zurrieq Fish Festival this morning, with hundreds of people buying a variety of fish during the activity organised by the locality's local council this morning. Fish stalls...
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Judge’s impeachment hearings will continue
The judiciary watchdog has decided to forge ahead with impeachment hearings against Mr Justice Lino Farrugia Sacco, in spite of lawyers’ arguments that the motion filed against him had effectively...
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Concern over delay to summer bus schedule
The tourism industry is “very concerned” about the delay in Arriva’s summer bus schedule. Malta’s image is damaged by having large groups of tourists waiting for long periods at bus stops, according...
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Gang vendettas?
The death of five men within 14 months is raising fears of gang vendettas in Malta. Ariadne Massa looks into a phenomenon that seems to be rearing its ugly head. Gang vendettas are more difficult to...
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Health Minister: ‘Give me a chance and I’ll show you solutions’
He claims to have inherited a broken system that he is adamant he can fix, but Health Minister Godfrey Farrugia tells Kurt Sansone this will take time. One of the defining moments since you became...
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Petrol, diesel prices down
Enemalta has announced a reduction of all fuel prices. Petrol is down by one euro cent per litre and diesel and kerosene by two cents. Gasoil for heating is down by nine cents. The corporation said...
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Murdered man knew of imminent plot on his life
The man who was shot dead in Marsa on Friday knew there was an imminent plot on his life, police sources told The Sunday Times of Malta. Paul Degabriele was known to police as a ‘bad apple’ with...
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Muscat - Government to broaden the role of MPs
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this evening defended government plans to appoint MPs to government boards and authorities, saying the government wanted MPs to have a greater role in the decision-making...
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