Deaf man hit officer in the face
A 20-year-old deaf man was yesterday conditionally discharged for two years after he admitted assaulting a police officer in St Julian’s at around 3am on Sunday. Justin Debattista, from Mosta,...
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Action over fireworks awaits new proposals
The Government will be waiting for proposals from a consultative body on fireworks before moving to implement basic recommendations to improve safety that were made last December. “The Government will...
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AD wants voting rights for Maltese living abroad
Maltese citizens living abroad should be allowed to vote in the coming elections, Alternattiva Demokratika said. Addressing a news conference this morning, chairman Michael Briguglio said these people...
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Snowstorm brings more chaos to the US
A winter storm brought gusting winds, rain, snow and the threat of flooding to America's north-east coast, menacing travellers with icy roads, snarling a railway line - and knocking out power to...
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Court bans HSBC from changing working conditions
The Civil Court has upheld a request by the Malta Union of Bank Employees to issue a warrant of prohibitory injunction to stop HSBC from firing staff or changing conditions of work beyond what is...
View ArticleBusuttil endorsed by 26 PN members
Simon Busuttil’s nomination for the Nationalist Party deputy leader contest is being endorsed by 26 party members, including former European Commissioner Joe Borg, MP Jean Pierre Farrugia and former...
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Naomi pulls all the stops for billionaire boyfriend's party
Naomi Campbell is pulling out all the stops to celebrate the birthday of her boyfriend, Russian billionaire Vladimir Doronin, in the palaces of western India. The supermodel's spokeswoman, Debi...
View ArticleEx-oil man to be next Anglican leader
A former oil executive who went to the same exclusive school as Prime Minister David Cameron will shortly be named Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the world's 80 million Anglicans,...
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Jubilant Juventus risk getting carried away
Juventus are in euphoric mood after trouncing Nordsjaelland 4-0 in the Champions League yesterday, yet they still have a huge job in front of them if they are to reach the knockout stages. Defender...
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Lino Cassar dies
Well-known film critic and journalist Lino Cassar died yesterday at the age of 78. A winner of the Gold Award from the Institute of Journalism in 2007, Mr Cassar was editor of Iż-Żmien from 1967 to...
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‘Sliema mugger’ arrested
A 28-year-old man from Cottonera has been arrested in connection with the mugging of a 67-year-old woman on a Sliema street earlier this week. The man was apprehended early yesterday afternoon after a...
View ArticleAFM keeps watch on migrants’ boat
The armed forces last night confirmed they were closely monitoring the situation of a boatload of migrants, which according to sources launched distress calls while in Malta’s search and rescue area...
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Retail up but Valletta suffers haemorrhage
Clothing and footwear shopping outlets in Valletta reported a significant drop in turnover in the past two years, according to data published yesterday. Although the data indicates that overall retail...
View ArticlePBS awarded advertising payments
Standing Ovations Company was yesterday ordered by a court to pay €29,388.48 to Public Broadcasting Services Ltd for advertising and broadcasting services. Madam Justice Jacqueline Padovani noted in...
View ArticleUnneeded Caesareans ‘cost Government €2m’
An extra €2 million was spent last year by the Government on unnecessary Caesarean births that could easily have been normal deliveries, according to the Malta Midwives Association. The exorbitant...
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OLAF insists that it couldn’t give Dalli access to its report
Individuals being probed by the EU anti-fraud agency are not normally given access to investigation reports, an OLAF agency spokesman told The Times. Former European Commissioner John Dalli – who...
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Tobacco lobby ‘trying to dilute’ EU directive
The tobacco lobby is trying to water down the EU Tobacco Products Directive that was about to be proposed by former European Commissioner John Dalli before he resigned, one of Europe’s leading public...
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Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press: The Times reports that the tobacco lobby is trying to dilute the new EU tobacco directive. It also says that Finance Minister Tonio...
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Tonio Fenech to contest PN deputy leader election
Finance Minister Tonio Fenech yesterday confirmed his intention to contest the election for the post of Nationalist Party deputy leader. Mr Fenech, 43, said he had decided to put his name into the...
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Inter, Leverkusen in Europa League last 32, Liverpool defeated
Inter and Bayer Leverkusen cruised into the Europa League knockout stage with emphatic wins last night but holders Atletico Madrid and former winners Liverpool suffered surprise defeats. Russia's...
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