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‘We want to know the truth’
Police investigations into the Sliema double stabbings on New Year’s Day 2012 have hit a brick wall as relatives yearn to know the truth one year on. Investigators have tried honing in on the motive...
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Lower gas prices announced
Liquigas Malta Limited today announced price reductions of LPG in cylinders It said this was a direct result of the decreased prices on the international LPG market. The new prices, shown in the table...
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Updated: Man found dead in car
A 36-year-old Libyan who lives in Paola was found dead in a car in Msida this afternoon . The police said the man was found in a Renault Clio in Victor Denaro Street at around 12.55pm. A magisterial...
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Updated: Give civil society more space, President tells politicians
President George Abela this morning urged political parties to include a chapter on civil society in their election manifestos. He was speaking in the presence of Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi during...
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BA criticises PBS 'for placing itself above the authority'
Public Broadcasting Services has been ordered to have both the PL and the PN deputy leaders take part in next Saturday’s Dissett. In a statement this morning, the BA criticised PBS 'for placing itself...
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Hope for decision on Medavia managers
A decision is expected in the coming days on the fate of the Medavia bosses arrested in Tripoli over allegations they helped the Gaddafi regime during the civil war, Libyan sources told The Times....
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Painting finally to be put up – 30 years after it was planned
A painting of the Crucifixion by Prof. Giuseppe Briffa will be put up in the parish church of St Mary, Birkirkara more than 30 years after it was commissioned. The painting was done for the Altar of...
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Jailed after admitting hold-up
A 34-year-old man was today jailed two years after he pleaded guilty to two counts of theft. Jon Lawrence Formosa, who does not have a fixed address, admitted to having committed a hold-up on a shop...
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City’s after party clean-up collects 3.5 tonnes of waste
Valletta hosted thousands of revellers on New Year’s Eve but yesterday morning its clean streets showed no signs of the celebrations. A clean-up operation throughout the night, involving 13 people and...
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New Year births
Two boys were born at Mater Dei Hospital this morning. The first, Gregory, was born at 12.45am and Kian followed an hour later. Five more births are expected. Another two babies were born at the Gozo...
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Update 2: Record sum collected in Dar tal-Providenza marathon
A record €975,401 were collected in the annual fundraising marathon in aid of the 98 disabled residents of the Dar tal-Providenza. The event was organised by RTK 4 Charity, supported by APS Bank and...
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Mum fears for sons’ safety as burns probe takes time
A mother whose twin sons were burnt with cigarettes more than four months ago is still waiting for police to take action against the man who the boys claim was responsible for hurting them. On August...
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Petrol price down
The price of petrol has gone down 3c, Enemalta said. Product Previous Maximum Retail Price Revised Maximum Retail Price Change Unleaded €1.50 €1.47 (€0.03) Diesel €1.38 €1.38 No Change Kerosene €1.38...
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Two men jailed for theft
Two men were jailed 13 months each after they pleaded guilty to stealing a car on New Year’s Eve. The court heard that Clifton Attard, 22, of Msida and Roderick Zammit, 31, of Sliema, managed to steal...
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Three year probation for man who threatened girlfriend and officer
A 26-year-old man from Lija was put on probation for three years and had his driving licence suspended for one month after he pleaded guilty to crashing into his former girlfriend’s car, threatening...
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Ewe’ve not got mail
An inquisitive sheep may be curious about new technology but will not learn much from this broken computer monitor, which was dumped in its field in Mtaħleb.
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Home for disabled makes a million, but it’s not enough...
Id-Dar tal-Providenza broke last year’s all-time record through Tuesday’s fundraising marathon when more than €1 million flooded in to help the 98 disabled residents. But this is just one third of the...
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Drunken yachtsman crashed car into villa
A Briton who works on a yacht got drunk at a New Year’s Eve party and caused extensive damage to a villa in Ta’ Xbiex when he drove a car into it. Thomas Alan Kennedy, 20, was placed on probation for...
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Contraband cigarettes seized by Customs
Nearly 28,000 contraband cigarettes were seized by customs officials from a shop and an apartment in St Julian’s yesterday Customs said in a statement that these would have resulted in some €5,000 in...
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Dame's night at the opera
World-renowned tenor Joseph Calleja gave a different kind of performance earlier this week when he was picked as one of the punters during MADC’s pantomime The Wizard of Oz. More used to singing at...
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