Malta Today
Sun,23 Jan 2022 09:51:52 +0100 Man, 26, hospitalised after Gozo fight
26-year-old tells police he was attacked by a man with a knife in Triq il-Qbajjar
Sun,23 Jan 2022 09:42:49 +0100 Anti-vaxxers want PBS chairman, board to resign over mandatory COVID booster
Anti-vax group ‘Freedom Movement Malta’ call on Police Commissioner to investigate the national broadcaster for ‘forcing the vaccine’ on their employees
Sun,23 Jan 2022 09:11:59 +0100 COVID deaths may have been 'underestimated'
Excess deaths over and above pre-pandemic averages being analysed in depth by Malta’s public health officials
Sun,23 Jan 2022 09:07:47 +0100 Muscat is a ‘Citizen Joe’, just like everyone else
Joseph Muscat cannot be allowed to twist the sharp corners of the way the law gets applied
Sun,23 Jan 2022 08:30:54 +0100 Residents appeal Naxxar high-rise, Labour councillors backing PN mayor
Labour councillors push motion that claims Nationalist mayor voted in favour of project “after consultation with residents”
Sat,22 Jan 2022 14:17:58 +0100 Strategic relaxation of COVID-19 measures to be announced next week - Chris Fearne
Chris Fearne acknowledges frustation with current measures but says situation remains under control
Sat,22 Jan 2022 13:37:35 +0100 [WATCH] ‘Sick and tired’ activists demand state recognition of gender-based violence
Following the brutal murder of Paulina Dembska, a number of organisations call for an end to the patriarchal system and gender-based violence
Sat,22 Jan 2022 12:35:21 +0100 COVID-19: Four elderly die, with 285 new cases registered
22 January COVID-19 update | 285 new cases • 6,926 active cases • 100 patients in hospital, eight in ITU • vaccine booster doses 320,386 • Total deaths 525
Sat,22 Jan 2022 11:32:59 +0100 First reading of Opposition’s anti-corruption Bills to take place on Monday
The 12 legislative Bills to fight corruption and mafia-style crimes presented by the Opposition were shot down by government for containing aspect of a money bill
Sat,22 Jan 2022 11:32:38 +0100 Second mosque in Luqa estate, ‘bands’ area moves to Marsa
Islamic organisation granted land in Luqa industrial estate to vacate Ospizio site
Sat,22 Jan 2022 11:32:30 +0100 Saudi lawsuit against ‘Maltese’ spymaster dismissed
A United States judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a former top Saudi intelligence official who is now a Maltese citizen
Sat,22 Jan 2022 11:32:10 +0100 UĦM takes public broadcaster to task over vaccination policy
UĦM Voice of the Workers is claiming illegality over state broadcaster policy barring unvaccinated personnel from entering PBS premises, unless testing negative for COVID-19
Fri,21 Jan 2022 18:36:16 +0100 PA approves permit for passport-funded National Football Centre in Ta’ Qali
Facility will serve as home of MFA’s development arm and for sports tourism, and is funded by the National Development and Social Fund
Fri,21 Jan 2022 17:05:33 +0100 Court overturns woman’s €3,000 fine: Wardens have no power to enforce COVID quarantine laws
A magistrate has ruled that existing legislation does not empower wardens to enforce COVID-19 quarantine rules
Fri,21 Jan 2022 16:19:23 +0100 Joseph Muscat evasive on claims his Accutor contract was worth €540,000
Joseph Muscat says his contract with Accutor was ‘open ended’ and both sides had the option to terminate it • Matthew Caruana Galizia claims payments to Muscat stopped when UBS closed Accutor’s accounts
Fri,21 Jan 2022 16:04:35 +0100 President meets with cannabis authority members, insists on dialogue with critics of the Bill
President George Vella urges members of the Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis to maintain ongoing dialogue with those who have expressed serious concerns about the law
Fri,21 Jan 2022 14:57:06 +0100 Jeweller tells court thieves 'cleaned out' his office in €400,000 October burglary
Magistrate releases accused from arrest against €2500 deposit and €10,000 guarantee
Fri,21 Jan 2022 14:53:11 +0100 Birkirkara tow-truck driver accused of towing cars and selling them as scrap
The 58-year-old would steal cars with his personal tow-truck and sell them as scrap metal and parts
Fri,21 Jan 2022 14:11:05 +0100 Żabbar man admits to robbing elderly women in his hometown
The man is accused of theft aggravated by violence, slightly injuring an elderly victim, and recidivism
Fri,21 Jan 2022 13:35:22 +0100 Man charged after 150 packets of cocaine found in Balzan
A “considerable“ amount of drugs had been found in the accused’s possession, but the court was not given a precise weight