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Neighbours fuming over illegal work
Birguma residents are outraged after illegalities in a neighbouring property were given the green light by the planning authority before they could have their say. The residents objected to the...
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Call for action after diver sees 70-metre fishing net
Calls are growing for the Dwejra action plan to finally be implemented and enforced after a diver photographed a 70-metre fishing net near the Azure Window in Gozo. Neil Meston came across the trammel...
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Busuttil should shoulder responsibility if Gatt keeps refusing to speak - PM
PN leader Simon Busuttil should shoulder responsibility if former Minister Austin Gatt keeps refusing to speak on the oil procurement scandal, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said this morning. Replying...
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City Gate project delayed by a year
The completion date of the City Gate project has been postponed by almost a year and it is running over budget by at least €6 million, The Sunday Times of Malta has learnt. The new Parliament building...
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Traffic jam fears as fireworks go ahead
The St Venera tunnels will be closed for two hours this evening, after the police granted permission to let off fireworks from a field next to this busy arterial road. It is the first time since 2007...
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Muscat should make Dalli resign - Simon Busuttil
The fact that the government has retained as a consultant a man who breached the EU’s code of ethics will weaken the country’s position with the Union when it comes to negotiations on immigration, PN...
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Disgraced ex-ferries boss now consultant
A former Gozo Channel chairman forced to resign after summoning a ferry to return to port to pick him up has been engaged as the minister’s consultant on the company. Joseph Grech is conducting...
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‘Hi there Bradym, my name is Angelina Jolie ’
Naming your baby can be quite tricky, as Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge would have realised last week when they opted to call their son – third in line to the British throne – a very...
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Updated: Family park blighted by exorbitant cost variations
(Adds PN's statement) A visitors' centre and water culvert at the Marsascala family park cost half-a-million euros more than originally planned, according to a Government review. The example forms...
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Asbestos roof to be removed
An asbestos roof adjacent to the offices of the consumer authority in Blata l-Bajda will be replaced next month, Consumer Affairs Minister Helena Dalli announced this morning. She said that despite...
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Cable faults lead to power cuts
Two cable faults led to power outages in the Birkirkara, San Gwann, Lija and the Gudja, Sta Lucija, Ghaxaq areas, a spokeswoman for Enemalta said. Power in the Birkirkara area is expected back in one...
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€150,000 prize unclaimed
The €150,000 prize won during the Super 5 draw of June 5 remains unclaimed, Maltco said. The deadline for the prize to be claimed is August 5. The company said the winning ticket was bought from...
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Triq San Pawl in Xemxija suffers structural damage
Triq San Pawl in Xemxija has been closed to traffic after it was deemed unsafe following structural damage to its foundations, the police said. It seems that the damage is due to construction work...
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Fuel-buying minutes ‘were only my notes’
Enemalta’s former chief financial officer has admitted that handwritten papers shown in a damning audit report as minutes were his, but claimed they were just his own working notes. Pippo Pandolfino...
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Youth in critical condition after accident
A 20-year-old youth is in danger of loss of life following a traffic accident today. The police said the young man, who resides in Rabat, lost control of the Toyota Starlet he was driving and crashed...
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Updated: Toy gun panic
A 13-year-old boy unknowingly created a massive panic in San Gwann this afternoon when he boarded an Arriva bus and someone noticed a gun hanging on his waistband. The police said they received a call...
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Galea admitted to murdering Matthew Zahra, inspector tells court
The accused in the murder of Matthew Zahra, who went missing a year ago, has confessed to the murder, a court heard today. Testifying in the compilation of evidence against Ronald Urry and Jason Galea...
View ArticleMellieha head to be retained - minister
The head of the Mellieha Primary School is being retained, according to Education Minister Evarist Bartolo. Yesterday, a petition was launched calling on education authoroities to keep Mary Rose...
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Little ringed plover breeds at Salina
The first breeding of the little ringed plover at the Salina Salt Pans has been recorded by members of the Aquilarus Bird Study Group. The adult birds and three chicks were first sighted on July 7. In...
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Joseph’s joy
Joseph Calleja applauds a young choir during rehearsals at the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in San Pawl tat-Tarġa last night. The children will share the stage with him on Thursday when the famous tenor...
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