Malta Today
Fri,22 Oct 2021 10:22:55 +0200 18-year-old girl arrested for shoplifting
The girl, allegedly, stole clothes from three Sliema shops and defrauded her employer
Fri,22 Oct 2021 09:17:45 +0200 21-year-old man run over at Sliema Ferries
A 21-year-old youth sustains grievous injuries after being run over by a car in Sliema
Fri,22 Oct 2021 09:10:01 +0200 Abela and Grech in Brussels, meet PES and EPP counterparts ahead of Council
Socialist leaders call for united, European, response to Rule of Law breaches
Fri,22 Oct 2021 09:08:16 +0200 Malta holiday for British X Factor singer soured by homophobia and sexual harassment
A British singer has written about the homophobia and sexual harassment she and her girlfriend experienced in Malta with the Malta Gay Rights Movement denouncing the behaviour as 'appalling and embarrassing'
Fri,22 Oct 2021 08:45:27 +0200 Frontex budget frozen until fundamental rights monitors are employed
MEPs have frozen 12% of Frontex’s budget for 2022 until the agency remedies shortcomings
Fri,22 Oct 2021 07:49:35 +0200 Mellieħa hotel CEO, contractor charged over asbestos exposure
A Mellieħa hotel's chief executive officer and two contractors who had worked on a renovation at the resort in 2020 have been charged with 22 violations of health and safety laws
Fri,22 Oct 2021 07:05:00 +0200 Fact-checking the PN’s billion-euro debt criticism
Malta’s public debt remains manageable, growing to around just over 62% of GDP in 2024, a far cry from the over-75% levels Malta had when it had just become an EU member state
Fri,22 Oct 2021 07:02:00 +0200 PN’s election pledges tot up to €180 million spend… and counting
The Nationalist Party’s proposal to extend tax brackets, VAT cuts, travel vouchers, frontliner bonuses, abd increase in teacher salaries could easily surpass the €200 million mark
Thu,21 Oct 2021 19:01:45 +0200 FATF chief: good start for Malta but more work needed to get off greylist
Financial Action Task Force President Marcus Pleyer says Malta has done well to disseminate information to the police over tax crimes
Thu,21 Oct 2021 18:39:04 +0200 Maltese travel choices to be tracked in national survey that will pave way for metro
Transport Minister Ian Borg says a national transport survey will help with future planning and provide guidelines for a shift towards cleaner transport options
Thu,21 Oct 2021 17:34:34 +0200 Court press room gets facelift as part of wider refurbishment works
Common room used by judiciary and press room, in court get facelift
Thu,21 Oct 2021 17:32:18 +0200 Animal feeders say CCTV shows cat killer in BMW luring strays
60 stray cats unaccounted for across Malta, as animal activists claim man driving blue BMW is behind the animals’ disappearance
Thu,21 Oct 2021 17:18:08 +0200 Overwhelming MEP vote for action on tax evasion after Pandora Papers
MEPs deplored the fact that following the Pandora Papers revelations, the Council of EU Finance Ministers decided to shorten the EU list of tax havens
Thu,21 Oct 2021 16:47:11 +0200 Brussels told to devise new legal protection of artists and creatives
MEPs call for minimum social standards for artists and cultural workers
Thu,21 Oct 2021 16:26:36 +0200 Indefatigable: culinary legend Rita Diacono helps struggling families
Matriarch, chef, volunteer... with 11 children and 30 grandchildren, Rita Diacono remains active by volunteering with struggling families and passing on her parenting experiences
Thu,21 Oct 2021 15:15:06 +0200 ‘Environmental credibility’ needs more than just public gardens, you know…
One small environmental problem from Budget 2022 is that the Labour government measures do not even begin to address the real issues that they were actually designed to solve
Thu,21 Oct 2021 15:15:06 +0200 ‘Environmental credibility’ needs more than just public gardens, you know…
One small environmental problem from Budget 2022 is that the Labour government measures do not even begin to address the real issues that they were actually designed to solve
Thu,21 Oct 2021 14:40:14 +0200 Bernard Grech’s speech: A blueprint for an unlikely government
In one of his finest moments, Bernard Grech gave Malta a glimpse of a future PN government by unveiling a manifesto amid talk of an imminent snap election. James Debono asks five questions Grech must answer to turn his vision into a compelling reaso...
Thu,21 Oct 2021 13:21:29 +0200 PN against abortion but wants ‘immediate’ parliamentary debate, promises free contraception
Nationalist Party promises free contraception to everyone and free access to the morning-after pill if elected to government • Party remains resolute against abortion
Thu,21 Oct 2021 13:08:23 +0200 Msida shooting suspect and drug trafficker wanted by police
A shooting had occurred in Msida on 2 October, leaving a 39-year-old man wounded