Watch in full - ‘I had a phobia of children’
Times Talk tonight discussed sexual abuse as seen from the eyes of people who are cleared of such allegations after facing malicious claims. The programme took the cue from the story reported in The...
View ArticleUpdate 2 - 76-year-old Briton to be extradited - possibly linked to McCann case
A 76-year-old British national, who was living in Gozo, will be extradited to the UK where he will serve time for the sexual assault of a girl aged under 13. Roderick Macdonald, who was living in an...
View ArticleUnpaid Enemalta bills lead to temporary closure of More Supermarket
The supermarket formerly owned by Ryan Schembri, More Supermarket at Daniel’s Shopping complex in Hamrun, this morning remained closed, as Enemalta Corporation yesterday cut off the power supply due...
View ArticleSuper One jumbo screen not covered by Mepa permit
A jumbo screen installed outside the Super One premises in Marsa is not covered with a Mepa permit. Parliamentary Secretary Michael Falzon said in reply to a parliamentary question by Nationalist MP...
View ArticleNo legal action against petrol station owners
An exercise was carried out between 2012 and last year to check that all pumps in filling stations were properly calibrated, Consumer Affairs Minister Helena Dalli said. Replying to a parliamentary...
View ArticleRevamped l-Istrina is back
The country's most popular fundraiser l-Istrina is back but in a completely revamped version. Starting from this year, the fundraiser - presided over by President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca - will...
View ArticleBirdlife exaggerate reports, Animal Rights Parliamentary Secretary says
Hunting in spring can be sustainable, Animal Rights Parliamentary Secretary Roderick Galdes said today. Speaking during a debate on hunting at the university, organised by the University Students’...
View ArticleBusuttil - Government should not bind itself to buy electricity from...
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil this evening urged the government not to bind itself to buy electricity from the Chinese-run BWSC plant in Malta. He was reacting to a story in Times of Malta which...
View ArticleCourt orders investigation into alleged necklace theft from murdered taxi driver
The family of murdered taxi driver Matthew Zahra has called on the court to insist on the conclusions of an investigation into the disappearance of a gold necklace from the police headquarters....
View ArticleItalian company holds stone supplier responsible for delays on Parliament...
An Italian company responsible for works on the new Parliament building has filed a judicial protest holding a Maltese supplier of stone responsible for the delays. CFF Filiberti Srl filed its...
View ArticleUpdated - Mizzi has lost transport roadmap, PN says
Updated - adds ministry's reaction - The Nationalist Party has blamed Transport Minister Joe Mizzi for increasing traffic congestion, saying he needed to assume responsibility after his party had...
View ArticleInvestigator believed case against John Dalli could only be made if he was...
One of the investigators in the John Dalli Olaf case told a parliamentary committee today he believed there would not have been a final conviction if Mr Dalli was arraigned on his own but it would...
View ArticleMuscat ‘draws line’ with referendum U-turn
Tying the spring hunting referendum to the next local council elections could be the start of a diminished hunting lobby, according to Birdlife director Steve Micklewright. “After the hunting season...
View ArticleEnemalta sells off its Petroleum Division
State-owned Enemalta has sold off its profit-making Petroleum Division for around €83 million to two new government-owned companies in a deal which has been kept under wraps. Petromal Company Ltd and...
View ArticleEx-commissioner’s work ‘wasn’t serene’
The Land Commissioner stepped down last month as he felt he could “no longer work serenely” due to an acute lack of resources and communication, according to his resignation letter. Joe Bugeja...
View ArticleUS ambassador marks Malta's milestone anniversaries
US Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley visited 26 sites in Malta and Gozo to mark Malta’s four milestone anniversaries of 2014. Listen to her message in the video above.
View ArticleFantasy Tours director accepted 31 bookings in last week of operation
A court heard today how Fantasy Tours director Karl Azzopardi accepted a total of 31 bookings, with deposits, part-payments or full payments totalling some €31,000 in the last week before he ceased...
View ArticleDanish girl in critical condition after Ghadira swim
A Danish 16-year-old girl is in a critical condition after finding herself in difficulties while swimming at Ghadira Bay in Mellieha this morning. The incident happened at 8.25am. The police said the...
View ArticleExam fees raised to cover expenses
Matsec examination fees have been raised only to cover the increase in expenses, a Matsec board spokeswoman said yesterday. She said this was the first rise since 2002 and the fee structure was...
View ArticleDiesel costing 30c more than in September 2010 despite same international price
Diesel in Malta was currently being sold at a price that was 30c higher than it was in September 2010 even though the international price of diesel today was equal to what it was then, the...
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