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Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:37:50 +0000Gozo prepares to welcome visitors for a full Valentine’s programme
This year’s ‘Inhobok Valentine’s in Gozo 2026’ programme will be held between the 31st of January and the...
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Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:12:27 +0000Blood donation session on Sunday at the Xewkija Community Clinic
This Sunday, there will be a chance to donate blood in Gozo. The National Blood Transfusion Service said...
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Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:48:12 +0000Police investigate incident between two students at school in Gozo
The Ministry for Education, Sports, Youth, Research and Innovation said that it has been informed of an incident...
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Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:45:28 +0000Difficulties for those seeking to rent a home continue to worsen – PN
Ivan Bartolo Shadow Minister for Social and Affordable Housing, has highlighted the findings of a new study that...
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Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:34:29 +0000November’s unemployments rate remains stable at 3.1%
According to latest data from the National Statistics Office, in November, the seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate remained...
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Malta Independent
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:19:00 +0100New year brings in tax increases by Labour, PN says
The beginning of a new year has brought the introduction of new fees and taxes, this time across the financial services sector, once again exposing the Labour Government's claims of "no new taxes" as empty rhetoric, the Nationalist Party said Friday....
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:29:00 +0100Traffic diversions at Saqqajja from Monday as embellishment works start
On Monday, 12 January 2026, Infrastructure Malta will initate works to "breathe new life" into Saqqajja, Rabat, as part of the national VjalKulhadd initiative.Through a renewed design, we are giving back to the community a more welcoming and safer pl...
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:23:00 +0100Russia says it used new Oreshnik ballistic missile against Ukraine
Russia said Friday it has used the new Oreshnik ballistic missile along with other weapons in a massive strike on Ukraine.Ukrainian officials said four people were killed and at least 22 wounded in the capital overnight. Russia didn't say where Oresh...
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:47:00 +0100Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer's fatal shooting of Renee Good
As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets Thursday over the fatal shooting of a woman the day before by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wound...
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:11:00 +0100‘A setback for transparency’: Standards Chief on ministerial asset declarations not being published
The Commissioner for Standards in Public Life has described the Cabinet's decision regarding ministerial declarations of assets as "a setback for transparency in public life."The Commissioner for Standards in Public Life wrote to the Prime Minister r...
Malta Today
Fri,09 Jan 2026 09:53:49 +0100 Man avoids jail as court suspends sentence in Qormi burglary appeal
The appellate court replaced a three-year prison term with a suspended sentence after accepting that the man’s role in the burglary was driven by drug addiction and noting his successful completion of a rehabilitation programme
Fri,09 Jan 2026 09:37:35 +0100 Public consultation on social media reform begins
Government has held the first stakeholder meeting on proposed social media reforms aimed at strengthening protections for children and vulnerable people
Fri,09 Jan 2026 09:27:07 +0100 Campaign urges Malta to withdraw from Eurovision over Israel’s participation
A coalition of arts bodies and pro-Palestinian groups has called on the government and PBS to pull Malta out of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to compete
Fri,09 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100 Robert Abela wants MPs, ministers, to be subject to same asset declaration system
Cabinet members might have more policymaking influence, but the Office of the Prime Minister wants an asset declaration system that brings MPs and ministers on the same level
Thu,08 Jan 2026 18:34:21 +0100 13-year-old slightly injured in sharp-object attack at Gozo school
A minor injury was reported after a student was attacked by a fellow pupil at a secondary school in Gozo, as police investigate the incident
Times of Malta
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:45:00 +0100Court turns down request by cat killer for psychological test before judgment
Court had annulled Okamura Satoshi's prison sentence over a technicality
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100Watch: Science fiction revolution: The pioneers
The Star Wars trilogy and E.T. are genre-defining films
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:50:00 +0100Trump says US could have oversight of Venezuela for years
US president has also threatened military action against Venezuela's neighbour, Colombia
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:45:00 +0100Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty, deepening global pullback
66 global organisations and treaties have been listed as 'contrary to the interests of the US'
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:20:00 +0100Today's front pages – January 8, 2026
The top stories in Malta's newspapers