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Man dies in tractor accident
A 59-year-old man lost his life when the tractor he was driving overturned. The police said the man was working in a field in the area known as il-Blajjiet, Gharb, at around 5.30pm. An inquiry is...
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Update 3 - Court orders Police to investigate Vince Farrugia as Sandro...
Developer Sandro Chetcuti was this morning convicted of having slightly injured outgoing GRTU Director-General Vince Farrugia when he assaulted him at the association's offices three years ago. He was...
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Driving the country round the bend
Since its inception, the public transport service in Malta has fallen short of people’s expectations. Transport Minister Joe Mizzi wants to change this for the better, but tells Kurt Sansone that...
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Enforcement of hunting laws falling short of government promises - Birdlife
Birdlife Malta said today that in the first week of Raptor Camp it had not seen the increased policing in the countryside promised by the government at the beginning of the month and illegal hunters...
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PM in New York for General Assembly
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has left for New York, where he will address the General Assembly of the United Nations. The Department of Information said Dr Muscat is expected to have a number of...
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Photos of the week - Times of Malta
A selection of some of the best pictures by the photographers of the Times of Malta this week. [
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Commissioner finds potential for children's exposure to abuse at Mt Carmel...
An investigation carried out by the Commissioner for Mental Health has found that the potential for exposure of children to sexual and/or physical abuse at Mt Carmel Hospital, as alleged by the MUMN...
View ArticleGas plant project running a month behind schedule
The adjudication process for the construction of a new gas-fired power plant and the supply of energy to Enemalta has fallen at least a month behind schedule, according to a timetable submitted by the...
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Malta as energy flows hub in the Med
Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi spoke on the government's vision of Malta as an oil hub in the Mediterranean when he participated in the EU Energy Ministers Council Neeting in Lithuania. The neeting...
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Favourite foods revealed
Maltese 10- and 11-year-olds are the second fattest on the planet, according to the latest research. Kristina Chetcuti heads to the supermarkets to find out just what we’re eating – and learns that...
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Higher Secondary receiving applications despite late resit results
Students who have yet to receive their resit results can still apply at Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School, headmistress Mary Attard confirmed yesterday. Their qualifications will be updated when...
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Times readers make dad’s mobility dream come true
Mark Borg stares incredulously at the figure on his cheque. Following an appeal in The Sunday Times of Malta two weeks ago to help the wheelchair user acquire an electric mobility scooter, donations...
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Official ceremony marks Independence anniversary
The official ceremony to mark the 49th anniversary of Malta's Independence was held in Valletta and Floriana this morning. The AFM held a parade down Republic Street and formed up at St John Square,...
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Message in Fitch downgrade is that government has no credible plan - PN
Updated 12.32 p.m. The Nationalist Party said today that the underlying message in the Fitch downgrade of Malta's long term credit rating was that the present government had no economic plan and it...
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Archbishop suggests government entity should focus on strengthening the...
Archbishop Paul Cremona has called for a concerted effort by the government to promote raising the "moral fibre" of the Maltese. In comments during Pontifical Mass to celebrate Malta's Independence,...
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‘We must win the people’s trust on our own merit’- Busuttil
The Nationalist Party has to win back the people’s respect on its own merit by presenting the best proposals for the country, rather than limiting itself to pointing out Labour’s mistakes, Opposition...
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Opposition is increasingly isolating itself - PM
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that Simon Busuttil's objections to the Enemalta deal with China showed how the Opposition was increasingly isolating itself. It was no wonder that after Dr...
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Young siblings hit by car in Vittoriosa
A boy and a girl have been hospitalised after being hit by a car while crossing the road opposite the Cottonera sports complex in Vittoriosa this morning. The incident happened shortly before 9 a.m....
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Sandro Chetcuti to retain place on government board despite conviction
Developer Sandro Chetcuti will retain his seat as a member on the government’s Building Regulation Board despite being given a suspended jail sentence for having assaulted and slightly injured Vince...
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Man stabbed, critically injured
A 62 year old man resident in Sliema is in critical condition after he was stabbed last night. The police said the incident happened following an alleged argument in Gzira. The man, who appeared to be...
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