Malta Today
Thu,23 Dec 2021 10:32:05 +0100 Woman who fell down shaft two weeks ago dies in hospital
The 66-year-old woman fell a one-storey height at her residence in Nadur on 8 December
Thu,23 Dec 2021 10:18:06 +0100 Health minister to announce new COVID measures
Health Minister Chris Fearne and Public Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci to address press conference at 11:30 am
Thu,23 Dec 2021 09:44:43 +0100 Understanding the US travel ban on Schembri-Mizzi and how it hurts Malta
No more Disneyland for Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi...
Thu,23 Dec 2021 08:58:49 +0100 US travel ban on Keith Schembri and Yorgen Fenech threatens jobs of workers they employ, Jason Azzopardi warns
Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi claims US travel ban on Keith Schembri, Konrad Mizzi and Yorgen Fenech poses a threat to workers employed by companies they own
Thu,23 Dec 2021 07:45:48 +0100 Three hospitalised in Mosta traffic accident
Two men and a woman were hospitalised after a car crash in Mosta on Wednesday
Thu,23 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0100 Putting ‘Christ’ back into Christmas (but leaving migrants out at sea)
As for their geometric configuration: it is certainly no coincidence that all human civilisations, in one way or another, have always recognized the circle as a symbol for ‘eternity’… and, well, what do you know?
Wed,22 Dec 2021 20:38:44 +0100 70 people stranded in Maltese search and rescue zone
Two boats carrying 30 and 40 people respectively are in distress in Malta's SAR zone
Wed,22 Dec 2021 20:12:38 +0100 COVID-19 measures were always balanced, Prime Minister says
Prime Minister Robert Abela denies having a “two weights, two measures” approach during the COVID-19 pandemic
Wed,22 Dec 2021 19:16:01 +0100 ‘Hugely irresponsible’: Bernard Grech hits out at government’s COVID handling
Grech urges government to be more transparent and honest on the COVID-19 situation after Malta recorded 582 new cases in one day
Wed,22 Dec 2021 18:57:52 +0100 Man jailed for staging his own kidnap after surprise courtroom admission
The man staged his own kidnap just four days after finishing a three-year prison sentence
Wed,22 Dec 2021 17:07:45 +0100 Health Minister shoots down Charmaine Gauci resignation rumours
Chris Fearne says rising COVID-19 numbers were expected although no Omicron cases are yet confirmed in Malta • Booster to be offered to over-18s soon
Wed,22 Dec 2021 16:52:13 +0100 ‘People aboard are traumatised’: 200 migrants await safe port as Malta turns a blind eye
Three patients had to be evacuated by the Italian coastguard, leaving 216 people in need of a safe port
Wed,22 Dec 2021 16:46:56 +0100 President self-isolating after contact with COVID positive person
President George Vella and wife Miriam have tested negative for COVID-19 but are self-isolating as a precaution after contact with an individual who tested positive
Wed,22 Dec 2021 16:13:24 +0100 Employers want stricter COVID-19 measures, warning of economic slowdown
Malta Employers Association call for public health policies to prevent dense public gatherings
Wed,22 Dec 2021 16:01:45 +0100 Police bodycams were switched off during Aidan Bartolo arrest in Mellieha, court hears
An incident in which armed police officers opened fire on a motorist who allegedly tried to run them over was not captured by the officers’ bodycams as they had been switched off for tactical reasons, a court has been told by police officers i...
Wed,22 Dec 2021 15:18:08 +0100 Prison sentence over fake documents slashed to probation
A six-month prison sentence for immigration documents falsification, reduced to probation for two youths, after appeal
Wed,22 Dec 2021 14:37:32 +0100 Americans bar entry to US to Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi for ‘corrupt acts’
Unprecedented travel sanctions from US government’s OFAC on former Labour top brass
Wed,22 Dec 2021 14:02:11 +0100 Justyne Caruana resigns over Bogdanovic scandal, will not run for 2022 elections
Education minister Justyne Caruana has resigned over an ethics breach that found she gifted her partner a €15,000 contract by direct order • Caruana announces she will challenge Standards Commissioner report
Wed,22 Dec 2021 13:30:09 +0100 Minister broke law with ‘illegitimate’ Book Council, former chairman’s judicial protest
Former National Book Council chairman Mark Camilleri files judicial protest alleging education minister and permanent secretary broke law in appointing a new council
Wed,22 Dec 2021 12:32:06 +0100 COVID alarm as new cases hit record 582, two deaths registered
COVID-19 update 22 December | 582 new cases • 94 recoveries • 2,991 active cases • 47 patients in hospital, 4 in ITU • Vaccine booster doses 177,989 • 2 deaths for a total of 473