Complaints still flooding in over bus route revamp
Commuter complaints keep flooding in two weeks after the latest route tweaking, with the transport watchdog urging caution, saying one had still to get used to the changes. Most commuters complain...
View ArticleParents rush to join ‘Bum a lift – Schools’
Parents with children in two more independent schools can also sign up for a carpooling service specifically designed for them, as the ‘Bum a lift’ app creators launched a new service. ‘Bum a lift –...
View ArticleGovernment will ensure Air Malta workers have future - Prime Minister
The government was committed to ensure that Air Malta's workers had a future, the Prime Minister said this afternoon. He underlined Air Malta as one of the major decisions to be taken, amid reports...
View ArticleSliema bag snatcher jailed three years
The man who was yesterday pinned down by passers-by after trying to snatch a handbag from a Belgian student in Sliema has been sentenced to three years imprisonment. Kevin Camilleri, 33 from Sliema,...
View ArticleCouncil closes case as Daniel Holmes’s mum retracts Frenċ tal-Għarb cannabis...
UPDATED 5.45pm: The mother of Daniel Holmes, who was jailed controversially for over 10 years on cannabis offences, has retracted allegations that Frenċ tal-Għarb, regarded as a holy man, used...
View ArticlePN statement on Malta's historic waterpolo participation holds no water -...
UPDATED 7pm: Prime Minister Joseph Muscat had found the money to travel to Serbia to follow Malta's historic participation in the European Waterpolo Championships but "ignored" three proposals made by...
View ArticleIf founder of Mdina Glass signed your piece, worth could triple
Anybody in possession of an antique Mdina Glass piece from the studio’s early days in the late 1960s would be well-advised to turn it over and look for the signature of its founder, Michael Harris....
View Article'I feel helpless', says Maltese man whose son was 'abducted' by partner
A Maltese man is desperately urging the authorities in the Czech Republic to let him see his son, after he claimed he was abducted by his Russian partner during a family holiday in Prague a month ago....
View ArticleTanya Borg Cardona to head Broadcasting Authority
Tanya Borg Cardona has been appointed as head of the Broadcasting Authority, the government announced this evening. Ms Borg Cardona served as a member of the Housing Authority and several boards...
View ArticleHome of motorbike victim burgled as parents fly to Malta for funeral
The Sicily home of Tuesday's motorbike victim was targetted by burglars as her parents flew to Malta to attend this morning's funeral, according to press reports. Johanna Boni, 27, died following a...
View ArticlePN calls for minister's resignation after man in preventive custody commits...
A 45-year-old Briton, who was being held in custody, committed suicide at Mount Carmel Hospital. Despite the efforts made by a medical team and an ambulance staff, the man died at Mater Dei Hospital,...
View ArticleGozo bomb may be linked to deckchair concession
The explosive device which yesterday rattled the residence of a businessman in Xagħra, Gozo, could have been linked to a beach concession in Comino which he was awarded last summer, this newspaper has...
View ArticleAngelik's Borg in-Nadur messages 'not divine', Church concludes
The origin of the alleged apparitions, messages and phenomena associated with Anġelik Caruana at Borġ in-Nadur is not divine and not supernatural, the Church has concluded. Mr Caruana, father of four...
View ArticleGovernment's 'poor' environmental credentials prompts NGO pullout... and...
Environment organisations will be refusing Minister Leo Brincat’s invitation to take a seat on the Climate Action Board, as a sign of protest at the government’s lack of commitment to environmental...
View ArticleFeedback to bus route changes show 'commuters are better served'
Feedback received to the changes in bus routes so far indicates that many commuters are being served better, according to Transport Malta. Negative complaints received are localised to certain areas...
View ArticleSome gyms have not passed on VAT reductions, Muscat complains
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that mid-way through this legislature, the government would continue to focus on economic growth, but also on ensuring that those at the lower echelons of society...
View ArticleMotorcyclist seriously injured in accident
A 70-year-old man suffered grievous injuries after his motorbike skidded in Birkirkara this afternoon, the police said. The incident happened after the man from Birkirkara, who was riding a Yamaha...
View ArticleGeorge Abela to mediate between Air Malta and the unions ahead of link-up...
President Emeritus George Abela will act as “a catalyst” between Air Malta’s unions as government talks with a strategic partner continue. Dr Abela accepted the Prime Minister’s invitation to co-chair...
View ArticleLibyans apply for asylum after residency revoked
Libyan citizens whose residence permits were revoked by the government are still able to remain in Malta, as the majority have applied for humanitarian protection. The government took this step after...
View ArticlePL trying to avoid paying tax on Australia Hall deal
The Labour Party has taken legal steps to avoid paying tax on the controversial transfer of Australia Hall which an architect commissioned by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue had originally valued...
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