Sport and health to be promoted at event in Żabbar park
On September 21, San Klement Park in Żabbar will be transformed into a space for the promotion of food, health and sports aimed at encouraging the public to live a healthier and more sustainable life....
View ArticleIosif Galea’s arrest warrant had been ignored three times
A German request for a European Arrest Warrant for Maltese gaming consultant Iosif Galea was ignored by the head of a police bureau three times, an internal inquiry has found. An inspector who heads...
View ArticleThe Mediterranean graveyard – Ċetta Mainwaring
We have just witnessed another deadly two weeks in the Mediterranean. Capturing the attention of people in Malta and elsewhere is the death of Loujin, a four-year-old Syrian girl, who, in late August,...
View ArticleEditorial: Malta must remain ‘very safe’
Police Commissioner Angelo Gafà was right when, in his introduction to the Malta Police Transformation Strategy 2020-2025, he observed that Malta remains one of the safest places in the world. In its...
View ArticleThousands in shelters as Japan braces for dangerous typhoon
Thousands of people were in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol churned towards the region, prompting authorities to urge nearly three million residents to evacuate....
View ArticleConsumer rights when buying from private sellers
Nowadays, more and more people are choosing to buy the products they need from private sellers. Very often, these sales are made online via platforms that facilitate private selling and buying. While...
View ArticleJoseph Muscat excited by challenge of revamping Premier League
The appointment of Joseph Muscat as chairman of the Malta Premier League was met by excitement from the local football family who are keen to see the elite championship become a more attractive...
View ArticleWith inflation, war, we have to choose between bad and worse – Andreas Weitzer
When faced with bad choices, we have to opt for the least bad one, even if this means to U-turn, or to admit tacitly that it was our own, miscalculating stance which has brought us to this point in...
View ArticleToday's front pages - September 18, 2022
The following are the main stories in Sunday’s newspapers. The Sunday Times of Malta speaks to Victor Buttigieg, who claims to be the son of the late Tumas Fenech, one of Malta’s richest men, and who...
View ArticleRobert Abela orders review of ONE as debts shoot up
Robert Abela has ordered an internal review of the Labour Party’s ONE media arm, amid concerns over the company’s finances. Labour’s chief executive Randolph Debattista, former party chief James...
View Article27 people killed in China bus crash
Twenty-seven people were killed in a bus crash in southwest China on Sunday, police said, in the country's deadliest road accident so far this year. The crash took place on a highway in rural Guizhou...
View ArticleFrench footballer Pogba’s brother charged in extortion case
The elder brother of Paul Pogba has been charged and detained over the alleged extortion of the French football star, a source close to the case said Saturday. “We are going to challenge this...
View ArticleThe 13 Tuesdays of Santa Luċija
The feast in honour of Santa Luċija in the village that bears its name in Gozo will this year be celebrated on December 11. So last Tuesday, September 13, kicked off the devotion of the 13 Tuesdays...
View ArticleWhat’s on in Malta and Gozo – September 18
MUSIC FunFestik A three-day music festival in aid of Puttinu Cares, being held at Ġnien l-Istazzjon, Birkirkara, comes to a close today, with a performance by the Mark Spiteri Lucas Band and Ziggy. A...
View ArticleHow can Malta weather today’s geopolitical storms? - Simon Barberi
Rarely have business and whole countries faced such a perfect storm of disruptive forces. Just as the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes in many countries, the war in Ukraine has had further...
View ArticleGallant Malta U-19 go down fighting against Spain at Euro waterpolo championship
SPAIN 15 MALTA 9 (1-2, 4-3, 4-3, 6-1) Spain needed five late goals to overcome the fierce challenge of Malta U-19 at the European Championships in Podgorica on Sunday. The...
View ArticleOscars Academy makes amends over 1973 Native American protest
Almost five decades after she refused an Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando over the treatment of Native Americans by the US film industry, Sacheen Littlefeather was honoured Saturday by the Academy of...
View ArticleWanted crypto founder Do Kwon says 'not on the run'
Do Kwon, the wanted South Korean founder of the failed cryptocurrency Terra, denied Sunday he was on the run after the Singapore police said he was not in the city-state as had been believed. Kwon's...
View ArticleThree transformative years for Melita
In 2019, EQT Infrastructure, part of the global private investment firm EQT headquartered in Sweden, acquired Melita Limited. The company is now leading the way in developing Malta’s digital...
View ArticleBernard Grech's father dies, aged 90
PN leader Bernard Grech's father John died on Sunday, aged 90. His death was announced by the Nationalist Party in a statement, as well as by Bernard Grech himself in a post on Facebook. Bernard Grech...
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