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Increase in demand for electricity
Electrical power generation in Malta increased by 13.3 per cent in the past 12 years, the National Statistics Office said this morning. It said that energy statistical data showed that, overall, there...
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Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press: The Times reports how a ‘gay’ jibe man who ran down a tourist has walked free. It also gives prominence to comments by London Mayor...
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Ryanair announces its winter schedule
Ryanair will follow standard practice and scale down routes this winter, temporarily halting operations from Malta to Seville, Valencia and Girona. However, it will fly to Madrid with two services per...
View ArticleFKNK urges hunters to report those who abuse
The FKNK this evening referred to the shooting of two Flamingos at sea and urged all law-abiding hunters to report such abuses, which it described as an insult to hunting. "No one is suffering more...
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Killer admits having drugs
A man serving 25 years for the murder of hairstylist Alfie Rizzo yesterday pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and cocaine for dealing purposes. Libyan Aimen El Baden, 31, pleaded guilty to...
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Update3 - Police show the press around their stables
The Commissioner of Police this afternoon showed journalists around the police stables in Marsa to counter footage shown on One TV's TX programme yesterday which showed the place to be a shambles. "I...
View ArticleBOV introduces second drive-through ATM
Bank of Valletta has introduced its second drive-through ATM. The new one is at JM Petrol Station at Tal-Barrani road Zejtun. The drive-through ATM provides a wide range of services including cash...
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Hold-up in Bugibba jewellery
A quantity of gold items was stolen early this afternoon in a hold-up on Super Gold, a jewellery in Triq il-Pijunieri. Informed sources said a man wearing sunglasses and a hat and brandishing 'a...
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AFM found liable for damages sustained by gunner
The Armed Forces of Malta have been found to be liable for the damages sustained by an AFM gunner due to poor maintenance of the army's roads. Gunner Joseph Seychell told the court that he had been...
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Government presses on with its judicial reform
The Government is pressing ahead with judicial reform and has put the issue on Parliament’s agenda, despite Labour’s opposition to giving a pay rise to judges and magistrates as part of the deal....
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‘Gay’ jibe man who ran down tourist walks free
A magistrate yesterday conditionally discharged a man who ran over an Australian for making gestures implying he was gay, after taking into account the “mentality” of Mellieħa residents who considered...
View ArticleParalysed man to give his testimony at home
The testimony of a man paralysed from the neck down following a car accident last year will have to be recorded at his home because he does not have transport to get to court. Francis Farrugia, 56,...
View ArticleHSBC wealth management employees on strike
HSBC wealth management employees are on strike at the directive of their union, which failed to reach an agreement with the bank on the section’s proposed restructuring. The Malta Union of Bank...
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St Philip's hospital is ready to be used, says Portelli
St Philips hospital closed two years ago but the owner insists it will only take a little sprucing up before the Government can start transferring patients. Frank Portelli yesterday sought to allay...
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Constitutional Court overturns human rights violation judgment
A judgement which had found that a man charged with drug trafficking had suffered a violation of his fundamental human rights has been overturned by the Constitutional Court. The Civil Court had found...
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11 states back financial transactions tax - Malta stays out
Eleven euro zone countries have agreed to press ahead with a disputed tax on financial transactions aimed at making traders share the cost of fixing a crisis that has rocked the single currency area....
View ArticleSteward tells passengers: ‘Bus service is inefficient’
Ryanair has admitted that one of its cabin stewards on a flight to Malta advised passengers over the PA system that Malta’s public transport system was “quite inefficient”. However the low-cost...
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31 schoolgirl pregnancies last year
There were 31 cases of pregnancies involving girls aged up to 16 last year, the House Family Affairs Committee heard this evening. There was one case in the past few years where a school girl got...
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Woman found dead in Birzebbuga
The police are investigating the death of a woman found dead in the sea off Wied Buni, Birzebbuga. The grim discovery was made early this morning. It is not known if the woman was Maltese. An autopsy...
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Former Winter Moods guitarist passes away
Popular bands Winter Moods has announced the passing away of its former guitarist Steve Caruana Smith, known as is-Serp, one of its founding members. He passed away yesterday. Caruana Smith, 51, who...
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