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Sat, 27 Mar 2021 09:30:00 +0100
Mangia wants players to take the next step against Slovakia
Malta coach Devis Mangia is urging his players to build on their energetic performance against Russia as the national team plays its second match from their World Cup qualifying campaign when they face Slovakia in Trnava tonight (kic...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 08:46:00 +0100
Just 2.7% of Malta's 10,500 hunters reported bird catches in 2020
BirdLife Malta has filed a judicial protest in court seeking to have the spring hunting season halted until statistical criteria required by law to allow a spring hunt are met. The activist organisation is arguing that only a small f...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 08:35:00 +0100
MSE Index lose ground as banks show decline
The MSE Equity Total Return Index lost further ground, as it closed 0.7% lower at 7,728.372 points. A total of 17 equities were active, four of which headed north while another eight closed in the opposite direction. Total turnover d...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 08:21:00 +0100
What happened on... March 27
The front pages of Times of Malta from 25 and 10 years ago.  Become a Times of Malta premium member to gain full access to our archive dating back to January 1930.

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 08:00:00 +0100
'Slovakia are passing through a transitional period'
Slovakia have started their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on the wrong foot after a disappointing 0-0 draw at minnows Cyprus. Ranked 34 in the world, Slovakia will host Malta in their second qualifier as they look to regroup themse...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 07:52:00 +0100
MAPFRE expects net operating earnings of over €700m in 2021
At the latest MAPFRE annual general meeting (AGM), the accounts for fiscal year 2020 were approved, recording an operating result of €658 million with net earnings of €527 million, as was the dividend. Specifically, a final div...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 07:50:00 +0100
Call for young jury members for European film award
Spazju Kreattiv and Creative Europe Desk Malta, in collaboration with the Ministry for Education and the Ministry for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government, are hosting the European Film Awards (EFA) Young Audience Awa...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 07:38:00 +0100
Wales clinch Six Nations title as French crash to Scots
Wales won the Six Nations title on Friday after closest rivals France slumped to a 27-23 defeat to Scotland in Paris. France needed to beat the Scots by 21 points and score four tries in the final match of the tournament to have any ...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 07:21:00 +0100
Malta’s reputation in the dock
Trust is the most fragile of commodities. It takes little to break it but much longer to restore it. Malta’s reputation is being dragged through the mud. On show for all to see are its weak public governance, sordid tales of corrup...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 07:15:00 +0100
A defining moment for Malta - Colm Regan
Malta is once again at a crossroads. The country and its people have a choice. We can retreat into familiar default positions of inherited and unquestioned tribalism and denial, or we can rise above them and place honesty, integrity ...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 07:08:00 +0100
Today's front pages - March 27, 2021
Testimony implicating Keith Schembri in $5.5m in bribes over a single deal dominates headlines of local newspapers this Saturday. Times of Malta reports that Schembri “defrauded Progress Press of millions” of euro through the tai...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 07:05:00 +0100
Forward planning is the solution – Sandro Chetcuti
There is only one way forward. The solution is one. It lies in forward planning – planning based on a vision that is attainable. We are increasingly hearing about the ‘uglification of Malta’ and the MDA shares this sentim...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 07:00:00 +0100
The pandemic is fuelling a travel boom - in virtual reality
Jem Jenkins Jones was stuck at home in Wales for much of the past year amid pandemic lockdowns but managed to fulfill a promise to her 10-year-old daughter to see the northern lights from Iceland and South Africa's game reserves -- i...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 06:45:00 +0100
The aftermath of a suicide and how you can help
The loss of a loved one is a dreadful event that all of us experience at some point in our lives. If that death happens by suicide, it could be even harder for the grieving loved ones to process. The bereavement process is a complete...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 06:40:00 +0100
GO launches new mobile plans
GO has recently revamped its full mobile portfolio, allowing its customers to do so much more with their mobile bundle while on the move, thanks to unlimited data plans, at full speeds. “Our unlimited data plans will allow our cust...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 06:40:00 +0100
Football legend Thierry Henry quits social media over 'toxic' racism, abuse
Former French national team striker Thierry Henry has said he is quitting all social media until platforms do more to tackle racism and harassment, becoming the latest celebrity to scale down their online presence over abuse.  In a ...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 06:36:00 +0100
Announcements - March 27, 2021
Obituary KHAN. On March 25, Dr AMAN KHAN, passed away peacefully, leaving to mourn his wife Carmen, his children Yuri, Lara and Ina, his relatives and friends. From God we came to him we shall return. In Memoriam LAUTIER – JOHN, 27...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 06:34:00 +0100
Megaship blocking Suez Canal may be refloated Saturday: owner
A megaship blocking Egypt's Suez Canal could be refloated as early as Saturday, the vessel's Japanese owner told local media, as the crisis forced companies to re-route services from the vital shipping lane around Africa. The MV Ever...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 06:32:00 +0100
Criminals pull the strings – John Vassallo
The revelations by criminals about who planned and ordered the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia as well as other crimes and the promise of further revelations implicating politicians has turned the tables of good and evil and of the ...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 06:27:00 +0100
Judiciary under fire over ‘lack of sensitivity’ to COVID
The Chamber of Advocates has criticised those members of the judiciary who hold sittings they deem urgent in packed courtrooms, saying they should show “some sensitivity to the unnecessary risk” of COVID-19.  The chamber’s sta...



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