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Flood relief works visited
Excavation works for the flood relief project were this morning visited by Rural Affairs Minister George Pullicino. The project, which consists of five components and affects 11 localities -...
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Oil company aims to start drilling before end of next year
Mediterranean Oil and Gas aims to start drilling at Malta before the end of the year, the company’s chief executive said. Upstream, an international oil and gas news source, reported that Genel...
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Man fined for taking law into his own hands
A man was this morning fined €400 after he was found guilty on appeal of taking the law into his own hands. Edward Cassar, 59, had in October 2009 been acquitted of forcing his wife to return a...
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Update 4 - Extensive power cut as Marsa boilers shut down
Power was restored to all localities this afternoon after a widespread power cut, caused when a contactor hit a 33 kv cable in Valley Road. The feeder tripped boilers seven and eight at Marsa,...
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Man 'planned to set inspector's car on fire'
A car dealer who allegedly conspired to set a police inspector’s car on fire has been remanded in custody. Duncan Buttigieg, 29, of Għaxaq allegedly told another man about his intention to set...
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Police search cemetery for missing girl
Police officers have searched the Addolorata Cemetery and its surroundings this evening after a 12-year-old girl was reported missing. The girl, who was wearing a San Ġorġ Preca College uniform, did...
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Żebbiegħ murder: Accused says he never meant to kill former partner
Kenneth Gafa, who stands charged with murdering his former partner in Żebbiegħ two years ago told police that he never meant to hurt her but simply wanted to scare her when he fired a shotgun in her...
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Magistrate admonishes couple for registering daughters as having 'unknown...
A man was today acquitted of failing to return his daughter to her mother but the couple were admonished by their magistrate for registering their children as having an unknown father to claim social...
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Amnesty offered to reassure Nicholas Azzopardi’s family
By offering an amnesty to informants in the Nicholas Azzopardi case, the Government was not doubting the outcome of the two inquiries held but was simply seeking another way to give the family peace...
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Court condemns every prime minister since 1970
A court has condemned the failure of every Maltese prime minister since 1970 to ratify a cabinet decision which would have given former Malta Electricity Board employees’ pension rights similar to...
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Church issues directive on alleged 'phenomena and messages'
Phenomena and messages such as those alleged to occur at Borg in-Nadur are no longer to be announced and interpreted in the public fora, the Church said this evening. It said in a statement that “in a...
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Air Malta forks out €4.5m for pilots
Air Malta has agreed to give pilots a raise worth about €4.5 million as part of a collective agreement that was signed away from the cameras and kept tightly under wraps until today. The Times can...
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Is the word ‘gay’ offensive? We ask people in Mellieħa
Magistrate Carol Peralta’s decision to hand Alan Gauci from Mellieħa a conditional discharge after he ran over Australian Jeremy Lalic for making a gay jibe was regarded as lenient by many. Yet, the...
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Mother seeks Presidential pardon
The mother who was jailed for three months for not giving her husband access to their teenage son has asked for a Presiden-tial Pardon. The 57-year-old woman wrote a letter, through her lawyer Leonard...
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PN launches new billboard
The Nationalist Party today issued a new billboard in which opposition leader Joseph Muscat is the main protagonist. The billboard plays on Labour's billboards which show Dr Gonzi covering his eyes...
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Man who waves out cruise liners rewarded
Charles Cremona’s eyes lit up and his face broke into a grateful smile as Valletta Cruise Port CEO John Portelli presented him with a gift as a token of appreciation for regularly giving cruise liner...
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Valletta named European Culture Capital 2018
Valletta has been unanimously nominated European Culture Capital 2018 during a ceremony at St John’s CoCathedral this afternoon. The selection panel was persuaded that there is the will, drive and...
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AFM assists boat owners
Army vessels this afternoon fought the waves to assist a number of seacraft owner who called requesting assistance following the rain. The AFM’s search and rescue vessel and a patrol boat helped a...
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Hospital owner says deal is valid
The owner of St Philip’s, Frank Portelli, is insisting the Government should plough ahead and sign a €12 million deal for the lease of his Santa Venera hospital in spite of opposition from Labour and...
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Man jailed six years for jewellery store hold-up
A 43-year-old man from St Paul's Bay has been jailed six years for last Thursday's hold-up on Super Gold Jewellery of Pioneers Road, Bugibba. Joseph Camilleri stole more than €2,300 worth of...
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