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Cigar jellyfish returns
Numerous bathers have submitted reports to the Spot the Jellyfish campaign in the last few days about the occurrence of the cigar jellyfish but the mauve stinger bloom which plagued Malta’s coastal...
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Eight jobs to go as PN’s printing press is closed
Employees of the PN’s printing press are being made redundant and their last day of work will be September 15, when Independence Print – otherwise known as Stamperija – closes after more than 40...
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Paceville: US warns of ‘racial violence’
The US State Department is warning American citizens travelling to Malta to be on the lookout while in Paceville, particularly due to “racially motivated” violence. It also repeated a travel advice...
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Update 2: Fuel prices down, gas prices up
The price of unleaded petrol and diesel has gone down 1c, Enemalta said. The corporation said the new rates reflect the prices of the latest shipments of imported fuel. Product Revised Maximum Retail...
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Murdered drug trafficker had fired at accused, court hears
Drug trafficker Mario Camilleri , known as l-Imniehru, had fired shots at the two men being accused of his murder, a court heard today. Taking the witness stand in the compilation of evidence against...
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Bathers still struggle to find space despite removal of main kiosk operator
One of the main kiosk operators at Għadira bay has been stopped from setting up sunbeds on the crowded beach after failing to follow regulations. The beach management programme rolled out in June...
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New Mepa chief to get €60k and perks
Johann Buttigieg is the new chief executive officer of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, a post that comes with a €60,000 pay packet, Times of Malta has learnt. Mr Buttigieg had been...
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Italian vessels caught fishing in Maltese waters
The Armed Forces has mounted a fisheries control operation after two Italian registered vessels were detected fishing in Maltese waters without the appropriate permits. The vessels, LA Madonnina and...
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Fuel procurement: auditor defends findings, says 'ours was not an investigation'
Auditor General Anthony Mifsud this morning defended the audit carried out by his office on Enemalta’s fuel procurement between 2008 and 2010 and shrugged off criticism that officials involved at the...
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Beached tuna in St Julian's
The 180kg tuna in the photos above beached in St Julian's yesterday. This is the second tuna to beach in recent days with a 160kg one beaching at Qawra last week. It was removed by beach cleaners and...
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Teenager in need of cash steals bike and sells it to friend
A 16-year-old in need of cash stole a bike and sold it to a friend, a court heard this morning. The teenager, who cannot be named because he is a minor, admitted to stealing the Yamaha V80 on on July...
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‘I paid tax for years, but cannot get work permit’
A Nigerian man who spent a decade in Malta paying taxes is struggling to get his work permit renewed because his company cannot justify employing him instead of an EU citizen. “I would be better off...
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Rizzo does not take back his claims
Former Police Commissioner John Rizzo this afternoon refused to take back his words about official police boats not being used for swimming trips during his tenure. Asked about the photos published by...
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Gatt in defence of ‘stoic silence’
(Adds PL's statement) In his first unprompted statement since retiring from politics, Austin Gatt insists he has no obligation to talk to the media. The ex-Nationalist Cabinet minister has refrained...
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Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja entertains the masses
The Granaries were bursting at the seams this evening as tenor Joseph Calleja entertained the masses to a world class concert which was, for the first time, free to the standing public. The Maltese...
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Updated: Kappara junction project approved
The planning authority this afternoon unanimously approved a new junction at Kappara. Robert Zerafa, the architect representing Transport Malta, said the junction, leading to the University, would...
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Hamilton travels to UK
Norman Hamilton, the popular TV host and founder of one of Malta’s leading local travel agencies, will soon be off to London as the country’s new High Commissioner there, Times of Malta can confirm....
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Sicilian fishermen to stay the weekend to pay court fine
Two Sicilian fishermen who admitted fishing in Maltese waters have to stay the weekend as the court registry closed at 12.30pm and they could not pay their fine. The two fishermen, Salvatore Saporito,...
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Colombian student jailed 7 months
A Colombian student in Malta to study English was today jailed for seven months after he stole a handbag. Last week he was fined €500 after he was caught with a joint. Leonardo de Jesus Sastre...
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Muscat: No major surprises in next budget
No major surprises should be expected in the next budget, consultation on which would start soon, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said this morning. He was speaking during after he inaugurated the...
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