Man from Birzebbuga charged with trafficking cocaine and relapsing, denies charges Friday, 14 August 2015, 15:02 Last update: about 11 years ago A 24-year-old man today denied aggravated possession of cocaine and cocaine trafficking. Terence Micallef, 24, from Birzebbuga was charged with the possession of nine grams of cocaine found under...
Man denies trafficking, says half a kilo of cannabis found at his home was for his personal use Friday, 14 August 2015, 15:01 Last update: about 11 years ago A 24-year-old man from Zebbug was granted bail today after admitting to being possession of cannabis and trafficking the drug. A court heard how Larkin Scicluna was caught with almost half a kilo of...
Refugee from Togo given suspended sentence for resisting police during airport search Friday, 14 August 2015, 15:00 Last update: about 11 years ago A man from Togo who was granted refugee status by Germany was today sentenced to six months imprisonment suspended for one year after admitting to resisting police during a surprise search. The...
Suspended sentence for man who pleaded guilty to using false identity card Friday, 14 August 2015, 14:59 Last update: about 11 years ago A 43-year-old Syrian man today pleaded guilty to being in possession of someone else’s identity card. Mohamed Ahmed Chawi, who works as as a chef, arrived in Malta on a Turkish Airlines...
Updated: Mediterranean migrant crossings this year close in on 250,000 Friday, 14 August 2015, 13:55 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press A giant passenger ferry headed for the Greek holiday island of Kos Friday, to provide temporary accommodation for thousands of refugees sleeping rough after crossing clandestinely from Turkey in...
Gozo Minister Anton Refalo inaugurates agrarian display in the Villa Rundle public gardens Friday, 14 August 2015, 13:54 Last update: about 11 years ago Gozo Minister Anton Refalo yesterday inaugurated an agrarian display in the Villa Rundle public gardens to commemorate Santa Marija. The display is organised annually by the Agricultlura,...
PN calls on EC to see whether Electrogas government guarantee is state aid, PL replies Friday, 14 August 2015, 12:37 Last update: about 11 years ago The PN said that they will be the ones defending the rights of the Maltese people in front of the EU institutions who are investigating the government's actions, "especially in relation to the weight...
Transport Malta insists Gzira bus lane is legal, proper term is 'priority lane' Friday, 14 August 2015, 10:41 Last update: about 11 years ago Transport Malta this morning insisted that the bus lane in Gzira is legal, contrary to a report carried in The Times of Malta today. In a statement, Transport Malta said Paragraph h of Title E...
Government will fund €450 million power station if EU blocks supply deal Friday, 14 August 2015, 10:28 Last update: about 11 years ago Jacob Borg The government is ready to take on the €450 million burden of building a new power station if the EU does not green-light the security of supply agreement with the private consortium...
Swieqi residents disgusted with regular noisy presence of night revellers Friday, 14 August 2015, 10:27 Last update: about 11 years ago Swieqi residents continue to complain about the lack of civic respect shown to them by night revellers who use their roads for parking purposes to go and spend the night out in the nearby...