Malta Today
Sat,24 Jul 2021 10:50:16 +0200 Anti-vaxxers convene in Valletta in protest at COVID-19 restrictions
Billed as a ‘freedom rally’, the protestors were heard chanting “no vaccine” and “libertà, libertà” in a protest against COVID-19 public health restrictions
Sat,24 Jul 2021 10:15:17 +0200 Malta Chamber and GWU join forces for active ageing, intergenerational knowledge transfer
Malta’s main business representative body and the country’s largest union have joined forces to foster active ageing and to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and experience from generation to generation
Sat,24 Jul 2021 10:15:02 +0200 Malta makes tax avoidance pledge in EU recovery plan
Government pledges to combat international tax arbitrage one week after being placed on the FATF’s grey list
Sat,24 Jul 2021 09:55:30 +0200 Real estate intermediaries have until 17 September to apply for license
People working as real estate intermediaries without a licence will risk penalties at law come next year
Sat,24 Jul 2021 09:29:14 +0200 Man grievously injured in motorcycle accident
A 25-year-old man was grievously inured when he lost control of the Kymco Agility he was driving
Sat,24 Jul 2021 08:14:06 +0200 41 business owners and employees complete eCommerce training
21.9% employment growth in the ICT sector expected over the next 10 years
Fri,23 Jul 2021 22:31:59 +0200 Budget being drafted with no tax increases, Robert Abela says
He still warned that all taxes must be collected to ensure economic and social development
Fri,23 Jul 2021 18:54:24 +0200 EU medicines agency approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for youths aged 12 to 17
Malta now has the option to administer Pfizer and Moderna jabs to under-17s
Fri,23 Jul 2021 18:42:07 +0200 [WATCH] Prostitution reform: Bonnici differentiates between consenting prostitutes and those forced into sex work
Equality Minister Owen Bonnici says sex workers must not be criminalised and legislation must be able to differentiate between consenting prostitutes and those coerced into sex work
Fri,23 Jul 2021 18:08:40 +0200 2018 Gozo murder: Court to decree on bail request from chambers
The request came towards the tail end of a sitting in Gozo earlier today
Fri,23 Jul 2021 16:54:38 +0200 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games underway despite coronavirus threat
The 2020 Olympic games are underway despite the event being steeped in the political and medical baggage of a relentless pandemic
Fri,23 Jul 2021 16:39:48 +0200 Court hears how shift manager helped himself to client's Bitcoin
Manager allegedly helped himself to several hundred thousand euros worth of Bitcoin, and is now being accused of theft and money laundering
Fri,23 Jul 2021 16:23:22 +0200 COVID-19 Delta variant now dominant across Europe, WHO reports
Malta has only registered around 64 cases of the Delta variant, but it's now the dominant strain in the majority of EU countries, disease surveillance data shows
Fri,23 Jul 2021 16:01:20 +0200 Bernard Grech pledges to get Malta off the greylist in three months
Bernard Grech says those who put Malta on the FATF greylist cannot fix things as he promises a Nationalist government will put Malta back on the whitelist within three months
Fri,23 Jul 2021 13:23:18 +0200 New anti-human trafficking strategy seeks more prosecutions, better care for victims
Equality Minister Owen Bonnici says government is drafting a multi-agency approach against human trafficking based on more prosecutions, more protection for victims and better prevention
Fri,23 Jul 2021 13:02:33 +0200 Man pleads guilty to aggravated theft from St. Paul's Bay hotel
The man broke into the hotel at almost 2am and stole €80 from a guest
Fri,23 Jul 2021 12:59:14 +0200 Man accused of sexually molesting nine-year-old step-granddaughter
A 42-year-old man is charged with sexually molesting his nine-year-old step-granddaughter • Man pleads not guilty, court denies bail
Fri,23 Jul 2021 12:44:59 +0200 COVID-19: 172 new cases, hospitalisations rise to 19
COVID-19 update for 23 July | 172 new cases • 65 recoveries • 2,497 active cases • 3,640 swab tests in past 24 hours • 19 patients in hospital, one in ITU • Fully vaccinated residents at 364,899...
Fri,23 Jul 2021 12:28:55 +0200 Hunters object to Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq caravan site
Kaċċaturi San Ubertu says proposed caravan site next to nature reserve on Coast Road will make serious sanitary situation caused by abusive caravan users worse
Fri,23 Jul 2021 11:44:47 +0200 Employers warn COVID quarantine for vaccinated people threatens productivity
The Malta Chamber of Commerce says it is ‘totally unreasonable’ to place fully vaccinated secondary contacts of COVID-19 cases into quarantine • Policy threatens productivity