Woman re-arraigned a day after being charged with theft – remanded in custody Friday, 12 June 2015, 15:31 Last update: about 10 years ago A woman who was yesterday charged with theft was today re-arraigned with another set of charges by a different inspector. The 42-year-old was yesterday remanded in custody after stealing a cheque...
Updated: Pretty Bay closed as Civil Protection Department members clear oil patch Friday, 12 June 2015, 15:22 Last update: about 10 years ago Pretty Bay in Birzebbuga is temporarily closed to bathers as members of the Civil Protection Department clear an oil patch in the sea and on the sand, the Department of Information said. The case...
Updated: Man hospitalised after falling one storey with car at Mriehel Bypass Friday, 12 June 2015, 15:06 Last update: about 10 years ago A 27-year-old man, , has been hospitalised after losing control of the car he was driving along the Mriehel Bypass, Qormi, and falling about a storey into a plant nursery below street...
All yellow badge disability holders to receive discount on Malta Public Transport Friday, 12 June 2015, 14:54 Last update: about 10 years ago Jacob Borg All yellow badge disability holders will receive a 2/3rds fare reduction, Justyne Caruana, the parliamentary secretary for persons with a disability announced today. Prior to this, only blue...
Publication of IAID inquiry will not be in breach of the law – government Friday, 12 June 2015, 14:51 Last update: about 10 years ago The government said that the publication of the internal audit investigation department’s inquiry on the Gaffarena property deal will not be in breach of any law. Following a story...
Woman cleared of trying to smuggle drugs in prison by stuffing them into chicken Friday, 12 June 2015, 14:38 Last update: about 10 years ago Therese Bonnici A woman who tried to smuggle drugs into prison by stuffing them into a cooked chicken has been cleared of all charges. In 2006, Tania Calleja, resident in Qormi, was charged with attempting to...
St Paul’s Bay council spent 1.5 times its yearly allocation in four months before election Friday, 12 June 2015, 14:33 Last update: about 10 years ago John Cordina The recently-elected mayor of the St Paul's Bay local council emphasised that her council faced an uphill struggle since its Labour Party-led predecessor has left it saddled with some €425,000 in...
Man cleared of heroin possession charges after prosecution failed to present enough evidence Friday, 12 June 2015, 14:26 Last update: about 10 years ago Therese Bonnici A man was cleared of heroin possession charges after the prosecution failed to bring present enough evidence in court. In 2009, 42-year-old Emanuel Mizzi, resident in Zabbar, was charged with...
Royal Navy Commodore ‘surprised’ by sheer number of migrants in need of saving in the Med Friday, 12 June 2015, 14:09 Last update: about 10 years ago Neil Camilleri A senior Royal Navy officer said today he was surprised by the sheer number of migrants in need of saving in the Mediterranean. Commodore Martin Connell, the commander of the Amphibious Task...
Court rules mother acted negligently when baby drowned in bath while she chatted on Facebook Friday, 12 June 2015, 13:49 Last update: about 10 years ago Therese Bonnici The young mother whose nine-month old baby drowned while she was chatting on Facebook today was given a two-year prison term suspended for three years. The incident happened back in 2012, when...