Vodafone edges back into annual profit
British telecoms giant Vodafone said on Tuesday it had rebounded into annual profit, as it cut debt after the flotation of its European phone mast division. Profit after tax hit €112 million in the 12...
View ArticleHappy Cantona ‘not surprised’ to join EPL Hall of Fame
Manchester United legend Eric Cantona says he is “proud” but “not surprised” to be inducted into the English Premier League Hall of Fame. The 54-year-old former France international joins Alan Shearer...
View ArticleClean-up campaign shifts to tourist areas
The authorities are to invite local councils to indicate areas they would like to be spruced up as a nation-wide clean-up campaign enters its third week. The Office of the Principal Permanent...
View ArticleAlpine A110 Légende GT 2021: The GT spirit in its most intense version
Alpine has presented the A110 Légende GT 2021, a limited edition of just 300 units for Europe. In this incarnation, the A110 Légende GT 2021 takes the A110 to new heights with a hitherto unseen...
View ArticleRamon Gusman steps down as Marsa FC president
Ramon Gusman is no longer the president of Marsa FC. During Tuesday’s MFA Council meeting, it was announced that Gusman had resigned from his post with immediate effect. Gusman’s departure from Marsa...
View ArticleMater Dei Hospital extends visiting hours
Mater Dei Hospital is extending visiting hours, adding a morning slot of one-hour and-a-half for visitors from Wednesday. The hospital made the announcement on Facebook, saying that from tomorrow,...
View ArticleStudents’ Association presents online discussion on Maltese cultural heritage
An online conference titled “Maltese Cultural Heritage: A Discussion on Neglect, Preservation and Regeneration” is set to take place on May 19 at 5.30pm. This event is organised by The History of Art...
View ArticleEpic film restoration for seven-hour ‘Napoléon’ classic
In a mammoth restoration task for one of cinema’s most audacious and elusive treasures, a team of obsessives has spent 12 years recreating the original seven-hour cut of Abel Gance’s 1927 silent...
View ArticleFIFA president Infantino, UEFA chief Ceferin to visit Malta
FIFA president Gianni Infantino and UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin have accepted an invitation from the Malta Football Association to visit the islands as part of the local governing body’s...
View ArticleCOVID-hit Eurostar wins financing to escape bankruptcy
Train operator Eurostar said on Tuesday it had secured a €290 million rescue package to keep afloat while waiting for COVID-19 travel curbs to be lifted. The company, which had been on the verge of...
View Article42,000 cross to Gozo on first weekend after lifting of travel ban
A total of 42,000 passengers crossed over to Gozo over the weekend, the first weekend since COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri told parliament on Tuesday. “I expect a...
View ArticleWatch: 'Buried with their nightmares': Maltese aid worker on dead Gaza children
A Maltese aid worker has described how 11 of the children killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza were participants in a programme his organization was running to help traumatised young people in the...
View ArticleHSBC share price drops to €0.79
The MSE Equity Price Index dropped by 0.18% to 3,964.502 points following the declines in HSBC, BMIT and Main Street on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Harvest was Tuesday's only positively performing equity...
View ArticleNurse who helped save Boris Johnson's life quits over lack of respect
A nurse credited with helping to save Prime Minister Boris Johnson's life last year has quit the UK health service in protest at the government's lack of "respect" for frontline staff. New...
View ArticlePeace in the Middle East requires two-state solution, Bartolo tells EU ministers
There will be no peace in the Middle East until both Israelis and Palestinians enjoy equal human rights "in two sovereign and secure states recognising each other’s right to exist,” Foreign Minister...
View ArticleNaomi Campbell, 50, welcomes her first child
British supermodel Naomi Campbell has become the mother of a baby girl at the age of 50, she said on Tuesday in a surprise announcement on Instagram. “A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be...
View ArticleNewark-Malta charter flights planned for cruise passengers
Malta could see an influx of North American tourists this summer if planned Lufthansa charter flights between New York and Malta are successful. The flights are planned in conjunction with a large...
View ArticleBee pollination garden to be set up in San Ġwann
An area on the fringes of San Ġwann is to be transformed into a pollination garden, encouraging bees to pollinate and make honey while teaching locals about the Maltese honeybee. The €300,000...
View ArticleLocal councils get more time to apply for free WiFi funding
The looming deadline on a project to provide free WiFi access in public areas has been extended and local councils can now opt to look for a supplier themselves. A month ago Times of Malta reported...
View Article'Disappointed' opposition votes in favour of rent reform bill
The Opposition said on Tuesday that it was voting in favour of the bill to regulate a reform of pre-1995 rents, but it was 'greatly disappointed' that none of its proposals to simplify the reform had...
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