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Traditional fjakkolata
Hundreds of torches light up the slopes of Għar Ilma in the traditional annual fjakkolata held for the feast of Santa Luċija in Gozo. Picture - Andrea Muscat - mynews@timesofmalta.com
View ArticlePorporina's wife jailed
The wife of well-known convict Alfred Bugeja, il-Porporina, was this afternoon jailed for six months suspended for two years after she was found guilty of trying to smuggle drugs into the hospital...
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Classic cars race in Mdina Grand Prix
Classic cars today raced beneath the Mdina bastions in the Mdina Grand Prix 2014. They were joined Aviation Museum's Tiger Moth which flew over the GP circuit as the race progressed. The Grand Prix...
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Agency is cleared over two snatched children
Government social welfare agency Appoġġ has been absolved over the case of two German children who were snatched from under its care and taken back to Germany last July. The abduction took place...
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Energy Minister to give statement on Wednesday on power station delay
Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi is expected to give a statement in Parliament on Wednesday about the delay in completion of the new gas plant in Delimara, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said this morning....
View ArticlePN complains over TVM breakfast show guest
The Nationalist Party has complained to PBS over the participation in its TVM breakfast show today of government official Alex Muscat, who was presented as being an independent opinion-maker. Mr...
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Policeman cleared of groping foreign woman, guilty of resisting arrest
A policeman has been cleared of groping a foreign woman at a Paceville nightclub but found guilty of resisting his own arrest. Magistrate Natasha Galea Sciberras sentenced Carl Vella, 25, from Naxxar,...
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Updated - Air Malta jobs safe despite restructuring setback – Zammit Lewis
Jobs will not be lost at Air Malta despite a setback in the restructuring plan agreed with Brussels, according to Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis. Acknowledging the airline faced renewed...
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Airport VIP lounge opened for paying passengers
The airport ministerial lounge – previously restricted to senior government officials and VIPs – has been opened up to people willing to fork out €175 (for a one-way passenger) or €300 both ways. The...
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Smart meters in Armier boathouses have nothing to do with land title issues - PM
The Prime Minister insisted this morning that the installation of smart meters in Armier boathouses which previously never had a meter did not have a bearing on the title rights of the tenants over...
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Police killer gets 10 more months over drugs
A convicted murderer who is serving a lifetime jail sentence has been jailed for a further 10 months after he was found guilty of heroin possession in jail in 2007. Andy Calleja, 34, was sentenced for...
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PN welcomes government decision for next year's council elections to go...
The government has decided that the 2015 local elections will go ahead as scheduled but the elections due in 2017 will be postponed to 2019, Justice and Local Government Minister Owen Bonnici...
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Updated: PN demands answers on power station delays
(Adds PN statement) The government will be funding the reduction in electricity tariffs through a number of measures which would not entail more taxes, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said this morning....
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Opposition disappointment as no new Parliament completion date is given
The Grand Harbour Regeneration Corporation was this evening unable to give MPs a new target date for the completion of the new Parliament House in City Gate. The corporation's chairman, Stefan Zrinzo...
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Marsa man jailed 13 years for 1996 bank hold-up and shoot-out
George Xuereb, 49, of Marsa has been jailed for 13 years after jurors found him guilty of involvement in the foiled hold-up at the Swieqi Mid-Med Bank branch on March 27, 1996. He was also found...
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Man fined for hitting dog
A 53-year-old man was fined €1,200 for hitting his brother's dog with a piece of wood and slightly injuring the animal on the nose in what the court described as a "cowardly act". Magistrate Neville...
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Bishops publish new policy on gays
Catholic bishops signalled a radical shift in tone over accepting gays into the church, saying they had gifts to offer and their partnerships, while morally problematic, provided homosexual couples...
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Woman who withdrew €46,000 from aunt's accounts ordered to refund money to heir
A woman was found to have withdrawn more than €46,000 from her elderly aunt's bank accounts without her aunt's knowledge or consent. Yolanda Maria Vella was ordered by the court to refund the money to...
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Updated: Young woman falls off balcony in Attard
A, 18-year-old woman was grievously injured this morning when she fell from her first floor balcony in Triq il-Kampanella, Attard. The police said the accident happened at 10.30am. The woman was taken...
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Enemalta deal delayed as China asks for assurances
Enemalta’s deal with Shanghai Electric Power has fallen behind because the Chinese side is seeking assurances that the corporation will buy the electricity produced from the BWSC plant, which it will...
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