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Muscat orders review of traffic fines after surge of accidents
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has ordered a review of traffic fines, particularly with regard to drink driving, because of a surge in traffic accidents. “Drink driving is an irresponsible act which...
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Sale of Maltese passport to Vietnamese MP raises serious questions, PN says
The Nationalist Party has asked the government to explain how a Maltese passport was sold to a Vietnamese MP when she is a politically exposed person, and when holding a Maltese passport breaks that...
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Minister tours nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela has toured the nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier Harry S Truman, accompanied by US Ambassador G. Kathleen Hill. The visit was held recently off the coast of...
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Lawyer says Air Malta could go under by October - Airline, pilots' union heed...
Air Malta and the Airline Pilots' Association are to hold a meeting on Wednesday in an attempt to break an impasse on pay talks. The meeting will be held after an appeal by a judge this morning....
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Pavements blocked for weeks; Commission complains of lack of cooperation
One rightly gets fined for parking on a pavement, but what if one occupies the pavement for eight weeks? It was a question posed by a reader who sent the picture above, taken in Zebbug, where the...
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Poor writing skills leaving employers unable to hire
Poor writing skills are making it hard for employers to fill vacancies, a study by the National Commission for Further and Higher Education found. The national employee skills survey found that four...
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Police body and dashboard cams may be introduced
The Home Affairs Ministry is looking into the possibility of introducing body and dashboard cameras for police officers after repeated calls from union representatives for such equipment. The need for...
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Pilots' union says Air Malta has only offered redundancies
Money is not the main concern for Air Malta pilots in collective agreement talks with the company, a lawyer representing the pilots’ union said today. Speaking at a press conference after presenting a...
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Pilots swap wings for placards
Air Malta pilots in full uniform held a brief protest in Valletta this morning on their way to Court, where a judge will hear their arguments against an Air Malta request for an injunction to prevent...
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BA chairwoman’s Eurovision trip cost nearly €3,500
The Broadcasting Authority spent nearly €3,500 to send chairwoman Tanya Borg Cardona to Stockholm for the Eurovision Song Contest in May, the first time a chair of the authority has travelled to the...
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Watch: When 'rubbish' driving standards mean just that
The driver of the motorcycle (video above) being driven down Geronimo Abos Street, Iklin, might be forgiven for thinking that ‘taking out the rubbish’ has suddenly morphed into being taken out by the...
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Murder suspect says two men killed his wife in front of him
Murder suspect Andrew Mangion claimed under interrogation that two armed men grabbed his wife when she was leaving his Swieqi garage and murdered her before his very eyes, a court heard today. Mr...
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Banks deny changing the rules for Brits post-Brexit
Banks have denied changing procedures for British expats wanting to open accounts or obtain loans following Brexit. Expats who spoke to this newspaper said they were asked for extra documentation or...
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Managing director admits €30,000 fraud
The managing director of a Maltese company this morning admitted to defrauding her employer €30,000 and was given a suspended jail term by a court. Petra Kulja, 36, from Croatia, was arraigned before...
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Watch: Diver who raised Qawra alarm says thanks for remedial action
A diver whose video footage had raised the alarm about dangerous spikes along an underwater path to Qawra pool, has uploaded another video showing the remedial action and declaring the place safe. The...
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Government unaware of new oil smuggling claims from Libya
The government said yesterday it did not receive any communication from the Libyan Parliament on fresh claims of oil and fuel smuggling from the North African country. However, the Foreign Affairs...
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Sliema townhouse under threat of demolition in favour of apartments
A traditional double-fronted townhouse in Dingli Street, Sliema, is being threatened with demolition to make way for a new five-storey apartment block. This follows a similar application submitted...
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Man injured in boat fire
A 53-year-old Tunisian man was grievously injured in a fire on a boat at the Vittoriosa Waterfront this afternoon. The police said that the man, from Vittoriosa, had apparently been checking the...
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‘Insulting’ offer to GPs for psychiatric visits
The government offered family doctors an “insulting” €10 to follow up patients with mental health problems, the Times of Malta has learnt. “Had they asked for unpaid volunteers, it would have been...
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Young man critical after falling in field
A 27-year-old man is in critical condition after falling a height of some five metres into a field on the outskirts of Rabat this morning. The man, who is from Lija, had been walking on a country road...
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