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Multiple cannabis-related arrests following two police operations
Eleven young men were arrested on suspicions of trafficking cannabis by drug squad police in two separate incidents between Friday and Saturday night. Four youths aged between 17 and 23 were arrested...
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We do our bit to help Italy with migration, says OPM
Malta was already showing its share of solidarity with the Italian government by deploying assets for migrant search and rescue missions, a spokesman for the Office of the Prime Minister said...
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Last Supper advert: owner turns the other cheek
New York Best owner Tommy Diacono will be “turning the other cheek” and will not be reporting to the police the vandalism of a controversial public advert satirising Da Vinci’s The Last Supper. The...
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24 sites recommended for public access protection
The Planning Authority has drawn up a list of 24 sites around Malta which it wants to nominate as ‘public domain’ sites, albeit with third party rights protected. The sites include many which have...
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Alarm bells from fire safety suppliers
The lack of a level playing field among fire protection system suppliers and the absence of a central regulatory authority could cost the country dear, some industry operators fear. Moreover, the...
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Watch: Slapdash barriers add more chaos to busy traffic junction
Road barriers haphazardly installed over the weekend added more chaos to one of Malta's busiest road junctions, as footage shot this morning shows. Barriers were placed along Triq il-Ġnien in Gżira,...
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Watch: The headmaster putting happiness ahead of exam results
It takes a big man to admit he is wrong. Surely, if that man is a school head, apologising makes him an even bigger man? Lelio Spiteri, however, believes that if you want children to grow up able to...
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No value for money from state school transport agreement - NAO
Updated 4.30pm - Added Education Ministry reply A €42.7 million contract for the provision of state school transport was not providing good value for money, with service being sacrificed for a four...
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Walk commemorates mother’s murder one year ago
Family and friends yesterday remembered Eleanor Walker during a short walk along the road in Swieqi where she is believed to have been killed a year ago. The mourners walked up Triq l-Uqija, stopping...
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Polidano pleads not guilty after Montekristo tiger injures boy
Construction magnate Carmel Polidano, known as iċ-Ċaqnu, this morning pleaded not guilty of negligence after a five-year-old boy was hit and injured by a tiger at his controversial Montekristo Zoo....
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Watch: Thief robs elderly couple after pretending to collect money for charity
An elderly couple in Luqa got more than they bargained for last week when a man who claimed to be collecting money for charity tricked them into letting him into their home before robbing them of €240...
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Għar Lapsi to get wooden decking and free Wi-Fi
Siġġiewi's Għar Lapsi bay is to get some much-needed maintenance in the days to come, with new wooden decking, concrete platforms, railings, signage and free Wi-Fi. The emergency maintenance works...
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European Commission seeks V18 explanation on high-profile dismissals
The European Commission panel monitoring Valletta 2018 has demanded clarification over recent high-profile dismissals which it said appeared to be politically motivated and “compromise seriously” the...
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Ex-MUT official distances himself from breakaway union
Former Malta Union of Teachers general secretary Franklin Barbara denied he was behind an attempt to set up a breakaway union but said he would not rule out such an involvement in the long term. Mr...
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Doctor waiting seven years to become specialist seeks action against health...
A doctor has asked the Medical Council to take action against Health Minister Chris Fearne for being made to wait seven years without receiving a reply to an application for specialist status. The...
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Michelle Muscat to swim 10km in aid of charity
Michelle Muscat, the Prime Minister’s wife, announced today she would be undertaking another swimming challenge in aid of The Marigold Foundation. This will be Mrs Muscat' longest challenge so far and...
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Għar Lapsi to get wooden decking and free Wi-Fi
Siġġiewi's Għar Lapsi bay is to get some much-needed maintenance in the days to come, with new wooden decking, concrete platforms, railings, signage and free Wi-Fi. The emergency maintenance works...
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Banksy in Malta?
Commuters and drivers passing through Sliema's High Street did a double-take this morning after graffiti which appeared overnight on a wall bore striking resemblances to anonymous world-renowned...
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Two injured in Buġibba fight, one seriously
Two men were hurt, one of them seriously, after a fight broke out in Buġibba at 10.30pm last night. The police said that the man, a 37-year-old Libyan from St Paul's Bay, tried to stop a group of...
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Watch: Juncker slams 'ridiculous' MEPs as Muscat reviews Malta's presidency
Updated 12.20pm A review of Malta's European Council presidency failed to attract many MEPs this morning, infuriating Commission President Jean-Claude Junker who branded the European Parliament...
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