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New judge calls for uniformity in decisions, including ban on names
In his first sitting as a judge, Mr Justice Wenzu Mintoff called for uniformity in sentencing and made a case for people to be told in layman's terms what was going on. He said the language used in...
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Updated - Jason Azzopardi condemns minister's 'bullying tactics'
Jason Azzopardi has described as "a serious threat" a parliamentary declaration by Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia that disciplinary action would be taken against police officers who leaked inside...
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Sliema tower plans are back up to 33 floors
The height of a proposed tower on the Union Club grounds in Sliema has been yo-yoing up and down and the latest plans show it has now peaked at 33 floors. The developer, Michael Soler, had originally...
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Director of Chinese factory held in exploitation, human trafficking probe
The police have arrested the director of a Chinese-owned clothing firm as part of an investigating into exploitation of workers and human trafficking. The man, who is Chinese, was arrested yesterday...
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Church investigating sex abuse claims against priest
The church is investigating sexual abuse claims made by a woman against a priest who is due to appear in court to face criminal proceedings over the allegations. A spokesman for the church said the...
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Maltese tongue twister is a challenge in London
A traditional Maltese tongue twister proved quite a challenge for Britons and a few Maltese expatriates in London as this footage uploaded on Youtube shows.
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‘Bus driver held us hostage for 45 minutes’
Commuters were “held hostage” by an angry bus driver for nearly 45 minutes yesterday after a passenger threatened to report him for using his mobile phone while driving. “He locked the doors and...
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Hunters asked to refrain from shooting moorhens
St Hubert Hunters (KSU) have instructed members to refrain from shooting moorhens following the recording of a breeding pair of rare vagrants, the Allen’s gallinule. The organisation also urged other...
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Leisure Clothing workers tell GWU they never witnessed abuse
Workers at Leisure Clothing told the General Workers’ Union they had never witnessed any Asian workers being abused. Earlier this week the police arrested the director of a Chinese-owned clothing firm...
View ArticleInfamous Mellieha thief jailed
The thief whose photograph made the rounds on Facebook as he was burgling a villa in Mellieha was this afternoon jailed for a year after pleaded guilty. Jason Scerri, 40, from Balzan, also admitted to...
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Man injured in fork lifter accident at Hal Farrug
A 34-year-old man from Zebbug was grievously injured this morning when the forklifter he was operating overturned. The accident happened at the Polidano Bros site in Hal Farrug Road, limits of...
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Former Enemalta chairman denies misuse of public funds
Former Enemalta chairman Alex Tranter appeared in court today charged with misappropriating public funds through the use of the corporation's credit card abroad. Mr Tranter, 51, from Swieqi, who...
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Lawyer's absence caused accused to assault magistrate
A man had to be held by at least six policemen as he tried to assault and threaten to kill a magistrate in a courtroom earlier this month, the court heard today. Police Inspector Kevin Pulis told...
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Electrogas insists it is well funded and will honour power station commitments
Updated - The Electrogas Consortium, which has been contracted by the government to build and operate the new gas-fired power station, insisted this evening that all of its members possess the...
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Consumers of tampered smart meters charged in court, one handed suspended...
Fourteen consumers were today charged in court with stealing electricity through their tampered smart meter, allegedly stealing almost €93,000 worth of electricity in total. One of the consumers, Alan...
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Tax on rented properties reduced to 15%
The tax charged on revenue from rented residential properties has been reduced from 35% to 15%. Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said the measure was announced in the last Budget and was being brought...
View ArticlePriest 'was warned' over abuse claims
A priest has been stopped from exercising his duties and removed from his posts following sexual abuse allegations. In a statement about alleged abuses committed by the priest, the Dominican Order...
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Driver dies two months after crash
A trailer-truck driver who was grievously injured in a crash in August passed away last week, it was reported today. The 43-year-old man from San Gwann was trapped in the wreckage of his cabin when...
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Updated - German expert advocates fiscal measures to discourage car use -...
Updated - Government considering light rail or monorail - Improving the roads infrastructure was important, but, on its own, it would not solve the traffic problems, according to a German traffic...
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Family had filed police report about Erin Tanti and Lisa Marie Zahra
A court is this morning continuing to hear evidence into the death of Lisa Marie Zahra, 15, at the foot of Dingli Ciffs last March 19. The evidence is part of the compilation of evidence against Ms...
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