Government ‘did all it could on asbestos’
The Government has insisted with the European Court of Human Rights that it took all necessary measures, including changing legislation, to address the problem of carcinogenic asbestos in the...
View ArticleVolunteers to help families
Parents are being invited to help those struggling to cope by volunteering through Appoġġ agency’s Home-Start programme. Volunteers are needed to help out families by supporting them in their own...
View ArticleBrother denies murder attempt
A 24-year-old man was yesterday charged with trying to kill his sister and her husband by allegedly firing a gun in their direction on Saturday afternoon. Magistrate Tonio Micallef Trigona heard...
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Abstracts modelled in clay
It is amazing what can be done with a basic material such as clay when in the hands of an artist and master potter such as Paul Haber. The abstract works in Mr Haber’s third exhibition at the National...
View ArticleCouple charged with possession of drugs
An Italian couple were yesterday charged with the possession of half a kilogram of cannabis and 50 grams of cocaine. Giovanni Lassandro, 51, and his 47-year-old partner, Serafina Schembri, who live in...
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Time for University stipends to go – dean
The money invested in student stipends should instead be allocated to funding research and laboratory equipment, according to the dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Malta....
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Gatt: I did nothing wrong on Enemalta
Austin Gatt yesterday issued his strongest statement yet to deny any wrongdoing when he was minister responsible for Enemalta as fresh claims were reported on the infiltration of the corporation’s...
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Honest politicians should not fear scrutiny - Muscat
Restricting politicians' wiggle room would lead to more honest people in politics, PL leader Joseph Muscat said this evening. "Politicians who have nothing to hide should welcome increased scrutiny....
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PM reiterates balanced budget plans
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi reiterated this evening that in the coming legislature a new PN government would establish a new independent watchdog for public finances to make sure that spending and...
View ArticleTarxien seal Championship Pool berth
MELITA-0, TARXIEN RAINBOWS-3 Daniel Mariano Bueno scored a first-half brace as Tarxien Rainbows beat relegation strugglers Melita 3-0 to secure a place in the Championship Pool. With only two games...
View ArticleTexas woman who killed neighbour set to be executed
Kimberly McCarthy is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection in Texas today, the first woman to be put to death in the US in more than two years, for the fatal stabbing of her neighbour in 1997....
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‘Victim’s daughter heard mum shout: don’t do this’
Desperate shouts and then silence was what the 19-year-old daughter of Hungarian murder victim Yvette Gajda heard before finding her mother in a pool of blood last November. The 38-year-old mother of...
View ArticleSex workers invited to care home
An investigation has been launched after it was revealed that sex workers were invited into a care home for liaisons with disabled residents. East Sussex County Council said it was examining the case...
View ArticleGatt files for libel
Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt has filed libel proceedings against newspaper Malta Today after it reported that an oil lobbyist seeking to secure lucrative Enemalta tenders had “allegedly” met...
View ArticleIran shows off its missile progress
Iran said yesterday it had launched a live monkey into space, seeking to show off missile systems that have alarmed the West because the technology could potentially be used to deliver a nuclear...
View Article‘Trafficker’ acquitted
A marine mechanic from Santa Venera yesterday collapsed into a chair and wept as a judge cleared him of importing 21,000 ecstasy pills and half a kilogramme of cocaine hidden in the false panels of...
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Police acting ‘abusively’ in trying to block report
Businessman Silvio Zammit’s defence team yesterday strongly objected to police reluctance to publish the EU anti-fraud agency’s report that brought down ex-European health commissioner John Dalli....
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Bishop asked to evacuate Benghazi church
A Maltese bishop has been asked to evacuate the Benghazi church where he is based as a precaution due to escalating fears of violence in the Libyan city. Contacted by The Times in Benghazi yesterday,...
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First nomination
Nationalist Party deputy leader Simon Busuttil yesterday submitted his nomination as a candidate for the general election. He is contesting for the first time and will be standing on the ninth and...
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Tablets ‘just tools’
Labour Party education proposals went beyond the “technological giveaway” on offer by the Nationalist Party and would be geared towards maximising literacy, party leader Joseph Muscat said yesterday....
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