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Malta working to make UK green list in next review – minister
The authorities are working to get Malta on the UK’s travel green list during the next review, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo said on Monday. Bartolo told Times of Malta that the authorities are in...
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MIA share price regains 14-month high
The MSE Equity Price Index opened the week in positive territory as it advanced by 0.35% to 3,971.633 points. The gains in the share prices of GO, IHI and MIA outweighed the decline in HSBC whilst...
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Sagan sprints to Giro stage win as Bernal retains overall lead
Slovakian Peter Sagan won a mass bunch sprint on stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia at Foligno on Monday as Colombian Egan Bernal held on to the overall leader’s pink jersey. Sagan’s Bora-hansgrohe team...
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I am not here to keep things as they were – Standards Commissioner
The Commissioner for Standards in Public Life insisted on Monday that his role is to bring about change and he did not entertain any arguments by people under investigation that they were only doing...
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Coach Mancini extends Italy deal to 2026
Italy coach Roberto Mancini has signed a new deal that runs until June 2026, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced on Monday. Former Italy forward Mancini took over in May 2018 and was...
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No reference to abortion bill as committee discusses parliament's agenda
The agenda-setting House Business Committee made no reference to a private member's bill to decriminalise abortion when it met on Monday. Independent MP Marlene Farrugia gave notice of the bill last...
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Imperial hotel restored to its days of glory
Works on The Imperial to convert it from a hotel to a home for the elderly have transported the iconic Sliema building further back in time to its original state as a hilltop hunting lodge about 150...
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Illegal concrete batching plant operating in Mġarr ODZ land
An illegal development that includes a concrete batching plant and a yard for storing heavy machinery and vehicles has been operating in a quiet, agricultural area in Mġarr for over a year. In spite...
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Carmelo Abela gives statement to the police on HSBC heist claims
Embattled minister Carmelo Abela has given a statement to the police about claims linking him to the failed HSBC bank heist in June 2010. The minister said in a Facebook post on Monday evening that he...
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Money market report for the week ended May 14
ECB monetary operations On May 10, the European Central Bank announced the seven-day main refinancing operations (MRO). The operation was conducted on May 11 and attracted bids from euro area eligible...
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Sr Marcellina Tabone gave her life to mission work in Pakistan
On August 15, 1880, Dun Ġużepp Diacono, a humble but bright priest from Victoria and a group of pious youths that he had guided spiritually for various years, gathered in a house that he called Casa...
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Letters to the editor - May 18, 2021
Carrier’s duty I read most articles and follow other online items with interest. However, nowhere have I come across what the modus operandi will be once the airport and seaport gates are opened to...
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Hackers leak PN data of more than 21,000 people
More than 21,000 people have had their personal information leaked on the dark web by cyber criminals who hacked in to the PN's computer system. Files including names, addresses, ID cards and, in...
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Announcements - May 18, 2021
Obituary GRECH. On May 16, at Zammit Clapp Hospital, EMANUELA, née Camilleri, of Naxxar, widow of John, aged 84, passed away peacefully, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her...
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No respite in Gaza from Israeli strikes, as diplomatic efforts intensify
The UN Security Council was due to hold an emergency meeting Tuesday amid a flurry of urgent diplomacy aimed at stemming hostilities between Israel and armed Palestinian groups that have left over 200...
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Who wrecks Malta’s reputation? - Kevin Cassar
On May 18, 2015, Minister George Vella appointed Jean Claude Galea Mallia as Honorary Consul to Ghana. Two years later, as revealed in a report by the Commissioner for Standards, Trade Malta CEO Anton...
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Teens say jab offers freedom but parents question timing
Malta’s 16-year-olds were among the first in the EU to book their COVID vaccine appointments yesterday but, while many see it as a passport to a social life, some parents are concerned about the...
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Kane wants to leave Tottenham Hotspur: reports
Tottenham striker Harry Kane has told the club he wants to leave at the end of the season, according to reports on Monday. Kane is unhappy at Tottenham’s lack of progress this season and is willing to...
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Change in local politics - Matthias Portelli
Since Malta’s independence, our beautiful islands have been operating in a two-party system which has resulted in political apathy as well as creating a loop of political mockery and fruitless...
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Fury-Joshua in jeopardy over Wilder rematch order: reports
Tyson Fury’s heavyweight unification fight with Anthony Joshua could be put on hold after an independent arbitrator ruled that the WBC heavyweight champion must face former champion Deontay Wilder in...
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