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Postman wins back €15,800 salary held during court case
Maltapost plc has been ordered to pay a former employee nearly €16,000 withheld from his salary while he was facing criminal charges. Reuben Scicluna, who served as a postman since 1990, and his wife...
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Labour torpedoes judicial reform bid
A long-sought agreement with the judiciary which is meant to enter into force tomorrow is in the balance as the Labour Opposition signalled its disagreement at the eleventh hour. Labour’s...
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Car parks motion needs to be tackled with urgency - Muscat
The Opposition expects the House Business Committee to treat with urgency its motion calling for the car park tenders to be withdrawn since the tender was closing on October 26, Labour leader Joseph...
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Notte Bianca injects life into Valletta
Valletta is reenergised this evening as thousands of people throng through its streets to take part in the many activities being held as part of Notte Bianca. The activities have brought the capital,...
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Minimum wage freeze would put quality of life in deep freeze - PM
It was clear that the Labour leader’s proposal to freeze the minimum wage had been considered because only a few days earlier Labour MEP Edward Scicluna had praised the Mintoff style of economics,...
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'Serial killer' gets another life sentence
Saviour Mangion, 47 of Zejtun was condemned to a second life sentence today after having been convicted on Thursday of his third murder. Jurors had unanimously found him guilty of murdering spinster...
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A salute to Malta
Ruben Mifsud took these pictures of the historic Spitfire Mk IXb flying low over Grand Harbour on Friday. The iconic World War II fighter can be seen above flying beneath the Barakka Gardens saluting...
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Hold-up at Gzira shop
A shop owner and a client got the fright of their lives today when an armed and hooded man entered the shop and demanded money. No one was injured. The police said the incident happened at around...
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Polish art collection could contain fakes
Several key pieces in a huge art collection offered by a Polish art collector for permanent display in Malta have been deemed to be potential fakes, The Times has learnt. Works ostensibly by Pablo...
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Petrol price down, diesel up
The price of unleaded petrol has gone down 1c, while that of diesel has gone up 1c, Enemalta said. The prices, it said, reflect the latest shipments of imported fuel. Product Previous Maximum Retail...
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First Air Malta aircraft in new livery arrives at airshow
Two airport fire-engines sprayed an arc of water to salute the arrival of Air Malta's first aircraft dressed in the airline's new livery. The water was sprayed as the Airbus A320 aircraft 9H-AEN was...
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Prisoners' protest for missing Winter Moods concert
Updated 3.45 p.m. Fourteen prison inmates who swallowed razor blades yesterday after not being allowed to attend a Winter Moods concert in the prison courtyard are now back in their cells. In a...
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Increase in price of gas
The price of a 12 kilogram Liquigas gas cylinder will be going up to €19.60 as from Monday, the company said. The cost of a 15 kilogram cylinder will be €24.50, up from €23.10. Gas prices were last...
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‘I glanced at starboard and saw a small boat’
Four hours into a search flight for a missing fisherman and with a low-fuel warning, Major Mark Said had taken the decision to fly back to Malta when something caught his eye. “I glanced at starboard...
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Updated: Air Malta plane performs flypast with Spitfire
A vintage Spitfire aircraft and the newly livered Air Malta Airbus performed a unique flypast in close formation to bring the Malta International Airshow to a conclusion this afternoon. The tiny...
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Franco Debono says he will vote against the Budget
Nationalist MP Franco Debono announced for the first time this morning that he will vote against the Budget. To date he had only been saying that he would not back the government on the Budget -...
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Updated: Government suspends car parks privatisation
The government has told Transport Malta to suspend its plans to privatise 32 car parks all over Malta. In a statement, the government said it had noted the declarations by the Opposition which, it...
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Update 2: JPO, Debono insist House must debate motion on car parks, no...
Independent MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando and Nationalist MP Franco Debono this afternoon backed an Opposition call for a motion on car parks privatisation plans to be debated in parliament, even...
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Pensioner who waves out the cruise liners
Every time a cruise liner sails in or out of the Grand Harbour, a solitary figure appears perched high upon a roof ledge cheerily waving a Maltese flag to welcome or bid the passengers farewell....
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Mintoff left everything to his daughters in will
Dom Mintoff granted all his assets to his two daughters, according to his last will written in 1997. The former Prime Minister, who died last month aged 96, had appointed Judge Philip Sciberras and...
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