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No Sicily catamaran until Saturday as Virtu Ferries run into technical trouble
Updated 5.40pm - Added Virtu Ferries comments Catamaran ferry services between Malta and Sicily will not run until Saturday December 16, Virtu Ferries have said. Services have been cancelled due to a...
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Court awards €463,465 damages to gymnast injured by lighting equipment
A gymnast who ended up in a wheelchair after lighting equipment fell on top of her during an open-air party in Qawra has been awarded €463,465 in damages. Vladyslava Kravchenko was severely injured in...
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Airport's lost-and-found auction raises €7,000 for charity
An auction of lost and found items held by Malta International Airport has yielded €7,730 for the charitable works of the Sovereign Order of Malta. The seventh edition of the annual event attracted...
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President touches on rule of law in Republic Day address
President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca spoke of the rule of law, the need for constitutional reform and people's concerns about drug legalisation in a Republic Day address on Wednesday. "I believe that...
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Former Mater Dei director gets a ministry gig
Former Mater Dei clinical director Joseph Zarb Adami has stayed on as consultant at the Health Ministry after his hospital contract expired recently, the Times of Malta has learnt. Dr Zarb Adami was...
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Health Minister shuts door on smoking medical cannabis
New rules to legalise medicinal cannabis products would under no circumstances allow smokeable cannabis to be sold legally, Health Minister Chris Fearne told parliament on Monday as he said the...
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New chairman for Allied Newspapers
Paul Mercieca has been elected chairman of Allied Newspapers Limited during the 68th annual general meeting of the company. Before retiring in December 2013, Mr Mercieca served as the Chief Executive...
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Kidney patient behind bars turns to President for justice
A prisoner whose kidney condition is rapidly deteriorating while behind bars has asked President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca to grant him bail while he waits for an appeal about his case to be heard....
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Malta narrowly avoids ‘tax haven’ label in stalemate EP vote
Malta narrowly avoided being labelled as a tax haven during a stalemate vote at the European Parliament this afternoon. A total of 327 MEPs voted in favour of an amendment to the Panama Papers inquiry...
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Man shot, slightly injured in Burmarrad
A man suffered a slight gunshot wound following an argument in Burmarrad late on Tuesday, the police said. The argument was reportedly over money. The argument, between three men, flared at about...
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Whistleblower tells MEPs of Egrant and PM’s wife
Members of the European Parliament who visited Malta to investigate the state of the rule of law have heard a former Pilatus Bank official reiterate claims that the Joseph Muscat's wife is the...
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Five arrested after drug finds in Marsa, Ħamrun
Three Maltese and two Libyan men were arrested last night after police raids in Marsa and St Paul Square, Ħamrun, the police said. They were found in possession of cocaine, cannabis resin, cannabis...
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Record party fundraisers suggest Malta's political heart is pounding
The record sums raised by the major political parties on Sunday could point to a renewed enthusiasm after the general election and hints of the start of a revival for the PN under Adrian Delia,...
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Donald Tusk made honorary companion of the National Order of Merit
EU Council president Donald Tusk and former ministers Louis Grech and George Vella topped the list of the Gieh ir-Republika awards today. They have been made companions of the National Order of Merit....
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AUM student numbers ‘secret and confidential’
Malta's national educational authority is not in a position to confirm the number of students enlisted at the American University of Malta. A spokesman for the National Commission for Further and...
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Doner kebab survives attempt to skewer it
Kebab shop owners all over Europe heaved a huge sigh of relief yesterday as Members of the European Parliament voted against a resolution opposing the authorisation of phosphate additives in kebab...
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Lunches, councillors’ allowance among ‘issues’ flagged by NAO
Overspending on Christmas lunches, donations exceeding the threshold and payment of full allowance to councillors who did not attend all meetings are among the compliance issues flagged in the 2016...
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Horse dies after hitting car in Marsa, pregnant woman in hospital as a...
A pregnant woman got the shock of her life on Wednesday when an escaped horse trampled over her Toyota Yaris close to Pavi in Marsa. The horse died on impact. The police said the accident happened at...
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Pensioner found dead in Kerċem in suspected gas heater accident
A British pensioner was found dead in his Kerċem apartment on Wednesday morning in what police believe is a case of gas asphyxiation. Police were dispatched to Triq it-Torri at around 8.30am and...
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Vehicle owner has €5,461 in unpaid fines, and his licence is still renewed
The National Audit Office has called on Transport Malta to improve control of the contraventions collection system after it found that, in one case, tickets were suspended (lifted) by the Local...
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