Six reasons why your kids should attend summer schools in Malta and GozoKids...
As summer is approaching, it’s time to start the search for a summer school where your kids can stay active while you continue your daily routine stress-free. In offering different types of programmes...
View ArticleAbela weak in Rosianne Cutajar case as he too had his snout in the trough -...
The prime minister was showing himself weak in the Rosianne Cutajar controversy because he too had had his snout in the trough, the Nationalist Party said on Wednesday. Cutajar resigned from the...
View ArticleTraditional San Girgor feast returns after three-year hiatusCulture Minister...
The traditional and popular San Girgor feast returns this month after an absence of three years due to the coronavirus pandemic. The feast is celebrated on the first Wednesday after Easter Sunday and...
View ArticleMSE Equity Price Index drops to two-week lowThe Malta Stock Exchange.
The MSE Equity Price Index eased by 0.04% to the lowest level in two weeks at 3,530.679 points on Wednesday reflecting the declines in Malta Properties Company and BMIT. Meanwhile, five other equities...
View ArticleForest owner backs Cooper but warns results must improvePhoto: AFP
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis said Steve Cooper will remain in charge of the struggling Premier League club but warned results must “improve immediately”. Forest’s 2-1 defeat at...
View ArticleLatvia reinstates mandatory military service for menA camouflaged soldier...
Latvia's parliament on Wednesday voted to reinstate compulsory military service for young men starting next year in response to regional security risks amid neighbouring Russia's war on Ukraine. "The...
View ArticleMalta U-19’s fire blanks against Lithuania in Euro warm-upMalta fired blanks...
MALTA 0-0 LITHUANIA The Malta U-19’s selection continued its preparation towards this summer’s European Championships with an international friendly against Lithuania. Coached by Toze Mendes, the...
View ArticleUK leases barge to house 500 asylum seekers A rescue launch makes its way...
Britain on Wednesday announced it had leased a barge to house around 500 asylum seekers on England's south coast as the UK seeks to cut lodging costs for migrants arriving on its shores. The Home...
View ArticleUEFA holds off on banning Belarus despite EU pressurePhoto: AFP
UEFA held off taking any decision to ban Belarus from its competitions due to its support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at its meeting in Lisbon this week despite pressure from EU lawmakers. The...
View ArticleTeen slams Eden cinemas for poor access at ‘wheelchair-friendly’ screenThomas...
A teenager had to access a cinema through a fire exit and then be lifted out of his wheelchair by friends in order to watch a movie at a screen that was advertised as being wheelchair friendly. Thomas...
View ArticleAttacker kills four children with hatchet at Brazil preschoolWomen walk...
A 25-year-old man burst into a preschool in southern Brazil and killed four children with a hatchet-like weapon Wednesday before turning himself in to police, an attack President Luiz Inacio Lula da...
View ArticleGreek seismologist investigated over April Fool's volcano jokeThe town of Oia...
One of Greece's top seismologists is under investigation over an April Fool's joke warning that a huge "funnel" could open up under the popular tourist destination Santorini island. Akis Tselentis,...
View ArticleLetters to the editor - April 6, 2023Image: Times of Malta
Complaints falling on deaf ears Social media, in particular Facebook, is rife with complaints, about the way works are being carried out on the rebuilding of Triq il-Kbira San Ġużepp, Ħamrun and Santa...
View ArticleFixing the country’s transport nightmare – Andrew BezzinaThere are now more...
Last week, figures were released by the National Statistics Office which laid bare Malta’s obsession with the personal car. According to the number-crunchers at the NSO, there are now more than 18,000...
View ArticleBenefits fraud racket exposed as applicants falsely claim epilepsyOfficials...
Seventeen people were charged in court over an alleged benefits fraud racket in which they all claimed to be suffering from epilepsy even if they held a driving licence. Some have already been...
View ArticleAnnouncements − April 6, 2023File photo: Times of Malta
In Memoriam BONELLO DUPUIS – ALBERT. Tomorrow being his ninth anniversary. Wonderful and happy memories of a very special husband and father who loved and cared for us so much. May he rest in peace....
View ArticleDonald Trump charged, but conviction is no slam dunkFormer President Donald...
The historic case against Donald Trump faces a number of legal hurdles if it is to result in the first conviction of a US president on criminal charges, legal experts said Wednesday. As to be...
View ArticleEditorial: When parties rule the (air)wavesThe BA's latest decision may lead...
The political parties have just suffered a double whammy in the way they exploit the airwaves for propaganda purposes, whether in government or in opposition. The constitutional court has ruled that...
View ArticleToday's front pages - April 6, 2023File photo
The following are the main stories in Thursday’s newspapers. Times of Malta says 17 people were charged in court over an alleged benefits fraud racket in which they all claimed to be suffering from...
View ArticleA strange last supper – Ranier FsadniThe Last Supper masterpiece by Leonardo...
We are so used to seeing representations of the Last Supper (on canvas, film and stage) and hearing the different versions recorded by the evangelists that its strangeness tends to pass us by. It...
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