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€80m have to be given to VGH for return of two hospitals
The government has tied future administrations to pay €80 million in taxpayers’ money to Vitals Global Healthcare (VGH) to give back the title of the land and buildings of the Karin Grech and Gozo...
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Former PN general secretary loses libel suit against L-Orizzont
Former Nationalist Party general secretary Paul Borg Olivier has had a libel suit against Maltese daily newspaper L-Orizzont thrown out of court. In a judgment passed on Monday morning, a...
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Man cleared of domestic violence after victim fails to recollect ordeal
The suspected culprit behind an episode described by police as “a very serious case of domestic violence” was on Tuesday cleared of all charges after his alleged victim testified she did not recall...
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12 Maltese held for illegal hunting in Sicily
Twelve Maltese have been held by police in Sicily and face charges of illegal hunting after dead protected birds were found in their luggage before boarding the catamaran to Malta, according to...
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Konrad Mizzi faces questions on connections to '17 Black' company in Dubai
Former Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi faced questions in parliament on Tuesday on whether he has connections with a Dubai-registered company – 17 Black – which, Opposition MPs said, appeared to have...
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Muscat rebuffs attempts to kickstart abortion talks
A Council of Europe push for Malta to debate access to abortion has been firmly rebuffed by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. COE Human Rights commissioner Nils Muiznieks had urged Dr Muscat to kick-start...
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Electricity tariffs 'would have shot through the roof' without new power...
Local energy tariffs "would have shot through the roof" had the government not piloted the building of the new gas-fired power station, former energy minister Konrad Mizzi said in parliament on...
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Arrest warrant for Russian whistleblower issued in Cyprus - reports
Cyprus has issued an arrest warrant for Russian whistleblower Maria Efimova in connection with a four-year old case, the Cypriot Business Mail has reported. A former Pilatus Bank employee, Ms Efimova...
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Car overturns, no one hurt
No one was injured on Tuesday evening when a car hit a wall and toppled over near the McDonalds restaurant in Gharghur. The road was temporarily closed. Picture: Swaroop Rao Gottimukkala
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Malta falls from 17th to 33rd in world freedom ranking
Malta fell from 17th place to 33rd in the latest ranking by Washington-based Freedom House, which gauges democracy and liberty in 195 countries and 14 territories across the globe. According to the...
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New teachers' union to be set up, amid claims of 'betrayal'
A new union for educators is being set up, amid disagreements over a new collective agreement, the UĦM - Voice of the Workers said. It said in a statement on Wednesday that a group of educators will...
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Former MUT council members say they resigned after learning of agreement...
Three members of the council of the Malta Union of Teachers said on Tuesday that they had resigned because they learnt about certain aspects of the new collective agreement for teachers from the...
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Muscat rebuffs attempts to kickstart abortion talks
A Council of Europe push for Malta to debate access to abortion has been firmly rebuffed by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. COE Human Rights commissioner Nils Muiznieks had urged Dr Muscat to kick-start...
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Behind bars for trying to assault a woman in broad daylight
A man who tried to violently assault a young woman in broad daylight on Monday afternoon has been handed a seven-month jail sentence. Eritrean-born Beyene Fessahatsion Weldeabzghi, the 26-year old...
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Teachers' union accused of 'mistrust', 'betrayal' by three ex-council members
A feeling of “betrayal” and “mistrust” over the manner in which the teachers’ union handled negotiations on the new collective agreement was the main reason behind the resignation of three of its...
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Hundreds of animals in bad condition found during enforcement action
More than 300 hens, pigeons and rabbits, as well as a cat and 33 parrots were found on Wednesday during an enforcement action at an old illegal factory in Mrieħel. The animals were found during the...
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Anti-corruption body Greco to visit Malta a year early
The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body will be visiting Malta a year ahead of schedule, the Times of Malta has learnt. A spokesman for the Group of States against Corruption, ‘Greco’ for short,...
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Another controversial fuel station in the pipeline
Plans for another new fuel station outside the development zone have drawn objections from the Environment and Resources Authority, citing the project’s “adverse environmental impact”. The application...
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Muscat rebuffs attempts to kickstart abortion talks
A Council of Europe push for Malta to debate access to abortion has been firmly rebuffed by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. COE Human Rights commissioner Nils Muiznieks had urged Dr Muscat to kick-start...
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Peeved police squabble after revoked officer award
The revocation of a policeman’s Officer of the Year award, after it emerged he had a history of domestic violence, has sparked other officers to seek the recognition. Times of Malta is informed that...
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