New cross for Għajnsielem old parish church
A new cross has been installed at the top of Għajnsielem old parish church on the occasion of the 133rd anniversary of the consecration of the church. The cross, manufactured voluntarily by Carmel...
View ArticleMissing man might be sheltering in fields, family says, in race against time
The family of an 83-year-old man who went missing from St Vincent de Paul home for the elderly earlier this week believe their relative might be sheltering from the blistering heat in nearby fields....
View ArticleToday's front pages - July 2, 2022
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Saturday. Times of Malta leads with news that construction tycoon Charles Polidano was arrested on Friday morning and taken in for...
View ArticleWhat’s on today − July 2
MUSIC Lewis Capaldi in concert Scottish singer-songwriter and musician Lewis Capaldi is today performing at the Granaries in Floriana, as part of his summer tour. Best known for such hits as Someone...
View ArticleBNF Bank announces new bond issue
Last Thursday BNF Bank plc announced the issuance of a new €15m unsecured subordinated bonds with a coupon of 4.5% and maturing in 2032 with a call option from the fifth anniversary onwards. The...
View ArticleAC Milan make Florenzi move from Roma permanent
Italy defender Alessandro Florenzi, who was on loan from Roma to AC Milan last season, competed a permanent move to the Serie A champions, the two clubs announced on Friday. Milan said the 31-year-old...
View ArticleDanger on the road to Mġarr: bicycle lane forces cyclists into traffic
The bicycle lane on the newly-restructured Mġarr road is dangerously narrow for bicycles and Infrastructure Malta will have to widen parts of it. The road that links Mġarr to Mosta has just had a...
View Article'Pack your bags and leave', activists tell AG in protest
Late on Friday, civil society group Occupy Justice left a number of suitcases outside the Attorney General's office in a symbolic demonstration after Yorgen Fenech's lawyers were acquitted of...
View ArticleHamilton thanks fans after testing week before Silverstone
Lewis Hamilton thanked his fans and promised to keep working in a bid to end his 10-race winless streak after winding up second behind Carlos Sainz in Friday’s wet and windy practice at the British...
View ArticleLibyan protesters storm parliament building in Tobruk
Protesters stormed Libya's parliament building in the eastern city of Tobruk late on Friday, demonstrating against deteriorating living conditions and political deadlock, Libyan media reported....
View ArticleLife in the many Gozos - Colm Regan
Sometimes I wonder if I inhabit the same island as many of my neighbours. There appear to be at least four Gozos. One is apparently charming: a tranquil, idyllic, gentle, relaxing, and ecologically...
View ArticleThe inner spirit of abstraction
“Abstraction allows man to see with his mind what he cannot see physically with his eyes” – Arshile Gorky. There was a time when abstraction in art was, as Wassily Kandinsky conceived it, an...
View ArticleMaldini signs new two-year director deal with AC Milan
Paolo Maldini will stay on as AC Milan’s technical director after signing a new two-year contract, the Serie A champions announced on Friday. Milan icon Maldini’s new deal means that the seven-time...
View ArticleĊaqnu, son on police bail following arrest over money laundering, corruption
Charles Polidano has been released on police bail after being taken in for questioning over suspected money laundering and corruption on Friday. The construction tycoon, known as Iċ-Ċaqnu, was...
View ArticleWatch: The Legacy of Othello (ARTE)
A fascinating exploration of the figure of Othello both in Shakespeare’s play and in Verdi’s opera with interviews with the actors and singers who have played this great role.
View ArticleMan, 74, seriously injured in fall off ladder
A man suffered serious injuries when he fell off a ladder in Gżira. The police said in a statement the accident happened at a private residence on Triq Sir Andrew Cameron at 8.30am. The man, a...
View ArticleBest still to come from ‘legend’ Salah after signing new Liverpool deal
Jurgen Klopp said Mohamed Salah’s best years are still ahead of him after the Liverpool star ended speculation over his future by signing a new contract on Friday. Salah’s new deal will reportedly...
View ArticleDiaby ‘hungry to win’ as Malta’s women face Cyprus
Malta have had an impressive start to this year’s FIBA Small Countries Games with wins against Kosovo and Andorra this week, but they will face the toughest tests in games against Cyprus and Norway in...
View ArticleNorton’s V4SV goes on sale
It’s the first bike to be produced since the firm was taken over by TVS Motor Company in 2020. Norton Motorcycles has opened orders for its V4SV. Produced at the firm’s new factory in Solihull,...
View ArticleTaxidermist has licence suspended, fined €6,000 over poaching racket
A man linked to an international bird poaching racket has had his taxidermy licence suspended and been slapped with a fine. Mario Ellul, 69, of Żurrieq, was this week found guilty of breaching a...
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