Malta Today

Tue,16 Dec 2025 11:00:20 +0100
Archbishop calls out ruling that MPs are not duty-bound to tell truth as an affront to human decency
Archbishop Charles Scicluna and NGO Repubblika slam Standards Commissioner ruling stating there is no ethical guidelines obliging MPs to tell the truth

Tue,16 Dec 2025 10:54:24 +0100
Court of Criminal Appeal clears man of illegal bird trapping at Fomm ir-Riħ
Court says crucial evidence and transcript testimonies of the case were missing from the records

Tue,16 Dec 2025 10:46:21 +0100
Criminal court of appeal rejects AG’s bid to reopen WasteServ fire case
Criminal Court of Appeal upholds acquittal of a truck driver charged over a fire at the WasteServ facility in Naxxar, ruling prosecutors failed to show procedural diligence in seeking a deferment to produce further witnesses

Tue,16 Dec 2025 10:30:27 +0100
Average two-bedroom apartment rent increased by 28.3% between 2022 and 2024
Study published by union Solidarjetà shows rent for a two-bedroom apartment increase by 42% in Gozo between 2022 and 2024

Tue,16 Dec 2025 10:11:09 +0100
Bondi Beach shooters motivated by ISIS, Australian prime minister says
New South Wales police commissioner says duo recently travelled to the Philippines

Tue,16 Dec 2025 10:05:18 +0100
Cat killer succeeds in having two-year-judgement revoked upon appeal due to procedural defect
Sliema cat killer will need to be re-sentenced after procedural shortcoming, court rules on Tuesday

Tue,16 Dec 2025 09:12:08 +0100
Animal welfare commissioner halts planned dog transfer after Naples visit
Malta’s Commissioner for Animal Welfare Fleur Abela’s advice against a planned cross-border transfer of dogs following an official inspection visit to a shelter in Naples, is taken up by Animal Rights Parliamentary Secretary Alicia Bugej...

Tue,16 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0100
Men account for nearly three-quarters of new driving licences over past two years
Men continue to dominate new driving licences issued in Malta in both 2024 and 2025 

Tue,16 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +0100
The Maltese economic model at work | Josef Bugeja
What is concerning is that income inequality is also on the rise. Although not unlike the rest of the EU, the richest quintile in Malta earns almost five times more than the poorest one

Tue,16 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0100
How a 16-floor hotel was approved on The Strand
A new hotel rises two storeys above The Strand’s height limitation, jutting out into the skyline but the PA justifies the extra floors because the building lies on a sloping site

Mon,15 Dec 2025 20:49:50 +0100
Alex Borg at 100 days rally: ‘Change has started’
Alex Borg says PN government wants to take the country to the next stage and turn it into ‘a diamond in the Mediterranean’ at mass rally marking first 100 days

Mon,15 Dec 2025 19:10:18 +0100
Alexander Demarco will be Central Bank governor after parliaments green light
Central Bank of Malta Deputy Governor Alexander Demarco will replace Edward Scicluna at the helm of the bank when the latter’s term ends this month • Demarco obtains clearance from parliament’s Public Appointments Committee

Mon,15 Dec 2025 17:43:44 +0100
Tribunal partly upholds appeal over Las Palmas outside catering area at Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq
Administrative Review Tribunal annuls Lands Authority’s finding that Las Palmas is a kiosk, but upholds refusal to permit tables and chairs on public beach

Mon,15 Dec 2025 16:45:26 +0100
Tribunal overturns police refusal of fireworks assistant licence
Administrative Review Tribunal rules that Commissioner of Police gave excessive weight to past reports when rejecting application by young fireworks enthusiast.

Mon,15 Dec 2025 16:43:42 +0100
Audit flags need for better coordination and data management in home-based elderly care
A National Audit Office report warns that gaps in coordination, planning and data management could undermine the sustainability of home-based medical and clinical services for Malta’s ageing population

Mon,15 Dec 2025 16:28:17 +0100
Do not eat these eggs after 17 December
Eggs placed on market with wrong use-by date

Mon,15 Dec 2025 15:59:19 +0100
MPs unlike ministers not duty-bound to tell the truth, Standards Commissioner says in report
Unlike ministers, MPs are not explicitly bound by an obligation of honesty under their code of ethics, with that obligation appearing only in the code applicable to ministers and parliamentary secretaries • Commissioner finds Claudette Buttigie...

Mon,15 Dec 2025 15:36:53 +0100
Robert Abela meets with Pope Leo XIV
PM Abela visits the Vatican City on the 60-year anniversary of Malta-Holy See relations

Mon,15 Dec 2025 15:25:26 +0100
NGO raises concerns over transfer of 20 dogs to Italian facility, animal commissioner to visit site
Animal rights NGO Vuci ghall-Annimali raises serious concerns over planned transfer of 20 dogs from Malta to a large shelter in Italy, calling for greater transparency and independent verification of the animals’ welfare conditions before they...

Mon,15 Dec 2025 14:52:10 +0100
Court closes case against Bajd u Bejken over joke
Proceedings against popular podcast Bajd u Bejken declared extinct in the Magistrates’ Court, following formal agreement between parties to cease all references to social media personality Terry Muscat; in return Muscat agrees to not to r...

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