Times Of Malta
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:13:00 +0100Richard Rogers, British architect behind Pompidou Centre, dies aged 88
British architect Richard Rogers, known for designing some of the world's most famous buildings including Paris' Pompidou Centre, has died aged 88, his publicist said Sunday.
Rogers, who changed the London skyline with distinctive cr...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 09:27:00 +0100Drivers protest forces ASMK’s Demolition Derby postponement
The Assocjazzjoni Sport Muturi and Karozzi (ASMK) was forced to postpone this year’s Demolition Derby following a protest from a group of drivers after one of the participants was ruled out of the race as he failed to pass the Sc...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 09:26:00 +0100Two hurt in separate accidents
A man was injured when he fell off a ladder and another was hit by a car in separate accidents on Monday afternoon, the police said on Tuesday.
The police said a 36-year-old Romanian man fell off a ladder while working at Ħal Far in...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 08:53:00 +0100Surviving and adapting during the pandemic
A collective exhibition revolving around the pandemic is currently being held at the Malta Enterprise (ME) premises in Pietà (alongside St Luke's Hospital).
Titled Pandemic: Survival, Art and New Action, it features 71 artworks that...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 08:41:00 +0100State Advocate: I did not sign appeal against phone data decision
Updated 9.45am
State Advocate Chris Soler has made it clear that he did not sign an appeal filed seeking to deny Yorgen Fenech access to Keith Schembri’s phone data.
Soler was found in contempt of court by Mr Justice Lawrence Min...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 08:32:00 +0100Needy children to get presents for Christmas thanks to people's generosity
Thousands of Christmas presents dropped off by wellwishers around the Christmas Tree on Castille Square are being distributed to needy children.
The initiative - called Give a Gift with Love - was coordinated by Lydia Abela, wife of ...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 08:14:00 +0100‘I lost my freedom because I grew four cannabis plants at home’
In 2007, Kevin Bellotti was sentenced to prison and fined thousands. Before going to jail, he had spent years signing a bail book every day at a police station and living under a 10pm curfew.
His crime? Growing four cannabis plants a...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:58:00 +0100BUPA Luxol break their duck with win over Mellieħa Libertas Spalding
Match Day seven led to very close games with some interesting results. BUPA Luxol finally managed to register their first league win after beating Mellieħa Libertas Spalding whilst Depiro overcame Gżira Athleta’s firm resistance ...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:39:00 +0100Nicky Gauci places 22nd in Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in Bahrain
The Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals was held between December 11 and 18 at the Bahrain International Circuit. The Grand Finals is where the championship winners of 66 nations meet and Nicky Gauci represented Malta.
A total of 378 ...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:03:00 +0100MPs may not get to discuss Justyne Caruana report for weeks
Speaker Anġlu Farrugia is proposing MPs discuss the findings of a damning investigation into Education Minister Justyne Caruana not before at least three more weeks.
The delay, until at least January 10, 2022, will mean that Caruana...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0100As inflation surges, ECB starts step-by-step stimulus exit
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) judges that the progress on economic recovery and towards its medium-term inflation target permits a step-by-step reduction in the pace of its asset purchases over the coming q...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0100Appreciation − Michael Mallia
Tuscany is beautiful. Michael loved it. I enjoyed it, especially in the enlightening company of my friend. Together we spent many happy days soaking in the culture of the environment and savouring the excellent produce of imaginati...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:51:00 +0100Death toll from Haiti truck explosion rises to 90
More than a dozen people severely injured in a gas truck explosion last week have died, raising the total number of deaths to 90, the deputy mayor of Cap-Haitien, the city in Haiti where the tragedy occurred, said Monday.
The count...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:40:00 +0100Today's front pages - December 21, 2021
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Tuesday.
Times of Malta and The Malta Independent lead with the resignation of Labour MP Silvio Grixti after a police investigation of potentially fraudulent certificates.
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:34:00 +0100Announcements - December 21, 2021
Obituaries
AVELLINO. On December 20, at her residence, ĠUŻA, of Vittoriosa, aged 90, passed away peacefully, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss, her children Marian and her husband Alfred Zaffarese,...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:34:00 +0100Stop skirting orders, judge tells MCAST and education ministry
A judge has warned MCAST and the education ministry not to continue “playing with words” in an effort to thwart a court order which banned them from demoting a lecturer who questioned teaching methods.
Madam Justice Joanne Vella ...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:30:00 +0100Their master’s voice – Tonio Borg
It is now official. Every household can cultivate four cannabis plants. They do not need to be kept away from the sight of children and minors so long as they cannot be seen from outside.
Besides, within a residence, one can keep up ...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:30:00 +0100The Baby Jesus war – Carl Scerri
The procession with Baby Jesus is a staple of the traditional Maltese Christmas. The papier-mâché statue is brought out, cleaned up, put on its pedestal and taken around our villages, accompanied by the lantern-carrying children an...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:30:00 +0100Letters to the editor - December 21, 2022
Farming for the environment
It does not make sense to say that Malta can have food security by relying on farming in Malta. It never was that we could produce all our own food even in the time of the Knights. We need to import our gr...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:30:00 +0100A decent and humane prison
When the report of the inquiry into prison operations was published at the end of last week, it was also announced that controversial retired army colonel Alex Dalli will not be reappointed director of Corradino Correctional Facility...