Update 3: Circus owner back in cage
Circus owner Mario Sali was back in a cage with two tigers today in protest because no place was found where his circus could be set up. Circo Fantasy was last night planning to set up again at an...
View ArticleUpdate 3: Farrugia is still 'relevant'- Muscat
Labour leader Joseph Muscat said this morning that former deputy leader Anglu Farrugia was still 'very relevant' to the PL and he could, if he wished, contest the next election. Dr Farrugia resigned...
View ArticleVideo: Anġlu Farrugia resigns - Immediate election - Gonzi: 'There is more to...
Labour MP Anġlu Farrugia has resigned as deputy leader of the Labour Party after he accused Magistrate Audrey Demicoli of political bias last Sunday. His resignation was requested by Labour leader...
View ArticleFour new ambulances arrive
Four of 11 new ambulances have arrived in Malta and will start operating in the beginning of January. Another four ambulances are to arrive in February and the remaining three will be in Malta by...
View ArticlePolitical kerfuffle and a special homecoming
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View ArticlePresident visits prisoners
President George Abela this morning visited prisoners at Corradino. He appealed to them to use their time in jail transforming themselves internally and learning from their experience and encouraged...
View ArticleMan in critical condition after accident
A 37-year-old man from Rabat is in a critical condition following a traffic accident in Triq Burmarrad, limits of St Paul’s Bay this morning. The police said the man was driving a Hyundai Accent which...
View ArticleThree charged after fight
A man and two women were this afternoon granted bail against a personal guarantee of €10,000 each after they pleaded guilty to causing voluntary damage at a bar in Senglea. They also accepted to pay...
View ArticleNew Mintoff biography launched
Josef Grech’s biography Duminku Mintoff u Malta was launched in front of the Palace in Valletta this morning, the 28th anniversary of when the late Prime Minister resigned to be replaced by Karmenu...
View ArticleUpdated: Pilots' union in dispute with Air Malta
(Adds ALPA's reply) Air Malta has accused the pilots’ union of being unwilling to work constructively with the airline. In a statement, Air Malta said that barely three months after concluding a new...
View ArticleMan injured in fall
A 43-year-old man from Ghaxaq was grievously injured this morning when he fell two storeys down a well in Triq il-Keffa, Swieqi, at 8am. He is not in a critical condition. The police said the man was...
View ArticleDelimara power station extension: €1 million saved in fuel costs
After a week of continuous operation, the Delimara Power Station extension has produced 14,200 MWh of electricity. With the plant’s 47 per cent efficiency 1,500 tonnes of fuel oil and 300 tonnes of...
View ArticleOthers carry the can for Muscat's mistakes - Busuttil
Labour leader Joseph Muscat gave "a banal excuse" to justify his deputy's resignation, according to Nationalist Party deputy leader Simon Busuttil. Addressing a press conference this afternoon Dr...
View ArticleAnġlu Farrugia: I’ve lost faith in Joseph
Labour’s outgoing deputy leader Anġlu Farrugia yesterday parted from Joseph Muscat in acrimonious fashion, saying he had lost faith in the PL leader. Yesterday morning, Dr Farrugia published a...
View ArticleAir Malta tribute to PSY goes viral
An Air Malta public service announcement launched three days ago on Facebook has gone viral around the world with over 320,000 views. The announcement features an onboard dance tribute to PSY’s global...
View ArticleOlympics committee: take action on officials
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has dismissed a show of support from its Maltese affiliate for the officials involved in the organisation’s ticketing scandal and insisted action must be...
View ArticleUpdate 2: Power fully restored
A trip in a 132kv distribution cable leading to the Mosta distribution centre led to extensive power cuts in the north of the island. The cable tripped at around 5.20pm and Enemalta engineers...
View ArticleGrech sole candidate for PL deputy leadership election
MEP Louis Grech is the only candidate who has submitted a nomination to contest next Thursday’s election for deputy leader of the Labour Party. The election is being held following Anglu Farrugia's...
View ArticleLouis Grech submits nomination for PL deputy leader
MEP Louis Grech has submitted his nomination for deputy leadership of the Labour Party. A former chairman of Air Malta, Mr Grech is the first candidate to submit his nomination for the election, being...
View ArticleOne in seven prisoners lives in St Paul’s Bay area
One out of every seven prisoners is officially registered as living in the St Paul’s Bay area, according to research that exposes the rapid transformation of what was once a sleepy fishermen’s...
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