All hands on deck for Simshar
Young director Rebecca Cremona is on a mission to put Malta on the international movie map with her upcoming film Simshar. But she is at pains not to have it called a documentary, she tells Bertrand...
View ArticleNew Air Malta roster would cause hardships for workers
Air Malta employees are disillusioned at proposals being made for the introduction of a new roster, the implementation of which would cause them unnecessary hardship. The General Workers’ Union said...
View ArticleBanif Bank makes largest contribution to L-Istrina
Banif Bank yesterday made the largest contribution to L-Istrina donating €292,340 to the Malta Community Chest Fund. The hefty sum was collected through this year’s President’s Charity Fun Run which...
View ArticleMan, boy injured in traffic accident
A 32-year-old man from Msida was grievously injured and a boy, five, suffered slight injuries in a traffic accident at Hamrun this afternoon. The police said the man was riding a Hyosung quadbike in...
View ArticleWorld Airline Award for Air Malta
Air Malta has won a World Airline Award for being one of the top 10 regional airlines in Europe. The awards placed Malta the sixth best regional airline in Europe, following Aegean Airlines, Air...
View ArticleFamilies appeal demolition judgment
Eleven families whose homes were ordered to be demolished have filed a joint appeal to have the court judgment overturned. Among other arguments, the appeal says the Civil Court gave a wrong...
View ArticleL-Istrina: Incredible but true - President Abela
Just under 100,000 people donated to L-Istrina yesterday with eight donations per second being received at peak times, President George Abela said this afternoon. Addressing a news conference held...
View ArticleMan admits defrauding HSBC
A 28-year-old man from Mosta has been given a two-year jail term suspended for four after he admitted to defrauding HSBC of €27,000. Carl Vella, a former employee at the bank’s Swatar Contact Centre,...
View ArticleJanuary sales in December?
There was no sign of any people camping overnight or round-the-block queuing for early bargains yesterday. Boxing Day sales made the headlines in Europe’s main cities but not so much in Valletta,...
View ArticleI will reciprocate your trust in a tangible manner - Louis Grech
Labour MEP Louis Grech was this evening elected PL deputy leader for Parliamentary Affairs after obtaining more than 97 per cent of the votes cast in today's election. Addressing a news conference...
View ArticlePersonality claims misdiagnosis
Well-known personality and mother-of-two Nirvana Ciavola Azzopardi claimed in a judicial protest filed yesterday she was suffering from advanced cancer after being misdiagnosed by her consultant....
View ArticleInquiry into detainee’s death still under wraps
A magisterial inquiry into the murder of 32-year-old Mamadou Kamara last June has been concluded but the Government will not publish the findings while a criminal trial is in progress. Mr Kamara, a...
View ArticleConcern over Citadel car park
The planning authority’s environment arm has criticised a proposal by the Gozo Curia to transform fields around the Citadel into a car park. The Environment Protection Directorate “has significant...
View ArticleMan, two women, injured in traffic accidents
A man and a woman were injured in a traffic collision in Constitution Street, Mosta, at 6am. They are not in a critical condition The police said the collision was between a Toyota Yaris and a Toyota...
View ArticleCate Blanchett in Gozo
She is currently gracing the silver screen as the golden-haired elf Galadriel in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Yet, the cinema was not the only place where the Maltese could catch...
View ArticleDeficit widens by €64 million
The Central Government recorded a deficit of €342 million in the first 11 months of the year up from the €278.2 million registered in the same period last year. Government finance data published by...
View ArticleCommission for Administration of Justice reacts to reports that magistrate is...
Reports that the Commission for Administration of Justice is investigating Magistrate Audrey Demicoli may be misleading, the commission said this evening. “The fact that the Commission informs itself...
View ArticleDaniel’s Shopping Complex inaugurated
Daniel’s Shopping Complex in Hamrun was officially inaugurated today by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi. The complex, which boasts a total floor area of 32,000 square meters, has transformed the former...
View ArticleUpdate 2: PN requests urgent BA decision
The Nationalist Party has requested the Broadcasting Authority for an urgent decision on a complaint it filed today about tomorrow’s TVM programme Dissett. Earlier, the party accused PBS of adhering...
View Article2012 – A year to remember (Part 1)
Political upheaval, drama and human stories which touched hearts of thousands in 2012. Watch the first part of the stories captured by timesofmalta.com.
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