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Updated - HSBC says its proposed pay and benefits package is 'significantly...
Updated - Adds HSBC reaction below - The branches of HSBC were closed for two hours this morning because of industrial action ordered by the Malta Union of Bank Employees. The union yesterday directed...
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Bulgarian accused of yesterday's fatal stabbing
Emil Atanasov, 27, a Bulgarian national, was arraigned in court this afternoon and accused of fatally stabbing 27-year-old Serbian Kristic Dragoljub in an apartment in Qawra early yesterday. Atanasov...
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Quick-thinking lotto receiver prevents hold-up
A quick-thinking lotto receiver prevented a hold-up at his lotto booth in Mensija Road, San Gwann, this morning. A police spokeswoman said a man pointed a firearm through the window and demanded cash....
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Head of school in outburst over unfit parents
Schools across Malta have been plagued by truancy and unfit parents who do not give priority to the education of their children, according to Cospicua primary school head Marion Falzon Ghio. Speaking...
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Updated: Zejtun murder may be linked to other fatal shootings
Police Assistant Commissioner Silvio Valletta said this evening that Pietru Cassar, 68, who was murdered in Zejtun this afternoon, had been hit in the neck and chest by shots fired at close range from...
View ArticleBarts Medical and Dental School to open in Malta
An agreement has been reached between the health ministry and the Queen Mary University of London, for the opening of a medical school in Malta in a bid to brand the island internationally within the...
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Transport Malta launches grant scheme for the purchase of electric vehicles
Transport Malta has launched a grant scheme to encourage motorists to buy electric vehicles and quadricycles. The scheme is aimed at reducing pollution and the number of old cars on the roads. The...
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Buses getting more frequent maintenance - review of Valletta terminus
The frequency of maintenance on route buses has increased from once every 12 weeks to once every six-and-a-half weeks, enhancing the safety of passengers, Transport Minister Joe Mizzi said in...
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Tourism Police unit to be formed
The government will be setting up a small tourism police unit, Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia said this evening. The unit will have some 25 uniformed officers based in places related to tourism...
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State visit causes drivers' misery
The state visit by Greek President Karolos Papoulias caused misery to hundreds of drivers in Valletta and Floriana today. The president's programme was focused on Valletta and Floriana, including the...
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PM: Delimara emissions within acceptable limits only because limits were raised
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that emission levels from the BWSC power station were within acceptable levels because the former governemnt had raised the emission thresholds. Dr Muscat was...
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Update 2 - Former Enemalta technician jailed two years for tampering with...
Paul Pantalleresco, a 55-year-old man from Mqabba, was jailed for two years today after he admitted to bribery and tampering some 250 Smart meters. Mr Pantelleresco is a former Enemalta employee....
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Fierce fire in Marsa factory
Fire crews this morning battled a fierce fire at a furniture factory at Marsa industrial estate. The blaze was reported at about 5 a.m. and was brought under control after about two hours. Fire crews...
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Update 2 - Union anger as foreign nurses turn up at Mater Dei corridors -...
Updated - see government reaction below - A group of newly-recruited foreign nurses, mostly Spaniards, has started working in the corridors of Mater Dei Hospital, raising concerns by the MUMN which...
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Who should be the next President?
With just over six weeks until a new President is appointed, speculation is growing over who will fill the role. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has said he will announce his choice next month. Ivan...
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Staff were paid €1,200 for each smart meter rigged - first arraignments today
Enemalta employees involved in the smart meter tampering racket were charging an average of €1,200 per job in residences and thousands more in commercial establishments, according to sources close to...
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Head of school suggests vouchers instead of children's allowance for some...
The head of Cospicua Primary School said today that she disagreed with a suggestion by the Malta Union of Teachers to withhold children’s’ allowance, for parents of truant children. “This is not the...
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Court orders five families to vacate their homes - land was granted on...
A court has ordered five families to vacate their homes after concluding that they were occupying them without legal title since the land was granted on temporary ground rent. The ruling could have...
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Valletta's Matina makes it to the UK pop charts
Valletta-born singer Matina, 21, has raced straight into the UK Music Week Chart Top 30 with her first release – ‘Rise’ Rise has broken into the Upfront Club Chart ahead of major acts like Beyoncé Ft...
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100 surnames cover 75% of the population
Malta has a wealth of surnames, some traced to every part of the world. Yet three quarters of the population shares the same 100 surnames. The 2011 census recorded a total of 19,104 surnames. The top...
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