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Leah’s relatives sustained by prayer as girl recovers
Every day Antonia Xuereb opens the drawers where her granddaughter Leah keeps her clothes and toys and sends her blessings to the three-year-old who is recovering from major surgery in the US. “I...
View ArticleMan vents his anger by stealing painting
A man who stole a painting from the Ta Giezu Church in Rabat has been given a suspended jail term after he admitted to taking it out of anger against the Church. Eric Sapiano, 43, from Sliema, told...
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Jailed 15 years for importing drugs in candlesticks
John Grima, 67 of Hamrun, was today jailed for 15 years and fined €30,000 for importing drugs. Sentence was delivered after a trial by jury where jurors heard how Mr Grima imported cocaine hidden in...
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MFSA denies claims about its chairman
The Malta Financial Services Authority reacted today to remarks in Parliament by Labour MP Evarist Bartolo who asked how MFSA chairman Joe Bannister was a partner with one of the authority's own...
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Un-lucky numbers win big
The total winnings of the last lotto draw were four times the average amount, after the deaths of a priest and a fireworks enthusiast the previous Sunday inspired punters to try their luck on numbers...
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Samaras praise for Simon Busuttil
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras this morning interrupted a timesofmalta.com interview with MEP Simon Busuttil to say that Dr Busuttil is "one of the best European Parliamentarians". Samaras is in...
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Updated - Greek PM thanks Malta for its help, discusses migration
Updated after meeting with Dr Gonzi - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras this morning said his country wanted to thank Malta for its assistance in this difficult time. Speaking to timesofmalta.com,...
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300 unregistered sheep must be culled
A flock of around 300 unregistered sheep should be immediately culled in the interests of public safety and the milk industry, the Veterinary Department insisted yesterday. In an application filed in...
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Simon Busuttil says he is writing the PN electoral programme
Nationalist MEP Simon Busuttil said this morning that he was proud to be writing the PN electoral programme, in the same way as he had written the party’s electoral programme for the 2008 general...
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Dead man's cheques used for €25,000 fraud
Kenneth Camilleri, 31, from Qormi, this morning pleading not guilty to widescale aggravated fraud worth some 25,000. Police Inspector Jonathan Ferris said in court that together with another man, Mr...
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EP leaders fail to agree on Borg resolution
Tonio Borg's nomination as European Commissioner yesterday hit another snag as the European Parliament's Conference of Presidents failed to agree on a common resolution for Wednesday's plenary vote....
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MEPs list the pledges they want from Tonio Borg
The political groups repġresented in the hearing of Foreign Minister Tonio Borg have written to the president of the European Parliament listing seven points which they would like Dr Borg to sign to....
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Postage rates up sharply - MaltaPost clarification
MaltaPost today announced a sharp rise in postage rates, saying it had been negatively impacted by changes in the framework, set by the Universal Postal Union, establishing inter-operator fees in...
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Updated - Woman awarded €799,168 for gender discrimination
Updated - Adds details - The daughter of a former port worker who was not allowed to take her father's place of work due to her gender has been awarded almost €800,000 in damages by the First Hall of...
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Leah recovering slowly but steadily
Little Leah Xuereb is recovering slowly but steadily and has made her first tiny steps after major surgery on Monday. “She is doing better than expected. It will take time, it’s a day-by-day thing but...
View ArticleYoung repeat offender jailed
A 17-year-old boy today pleaded guilty to stealing from cars and was jailed for nine months after a Magistrate noted that he had ignored previous chances to reform. The court heard how the boy is a...
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BirdLife reports rise in shot protected birds
BirdLife Malta said today that since the opening of the autumn season on September 1, it had received 62 shot protected birds- nearly double the total of 33 shot protected birds recovered over the...
View ArticleSliema Road resurfacing
Resurfacing works will be carried out at Sliema Road, Kappara (stretch in front of Astral) tonight and tomorrow night, Transport Malta said. Vehicular traffic from the Kappara Roundabout Junction...
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President clarifies that he had prerogative on granting pardon
President George Abela clarified this morning that it had been his prerogative whether or not to grant a pardon to a woman who was jailed for refusing her husband access to their son. Speaking in a...
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Gathering clouds
A number of readers sent pictures to mynews@timesofmalta.com this morning showing a waterspout amid gathering clouds off the East coast of Malta.
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