Government welcomes re-establishment of diplomatic ties between United States and Cuba Thursday, 2 July 2015, 17:13 Last update: about 12 years ago The Government of Malta has welcomed the re-establishment of diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba and the re-opening of Embassies in Washington and Havana after more than half a...
Inspector says Lynn Zahra intimidated him in public as he responded to her attempted burglary call Thursday, 2 July 2015, 16:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Neil Camilleri An Inspector today recounted in court how the partner of former Labour minister Joe Grima made false allegations about him and intimidated him in front of several people as he responded to an...
Eco-contribution on electrical and electronic equipment to be removed on 1 September Thursday, 2 July 2015, 16:18 Last update: about 12 years ago John Cordina The eco-contribution payable on electrical and electronic equipment is being removed as from 1 September, with the government aiming to phase out the eco-contribution on all products over a number of...
Man whose mother claimed police brutality on New Year’s Eve admits he lied, assaulted officers Thursday, 2 July 2015, 15:58 Last update: about 12 years ago Neil Camilleri A man whose mother had written to the Police Commissioner claiming that her son was beaten up by "thug" police officers in the back of their van has been handed a two-year jail term suspended for four...
KLM and Air Malta sign a code-share agreement, daily flights between Amsterdam and Malta Thursday, 2 July 2015, 15:38 Last update: about 12 years ago KLM and Air Malta have signed a code-share agreement whereby KLM will place its code and flight numbers on flights operated by Air Malta between Malta and Amsterdam. Starting with immediate...
Speaker Farrugia says Joe Mizzi’s T-shirt appearance in House due to family emergency Thursday, 2 July 2015, 15:18 Last update: about 12 years ago Speaker of the House of Representatives Anglu Farrugia today told The Malta Independent that Minister Joe Mizzi’s appearance in Parliament in a T-shirt was in no way a sign of disrespect to the...
Serial fraudster jailed 30 months after taking €3,400 for non-existent knee operation Thursday, 2 July 2015, 14:52 Last update: about 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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...