Malta Today
Sat,08 Jan 2022 09:29:41 +0100 Sarah Demicoli: ‘My worst habit is falling asleep halfway through a movie’
Athlete Sarah Demicoli tells all in our Q&A
Sat,08 Jan 2022 08:47:02 +0100 Employers want right to request vaccination status for quarantined employees
Chamber: impossible for employers to deduce length of quarantine of employees unless they are shownpositive test result or vaccination status of employees and household member who is COVID-positive
Fri,07 Jan 2022 18:34:17 +0100 Victor Calvagna’s funeral to be held on 12 January
Beloved Victor Calvagna’s funeral will be held at Mosta church on 12 January and celebration will be broadcast live on social media
Fri,07 Jan 2022 14:24:05 +0100 Developers lobby files objection to Marsaxlokk FC project
MDA insists the application should not be approved while appealing to the football club to withdraw it
Fri,07 Jan 2022 13:12:35 +0100 Law students petition university faculty to hold January exams online
Law student organisations GħSL, Elsa Malta and student representives write to the Faculty of Laws at the University of Malta calling for exams to be held online in view of the surge in COVID-19 cases
Fri,07 Jan 2022 13:00:49 +0100 Consumer watchdog recalls swathe of children's toys
Some of the toys contain small parts that can be swallowed and block the child’s flow of air, while others use prohibited chemicals for consumer products
Fri,07 Jan 2022 12:46:46 +0100 Malta's low vaccine hesitancy, efficient planning contributed to success of COVID inoculation drive
A report that analysed Malta's COVID-19 vaccine rollout during the third wave last year finds that low vaccine hesitancy and efficient planning contributed to the successful roll-out of the vaccine, placing Malta in Europe's top tier
Fri,07 Jan 2022 12:34:10 +0100 COVID-19: 86-year-old woman passes away, hospitalisations up to 123
7 January COVID-19 update | 786 new cases • 14,962 active cases • 123 patients in hospital, seven in ITU • vaccine booster doses 261,838 • Total deaths 485
Fri,07 Jan 2022 12:00:01 +0100 What are the new quarantine rules that came into force in January 2022?
As government updates its quarantine policy, we review the new measures that come into force on 3 January 2022
Fri,07 Jan 2022 10:12:01 +0100 Burglar, extradited from Spain to Malta over 2015 break-in, jailed for 21 months
Police had issued a European Arrest Warrant, leading to him being arrested in Spain last November
Fri,07 Jan 2022 09:54:32 +0100 Police union invites Attorney General to ‘next gun fight’ after ‘disappointing’ HSBC heist plea bargain
The Malta Police Union takes umbrage at the Attorney General’s decision to drop homicide charge in the plea bargain agreement reached with HSBC heist suspect Daren Debono
Fri,07 Jan 2022 09:14:05 +0100 Priest who said ‘being gay is worse than possession’ to be charged with online hate speech
Police will prosecute right-wing Catholic cleric David Muscat over online hate speech in January
Thu,06 Jan 2022 19:45:36 +0100 Archbishop issues formal warning against Fr David Muscat
Archbishop instructs Fr David Muscat to delete his Facebook post saying being gay is worse than being possessed
Thu,06 Jan 2022 18:47:28 +0100 David Thake sues One TV for libel over unpaid VAT story
One TV ran a story suggesting the MP only paid his due taxes after he was caught with pending VAT bills
Thu,06 Jan 2022 18:20:29 +0100 Animal Welfare Commissioner wants tight breeding controls on pit bulls and bully breeds
End of year report for 2021 by Commissioner for Animal Welfare says breeding should be tightly controlled through legal amendments
Thu,06 Jan 2022 18:16:29 +0100 Academics call for more inclusion in schools following priest’s homophobic remarks
Condemnation for Fr David Muscat’s homophobic remarks continue to pour in with the University of Malta’s Department for Inclusion at the Education Faculty saying comments incite hatred
Thu,06 Jan 2022 17:16:16 +0100 Cruise ship skips Valletta stopover, 28 passengers to be flown to Malta
MSC Cruises confirms its ship has skipped its Valletta stopover despite having no positive cases of COVID-19 on board
Thu,06 Jan 2022 16:28:12 +0100 PN says ‘nothing’ done to improve tourism infrastructure, calls for COVID wage supplement extension
Nationalist Party Deputy Leader Robert Arrigo reiterates calls for the COVID wage supplement to be extended until March
Thu,06 Jan 2022 15:19:49 +0100 LGBTIQ Christian group hits out at 'morally wrong and unacceptable' homophobic comments by priest
Drachma, a group representing LGBTIQ Christians, says Fr David Muscat's disparaging comments on gay people were 'morally wrong and unacceptable'
Thu,06 Jan 2022 14:49:43 +0100 Attorney General asked to explain why plea bargain deal was reached with HSBC heist suspect
Nationalist Party join Repubblika in call for Attorney General to give public an explanation as to why she agreed to a plea bargain with one of the HSBC heist suspects and hopes this could lead to new evidence on the case