Malta Today
Fri,10 Dec 2021 10:43:02 +0100 PN requests urgent Petitions Committee meeting on cannabis legislation
Opposition formally writes to the Petitions Committee Chairman MP Joe Mizzi to discuss the petition made by multiple organisations against cannabis bill
Fri,10 Dec 2021 09:47:58 +0100 Open, green spaces: demand for homes in Malta’s north grow after COVID
Home to properties for all sorts of buyers, Belair Properties says the northern region in Malta is now gaining greater attention
Fri,10 Dec 2021 09:39:18 +0100 Malta can foster cooperation as a viable alternative to myopic competition | Victor Fiorini
We spend a substantial chunk of our lives at the workplace and it should be nothing short of a rewarding experience | Victor Fiorini, Malta Cooperative Society
Fri,10 Dec 2021 09:35:34 +0100 Villa no, hotel yes: How ERA blundered on Dingli hotel
The environmental watchdog found itself in the line of fire after changing its position three times on a controversial request to build a hotel at Dingli Cliffs, replacing a disused explosives factory
Fri,10 Dec 2021 08:36:56 +0100 €2.5 million rent subsidy scheme extended to SMEs facing rising transport costs
Enterprise Minister Miriam Dalli says the government is committed to make up for a huge part of the rising transport costs of SMEs during the pandemic
Fri,10 Dec 2021 08:34:58 +0100 We cannot allow immigration to be used as a weapon | Roberta Metsola
European Parliament vice-president ROBERTA METSOLA warns that the EU cannot afford to turn a blind eye to human rights abuses: especially when they threaten the security of the EU as a whole
Fri,10 Dec 2021 08:32:09 +0100 ‘English’ education: only 3% write in Maltese in O-levels
Most students among 1,900 candidates answer their questions in English in O-levels
Thu,09 Dec 2021 16:41:21 +0100 Gaffarena loses Old Mint Street appeal, court orders rescission of expropriation
The government had paid €1.65 million in 2015 for the expropriation of Gaffarena’s part-ownership of the Old Mint Street palazzo, purchased for a fraction of the price just weeks earlier
Thu,09 Dec 2021 16:37:00 +0100 PN warns Electrogas contract jeopardises EU gas pipeline funds
The Nationalist Party says it is unacceptable for European funds to go towards Electrogas, on a contract 'tainted in corruption and blood' • Calls on government to scrap Electrogas deal
Thu,09 Dec 2021 16:13:21 +0100 [WATCH] From The Fringe | The Pest Exterminator
Strictly not for the squeamish... would you do his job? Arnold Sciberras is the Pest Exterminator
Thu,09 Dec 2021 15:39:16 +0100 Will cheap airline prices remain?
Even though current ticket prices are very favourable, we can expect the situation to change in the medium term
Thu,09 Dec 2021 15:06:05 +0100 Naxxar mayor votes in favour as PA approves two towers in ex-trade fair car park
Naxxar mayor votes in favour of a medium-rise development in her locality despite the council indicating it was against the proposed height just a month ago
Thu,09 Dec 2021 14:36:09 +0100 Fearne on cannabis: ‘As a doctor I tell people not to drink and smoke. But it’s their decision’
Health Minister Chris Fearne is asked what his advice on cannabis use will be as a doctor
Thu,09 Dec 2021 13:54:15 +0100 [WATCH] Dalli confirms gas exit payout to Electrogas ‘costed at asset fair value’
Energy Minister Miriam Dalli defends plan to tap into EU funds for hydrogen-ready gas pipeline but acknowledges Electrogas will receive payout in 2028 for assets that will pass on to the government • Minister does not disclose size of payout
Thu,09 Dec 2021 13:42:01 +0100 Yorgen Fenech claims he gave police statement while under the influence of cocaine
Yorgen Fenech's defence claims that his police statement was given whilst he was in a 'vulnerable' state due to cocaine use • Defence asks court to appoint expert to report on the effects of cocaine use on a person being i...
Thu,09 Dec 2021 13:40:28 +0100 Cyrus Engerer welcomes EU-wide rules to safeguard people against hate speech
The European Commission is set to sign off on a plan to criminalise hate speech and violence through new rules
Thu,09 Dec 2021 13:28:24 +0100 Masks are back: Chris Fearne says masks are obligatory in outdoor, indoor spaces
The Health Minister has announced that masks will be obligatory again, in outdoor and indoor public places, in a bid to stem rising COVID-19 cases • children vaccine appointments start on Tuesday
Thu,09 Dec 2021 13:09:05 +0100 Ombudsman reprimands Infrastructure Malta over controversial Dingli roadworks
Infrastructure Malta contracted controversial Dingli roadworks five months before authorisation by Transport Malta was given
Thu,09 Dec 2021 12:39:06 +0100 COVID-19: Hospital admissions continue to increase, 81 new cases registered
9 December COVID-19 update | 81 new cases • 1,336 active cases • 27 patients in hospital, 4 in ITU • vaccine booster doses 143,935 • Total deaths 469
Thu,09 Dec 2021 11:01:15 +0100 Court cancels Marsaskala waterpolo pitch permit following appeal
Moviment Graffitti together with several Marsaskala residents had appealed a Planning Authority decision to approve a waterpolo pitch, clubhouse and restaurant next to Triq is-Salini in the locality