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Removal of City Gate graffiti to cost €4,000
Removing the graffiti sprayed on the new Valletta entrance last month will cost €4,000, Times of Malta has learnt. A spokeswoman for the Infrastructure Ministry yesterday said the works will start on...
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Hundreds of fish dead at Il-Magħluq
Hundreds of fish were found dead this morning in the Marsascala saline marshland known as Il-Magħluq tal-Baħar. It is still unknown whether the fish were dumped overnight or if they died due to an...
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Army Commander has not resigned
Army Commander Martin Xuereb has insisted that he has not tendered his resignation or been asked to resign in the wake of persistent reports that he is about to step down. However, the Brigadier would...
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Is it Juan de Lavallete?
A young researcher claims to have found a document referring to Malta’s most famous Grand Master as “Juan de Lavallete”, which he says should put an end to the battle over the French nobleman’s name....
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Man accused of drug trafficking awarded €6,000 compensation for court delays
A man who stands accused of association to import and traffic heroin was today awarded compensation of €6,000 by a court after finding that his proceedings in court had been unjustifiably prolonged....
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Revealing all: secrets of internet cafe computers
Intimate photos, medical reports and financial statements were just some of the documents found on internet cafe computers in an investigation by The Sunday Times of Malta. Browsing sessions at four...
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'Patient drank Dettol, another consumed shower gel'
A patient at the psychiatric hospital drank Dettol and another consumed shower gel because there are not enough nurses to supervise them. The incidents prompted nurses at Mount Carmel Hospital to sign...
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Agreement with China will end country's independence in electricity...
The agreement reached between Malta and China last Wednesday will make Malta lose its independence in the generation of energy, PN leader Simon Busuttil said this morning. Referring to this agreement...
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Transport Malta chiefs do not want bendy buses
Transport Malta wants Arriva bendy buses phased out permanently even if the company manages to address the safety concerns that forced the fleet into temporary retirement. The authority cannot order...
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Air Malta passengers serenade Joseph Calleja!
Air Malta has released a video featuring Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja singing the classic O Sole Mio on board a flight. Mr Calleja starts to sing after some passengers notice him and try to entertain...
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PN slashes spending on Independence celebrations
The Nationalist Party, striving to solve its financial woes, has slashed its Independence Day celebrations spending by over 65 per cent. The party will be covering most of its expenses through...
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Smoking warden to face tribunal action
The police will take action against a warden caught smoking inside a Sliema coffee shop. In this photograph, which was sent to Times of Malta by an angry citizen last week, the warden appears to be...
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Woman assaulted and robbed at home
A woman was assaulted and robbed in her house in Sta Venera at 6.30 a.m., today. The police said the woman, 53, told the police she was assaulted by a dark skinned man when she went to check on her...
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Malta to become energy exporter - PM
Malta will be exporting energy to other countries as a result of the agreement signed with a Chinese company on Wednesday. Addressing the annual general meeting of the PL’s Gudja Club this morning, Dr...
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Update 2 - Former CEO says he never expected so much neglect at Enemalta
Constantly updated - A former CEO of Enemalta Corporation, David Spiteri Gingell, told a parliamentary committee this morning that when he took up the job, he never expected to find so much neglect in...
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Black stork shot down in Gozo
A poacher shot down a protected black stork in San Blas Valley shortly after midday today, the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) said in a statement. It said the bird was recovered alive after a...
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Maltese doctor makes drug breakthrough
Research by a Maltese doctor may yet deliver drugs to treat inflammatory diseases like asthma and arthritis without nasty side effects. Miguel Debono, a UK-based hormone specialist, says prolonged...
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Update 2 - Horse bolts, damages cars
A horse bolted near Fort St Elmo this morning, damaging five cars but injuring no one. The case happened at about 11am. The police said the horse had been tied to a support column of a horse cab...
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Shark rescued by restaurant handed to national aquarium
Nurse hound shark Eleanor was snatched from the jaws of death by a restaurant owner and now graces the touch pool at the new aquarium in Qawra. Marvin Gauci, 34, spotted the shark at a fish shop in St...
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Special day for little Shezyan
Dressed in a beautiful white dress, five-year-old Shezyan Zammit looked the picture of innocence and purity as she walked down the aisle before her emotional parents Vince Carl and Marisa. The family...
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