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Employee took customers' cash to fatten own pockets
A former employee of a locally-based business outsourcing company, tasked with handling Arms Ltd’s customer service department, today admitted to fraud and misappropriation when she took customers’...
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Another heat wave next week
The thermometer is set to rise once again over the coming days - and it should feel like a sweltering 39°C by Wednesday. The Meteorological Office said temperatures would start to rise by Sunday to...
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Yana Mintoff and son had initially been treated as suspects before release
Yana Mintoff and her son had at first been treated as suspects and interrogated it emerged in under cross-examination in the compilation of evidence against Gheorghe Popa, her former lover turned...
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Dead fish are dumped in smelly Magħluq
Dead fish have been dumped in Marsascala’s Magħluq, a Natura 2000 site, which is already notorious for its stench – especially during the hot season. The dead fish were spotted by residents, who...
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Three Gozo Ministry employees suspended following allegations of irregularities
Three Gozo Ministry employees have been suspended following allegations of irregularities in road construction tenders given between 2004 and now. The ministry said in a statement it reported the...
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Muscat, Mizzi, Schembri appeal magistrate’s decree
An appeal has been filed against a court decision to investigate whether Konrad Mizzi, and Keith Schembri breached money laundering laws when opening secret Panama companies. The request, following a...
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Lampuki fishermen beware the red palm weevil
The Plant Health Directorate’s has issued its annual warning to ensure that palm fronds used for lampuki fishing are free from the red palm weevil. With the lampuki season just weeks away, the...
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Historic sailing ship due to dock in Malta
The historic sailing ship Eye of the Wind will be stopping in Malta as part of a project to raise awareness about marine sustainability. The 1911 brig will sail to Malta on August 12 carrying a cargo...
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'I'm starting to believe Brexit will not happen,' says Joseph Muscat
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has suggested the UK might change its mind about Brexit. In an interview with Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant, Dr Muscat said that he sensed doubts about the decision to...
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ODZ sprawl will continue unless laws are changed, says Environment Commissioner
Building on ODZ land will continue unabated as long as the Environment and Resources Authority is denied a veto in controversial development applications, the Environmental Commissioner has warned. In...
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PA sanctions Easygas Luqa storage tanks
The Planning Authority has sanctioned three 55-ton LPG storage tanks at the Easygas storage facility in Luqa, amid concerns over the lack of clearance from the Civil Protection Department. Easygas was...
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Litter everywhere despite €30m annual spend on waste management
There is still litter everywhere in spite of an annual spend of €30 million by the private sector and government which does not include government’s expenditure related to administration, policies and...
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Woman recounts how man tried to burn her alive
A young mother today gave a vivid, movie-like account of how she narrowly missed being burned alive outside her Zabbar home one evening earlier this month. She recalled being threatened by shouts of...
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'Muscat has left us worse off than Pakistan,' says PN
The Nationalist Party has pounced on a Pakistani court's decision to bar sitting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office, saying the south Asian country was "now giving us lessons on justice". Mr...
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Kappara: Sliema Road, Gżira to open in both directions tomorrow
Vehicles coming from Sliema Road, Gżira will be able to, as from tomorrow, access Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli. Transport Malta said access was closed at the start of the Kappara Project. Major works on...
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Giving new meaning to 'bike rack' at University
Installing bicycle racks at the University of Malta is a good idea in principle, but this photo suggests the concept has not quite caught on yet. "This is how the future breed of Malta embraces...
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It's 6.30am, and the private deck chairs are already occupying Għadira
You pack your beach bags and head to Għadira Bay very early on a Saturday morning in a bid to avoid the crowds. But when you get to the area you realise that the sandy beach, one of Malta's most...
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‘Malta is main EU tax haven’ - study
Malta ranks first among a number of EU countries in a list of what a new study calls 24 “sink offshore financial centres”, which it says are typically characterised as tax havens. The study, published...
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Siġġiewi council objecting to plans to increase size of social housing...
The Siġġiewi local council and residents are objecting to plans to increase the size of a new social housing development which already proved controversial when first proposed and approved. The...
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Don't decriminalise prostitution, participants say
Women in prostitution are “prisoners of circumstance” who end up providing sex for money as they run out of choices, according to experts. Very often, these women did not have a decent alternative...
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