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Shell, Edison, among companies short-listed for gas power station contract
Energy giant Shell, Italian company Edison and the Chinese state-owned CPECC are among the short listed bidders for a gas-fired power plant at Delimara. The announcement was made this afternoon by...
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Woman fined €500 for abandoning cat in Paceville
Romina Delia-Guntrip, 38, was today fined €500 after being convicted of abandoning a kitten in Paceville. Ms Delia-Guntrip told Magistrate Carol Peralta that she had acquired the kitten but...
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Commission in litany of reasons why the PN lost the election
A commission tasked by the PN to investigate the causes of the party's electoral defeat has come up with a litany of reasons while saying that the PN needs to rekindle a ‘feel good’ feeling among the...
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Former Nationalist MP in dig at his party over MPs' appointments
Former Nationalist MP Jean-Pierre Farrugia has taken a dig at his party over criticism of the government's plan to appoint MPs to go government boards and authorities. In a facebook post over the...
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Killer spent ‘minutes’ at crime scene before firing
The man who gunned down Paul Degabriele in Marsa on Friday spent several minutes hanging around the area dressed as a workman, according to police sources. Investigators believe the killer was...
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Herrera considering having three Carnivals in a year
Culture Parliamentary Secretary Jose Herrera said today that the government is toying with the idea of holding three carnivals a year – a proposal made by carnival enthusiasts. Addressing the second...
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Prisons partial amnesty confirmed - Prisoners give enthusiastic welcome to...
Updated at 7.45 p.m. Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia confirmed to prisoners this evening that the government would be granting them an amnesty to mark the general election. He did not give...
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Update 2: Three arrests after flamingo shooting - FKNK calls on courts to...
The police have arrested three men in connection with their investigation into the shooting of a flamingo at Salina Bay last night. The crime has been condemned by the hunters' federation, BirdLife...
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Horse bolts, hits two cars in Marsa
A karozzin horse bolted in Marsa this morning, creating confusion as it galloped against the flow of traffic. The horse hit a car and a taxi before it fell and was restrained near the Bank of Valletta...
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Updated: European Parliament committee discusses 'push back' rules,...
Updated 3.35 p.m. The Civil Liberties committee of the European Parliament this afternoon held a preliminary discussion on a European Commission proposal for a regulation on the operational rules of...
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Dissecting the PN’s dramatic defeat
The report on the Nationalist Party’s defeat says the former government was one of the best in history but lists more than 150 reasons why it suffered an unprecedented electoral bashing. Christian...
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Justice Reform Commission makes 135 recommendations
The Justice Reform Commission headed by Judge Giovanni Bonello this morning presented its first report to Parliamentary Secretary for Justice Owen Bonnici. The report features 135 recommendations....
View ArticleUpdated: Cloud of fine dust moving towards Malta
A cloud of fine dust is building up over the Mediterranean from North Africa and moving towards the Maltese islands, the Meteorological Office said. It said that a depression over the eastern Libyan...
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Maltese economy grew by 1.6% in Q1 - best performer in the EU
Malta's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 1.6 per cent in real terms in the first quarter of this year, NSO figures issued this morning show. The NSO said GDP reached €1,654.8 million, an increase...
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Chris Said elected PN General Secretary, Perici Calascione beats Schiavone...
Former Justice Minister Chris Said was elected General Secretary of the Nationalist Party by the party's executive this evening. He won 58 votes out of a total of 62 cast. Three people voted against...
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Bid to renew permit for Malta’s tallest building
The developers of the Metropolis Plaza in Gżira, which will feature the tallest building on the island, will today request a renewal of the permit. The full development permit of the project – a €60...
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Amnesty: 54 prisoners set to walk free - Opposition spokesman says amnesty is...
Opposition spokesman Jason Azzopardi this evening criticised the government over the amnesty given to prisoners and said its applicability was far too broad. He raised various questions after Home...
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Updated: Construction worker dies at Salina
A 69-year-old construction worker from Hamrun, Pawlu Borg, died this afternoon while working on the Salini saltpans restoration project. The man died at around 4.30pm when he was trapped between a...
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Updated - Man arrested after attempting to assault Roderick Galdes
A man has been arrested after attempting to assault Roderick Galdes, parliamentary secretary for rural affairs and animal rights. He also threatened him. The incident happened near the environment...
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Woman bites off piece of harasser's tongue
A Nepalese woman who lives in Malta bit off a piece of a man’s tongue when he tried to kiss her as she was walking home last Saturday. Crispin Grima, 35, of Sta Lucia was this morning given a four...
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