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Thu,01 Sep 2022 08:57:53 +0200 Repubblika wants lawyer Pawlu Lia to testify on Pilatus police challenge
In an unprecedented move, NGO Repubblika exhibits extracts of the actual conclusions of the Egrant inquiry to prove that it had ended 18 months ago and had ordered the prosecution of several Maltese and foreign individuals
Thu,01 Sep 2022 07:42:19 +0200 After PN MPs denied TV time by party, F Living pundit replaces them with photos
F Living Channel is contesting a Broadcasting Authority charge after a presenter ‘replaced’ the seats for Nationalist MPs invited to his chat-show with their photographs, in defiance at the party’s refusal to have them...
Thu,01 Sep 2022 07:33:24 +0200 Republican Malta is still not colonially free | Charles Xuereb
While the national colours (red and white) need a two-thirds majority to be altered, the national flag of Malta could shed off the medal by a simple parliamentary majority
Thu,01 Sep 2022 07:30:07 +0200 At this rate, we may as well just demolish Ggantija altogether
If the Planning Authority says ‘yes’ to a ‘three-storey, 21-apartment block’, today… how can it possibly be expected to say ‘no’, when future developers submit applications for a ‘21-storey, 750-apart...
Thu,01 Sep 2022 07:26:59 +0200 Deportation: populist rhetoric drowned in inaccuracies
Malta already has legislation in place for deportation, but politicians want it to seem as if it’s otherwise
Thu,01 Sep 2022 07:19:48 +0200 Manikata chapel: Curia dropped objection after ‘reaching understanding’ with developer
A letter in which the Curia dropped objections to an unsightly development engulfing the old Manikata chapel refers to “an understanding” reached with the developer
Wed,31 Aug 2022 17:43:25 +0200 [WATCH] Killer hornet population growth threatening honey bees, apiculturists warn
Apiculturists want action to control the growing size of Malta’s oriental hornet population that is threatening the honey-making industry and posing a risk to people
Wed,31 Aug 2022 16:00:25 +0200 BirdLife Malta accuses the Prime Minister of losing the plot on hunting
Autumn hunting season opens on 1 September with enforcement lacking, BirdLife Malta warns
Wed,31 Aug 2022 15:24:37 +0200 Sufficient evidence to indict Marsaxlokk parish priest Fr Luke Seguna
A court has decreed that there is enough evidence to indict Fr Luke Seguna, the Marsaxlokk parish priest accused of misappropriation, fraud, forgery and money laundering
Wed,31 Aug 2022 14:59:36 +0200 Environment authority probing Paola foul smells after MP takes up residents’ plight
Paola residents who live in the Lourdes and Għajn Dwieli neighbourhoods have been complaining of foul smells likened to ‘dead bodies and rotten cheese’
Wed,31 Aug 2022 13:38:04 +0200 TM corruption: Grech flags road danger from motorists who passed driving test by cheating
Robert Abela is obliged to take action on Transport Malta corruption, Bernard Grech says
Wed,31 Aug 2022 12:50:43 +0200 Drug supplier to Valletta couple hid illegal substances in horse manure
A man, who acted as a drug supplier for Bakoush and Nazwan, hid drugs in horse manure at the stables in Marsa where police arrested him
Wed,31 Aug 2022 11:34:21 +0200 Bakoush and Nazwan told boy, 7, to throw away drugs when police raided house
The compilation of evidence against Judith Bakoush and Murat Nazwan continues in court with police recounting how Bakoush's seven-year-old son was tasked to discard drugs
Wed,31 Aug 2022 10:53:24 +0200 Car leasing company challenges Transport Malta tender awarded to alleged kidnapper
The runner-up in a Transport Malta car leasing tender is challenging the award of the contract to a company owned by Christian Borg, who faces kidnapping charges
Wed,31 Aug 2022 07:31:23 +0200 Is this Malta’s ‘tangentopoli’ moment?
One way of addressing this problem of mistrust is to strengthen anti-corruption structures through the appointment of a special inquiring magistrate equipped with a dedicated office and staff, entrusted with investigating and prosecuting corruption ...
Wed,31 Aug 2022 07:17:45 +0200 Manure problem hides impact of dairy on climate, says vegan activist
Darryl Grima, the VeggyMalta founder, talks daily production of cow and pig manure in Malta, reaching peaks of 250 tonnes as his organisation prepares for its annual meat-free campaign
Wed,31 Aug 2022 07:06:58 +0200 Labour Party denies link to driving test corruption scandal
Labour Party categorically denies having an organised system of referring driving test candidates for preferential treatment as police sift through diaries containing around 250 names
Tue,30 Aug 2022 22:42:00 +0200 Gorbachev, last leader of Soviet Union who ended Cold War in Malta, dies
Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91 – in 1989 he and US President George Bush held a summit in Malta, effectively ending the Cold War
Tue,30 Aug 2022 17:32:10 +0200 Driving test corruption scandal: Police analysing diaries that contained more than 200 names
Two diaries, belonging to Transport Malta director for the Land Transport Directorate Clint Mansueto, were seized by police during raids in connection with their investigations into the case
Tue,30 Aug 2022 16:56:21 +0200 PN proposes driving licence, mandatory helmets and penalty point system for e-scooters
Lack of parking spaces and lack of enforcement are the two major infrastructural problems for micro mobility, says the PN