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Maltese banks pass ECB test
Malta’s two largest retail banks have passed a Eurozone-wide stress test, a review by the European Central Bank shows. The year-long probe evaluated the strength of the loan portfolios issued by Bank...
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Man charged with smuggling 645 protected birds from Sicily
A 35-year-old man from Qrendi was this afternoon was granted bail against a personal guarantee of €2,000 and a deposit of €500 after he pleaded not guilty to charges of smuggling 645 protected...
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Thousands take part in President's Bike Ride
Thousands of motorbike riders and cyclists donated €10 each in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund today to take part in the first ever President’s Bike Ride from San Anton Palace, to St George's...
View ArticleTeen ‘caught scalp ringworm from bench press’
The first known Maltese patient to have contracted a certain type of scalp ringworm, which could lead to baldness, probably got it when he lay down on a bench press at a gym, a medical report has...
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PN leader promises to take action if police find corruption by former minister
PN leader Simon Busuttil said today that if police investigations established there was corruption by Nationalist MP George Pullicino, he would take immediate action but if it resulted there was no...
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ID cards are registered in illegal village
Armier is an illegal boathouse village but this has not stopped people from registering their ID cards on their shacks, The Sunday Times of Malta has found. A review of the electoral register shows at...
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58c not enough – Prime Minister
A cost of living increase of 58c is “not enough” and the Budget will include measures to compensate better those most in need, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told supporters this morning. Dr Muscat was...
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Dangerous driver bites policeman ripping skin off his hand
A policeman yesterday had the skin of his hand ripped off as he was bitten by a man stopped for driving dangerously, the police said today. The man has been arrested. The police said the man was seen...
View Article€30m in bonds snapped up in minutes
A €30 million bond issue by Hal Mann Vella Group has been closed because of over-subscription. The call for the 5% secured bonds 2014 opened this morning at 8.30 am and was closed shortly after. The...
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Water spouts off Gozo
Darryl Portelli took the above picture of three water spouts off Gozo this afternoon. The picture was taken from Nadur. A hailstorm hit several localities this afternoon, but no damage was caused....
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UK will not support new migrants rescue operation, claiming 'pull factor'
Britain will not support any future search and rescue operations to prevent migrants drowning in the Mediterranean, claiming they simply encourage more people to attempt the dangerous sea crossing,...
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Power station demolition to pick up pace
Works in preparation for the demolition of some of the Marsa power station chimneys and fuel tanks will take place early tomorrow afternoon. Enemalta said Belt il-Ħażna Road, in Marsa, adjacent to the...
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Minister denies involvement in oil scandal
Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia continued to insist in court today that the assertion that he was implicated in the infamous oil procurement scandal was malicious. He was testifying in the...
View ArticleUnknown firms win €356,000 hub contract
A €356,000 tender for consultancy services for the establishment of a digital hub in Gozo was awarded to a consortium whose members cannot be identified. Gozo Connect won the contract to determine the...
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Archaic laws to face the chop, COLA to stay
The government is planning to repeal old, irrelevant and unnecessary laws which in some cases are snarling up bureaucracy, the prime minister said this morning. An eight-month exercise identified 36...
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Cause of Burmarrad bus blaze established
A fire which destroyed a route bus in January was caused by a wire that was trapped between a differential, brake drum and rim on a rear double wheel, Transport Minister Joe Mizzi said. The sudden...
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Shaken baby might suffer 90 per cent 'development retardation'
The baby who suffered multiple fractures to her skull when she was hurled into the cot by her mother's partner will possibly see her physical and mental development slowed down by up to 90 per cent, a...
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Court turns down request to put More Supermarket (Hamrun) into...
The Civil Court has turned down an application to put More Supermarket (Hamrun) under administration, saying there was no viable plan for the company's recovery. The troubled supermarket in Hamrun was...
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Man who ‘bit policeman,’ a financial adviser, claims he was beaten up during...
A man who was charged with drink driving and with slightly injuring a police officer this afternoon claimed in court that he had been beaten by the police. David-John Calleja, 30, from Ta'Xbiex,...
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Government denies radio and TV deal with Libyan government
Updated - Adds reaction by Ministry of Home Affairs The Ministry of Home Affairs has denied that agreement has been reached with the Libyan government for Libyan radio and television stations to be...
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