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Fiat may start Italy car plant investments in coming weeks
Mirafiori and Melfi plants will be among the first to be re-tooled for new models in the Italian carmaker's plan to fix its struggling European business, and work may begin within weeks, a union...
View ArticleMissing boys found in Gozo
Two young teenage boys, Leonard Attard and Marc Luigi Alwan, who were reported missing earlier this week, have been found in Gozo, the police said. The police thanked all those who had helped track...
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Timeless tale of the mirror on the wall
The classic fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, of a princess who is poisoned by her evil fairy godmother, has been transformed into a contemporary dance by the Naupaca Dance Factory, a local troupe....
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New York rations petrol after storm
The nor'easter that scuppered recovery efforts after Superstorm Sandy pulled away from New York and New Jersey today, leaving hundreds of thousands of new people in darkness after a blanket of thick,...
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€6000 stolen, and recovered
Some €6,000 in cash and cheques were stolen in a hold-up at St Paul' Bay this morning, but recovered by the police after a short while. The cash was stolen from a 68-year-old man from St Paul's Bay...
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Pardoned mother was so controlling, she sat near son while he studied, court...
The mother who was recently pardoned after she was jailed for three months for denying her ex-husband access to their son, controlled the son to the extent that she sat near him while he was studying,...
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Arriva accident blocks ambulance
No one was injured in a crash between an Arriva bus and a van in Bugibba this morning but the road was blocked for at least two hours making it impossible for an ambulance to pass. The ambulance had...
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Brazilian company closed shop, minister admits
The Brazilian company at the centre of political controversy since it was mentioned during a debate between the Prime Minister and the Opposition leader last Friday, had now closed shop, Finance...
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Thief steals €250 in hold-up at Sta Venera house
An armed man entered a house in Triq Abela, Sta Venera at 7.45 a.m. and asked a woman for money. The police said the thief was not hooded but was carrying a knife. He made off with €250 in cash. An...
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Thousands of flu vaccines wasted
More than 2,000 influenza vaccines have to be thrown away every year by the Government because not all those eligible for the free jab take it, according to Community Care Parliamentary Secretary...
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Jailed mother appeals against a second term
Waylon Johnston A bitter custody battle between a couple raged on yesterday as the mother appealed against a second jail term imposed after she was found to have prevented her teenage son from seeing...
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Brazilian company has closed down, minister confirms
The Brazilian company at the centre of political controversy has shut down and is in the process of leaving Malta, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech confirmed yesterday. The reply came a week after Prime...
View Article‘No pressure’ on minister
Ambassador Richard Cachia Caruana yesterday repeated in court his denial that he ever put any pressure for the head of the Security Service to be removed from office. Mr Cachia Caruana was testifying...
View ArticleDrug pair locked up
Two men were yesterday jailed for a total of 11 years and fined €8,000 after they were found guilty of drug trafficking in October 2009. Magistrate Marseann Farrugia heard André Falzon, 25, of Qawra,...
View Article‘Hold-up’ bus driver desperate to get fired
A bus driver hated his job so much that he filed a false report to police about a hold-up in the hope he would be found out and sacked. Espedito Said, 38, of Nadur, leaned against a wall and cried...
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Army saves 246 migrants from stalled fishing boat
Three Armed Forces of Malta patrol boats sailed into Marsamxett Harbour last night with 246 migrants on board, including 48 women and sev-en children. The mostly Eritrean migrants were rescued by the...
View ArticleCircus rejects animal rights activists
Two animal rights activists who turned up unannounced at the circus in Naxxar were disappointed when the owner asked them to leave – despite making a public invitation two days ago. Fleur Cilia...
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Celebration preparations banished partisan politics
Malta won €1.5 million when Valletta was declared as the European Culture City in 2018, Tourism Minister Mario de Marco has said. But perhaps the pot of gold lies not in the financial perks but the...
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Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press: The Times reports how the AFM rescued 246 migrants off Malta. It also reports how a bus driver submitted a false report about a...
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Cars destroyed in garage blaze
Two cars were destroyed in a fire which enveloped a garage in Munxar, Gozo, this morning. The blaze was reported at 2.55am at Triq il-Munxar, il-Munxar. The two cars, a Mazda and a Fiat, were parked...
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