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Prisoner claims €60,000 hidden under gas cylinder have disappeared
A man was today jailed for 26 months after he was found guilty of stealing several items belonging to a prison inmate. Brian Pace, 30, of Swatar faced a total of ten charges but was cleared of most of...
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Update 4: John Rolé to be retained as foster care team leader after all;...
Senior social worker John Rolé will be retained as foster care team leader at Aġenzija Appoġġ, the Social Policy Ministry has decided. Mr Rolé had been transferred from his long-held post to the...
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Update 3 - PN launches 'fuel robbery calculator' - Mita blockage of site lifted
The Nationalist Party this afternoon reiterated its call for the government to align local fuel prices with the international oil price and also launched a 'fuel robbery calculator'. The calculator...
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Man hit by bus in Msida
A 63-year-old man from Gzira was hospitalised today after he was hit by a bus in Msida. His condition is not yet known. The police said the accident happened in Triq ix-Xatt ta’ Xbiex at 11.50am. The...
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Sky TV films Joseph Calleja singing in Valletta square for documentary
A sizeable crowd gathered in St George’s Square, Valletta this afternoon for a short recital by tenor Joseph Calleja that was filmed by Sky Television as part of a documentary on the Maltese tenor....
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The centuries-old skill that spared us from starvation...
Few are aware it was a Maltese man who steered the oil tanker Ohio into the Grand Harbour 70 years ago, although most have heard of the operation that saved Malta from famine. The Ohio had been hit...
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Updated - Oil trader George Farrugia questioned by the police, released
George Farrugia, the oil trader at the centre of the oil procurement scandal, was questioned by the police for some four hours following publication of new e-mails showing he had close connections...
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SMS, blog, e-mail addiction affecting employee performance
Addiction to blogs, e-mail, and text messages at the place of work is on the rise and can impact on the performance of employees, Social Policy Minister Michael Farrugia said this morning. Addressing...
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Updated - Vatican appointment for Mgr Scicluna - will still be able to serve...
Bishop Charles Scicluna, Apostolic Administrator of the Church in Malta, has been appointed president of a Vatican College which will consider appeals moved before the Congregation for the Doctrine of...
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Exam candidates opted to carry on despite law courts bomb threat
Lawyers and legal procurators who were undergoing an exam in the law courts building when a bomb threat was made on January 15 all opted to carry on despite being told to evacuate Justice Minister...
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Maltese paid less for fuel since prices were locked
Maltese consumers may be losing out on the tumbling international fuel prices but they remain in the black compared to their European counterparts when considering costs over the past nine months....
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Driver who hit Manuel Mallia's car 'was drunk'
The man whose car was on the receiving end of two shots fired by the driver of former minister Manuel Mallia had an alcohol level that was three times the legal limit, even though the test was taken...
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Dolphins in Marsamxett
Nicky Sammut sent in these pictures of what appeared to be dolphins in Marsamxett. The pictures were taken this afternoon. "They started following us (on a boat) at 3.20 and the photos in the harbour...
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Prison inmate says he was beaten by guard for not urinating on the floor
A magisterial inquiry has been launched after an inmate, Jason Decelis, 37, claimed he was “severely beaten” when he refused a guard’s order to urinate on his cell's floor. The Home Affairs Ministry...
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Air Malta extends caterers' contract by five years
It took Air Malta more than two years to decide to stop providing hot meals to economy class passengers and serve them a so-called baguette instead, Times of Malta has learnt. The ‘baguette deal’,...
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Woman's death in hospital corridor under investigation, but hospital...
Mater Dei Hospital officials are investigating the death of an elderly woman in a corridor of Mater Dei Hospital last night, but management officials said she was given all possible care. The woman's...
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Young man injured in accident
A 21-year-old man from Birkirkara was hospitalised after the van he was driving toppled over in Triq Aldo Moro, Marsa on the carriageway leading to Valletta from Paola at 11.15am. His condition is not...
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Parking policy put off
The government has completed its revision of the parking policy but implementation has been put off pending the full operation of the bus service as agreed with the new operator, Transport Minister...
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GWU, Simon Busuttil challenge each other
The General Workers Union this morning challenged Opposition leader Simon Busuttil to repeat outside Parliament claims he made about the union yesterday during the debate on the Enemalta-Shanghai...
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Foster expert 'relieved' but hoping for change
Reinstated foster care team leader John Rolé never imagined his removal would result in such an overwhelming public response and he hopes his experience will spawn a discussion about much needed...
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