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Mdina Ditch Project finalist for European Garden Award
The Mdina Ditch Project has been selected by an international Jury for the European Garden Heritage Network’s European Garden Award as one of three finalists in the category Innovative Contemporary...
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Prisoners benefiting from amnesty start leaving prison
The first group of prisoners who are benefiting from the three-month amnesty started leaving jail today. Some 32 inmates would have walked out of the large, green metal door of the Corradino...
View ArticleSt Paul's Bay feast cancelled
The Church authorities have cancelled the feast of St Paul’s Bay following the death of parish priest Fr Joseph Cilia, OFM Conv. In a statement this morning, the Archbishop’s Curia said that unanimous...
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Oil scandal: Lawyer says witness made allegations after losing contract
A defence lawyer accused the man given a Presidential pardon to testify in the oil procurement scandal of making allegations about his client just because his company had lost a major contract. Edward...
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Black-winged stilts hatch at Ghadira
Three black-winged stilt chicks from one of three nests at the Għadira Nature Reserve made their first appearance today. BirdLife Said in a statement that, as soon as they hatched, the chicks left...
View ArticleUpdated: Metropolis Plaza development in Gzira approved
Mepa this afternoon renewed a permit for the development of the Metropolis Plaza in Gżira, which will feature the tallest building on the island. The full development permit of the project – a €60...
View ArticleClient smashes glass in barman's face
Mark Debattista, 31 of Fgura was placed on probation for three years today after he admitted hitting a barman with a glass. The incident happened on May 26 in the evening at Hugo's Terrace in...
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Labels play their part in high food wastage
“Conservative” labelling is partly to blame for the high volume of food wasted every week, according to John Portelli of the Malta Organic Agriculture Movement. Twenty-two per cent of food purchased...
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People voted on issues that affected them personally - Ann Fenech
No major issue overshadowed the last election, giving people the chance to vote on issues that affected them personally, according to PN's executive president Ann Fenech. She said this was one of the...
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‘Government doesn’t need consultancy from hunters’
Hunters will no longer be paid for “consultancy” as they were under the previous administration but will still be given financial support, according to the Government. Parliamentary Secretary for...
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Attard Montalto declines opportunity to lead MEPs
Veteran Labour MEP John Attard Montalto has declined the post of head of Labour’s MEP delegation in Brussels, making way for Joseph Cuschieri to take up the position vacated by Deputy Prime Minister...
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Two injured in Paola crash
The drivers of two vehicles were injured in a crash at Sta Lucija Avenue, close to the Addolorata Cemetery this morning. The incident took place at about 6.20 a.m. and involved a Mitsubishi Pajero...
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Update 2: Crew and workers accounted for after rig listing incident
All crew and workers have been accounted for after an oil rig being serviced at Palumbo Shipyards listed this afternoon. The incident happened at 1.15pm. Palumbo general manager Joseph Calleja said...
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Victims’ anger at prisoner amnesty
Victims of crime are “shocked” that the people who wronged them are being given an amnesty allowing them to get away with a lighter punishment without having done anything to deserve it. “When the...
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Speed boat destroyed by fire
A speed boat caught fire some 100 metres off Balluta Bay last night. The Armed Forces of Malta were informed of the fire at 3.20am and sent a search and rescue boat to the area. The fire was...
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Minister calls for increased solidarity among EU states
The EU must focus on increasing tangible solidarity among member states as some, including Malta, faced disproportionate pressures due to high numbers of asylum seekers and beneficiaries of...
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‘Moral guidelines needed to save pregnant women’
Doctors are not issued with guidelines on how to apply “Catholic moral teaching” when a pregnant woman is in need of lifesaving treatment that could harm her unborn baby, Times of Malta is informed....
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An American author in Malta
“I came, I saw, I panicked”. These are the first words which greet the reader upon opening Ilene Springer’s The Diary of an American Expatriate. The next page contains a ‘disclaimer “This is not a...
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Turks protest in Valletta
The Turkish community in Malta this afternoon joined their compatriots in Istanbul with a protest in Valletta. The protest included the participation of Maltese nationals who support their cause. The...
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‘Good design creates places from spaces’
Malta should slim its planning policy books and focus on the quality of urban design so that people can relate to the spaces they live in, according to architect Antoine Zammit, who has just finished...
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