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Cartoonists draw on Maltese experience
Whether it is a loud passenger on a public bus or a jammed window shutter at a bar, novel experiences in Malta have found their way on to the drawing pads of a group of British cartoonists. In Malta...
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Hundreds greet Eddie Fenech Adami during book signing session at Tigne Point
Hundreds of people turned up at Agenda Bookshop in Tigné Point, Sliema, this morning to have their copy of Eddie Fenech Adami's autobiography signed by the former President and Prime Minister. The...
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Updated: Police arrest 43 for drug possession
A total of 25 people were arrested over the weekend after they were found in possession of drugs in Cirkewwa and Gozo. The police said five people aged between 20 and 27 from Birkirkara, Zabbar,...
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Rain does not dampen Nadur Carnival spirit
Hundreds jammed the streets around Nadur Church this evening to celebrate Carnival, although the weather also appeared to have kept many people away. As in previous years, a wide variety of costumes...
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Coleiro Preca to be named as President within days
Social Solidarity Minister Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca has accepted to be nominated as Malta's ninth President and the government is expected to announce the nomination this week. Discussions between...
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Malta got more than the George Cross for bravery
The British government was so impressed by the bravery of the Maltese during World War II that apart from the George Cross, it also awarded the island a collection of valuable art paintings, recently...
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Former Italian PM Letta to visit Malta this week
Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta accepted to come to Malta to participate in the Economist conference being held on Thursday and Friday, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said this morning....
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Another Holy See appointment for Gozitan priest
The Pope’s personal secretary, Gozitan Mgr Alfred Xuereb, has been appointed prelate secretary general of the Vatican’s new Secretariat for the Economy. The decree was signed by Pope Francis this...
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28 migrants jailed for Safi incidents
A number of migrants were this morning jailed for damaging the Safi Detention Centre, threatening members of the Armed Forces of Malta and Detention Services, disobeying orders, slightly injuring a...
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Number of councils warned about disciplinary action
A number of councils and administrative committees have been given five days to upload minutes of their meetings online to prevent disciplinary action against them by the Local Government’s director....
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Planned storage tanks would create 'significant impact' on Marsaxlokk landscape
The planned floating storage tanks at Delimara would create a “significant impact” on the character of the landscape and visual outlook of Marsaxlokk Bay that would be “difficult to eliminate”,...
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Suspect goes on-the-swim
A man wanted by the police was caught yesterday afternoon in Kennedy Grove after a chase where he ended up jumping into the sea. The police had been informed he was seen in Buġibba. He was then...
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Utility rates reduction by end March, government insists
The reduction in domestic utility tariffs, by an average 25 per cent, will come into force “by the end of this month”, Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi said yesterday. Labour has repeatedly pledged to...
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Carnival floats poke fun at politicians once more
What’s better than a Barack Obama-style selfie with a politician? Why, naturally, it is a selfie snapped along with the caricaturised double of a politician. Despite the morning rain and the somewhat...
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Enemalta suspends another employee
Enemalta today suspended another employee pending further police investigations into alleged cases of electricity theft through irregular meters. Another nine employees were suspended last month. In a...
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Partner of PM’s wife appointed MTA rep
A business partner of Michelle Muscat – the Prime Minister’s wife – has been appointed by the Malta Tourism Authority as its representative in New York. A memo issued to all MTA employees announced...
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Government refuses to disclose payment amount to media expert
The government is refusing to disclose how much it is paying Irish media expert Leslie Skipper for providing communication services to the Prime Minister and various other ministries. Times of Malta...
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British bus firm concerned over viability of public transport deal
A British firm in the race for Malta’s public transport service has expressed concern over the viability of the deal as laid out in the call for expression of interest issued by the government, Times...
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Secret doors to balcony with a view
Hidden among the traditional wooden balconies dotting the walls of Valletta apartments overlooking the Grand Harbour is one with secret doors. Painted a beautiful shade of sky blue, the top and bottom...
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Police catch two wanted men
Two men wanted by the police were apprehended near the detox centre in Pieta today during patrol by the District Police and the Rapid Intervention Unit. The police did not say why the two men are...
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