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Mepa stops Naxxar circus
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) has issued a stop and enforcement order against the operators of the circus in Naxxar after the 30 day period for the temporarily use of the land...
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New PV scheme will be 'biggest ever'
The government is awaiting clearance from the European Commission to launch the biggest ever local scheme to promote the use of photovoltaic units, Resources Minister George Pullicino said this...
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Air Malta raises revenue by 52% during seat sale
Air Malta raised its revenue by 52% during the week of a seat sale to promote flights to Malta, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech said this afternoon. He was speaking during the inauguration of the new...
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Labour to unveil tariff reduction plans in first week of campaign
Labour will unveil its tariff reduction plans in the first week of the electoral campaign, party leader Joseph Muscat said this morning. "We will show when and how we will reduce the electricity and...
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Barrakka lift in automatic shut-down
The Barrakka lifts are not operating due to the gale force winds, Transport Malta said. The lifts are equipped with an automatic cut off safety device which is triggered during gale force winds....
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Labour mum over deputy’s ‘political bias’ comment
Labour kept mum yesterday over an accusation of political bias made against a magistrate by its deputy leader Anġlu Farrugia, while the Chamber of Advocates called the comment unjustified. Dr Farrugia...
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Updated: Ryanair planning more services next summer
Ryanair is to introduce new routes linking Malta to Liverpool, Gotenburg and Milan/Bergamo, the low cost airline's Deputy Chief Executive Michael Cawley said this evening. Ryanair will operate daily...
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Updated: Judge Raymond Pace granted bail - assets frozen
Judge Raymond Pace was granted bail this morning as a court started hearing the compilation of evidence against him. He had been under arrest since Wednesday and was charged on Thursday with bribery...
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Police: Silvio Zammit said payments had to be made directly to his 'boss' -...
Updated - Adds evidence by Assistant Police Commissioner Michael Cassar Iosif Galea, a witness in the case against Silvio Zammit said in court today that he had heard the Sliema businessmen mention...
View ArticlePigs on death row get brief stay of execution
An IT network problem at the abattoir meant that no pigs could be slaughtered this morning, the Rural Affairs Ministry said. Temporary repairs were made to enable slaughter to resume in the afternoon....
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Estate agents discriminate against migrants, says study
Estate agents are discriminating against migrants and play a central role in producing and sustaining housing prejudice, research has found. In an in-depth study, the National Commission for the...
View ArticleGonzi jokes during visit to audit firm
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this afternoon urged young people to continue studying during a visit to audit firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Dr Gonzi was given a tour of the recently expanded company...
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Leah's back home
Young cancer-fighter Leah Xuereb returned to Malta this afternoon to cheers and applause from a small crowd of waiting well-wishers. The four-year-old Gozitan looked healthy as she appeared at the...
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Darren Desira appeal prepared before Judge Pace controversy - defence
Darren Desira, the man at the centre of the Judge Ray Pace bribery allegations filed an appeal from his 18-year jail term today. His defence counsel, Giannella de Marco, said the appeal was mostly...
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Commissioner Borg delivers revised Tobacco Directive – Snus ban to stay
An EU ban on smokeless tobacco (snus) is to remain in place under a revised Tobacco Directive announced in Brussels today by EU Health and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Tonio Borg. The directive will...
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Commission starts Farrugia Sacco impeachment process
The Commission for the Administration of Justice has begun impeachment proceedings against Mr Justice Lino Farrugia Sacco, The Times has learnt. Sources close to the Office of the President yesterday...
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Naxxar protest: Circus organiser locks himself in tigers' cage
The owner of Circo Fantasy, the circus at Naxxar, had locked himself in a cage with two large Siberian tigers to protest over Mepa's decision to order the circus out of the locality. Mario Sali locked...
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Court usher questioned on missing documents
A court usher has been questioned over the disappearance of court documents related to a drugs case, The Times has learnt. Police have questioned a number of officials in relation to the disappearance...
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PL says Qormi development plans are being fast-tracked for political reasons
A major development project in Qormi which is being proposed by a PN benefactor is being fast-tracked by Mepa for approval tomorrow, well before the general election, the Labour Party said today....
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Woman used massage parlour as a brothel
Dongmei Muscat, 48 of St Paul’s Bay, admitted in court today to having lived off the earnings of prostitution and used a massage parlour in Qawra as a brothel. Her defence counsel said the woman was a...
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