Malta Today
Fri,21 Jan 2022 18:36:16 +0100 PA approves permit for passport-funded National Football Centre in Ta’ Qali
Facility will serve as home of MFA’s development arm and for sports tourism, and is funded by the National Development and Social Fund
Fri,21 Jan 2022 17:05:33 +0100 Court overturns woman’s €3,000 fine: Wardens have no power to enforce COVID quarantine laws
A magistrate has ruled that existing legislation does not empower wardens to enforce COVID-19 quarantine rules
Fri,21 Jan 2022 16:19:23 +0100 Joseph Muscat evasive on claims his Accutor contract was worth €540,000
Joseph Muscat says his contract with Accutor was ‘open ended’ and both sides had the option to terminate it • Matthew Caruana Galizia claims payments to Muscat stopped when UBS closed Accutor’s accounts
Fri,21 Jan 2022 16:04:35 +0100 President meets with cannabis authority members, insists on dialogue with critics of the Bill
President George Vella urges members of the Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis to maintain ongoing dialogue with those who have expressed serious concerns about the law
Fri,21 Jan 2022 14:57:06 +0100 Jeweller tells court thieves 'cleaned out' his office in €400,000 October burglary
Magistrate releases accused from arrest against €2500 deposit and €10,000 guarantee
Fri,21 Jan 2022 14:53:11 +0100 Birkirkara tow-truck driver accused of towing cars and selling them as scrap
The 58-year-old would steal cars with his personal tow-truck and sell them as scrap metal and parts
Fri,21 Jan 2022 14:11:05 +0100 Żabbar man admits to robbing elderly women in his hometown
The man is accused of theft aggravated by violence, slightly injuring an elderly victim, and recidivism
Fri,21 Jan 2022 13:35:22 +0100 Man charged after 150 packets of cocaine found in Balzan
A “considerable“ amount of drugs had been found in the accused’s possession, but the court was not given a precise weight
Fri,21 Jan 2022 12:33:30 +0100 COVID-19: 306 new cases registered as one person dies
21 January COVID-19 update | 306 new cases • 7,941 active cases • 99 patients in hospital, seven in ITU • vaccine booster doses 315,683 • Total deaths 521
Fri,21 Jan 2022 11:31:12 +0100 MEPs push for right to abortion to be enshrined in EU Charter
MEPs hold plenary debate calling for right to abortion to be included in EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Fri,21 Jan 2022 11:00:35 +0100 Labour MEP Alex Agius Saliba gets Politico thumbs-up in 2022 ‘influencers’ list
Politico lists Alex Agius Saliba as one of its influential politicians to watch in 2022
Fri,21 Jan 2022 10:13:29 +0100 Daren Debono it-Topo to testify against Vince Muscat il-Kohhu next Friday
Jailed bank robber Daren Debono will testify against Vincent Muscat next Friday after he is released from quarantine
Fri,21 Jan 2022 09:30:00 +0100 Dembska murder: Accused told police his mind was a 'cooker' and received ‘frequencies’
Abner Aquilina told police he compared himself to the protagonist of ‘A Clockwork Orange’ • Accused attacked two men before proceeding to rape and kill Paulina Dembska
Fri,21 Jan 2022 08:49:24 +0100 Mediterranean stuffed sea bass
Chef Alain James Grech's amazingly tender Mediterranean flavoured oven baked stuffed sea bass recipe for the seafood lovers
Fri,21 Jan 2022 07:26:21 +0100 ERA go-ahead for Marsaxlokk council offices
ERA gives go-ahead for Marsaxlokk council offices earmarked inside school garden
Fri,21 Jan 2022 07:25:37 +0100 Refusal recomended for nine-storey Birzebbugia hotel
The Planning Authority’s case officer is calling on the PA’s planning commission to refuse the addition of two storeys to a seven-storey hotel approved in 2020, requested by the tuna farming magnate Charles Azzopardi
Fri,21 Jan 2022 07:25:11 +0100 My essentials: Chantelle Micallef Grimaud’s cultural picks
No 15 | 30, Freelance Performer and Creative
Fri,21 Jan 2022 07:25:00 +0100 Portelli behind major Birkirkara development on GO exchange
Another major commercial and residential development is in the pipeline on the site of a former GO exchange building in Psaila Street, Birkirkara, which has been closed for the past year
Fri,21 Jan 2022 07:24:35 +0100 Malta has third lowest death rate from preventable diseases
But deaths from diabetes and ischaemic heart disease higher than in EU average with Malta’s high obesity rate
Fri,21 Jan 2022 07:24:35 +0100 Malta has third lowest death rate from preventable diseases
But deaths from diabetes and ischaemic heart disease higher than in EU average with Malta’s high obesity rate