Malta Today
Mon,16 Aug 2021 10:49:54 +0200 Taliban take Afghanistan, chaotic scenes at Kabul airport
The Taliban are back in control, 20 years after they were ousted from power in Afghanistan by a US-led military coalition
Mon,16 Aug 2021 06:30:00 +0200 Malta’s climate got 1.4°C hotter over last century
Air temperatures saw a 1.4°C heat increase, but sea temperatures increased by almost 2°C in just 50 years
Mon,16 Aug 2021 06:30:00 +0200 No need to go to Dubai, because Dubai is here
Climate change is no longer some far-off possibility in the hazy future – the climate HAS changed and it is very much our present-day reality
Mon,16 Aug 2021 06:30:00 +0200 So in the end, the ‘glorious PN’ destroys itself… over an online poll
Gozo candidate Alex Borg even went as far as to demand that the PN ‘dissociate itself’ from CSN… AND Repubblika… AND ‘other NGOs’… thereby automatically firing the starter pistol for the Nationalist equiv...
Sun,15 Aug 2021 17:29:49 +0200 Marsaskala marina: PN local councillors present motion for plans to be withdrawn
Nationalist Party councillors in Marsaskala have tabled a motion asking for the complete withdrawal of a government tender for a yacht marina concession in the locality that has residents up in arms
Sun,15 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0200 €500,000 FIAU fine for money transfer firm Sendvalu
The FIAU says Sendvalu failed to undertake appropriate enhanced due diligence measures in instances clearly posing a high money laundering risk
Sun,15 Aug 2021 15:37:51 +0200 Man in Żabbar assault granted bail
Man charged with assault and injuring another is granted bail as court issues protection order for victim
Sun,15 Aug 2021 15:27:22 +0200 False vaccine certificate costs woman €600 fine
A woman caught using a fake COVID-19 vaccine certificate admitted to the charges in court
Sun,15 Aug 2021 14:53:50 +0200 Floriana FC condemns supporter's racist abuse on Santa Lucia goalkeeper
Floriana FC takes strong stand against supporter who racially abused a rival team’s black goalkeeper in their opening match of the Premier League
Sun,15 Aug 2021 13:05:18 +0200 COVID-19: New cases drop, average age of infected is 42
15 August COVID-19 update | 51 new cases • 100 recoveries • 647 active cases • 3,290 swab tests in past 24 hours • 38 patients in hospital, 5 in ITU • Fully vaccinated residents at 404,679 • Total deaths at 430
Sun,15 Aug 2021 12:04:00 +0200 Patients experiencing 10-hour waits at hospital emergency
Hospital emergency workers say COVID-19 protocols that worked well when patient numbers were low are now causing lengthy waiting times at emergency when numbers have climbed
Sun,15 Aug 2021 11:20:29 +0200 Taliban on cusp of taking back control in Afghanistan
Taliban at the doors of Kabul as they reclaim Afghanistan 20 years after US-led coalition forces drove them out of power
Sun,15 Aug 2021 10:10:47 +0200 Updated | Two charged with cocaine trafficking, denied bail
Tip-off leads police to arrest two men caught trafficking cocaine in Valletta • Men denied bail, remanded in custody
Sun,15 Aug 2021 08:47:06 +0200 UĦM condemns attack against Gozo Channel official
After Gozo Channel employee is assaulted by motorist, UĦM notes that a culture of impunity will persist unless drastic steps are taken to cull such conduct
Sun,15 Aug 2021 08:30:00 +0200 Overdevelopment: the elephant in the room
It is hard to shake off the notion that a public garden in Mosta, much needed though it is, is at the end of the day a bit of eye-candy in a village that is facing a massive development onslaught
Sun,15 Aug 2021 08:30:00 +0200 Clients despair over cash held up by COVID victim’s widow
Clients of notary Ivan Barbara are facing a wall of silence over cash they entrusted him with after signing promise-of-sale agreements
Sun,15 Aug 2021 06:30:00 +0200 Updated | Anger in Marsaskala over massive yacht marina plans, council calls urgent meeting
Plans released by Transport Malta for the creation of a massive yacht marina in Marsaskala creek have been met with anger • Council to meet on Monday
Sat,14 Aug 2021 14:16:13 +0200 No Marsascala marina before proper impact assessments and consultation, PN says
PN says it would conduct full environmental and economic impact assessments, and consult with stakeholders first
Sat,14 Aug 2021 13:19:31 +0200 ADPD proposes carbon neutrality obligations for all new construction
With an eye on the UN's Code Red for humanity, with Malta most vulnerable to cathostrophic repercussions due to climate change, ADPD calls for all new development to be carbon neutral
Sat,14 Aug 2021 12:34:24 +0200 COVID-19: 94 new cases, 1 death recorded
14 August COVID-19 update | 94 new cases • 696 active cases • 3,598 swab tests in past 24 hours • 38 patients in hospital, 4 in ITU • Fully vaccinated residents at 404,213 • Total deaths at 430