Serial fraudster jailed 30 months after taking €3,400 for non-existent knee operation Thursday, 2 July 2015, 14:52 Last update: about 11 years ago Neil Camilleri Serial fraudster Duncan Buttigieg has been jailed for another thirty months after a court found him guilty of defrauding a man out of €3,400 for a supposed knee operation that was never...
PN wants Zammit-Gaffarena inquiry to also look into former police chief Ray Zammit Thursday, 2 July 2015, 14:42 Last update: about 11 years ago Jacob Borg The Nationalist Party augurs that an independent inquiry into business links between the Gaffarena family and former police inspector Daniel Zammit will also look into Mr Zammit’s father,...
16-year-old handed suspended sentence after admitting to stealing from 13 hotel rooms Thursday, 2 July 2015, 13:24 Last update: about 11 years ago Neil Camilleri A 16-year-old young man today was handed a two-year prison sentence suspended for four years after pleading guilty to carrying out thefts from no less than thirteen hotel rooms. The man, who...
Terror risks in Malta low, but Maltese roads are dangerous - British Foreign Office Thursday, 2 July 2015, 12:19 Last update: about 11 years ago Jacob Borg The threat of terrorism in Malta is low, but taking to the Maltese roads is fraught with danger, according to the British Foreign Office’s travel advice. “There is a low threat from...
President Coleiro Preca launches Ball of the August Moon, to be held on 1 August Thursday, 2 July 2015, 12:07 Last update: about 11 years ago The President of Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca this morning launched the Ball of the August Moon 2015, which is going to be held on 1 August 2015. The President of Malta explained how...
Political parties agree to publish financial accounts online, during Party Financing Bill discussion Thursday, 2 July 2015, 11:33 Last update: about 11 years ago Kevin Schembri Orland The political parties today agreed that their financial documents should be published online. Parliamentary Consideration of Bills Committee is discussing Party Financing today and this...
Slight drop in tourism numbers registered in April - National Statistics Office Thursday, 2 July 2015, 11:18 Last update: about 11 years ago Total arrivals and nights spent in collective accommodation establishments during April 2015 declined by 0.7 and 4.3 per cent respectively when compared to the corresponding month in 2014, the...
Updated: Joe Mizzi apologises for inconvenience; noticeable improvement in bus card service Thursday, 2 July 2015, 10:56 Last update: about 11 years ago Therese Bonnici & Duncan Barry Following the chaotic start to the changeover to the tallinja card services yesterday, the situation today has improved substantially and more personnel have been dispatched to Valletta to ensure a...
Court turns down Gaffarenas’ request for warrant of prohibitory injunction on building Thursday, 2 July 2015, 10:09 Last update: about 11 years ago John Cordina A court has turned down a request by Mark Gaffarena and his wife for a warrant of prohibitory injunction against the owners of part of a building in Old Mint Street, Valletta, on which he made a hefty...
Economic sentiment continues to improve, Central Bank of Malta says Thursday, 2 July 2015, 10:08 Last update: about 11 years ago In the first quarter of 2015, confidence improved strongly among service providers and retailers, and more modestly among manufacturing firms, consumers and the construction sector, the Central...