Torres helps Chelsea into Club World Cup final
Fernando Torres continued his recent resurgence as Chelsea confidently brushed aside Mexico's Monterrey 3-1 to reach the final of the Club World Cup in Japan on Thursday. The English side and their...
View ArticlePole jailed for defacing Rothko work at London's Tate
A Polish man who scrawled his signature on a Mark Rothko painting worth millions of pounds was jailed for two years by a British court. Wlodzimierz Umaniec - known also as Vladimir Umanets - stepped...
View ArticleUpdated: MOC expresses confidence in Mr Justice Farrugia Sacco
The Malta Olympic Committee has expressed confidence in Judge Lino Farrugia Sacco and secretary general Joe Cassar, who are allegedly involved in a scandal related to the sale of the Sochi Winter...
View ArticleWill the real Santa please stand up ?
Although St Nicholas is taken to be the original Santa Claus, we hardly know anything about him – indeed, some have doubted his very existence. What we know for sure is that St Nicholas was a bishop...
View ArticleUpdated: Judge Ray Pace arraigned, accused of bribery and remanded in custody
Mr Justice Ray Pace was arraigned in court today and accused of bribery, conspiring to commit a crime and trading in influence. He appeared before Magistrate Audrey Demicoli, a day after he was...
View ArticleTwo men charged with theft
A 31-year-old man from Sliema was given a two-year jail term suspended for four years and placed under a two-year supervision order after he pleaded guilty to several counts of theft. Roderick Zammit...
View ArticlePower station turbine hits another snag
The Delimara power station extension hit a new snag during testing this afternoon when a motor-pump supplying hydraulic oil to the steam turbine governor (speed/load control valve) tripped, Enemalta...
View ArticleFINGER POINTING
That the arrest and arraignment of Judge Ray Pace is a shocking story which needs to be treated with reserve and caution should go without saying, but what have we got instead? Many of the commenters...
View ArticleJudge's arraignment: PM warns he may summon parliament, Muscat backs impeachment
Last updated 9.19 p.m. Labour leader Joseph Muscat said this evening that Labour would back impeachment of Judge Ray Pace. His comment came in a tweet shortly after Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi...
View ArticleHelena Dalli files libel suit against Tonio Fenech
Labour MP Helena Dalli has filed a libel suit against Finance Minister Tonio Fenech. Dr Dalli is claiming that on a Radio 101 programme, Mr Fenech attributed to her claims she did not make and...
View ArticleMqabba Live Crib
The Youth Section of Mqabba St Mary Band Club is organising a Live Crib, in the quiet village of Mqabba which is found in the south of Malta. The Live Crib is set with spectacular scenes will include...
View ArticleQuakes strike off California coast
Two large earthquakes have struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California and Mexico. The US Geological Survey said the first quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, was recorded...
View ArticleMuscat visits Medserv
The Maritime sector could further expand to offer more and better jobs, Labour leader Joseph Muscat said this morning. He was speaking during a visit to Medserv this morning. He said that in line with...
View ArticleFerry service links Valletta to Grand Harbour
The ferry service from Marsamxett harbour has been extended to the Grand Harbour linking the Three Cities to Valletta, Transport Malta said. The new service, which started today, coincides with the...
View ArticleUpdated: Chief Justice to reassign Mr Justice Pace's cases
The Chief Justice has accepted a recommendation by the Commission for the Administration of Justice to reassign Mr Justice Ray Pace's cases. The Commission made its recommendation in a letter this...
View ArticleSanta’s coals and goodies
It seems that Santa has been carrying a bag full of goodies for journalists and one full of coals for the general public. Generally this is the time of year when hard stories become hard to find....
View ArticleHigh volumes across various equities
Trading activity on the Malta Stock Exchanged intensified during the final trading session of the week with high volumes across three of the 11 active equities. The MSE Share Index edged 0.14 per cent...
View ArticleMelita gives free access to three channels for the weekend
Melita is this weekend giving digital and HD customers free access to its US hit series channel Melita More, Sony Pictures Television and Sony Movies. The channels are normally available only to the...
View ArticleThe Ghosts of Christmas Present
It was the same old story. Reason. Excuse. Lie. He was working late, and I didn’t need to wait up. I pretended to be upset because it was the third evening in a row he’d promised to stay with the...
View ArticleUpdated: Commission for the Administration of Justice accuses Ombudsman of...
Declarations made by the Ombudsman in a letter to the President are against the law, the Commission for the Administration of Justice said in a letter to Ombudsman Joseph Said Pullicino today. In a...
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