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Government MP tells motorists to stop whining
MP and Sports Council chairman Luciano Busuttil may have got more than he bargained for when a Facebook post telling motorists to “stop whining” about traffic sparked a backlash of comments. Dr...
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Former inspector did not behave ethically, former acting police commissioner,...
Former inspector Daniel Zammit did not behave ethically and in line with the procedures which regulated his position during the murder investigation of Neville Baldacchino, Judge Michael Mallia has...
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Gaming Authority chairman looking into backdated licence to company allegedly...
Malta Gaming Authority chairman Joseph Cuschieri has so far failed to explain why one of the gaming companies allegedly involved in ties with the Italian mafia was given a licence backdated by more...
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Updated: Nightclub owner claims he was slandered by judge in inquiry report
Paceville nightclub owner Hugo Chetcuti said in a statement through his lawyer that allegations and comments made by Judge Michael Mallia in an inquiry report published yesterday were slanderous. The...
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Updated: Air Malta's fleet maximisation plan will save airline €41 million in...
(Adds MHRA statement) Air Malta’s fleet maximisation plan will save the airline €41 million over the next five years, the company said today. It said this could be seen from workings that were...
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Tremor felt in parts of Malta
A tremor registering 3.3 on the Richter scale was felt in Malta at 7.13pm sending many people to the social media asking if it was an earthquake or an explosion. The tremor was registered just south...
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Fraudster rakes in €75,000 in social benefits
A serial fraudster is facing legal action after collecting more than €75,000 in social benefits he was not entitled to, the Times of Malta has learnt. Government sources said the man, whose identity...
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Coast Road to reopen tomorrow at 5am
The Coast Road, which has been the cause of headaches for many drivers as it was closed for works this week, will reopen tomorrow at 5am. Transport Malta said drivers will be able to drive through the...
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Swiss skinny dippers fined
Two Swiss men who were caught skinny dipping in Sliema yesterday afternoon were today fined €100 after they admitted that they had no clue that swimming naked was illegal in Malta. Benjamin Elias and...
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Dom Mintoff's monument cast presented to Cospicua band
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this evening presented a plaster cast of former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff’s monument to St George’s Band of Cospicua, which Mr Mintoff presided for more than 50 years. Dr...
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Updated: PN condemns government's silence on Daniel Zammit inquiry
(Adds government's reply) The Nationalist Party has condemned the Home Affairs Minister’s “silence” on a damning inquiry that exposed links between the police and shady characters. PN deputy leader...
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Swimming in parts of Ghadira prohibited because of sewage overflow
Swimming at Dawret it-Tunnara in the vicinity of the Ghajn Zejtuna boathouses at Ghadira has been prohibited until further notice because of sewage overflowing into the sea, the Environmental Health...
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Front Harsien ODZ supports proposal for Cottonera university campus
Front Harsien ODZ said it is willing to discuss the option of a university in Cottonera, provided that development at Zonqor and any other ODZ site is dropped. This, it said, also included the...
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Updated: Beppe Fenech Adami says Mark Gaffarena's 'friendship' with him 'did...
Mark Gaffarena who is at the centre of a number of scandals and has even been mentioned in the Daniel Zammit inquiry report, said in a comment on this website and on his wife's Facebook wall that he...
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Scrambles through wall in Sliema… emerges in Italy
The stunning graffiti mural in Sliema depicting a man scrambling into a hole in a wall of a building has emerged in the south of Italy. Created by artist MTO, the figure of a bearded grey man emerged...
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Eerie silence follows judge's police probe
Former acting police commissioner Ray Zammit was yellow-carded by the Justice Minister but the government yesterday shunned the Opposition’s call for his removal. Owen Bonnici said he warned Mr Zammit...
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Woman locked in apartment and raped several times a day, court hears
A Tunisian businessman kept a woman locked up in a Sliema apartment for days and raped her several times a day, a court heard today. Magistrate Antonio Vella heard how Mohammed El Herzi , 55, a...
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‘One day you’re planning for your life, the next your funeral’
Last summer, 28-year old Bjorn Formosa joined millions of people all over the world in taking part in the Ice Bucket Challenge, raising awareness for motor neurone disease (ALS), a debilitating...
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Magistrate slams Enemalta for 'abuse' of its monopoly
A magistrate has criticised Enemalta for abusing its dominant position to force clients to renounce their legal rights and issued an injunction preventing the corporation from suspending the power...
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Nobody assumes responsibility for latest ship escape
None of the government authorities are assuming responsibility for the escape of another cargo ship from Maltese territorial waters, despite a court order for the seizure of the vessel. Despite the...
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