Priest accused of sexual abuse sends SMS to friends, asks them to pray and says God will win Monday, 3 November 2014, 15:43 Last update: about 12 years ago Father Charles Fenech, the Dominican friar accused of sexually abusing a number of women, has sent an SMS to several people on his contacts list and insisted he is innocent, TVM is reporting. The full...
Updated: Qormi flood relief project ready, deputy mayor says councillors were not invited Monday, 3 November 2014, 14:47 Last update: about 12 years ago An important phase of the flood relief project, specifically the component in Qormi has been completed in the past few days, at a cost of €4.7 million. The entire project is set to be...
Labour government should come clean with Air Malta employees, Nationalist Party says; PL reacts Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 12:25 Last update: about 12 years ago Duncan Barry Shadow minister for tourism Robert Arrigo has urged the government to come clean with Air Malta employees and the public in general and reply to concerns being raised, most particularly if Air Malta...
Baby violently shaken and hurled in cot 'likely to suffer developmental retardation', court hears Monday, 27 October 2014, 12:23 Last update: about 12 years ago John Cordina A baby girl who was allegedly violently shaken and hurled into her cot by her mother's boyfriend last month is likely to suffer from developmental retardation as a result of the injuries suffered, a...
Gozo General Hospital is still left without carers - MUMN, more directives to be issued Monday, 27 October 2014, 11:10 Last update: about 12 years ago Although MUMN has issued several memos regarding the lack of carers in Gozo General Hospital, the Health Division has still not addressed the situation which is affecting the service to the patients...
Court orders continuation of claim for compensation for clerical sex abuse victims Friday, 24 October 2014, 12:29 Last update: about 12 years ago Duncan Barry A court, presided by Mr Justice Joseph Micallef, ordered the continuation of a civil claim for compensation filed by 10 individuals who suffered sexual abuse by priests. The court turned down the...
Magistrate fines Police Commissioner €300 for contempt of court in libel case; Ray Zammit reacts Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 14:53 Last update: about 12 years ago Duncan Barry Magistrate Francesco Depasquale this morning fined Acting Police Commissioner Ray Zammit €300 after finding him guilty of being in contempt of court when he failed to turn up for a sitting. The...
Police confirm body found in Qormi is of missing man Francis Cauchi; no signs of violence Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 12:51 Last update: about 12 years ago Neil Camilleri The police confirmed today that the badly decomposed body found yesterday in a valley between Luqa and Qormi belongs to Francis Cauchi, 54, who had been missing for more than a month. The grim...
Veteran broadcaster Manni Spiteri, former head of PBS, dies at 79 Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 12:45 Last update: about 12 years ago Veteran broadcaster Manni Spiteri died on Tuesday evening, aged 79. Mr Spiteri passed away in a small studio he had built in his house, where he still recorded programmes for radio. Mr...
Migrant hospitalised following argument at Hal Far detention centre Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 12:44 Last update: about 12 years ago One migrant was hospitalised, following an argument at the detention centre in Hal Far this morning. Police are currently on the scene, investigating what caused the injury. The migrant was...