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Ex-Mqabba mayor calls it a day after huge vote swing
Former Mqabba mayor Noel Galea has resigned from the council after his party’s local “humiliating” defeat last month. He believed the party stood a better chance of gaining lost ground if he was not...
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Power offer documents being kept under wraps
The Government is refusing to publish documents related to the competitive process launched last week for the building of a new gas-fired power station and the provision of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)...
View ArticleMaltese lose millions in failed investments
More than 800 local investors are set to lose €17 million after the failure of a Dutch bank and two Australian funds. The first case involves 183 investors who dished out almost €3 million in...
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Gozo hotel had permission for casino eight years ago
A casino operation concession granted to a five-star resort in Gozo in 2004 was never taken up because an operator was not found, it emerged yesterday. Following the Prime Minister’s announcement that...
View ArticleFlames damage two cars
Two unoccupied vehicles were extensively damaged by a blaze in Qormi in the early hours of yesterday morning, the police said. The incident happened in Dun Alwiġ Psaila Street. Police were alerted...
View ArticleMan held in custody for ‘assault’
A 40-year-old man from Xagħra was yesterday remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to damaging a police car and assaulting officers in the early hours of Saturday morning. Piju Grech was...
View ArticleJailed Romanian thieves’ rights intact
A court yesterday ruled that the fundamental human rights of five Romanians were not breached when they admitted charges of theft and were each sent to prison for three years. Christian Panaitescu,...
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‘AG should not be part of election court case’
The Nationalist Party yesterday argued the Attorney General should not be involved in a case in which it is claiming a breach of human rights after counting mistakes gave the Labour Party a nine-seat...
View ArticleMan left critical by explosion
A 79-year-old man suspected of mixing chemicals used in fireworks at his Mqabba home was last night fighting for his life in hospital after an explosion. Police sources said Nicholas Ghigo may have...
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Boy, 8, killed in Boston blasts remembered for boundless energy
Neighbours gathered around a chalk rainbow on the sidewalk outside 8-year-old Martin Richard's home, mourning the youngest victim of yesterday's bombing at the Boston Marathon and missing his...
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Family, colleagues pay their respects to Margaret Thatcher
Family, friends and close political colleagues of Baroness Thatcher paid their respects to the former Prime Minister in a private service in the Palace of Westminster today, as she made her final...
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All excuses to ditch car park – Pullicino
Infrastructure Minister Joe Mizzi is looking for “all sorts of excuses” not to build the underground car park at The Ferries in Sliema, according to his predecessor George Pullicino. Mr Mizzi told...
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A good deal on your travel money
The spring sun marks the beginning of the summer travel season. If you are planning to take to the air this summer or take a holiday in the coming months, here are tips to help keep costs under...
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Entrepreneurs find business is a mug’s game
What started off as a small venture creating specialised mugs to make some extra cash has grown into a full-blown business for three students. Kirsty Vella, 21, Sarah Scudamore, 22, and Jessica...
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Busuttil fires a warning on constitutional reform
Joseph Muscat’s decision to put a divisive figure at the helm of constitutional reform could make the process a non-starter, Nationalist Party leadership contender Simon Busuttil warned yesterday. One...
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Give your feet a break
Scholl has unveiled the latest addition to its footwear collection, extending the range of shoes to suit every need, style and occasion. Scholl’s new Party Feet Pocket Ballerina flats fold up neatly...
View ArticleBrincat at Thatcher’s funeral
Environment Minister Leo Brincat will represent the Government at the funeral of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher today. The funeral, with full military honours, will be held at St Paul’s...
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Spring in Sicily
It’s always the right time to go to Sicily as every season has its particular attraction. That said, spring is a particularly ideal time to visit our neighbouring island. Come spring, streams are...
View ArticleLecture by Cardinal
Cardinal Prospero Grech will deliver a public lecture at the Millennium Chapel tomorrow at 7.30pm to mark the Year of Faith and the Second Vatican Council’s 50th anniversary. It will focus on the...
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Call of the wild
For some, holidays are the perfect and well-deserved opportunity to keep close contact with a sun lounger and get to know colourful, frilly drinks by their first name. Yet for the more adventurous,...
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