Question time turns into tit-for-tat between Prime Minister, Opposition Leader on IIP programme Monday, 15 June 2015, 18:40 Last update: about 12 years ago Almost all thirty minutes allocated to question time this evening were used up on a single parliamentary question, which saw Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil quabble...
Inflation rate in May 2015 is lowest one registered in 20 years - government Monday, 15 June 2015, 17:54 Last update: about 12 years ago In May 2015, the rate of inflation stood at 0.8% - one of the lowest rates registered by the National Statistics Office in twenty years. In a statement, the government said that during the...
Valletta Shopping Festival: shops to open till 9pm, bands to entertain Monday, 15 June 2015, 17:32 Last update: about 12 years ago The Valletta Shopping Festival was launched today at the Chamber of Commerce in Valletta. The Festival, running throughout this week till Saturday, is part of a holistic campaign to promote Valletta...
Updated: Another motorcyclist hospitalised following traffic accident in Qormi Monday, 15 June 2015, 17:28 Last update: about 12 years ago A motorcyclist has been hospitalised following an accident in Qormi this afternoon. The motorcyclist was driving a Honda Motorcyle when he crashed into a van, being driven by a 33-year-old man from...
Woman conditionally discharged for throwing perfume, tinned food at estranged husband Monday, 15 June 2015, 16:48 Last update: about 12 years ago Neil Camilleri A woman was conditionally discharged after damaging her estranged husband’s car by throwing a perfume bottle and canned food during an argument. The court heard how the couple argued on 28...
Serial criminal jailed for 18 months after bus driver catches him red handed stealing car stereo Monday, 15 June 2015, 16:03 Last update: about 12 years ago Neil Camilleri A 39-year-old man with a colourful police record was jailed for eighteen months after a bus driver caught him red handed stealing a stereo from his car. Lawrence Micallef passed his parked car...
Updated (2): ‘It’s political discrimination’- PN; Civil servants should be loyal - government Monday, 15 June 2015, 16:02 Last update: about 12 years ago Therese Bonnici The Nationalist Party today said that two of the civil servants who allegedly passed on information to former minister Tonio Fenech have been placed or forced leave or suspended. Addressing a...
Tunisian who beat his wife for calling him lazy changes plea to guilty, handed suspended sentence Monday, 15 June 2015, 15:02 Last update: about 12 years ago Neil Camilleri A Tunisian man who had previously denied beating up his wife was today handed a suspended sentence after changing his plea and admitting to the charges. The 31-year-old, whose name is not being...
Zebbug man who fell for online sexual predator trap arraigned, granted bail Monday, 15 June 2015, 14:06 Last update: about 12 years ago Neil Camilleri A 26-year-old who engaged in an online chat with who he thought was an underage girl with the aim of seeing her naked today was charged with attempting to participate in cybersex with underage...
Pensioner jailed 9 years for raping girl, 7, who went to his house to play with his cats Monday, 15 June 2015, 14:01 Last update: about 12 years ago Neil Camilleri A 68-year-old man today was jailed for nine years after a court found him guilty of raping a 7-year-old girl who visited his house frequently to see his cats. William Gatt, from St Paul’s...