Malta Today
Tue,10 Aug 2021 10:19:07 +0200 Man arrested on drug trafficking charges
A 23-year-old man was arrested after 45 sachets of suspected cannabis was found on his person
Tue,10 Aug 2021 09:52:47 +0200 National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize shortlist announced
The shortlists include 62 titles and 46 books for the National Book Prize and 16 books for the Terramaxka Prize
Tue,10 Aug 2021 09:23:13 +0200 Slower recovery for Malta air travel compared to southern European counterparts
Malta's air travel recovery rate is 20% lower than its European counterparts
Tue,10 Aug 2021 09:21:56 +0200 Thank you Yorgen, grazzi ġaħan... no fix for the broken republic
As amply demonstrated in the billboard tit-for-tat, Labour still banks on Nationalist hypocrisy to divert attention from criticism of its intimacy with big business. But does lashing out at double standards help in fixing the broken republic?
Tue,10 Aug 2021 08:52:34 +0200 Augusta mayor complains of port authority’s inefficiency in Ponte-Virtù debacle
The mayor of the Sicilian port town of Augusta, Giuseppe Di Mare, has questioned the role of the region’s port authority ADSP, after stopping the departure of the new Maltese ferry service Ponte over a rival bid by competitor Virtù Ferr...
Tue,10 Aug 2021 08:50:45 +0200 Express Trailers gives Customs access to inspect transported goods
Agreement allows Customs to inspect unclaimed goods in possession of Express Trailers prior to their disposal
Tue,10 Aug 2021 08:23:08 +0200 Tax charges against magistrate expected to be dropped after settlement
Charges against Magistrate Monica Vella to be dropped after pending tax discrepancies settled
Tue,10 Aug 2021 08:20:36 +0200 One wonders when Labour’s soul-searching on the Yorgen bromance will begin
No 99 – Ġaħan Laburist: Billboard Wars Edition
Tue,10 Aug 2021 08:16:29 +0200 GO registers revenue increase in first six months of 2021
Pre-tax profit of €7.9 million is slight decline over 2020
Tue,10 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0200 Hands off ‘OUR’ President! (Because he’s OURS… not YOURS!)
A retirement home for former politicians… in a country where ‘being in politics’, also automatically means ‘being permanently at war’
Tue,10 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0200 Who is ‘the State’?
In his evidence in front of the inquiry, former PM Joseph Muscat tried to play on this agglomeration of responsibilities. He is, after all, the person who carries most of the responsibility for the mess
Mon,09 Aug 2021 19:04:29 +0200 Tarxien council’s Facebook page hacked, councillors trying to regain access
Four nonsensical posts were uploaded to the page since Wednesday, with the most recent post showing an Asian-looking woman in a car
Mon,09 Aug 2021 17:51:17 +0200 Climate crisis: Mediterranean tourism suffers as intense wildfires spread
“What is happening around us is a wake up call for all of us”: Med Tourism Foundation calls for environment to be placed at top of global agenda
Mon,09 Aug 2021 16:34:55 +0200 Notte Bianca and summer carnival cancelled, Valletta Cultural Agency chief vents frustration
Notte Bianca and the summer carnival celebrations are cancelled because of COVID-19 restrictions • Jason Micallef vents frustration over health authorities' 'disrimination' against art and culture
Mon,09 Aug 2021 15:32:42 +0200 Mosta basilica to get €850,000 exterior lighting renovation
Community parliamentary secretary Alex Muscat says the project will increase of the value of the much sought after Mosta basilica
Mon,09 Aug 2021 15:12:37 +0200 PN calls for home affairs minister’s resignation over appalling prison situation
Nationalist Party spokesperson Beppe Fenech Adami calls for Byron Camilleri’s resignation after second attempted suicide in prison in three months
Mon,09 Aug 2021 13:15:48 +0200 ‘Heat dome’ will bake Mediterranean in near-46°C heatwave
‘Like a lid on a pot’: heat dome will trap dry air from African desert over a large part of the Mediterranean
Mon,09 Aug 2021 13:08:44 +0200 Campaign documents the stories of 40 women who had an abortion
40 women share the reasons why they had an abortion with advocacy group Dear Decision Makers • 15% of women were already mothers, while 35% reported having unsupportive or uninvolved partners
Mon,09 Aug 2021 12:47:39 +0200 New climate change report is ‘code red for humanity’, UN chief warns
A new report on climate change says it is a statement of fact that humans are warming the planet and unless deep cuts in damaging emissions are done a key temperature limit could be broken in just over 10 years
Mon,09 Aug 2021 12:35:12 +0200 COVID-19: Two deaths, 56 new cases and 38 hospitalisations
9 August COVID-19 update | 56 new cases • 878 active cases • 1,615 swab tests in past 24 hours • 38 patients in hospital, 5 in ITU • Fully vaccinated residents at 396,160 • Total deaths at 428