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Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:50:00 +0100
GoTo Malta marks festive season by joining habitat restoration efforts
This Christmas, GoTo Malta is giving a helping hand to Nature Trust – FEE Malta in a major habitat restoration project currently under way in one of the island’s key natural areas. The group of around 15 volunteers from GoTo Malt...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:22:00 +0100
Sniffer dog detects €38,000 in undeclared cash
More than €38,000 in undeclared cash were intercepted by Customs sniffer dog Charlie this week.  In a statement on Friday, the Customs Department said €15,000 was found after the K9 Unit dog gave officials a positive indication ...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:07:00 +0100
There is a way out of loneliness: Reach out
Have you ever been in a crowd but felt lonely and isolated? Sometimes one can feel this way especially during the festive season where everyone is expected to feel merry and jolly but instead one feels detached and withdrawn. Constan...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:37:00 +0100
Ten-man Nadur Youngsters score impressive victory over Victoria Hotspurs
Nadur Youngsters confirmed their supremacy in Gozitan football when they battled past Victoria Hotspurs 4-2 despite playing for much of the encounter with a player less. The clash between Nadur and Victoria was the main match of the ...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:33:00 +0100
In Victoria, the nativity comes to Christmas shoppers
This year, the Guiding Light group of Xagħra came up with the idea of presenting the Mystery of Incarnation in an innovative way. Members of the group, dressed in biblical costumes, are enacting the birth of Jesus in different spots...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:30:00 +0100
US will ‘closely monitor’ Malta corruption probes – embassy official
Corruption investigations in Malta are under close scrutiny by the United States, a US embassy official told Times of Malta. Commenting in the wake of a US travel ban slapped on former government members Keith Schembri and Konrad Miz...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:22:00 +0100
Maltese swimmers set national records in Dublin
The Aquatic Sports Association of Malta was recently represented by 13 swimmers at the Irish Short Course National Championships. The swimmers, five female, and eight male, aged between 17 and 25 years of age, competed in Dublin betw...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:58:00 +0100
Lidl Malta donates Christmas celebration budget to local charities
Lidl Malta has donated its €10,000 end-of-year celebration budget to charity.  In a statement, the retailer said the money normally allocated to the company’s traditional Christmas staff dinner will instead be handed out to help...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:45:00 +0100
Announcements – December 24, 2021
Obituary ZAHRA. On December 23, at Casa Antonia Residence, Balzan, SALVINA née Fenech, of Balzan, age 81, passed away peacefully, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband Carmel, her children A...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:42:00 +0100
Decade of progress and regression
 For most of the last century, economic measures such as gross national product and gross national income were considered to measure economic and social and human progress. However, societal leaders have raised concerns over the suf...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:40:00 +0100
Integral human development − Lawrence Zammit
The coupling of technology and work has always brought about acrimonious debate. On the one hand, it is recognised that throughout history, technology has consistently changed the way workers across every economic sector do their job...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:40:00 +0100
Pharmacies open tomorrow - December 25, 2021
Empire Pharmacy, 77, Old Theatre Street, Valletta (2122 5785); Fra Diego Dispensary, 94, Villambrosa Street, Ħamrun (2122 4898); Fatima Pharmacy, 82, Triq il-Ferrovija, Santa Venera (2148 2856); The Local Dispensary, Canon K. Pirott...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:34:00 +0100
Today's front pages - December 24, 2021
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Friday. All of Malta’s newspapers lead with reports on the record number of positive COVID-19 cases which hit 733 on Thursday.   The reports also delve into a suite of new...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:30:00 +0100
The Tulip withers – Vincent Cassar
The controversial plans to build a 305-metre high tower in London, to be known as the Tulip, have been thrown out by the UK government. The proposed tourist attraction, designed by Foster + Partners, has been rejected by the UK gover...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:30:00 +0100
Nobody wins until everyone wins – Rebecca Camenzuli
Throughout the past 20 months, we’ve all had to scale up our knowledge on viruses, vaccines and variants because, just as it seems that the spread of the Sars-CoV-2 virus is under control and we’re nearing ‘the end’, a new va...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:30:00 +0100
Letters to the editor - December 24, 2021
The only reason for the season Happy Christmas... Happy holiday... Time to celebrate, rejoice and have fun. But is Christmas the reason for the season? Of course, there are many reasons – parties, presents, Christmas markets, drink...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:30:00 +0100
BNF Bank launches Credit Cards Cash Back scheme
BNF Bank has just launched a cash back offering for both new and loyal Classic and Gold credit card customers. The new scheme features rewards every time customers shop both online and in-store. BNF Contactless Classic Credit Card cu...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:25:00 +0100
Top education ministry official faces civil service review
The head of the civil service is looking into whether action should be taken against the education ministry’s top official following an ethics probe into a controversial contract that was awarded to the former minister’s close fr...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:23:00 +0100
Omicron hospitalisation rate up to 70% lower: UK govt agency
The risk of hospitalisation is up to 70 per cent lower among people infected with the Omicron variant compared with previously dominant Delta, a UK government agency said Thursday. The UK's Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said in a br...

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 21:47:00 +0100
Trump asks Supreme Court to block release to Capitol riot probe
Former US president Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block the release of White House records to a congressional committee investigating the January 6 assault on the Capitol by his supporters. Trump asked the natio...



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