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Sword of Honour for Maltese cadet
Second Lieutenant Lt Simon Attard of the Armed Forces of Malta was awarded the Sword of Honour after he placed first amongst the international cadets at the Royal Air Force Academy in Cranwell. Lt...
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'Security Service law needs changing'
The watchdog for the Security Service has said it is time to look into amending the law regulating Malta’s intelligence agency. “The law needs revisiting in quite a few areas but it’s a delicate task...
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Meet Stera, Mohammed - Malta’s stateless children
The only thing that sets apart Stera, 9, and her six-year-old brother, Mohammed, from their Maltese friends at the Gżira primary school is the fact that their parents come from Syria. They were born...
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'We need to address certain injustices'
She has seen through important legal reforms such as the Civil Unions Bill and now she has sets her sights on the establishment of a Human Rights Commission. During the week that marks World Refugee...
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‘One-stop shop’ to approve outdoor bar tables
Restaurant and bar owners who want to put tables and chairs outside their premises in summer will be able to do so through an inter-departmental one-stop shop, The Sunday Times of Malta has learnt....
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Government wants White Rocks to become exclusive real estate, tourist...
The saga of the White Rocks complex took another turn today when the government issued a call for expressions of interest for its transformation into an upmarket real estate development. Economic...
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Babies ought to be milking the system
Handing out free samples of baby milk formula to mothers within any healthcare setting has to be properly regulated if Malta is to haul itself up from the bottom of Europe’s breastfeeding ranks. The...
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Power plant ‘will be finished’ by deadline - no financial problems for Malta...
With only nine months left for the building of the new gas power station, the company behind it insists the job is on track Project coordinator Michael Kunz from Gasol, the lead company in the...
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Bullying fear after fostered child’s photo posted online
The foster parents of a four-year-old girl fear she will be bullied because her natural mother, who has drug problems, posted photos of the child on Facebook. The pictures remain there even though the...
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Probe into lawyer’s outburst
The Commission for the Administration of Justice is investigating a complaint filed against lawyer Lynn Zahra over a courtroom outburst in which she accused a magistrate of committing “obscenities”,...
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'Tell the truth on fireworks'
Chemical contamination from fireworks is found in homes and local produce, according to expert Alfred Vella who said evidence could no longer be hidden away just because it may be “an inconvenient...
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SWAT training for the police
Fifty members of the police Rapid Intervention Unit are currently undergoing SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) training, Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia said in reply to a parliamentary question...
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Experts say alleged cat killer was in state of mental agitation, had no...
A team of psychiatrists appointed by a court to examine the alleged killer of a number of cats and dogs in Mosta have reported that the accused cannot be held criminally responsible since at the time...
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Man, 68, in danger after fall
A 68-year-old man from Naxxar is in a critical condition after falling down a flight of stairs in a block of apartments in Triq l-Oratorju, Naxxar, yesterday. The police were informed of the accident...
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‘Drug laws include an exception for medical cannabis’
Medicine containing cannabis can be imported legally and the drug laws have long made an exception for this, according to Attorney General Peter Grech. He confirmed what Labour MP and former health...
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Speaker turns down Opposition request for urgent debate on Ombudsman's...
An Opposition request for immediate adjournment of Parliament for an urgent debate on the ongoing disagreement between the Ombudsman and the Ministry of Home Affairs was turned down by the Speaker...
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Anton Refalo knew of criminal case against sports chief
Gozo Minister Anton Refalo was aware that the CEO of the Gozo Sports Board, Elvin Grech, had a criminal case against him when he was appointed to head the new entity. Times of Malta has learnt that Mr...
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Hoteliers give controversial police video thumbs down
A controversial video production by the police force that was ordered off-air because it sent the wrong message about the island did not go down well with hoteliers, who gave it “zero” for...
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Couple says Chief Justice, judge, have conflict of interest in cases...
The Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri and Mr Justice Tonio Mallia have a conflict of interest in deciding cases where the University of Malta was involved because they were lecturers and examiners, a...
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Marsa fault causes power cut over wide area
A fault at Marsa power station this evening caused a power cut in St Julian’s, Sliema, Sta Venera, Birkirkara and Lija. Power was lost at about 7.30pm, much to the consternation of football lovers...
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