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Bus catches fire in Valletta terminus
No one was hurt when a route bus caught fire at the Valletta terminus on Monday morning The blaze appears to have started from the engine compartment at the back of the bus and spread quickly, causing...
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Minister’s chief canvasser charged with corruption, fraud
Edward Caruana – the chief canvasser of Education Minister Evarist Bartolo – has been arraigned in court. He has been charged with acts of corruption and fraud while acting as an official of the...
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Maltese gangster Big Frank passes away
Big Frank, a 91-year-old Maltese gangster who ran Soho’s infamous vice scene during the 1960s and 1970s, has passed away. Frank Mifsud passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, surrounded by his...
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Watch: 'Don't create a diplomatic incident,' Ferris was warned
Updated 10am - Added video Former police inspector Jonathan Ferris resisted an order from his superior not to create a “diplomatic incident” with a minister by directly divulging information about an...
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Data may point to brothers’ role in Caruana Galizia murder
Police have “electronic communication evidence” that may link two brothers, Alfred and George Degiorgio, to the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Times of Malta has learnt. Sources...
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Three to be arraigned over Caruana Galizia murder
Three men, all well known in criminal circles, are due to be taken to court this evening to face charges in connection with the car bomb murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Police sources told Times of...
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Daphne Caruana Galizia posthumously honoured by Swedish newspaper
A Swedish newspaper has honoured Daphne Caruana Galizia by posthumously awarding her an annual prize celebrating bravery and civilised values. In awarding her the 2017 Holme Award, Göteborgs Handels...
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Watch: Sliema developers finding 'easy way out' of parking obligations
The Sliema local council wants a revision of the “ridiculous” fees developers currently have to pay when not providing enough parking spaces for their new buildings. The Commuted Parking Payments...
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Electrogas plant catered for half of Malta's energy needs between May and...
The new Electrogas power station generated electricity for just over half of Malta's energy needs between May and October. Energy Minister Joe Mizzi told Marlene Farrugia (PD) in reply to a...
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Sexual harassment judgement confirmed
A man who was fined €2,000 after being found guilty of sexually harassing a female employee at the workplace, has had his punishment confirmed on appeal by a court which declared that the man had...
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Panama on EU tax haven blacklist, Malta agrees
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna yesterday agreed with his European colleagues that Panama should be put on the first EU list of worldwide tax havens. The decision to draw up the list came after the...
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Could Gozo get its own airport?
The government is looking into ways to develop an air link that would better connect Gozo with Malta, as well as directly to other regions, a public consultation document on a three-year strategy for...
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Minister’s canvasser asked for a cut on FTS tenders, court hears
The Education Minister’s chief canvasser, Edward Caruana, asked a building contractor working on a new government school for a three per cent cut on payments and a full container of tiles, the court...
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Maltese authorities issue arrest warrant against woman jailed in Germany
A European arrest warrant has been issued by the Maltese authorities against a woman who last week was jailed in Germany for abducting her daughter. Claudia Krolik, suspected of being an accomplice in...
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Architects to PA: Stop the half-truths and do your job
Updated 1pm - Added Church Environment Commission condemnation The Planning Authority has been accused of violating its legal obligations and resorting to "false statements and half-truths" by the...
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Prime Minister pays tribute to Raymond Caruana
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this morning paid tribute to Raymond Caruana on the 31st anniversary of his death. Caruana, then 27, was shot dead while at a Nationalist Party club in Gudja. Unknown...
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Caruana Galizia bomb was triggered from a boat, police believe
Police investigators have seized a boat which they believe was the site from which one of Daphne Caruana Galizia's murderers sent the SMS that triggered the car bomb that killed her. Sources told the...
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Only Malta and Andorra prohibit abortion under any circumstances
Highly restrictive laws that prohibit abortion – such as in Malta – have severe and harmful implications on women’s health and well-being, according to a Council of Europe paper published today. The...
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Woman fined €800 for threatening health centre nurse
A woman who insulted and threatened a nurse at Paola Health Centre while accompanying her son to the clinic for treatment, was conditionally discharged by a Magistrates’ Court today and fined €800...
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Electrogas plant catered for half of Malta's energy needs between May and...
The new Electrogas power station generated electricity for just over half of Malta's energy needs between May and October. Energy Minister Joe Mizzi told Marlene Farrugia (PD) in reply to a...
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