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Miriam-Christine and Faniello eliminated in Eurovision Malta semi-finals
Former Eurovision winners Miriam-Christine and Fabrizio Faniello were among those eliminated in the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest Malta last night. The concert, presented by PBS at the...
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Update 3 - Mosta animals killer left note, says he is being tormented
Updated Saturday 9.52 am A note addressed to St Philip was found inside the crucified cat on Monday written in a wretched and self-pitying tone, bemoaning the neglect its author suffered, Times of...
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National Bank: Government open for talks, does not rule out appeal
The government has indicated its willingness to resume talks over the possibility of reaching an out-of-court settlement with former shareholders of the National Bank. At the same time, the Attorney...
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Fenech Adami marks birthday at Dar tal-Providenza
Former President Eddie Fenech Adami this morning celebrated his birthday with a thanksgiving Mass at the Chapel of Id-Dar tal-Providenza. Dr Fenech Adami turned 80 on Friday. He was joined by members...
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Malta has to be land of opportunity, equality and innovation - PM Muscat
Prime minister Joseph Muscat said today that Malta has to become a land of opportunity, a land of equality and a land of innovation. Concluding the annual general conference of the Labour Party, Dr...
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1960s Cabinet considered Valletta-Sliema cable car
The Cabinet in the early 1960s considered a proposal for cable car between Valletta and Sliema. According to Cabinet Papers made public last week, the aerial ‘ropeway’ was proposed in 1958 by Edward...
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Busuttil hits out at government's 'broken promises', Sant's comments
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil said today that the government was failing in its most central promises - Malta Taghna Lkoll and meritocracy. He said the government was being discriminatory not just...
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Three in hospital after Rabat crash
Two 17-year-old girls and a 35-year-old woman were hospitalised this morning after a crash between two cars at Triq l-Infetti, (the road below Rabat). The accident happened at around 10 a.m. The...
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Firelight - Our aim is to stand out at Eurovision
Firelight, the band which won the Malta Eurovision Song Contest, said today that they had aimed to stand out in the festival yesterday, and they intend to do so again at the Eurovision Song Contest...
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Malta police have more top brass than London Met
The Malta Police Force has more deputy and assistant police commissioners than the London Metropolitan Police, whose force is some 17 times the size. An exercise carried out by The Sunday Times of...
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New ID cards to be rolled out this week
The long-awaited new identity cards are set to be rolled out from Wednesday, but initially only those needing an urgent renewal and those obtaining their identification document for the first time...
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Federica Falzon triumphs again in RAI show
Updated - new video Young Maltese Federica Falzon again displayed her magical soprano voice as she won yesterday's edition of Rai Uno's Ti Lascio una Canzone. It was her second victory in as many...
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Forensic psychologist.: Notes with crucified animals point to convicted murderer
The notes left with crucified animals in Mosta seem to point to a convicted murderer, according to a top forensic psychologist, although it is not yet clear if they are genuine or aimed to mislead....
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Farrugia Sacco continues to defy judiciary watchdog
Mr Justice Lino Farrugia Sacco is involved in the running of the International Committee for the Mediterranean Games (ICMG) despite not seeking re-election to the Malta Olympic Committee. The judge...
View ArticleDrug Squad arrests 14 in Paceville
Drug Squad Police arrested 14 persons during an operation in Paceville last night. The arrested persons, aged between 17 and 39 years, were found in possession of cocaine, heroin, cannabis grass,...
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Not enough doctors, nurses, for new hospital or enlarged Mater Dei - MAM...
The president of the Medical Association of Malta, Gordon Caruana Dingli, has cautioned that while there is a need for more hospital beds, there aren’t enough doctors and nurses for a new hospital or...
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Billboards ‘tip of iceberg’
Illegal billboards of all shapes and sizes are mushrooming along arterial roads across the island. Billboards and advertising screens should be covered by a permit and owners are meant to pay...
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Police take delivery of new motorcycles
The police force has taken delivery of 10 BMW RT 1200 motorcycles for use by the Traffic Branch. A further four BMW 850 have been assigned to the Gozo traffic police. Some of the motorcycles are...
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‘Facebook scammer pretended to be me’
Rita Vella received a phone call from a friend last week alerting her that someone had created a fake Facebook page using her identity. The person behind the fake page was telling people she had won...
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Anglu Xuereb updates monorail proposal
Entrepreneur Anglu Xuereb has updated his plans for a rail-based transport system. Instead of tunnels below sea level to cut across the harbours, he is suggesting inland subways closer to the road...
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