Soldier jailed in case of domestic violence
A member of the Armed Forces of Malta's Air Wing has been jailed for two years over a case of domestic violence. Carmelo Joseph Psaila, 36, of Zabbar also had his driving licence suspended for a year...
View ArticleBusuttil wins, says contest rekindled enthusiasm in the PN
Updated 10.50 p.m. New PN Deputy Leader Simon Busuttil said this evening that the deputy leadership election had served to rekindle interest and enthusiasm in the Nationalist Party. Speaking soon...
View ArticleBusuttil scoops PN deputy leadership
Nationalist MEP Simon Busuttil was declared PN deputy leader yesterday after thrashing his rival, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech, in a vote that was nowhere as close as predicted. “Today the...
View ArticleInterview with Simon Busuttil
The Sunday Times will tomorrow carry an interview with Simon Busuttil in the wake of his election to the post of deputy leader of the Nationalist Party. He will reply to questions on the party contest...
View ArticleValletta is to glitter with stars tonight
Stars from cinema’s elite are gathering in Malta to take part in tonight’s prestigious European Film Awards. Academy Award winner Helen Mirren, best known for her role in Stephen Frears’ The Queen and...
View ArticleBody released for burial,but case is still a mystery
The body of a Moroccan woman found dead at her Mġarr house in September has been released for burial but investigators still do not have a perpetrator. The woman’s funeral was held yesterday though...
View ArticleCCTV shows woman stealing gas cylinders
Footage of a woman caught on closed circuit television casually stealing four gas cylinders from a house in Marsascala is being circulated online in the hope she can be caught. With a cigarette in her...
View ArticlePullicino Orlando and Mugliett to back Budget
MPs Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando and Jesmond Mugliett will vote in favour of the Budget, despite their differences with the Nationalist Party. Both MPs fell out with the PN last June after they were...
View ArticleUpdated: Amour wins four European Film Awards
Amour won the four most prestigious prizes at tonight's European Film Awards in Valletta. The French, German and Austrian production took home the gongs for best director (Michael Haneke), actor...
View ArticlePlan for 24-hour traffic system
Transport Malta is in the process of setting up a round-the-clock centre to manage traffic remotely in strategic points across Malta and Gozo. The centre would be in a position to control traffic in...
View ArticleMalta Eurovision finalists announced
The finalists of the Song For Europe Contest which will select Malta's participant in the Eurovision Song Contest were announced last night by PBS on Xarabank. They include many of last year’s...
View ArticleUpdated - Two injured in freak accident
Two persons were injured in a freak accident at Xemxija this afternoon. An eyewitness said the two were sitting on a wooden bench when a silver coloured Peugeot car mounted the pavement and crashed...
View Article‘Teacher not prevented from reporting attack’
A teacher attacked by a parent was never dissuaded by the school authorities from making a complaint to police, the Education Ministry has said. The ministry was reacting to reports in the wake of an...
View ArticleMotorcyclists injured in Hal Far, Coast Road incidents
Two motorcyclists were injured in incidents in Hal Far and the Coast Road late this afternoon. In the first incident, a 48-year-old motorcyclist from Munxar, Gozo, was seriously injured when the...
View ArticleMuscat: Labour will bring in COLA wage increase retroactively if Budget fails
Opposition leader Joseph Muscat promised this morning that if the Budget is defeated in Parliament and Labour wins the next general election, Budget measures such as the COLA wage rise will be given...
View ArticleFormer MUSEUM Superior-General passes away
Victor Delicata, former Superior-General of the Society of Christian Doctrine, MUSEUM, has passed away. He was 85 years old. A director of J. Delicata & Sons, Mr Delicata was electedS...
View ArticlePolice Commissioner in Brussels visit over John Dalli investigation
The investigation into the John Dalli case returned to Brussels last week where Maltese police went over key elements of the probe with investigators at the EU anti-fraud agency, OLAF, sources have...
View ArticleGonzi meets the 'three kings'
There was a light-hearted moment during the President's Charity Fun Run this morning when Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi met 'the three kings' who also took part in the event. The Three Kings led the...
View ArticleGas cylinders thief to do community work
A woman who was seen on CCTV stealing a number of gas cylinders from outside people’s homes in Marsascala was taken to court today and a Magistrate said she will be ordered to do community work....
View ArticleUpdated: Man accused of injuring girl, 12
Oswald Francis Natalin Bennetti, 36, of St Paul's Bay, was accused in court today with having seriously injured a 12-year-old girl and slightly injured a woman in an incident in Andrew Cunningham...
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