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Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:05:00 +0100
Woman injured in motorcycle collision
A woman was grievously injured in a traffic collision between a car and a motorcycle on Thursday.   In a statement on Friday morning, the police said the incident happened at around 5.45 pm on Thursday.   Police said they had been ...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:42:00 +0100
Serbian fugitive to be extradited over drug offences
A fugitive criminal wanted by Serbian authorities to serve a prison sentence over a drug-related conviction will be extradited, a court has decided.   Mario Marjanov, a 29-year old holder of a Serbian passport and a Maltese residen...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:29:00 +0100
Monument to Joseph Howard, Malta's first prime minister, in Mdina
A monument commemorating Malta’s first prime minister, Joseph Howard, was unveiled in Mdina on Thursday night.   In a statement on Friday, the government said the Foundation for National Celebrations had commissioned the statue by...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:12:00 +0100
Former Times of Malta journalists win 11-year freedom of expression battle
An 11-year freedom of expression battle in the courts involving two former Times of Malta journalists has finally been brought to a close after Malta's State Advocate conceded the case before it was due to be heard by the European Co...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0100
Vince Muscat to testify in Maksar brothers' rights breach case
Self-confessed hitman Vincent Muscat will testify in a case filed by brothers Robert and Adrian Agius and their associate Jamie Vella, challenging the presidential pardon granted to him. Muscat has named the trio as suppliers of the ...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:50:00 +0100
New performance helps children weather the storm
A new devised theatre performance aims to show children that facing the ‘storm’ of anxiety is not always as scary as it seems. Produced by the TOI TOI Learning and Participation Programme through the Manoel Theatre, The Storm is ...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:48:00 +0100
Giving a future to our festas – Toni Bezzina
The COVID-19 pandemic seeped into every imaginable sector of our lives and rattled things as we have known them for a long time. This includes our cultural sector, in all its dimensions. An integral part of our country’s cultural h...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:19:00 +0100
Victoria Hotspurs and Oratory Youths win to move to safer waters
In the first two matches from the second round of the GFA Division One, Victoria Hotspurs and Oratory Youths both obtained victories against Sannat Lions and Xewkija Tigers respectively, to move away from the lower places in the stan...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0100
A president for all – Edward Zammit Lewis
In July 2020, the House of Representatives unanimously approved a series of substantial improvements to the Maltese constitutional system. The reforms included changes in the procedure for judicial appointments and discipline, along...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0100
Children with disability still face gaps
Children with autism and challenging behaviour still face difficulties in finding the full range of support they require. Two mothers tell Simonne Pace that we need better systems that better support vulnerable families. Noah, 11, wa...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0100
In search of a leader − Lawrence Zammit
The European Union is in search of a new leader. This was an issue I wrote about some weeks ago and matters appear to be coming to a head now. Germany has a Chancellor-elect to succeed Angela Merkel and, as expected, it is the social...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0100
Carrick to leave Manchester United after spell as caretaker manager
Michael Carrick announced on Thursday he will leave Manchester United after three games as caretaker manager. The former midfielder steadied the ship for the Red Devils after the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, taking four points fr...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:46:00 +0100
Biden opens winter battle against Covid-19
US President Joe Biden announced Thursday a winter campaign against Covid-19, with new testing requirements for travellers and a surge in vaccination efforts. Biden has brought steady leadership after the chaotic Donald Trump years, ...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:34:00 +0100
University Dean's article withdrawn over plagiarism claim
An article co-authored by the university’s Dean of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing Andrew Azzopardi has been removed from a journal on the basis of plagiarism. Saviour Formosa, associate professor in the Department of Criminology,...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:30:00 +0100
Malta Business Bureau and European partners launch SME knowledge hub
At a recent conference, the Malta Business Bureau (MBB) officially launched an online SME Hub to help strengthen the financial and digital skills of micro-entrepreneurs and enable them to widen their networks and internationalise. Th...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:21:00 +0100
Today's front pages - December 3, 2021
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Friday. Times of Malta leads its front page with a report on how four people are to be charged in connection with an incident where onlookers taunted a man to jump from a bas...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:10:00 +0100
Malta Institute of Accontants welcomes 222 new graduates
The Malta Institute of Accountants has formally welcomed 222 new accountants as members within its ranks, following the completion of their studies through the avenues provided by the University of Malta and the ACCA throughout the 2...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:10:00 +0100
Editorial: How to waste taxpayer millions
Most reasonable people expect their government to use the money they pay in taxes judiciously in the community’s interests. When taxpayers have to keep financing failed mega-projects they need to ask hard questions of their politic...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Man reported missing from drug rehabilitation centre
A 29-year old man has been reported missing.  In a statement on Friday morning, the police said that Alsagheer Mohamed Rajab Ali, a Libyan national, was missing.  Police released this photo of the missing man on Friday. The man is ...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 06:42:00 +0100
Announcements - December 3, 2021
Obituaries CAMILLERI. On November 24, at Mater Dei Hospital, JOE, of Birżebbuġa, passed away peacefully. He leaves to mourn his loss, his mother Voilet Camilleri widow of Paul Camilleri, of Birżebbuġa, his wife Shirley, his siste...



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