It is an interesting phenomenon that languages tend to infiltrate each other and odd words from one language find themselves being integrated into other languages. ‘Hello’, ‘goodbye’, and ‘thank you’ are some of the most ...

A total of 493 applications have been received by Air Malta for its voluntary employee transfer scheme, with 600 expected to be received by Friday's deadline, sources close to the airline have confirmed. The Air Malta scheme was mean...

Betty Davis, whose raw, pioneering brand of funk opened doors for generations of artists despite her brief but intense career, died Wednesday. She was 77 years old. “It is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of ...

Switzerland goes to the polls Sunday to decide whether animal and human testing should be banned -- a proposal that has triggered an outcry in a country heavily reliant on big pharma. Opinions suggest that the proposal by animal righ...

Kayden Lagana continued to establish himself as one of the rising stars in the game of tenpin bowling in Malta as the young bowler rolled his first perfect score of 300 pins in the Cisk Doubles League which was played at the Eden Sup...

Hibernians are going through a season to remember this year, making both the Knock-out and the shield finals as well as leading the standings after 12 games so far. Facing Caffe MOAK Luxol in today’s Shield final (tip-off: 13.30), ...

Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah’s convoy has been attacked in Tripoli as the interim leader was returning home, foreign media are reporting. Al Jazeera said the attack took place early on Thursday as the interim leader was...

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola is in Malta on an official visit, the first since she was elected to the role in January. Metsola, a Nationalist Party MEP, kicked off her visit in Malta with a meeting with President Geo...

Gudja United and Tarxien Rainbows booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Trophy with solid victories on Wednesday. Premier League side Gudja United, as expected, proved too strong for Swieqi United as they breezed to a comf...

Police and anti-vaccine protesters clashed on the grounds of New Zealand's parliament Thursday, with more than 120 arrested after demonstrators who camped outside the legislature for three days were ordered to move on. Activists chan...

Updated 10.10am Mika, the four-year-old Chow Chow who went missing on Sunday evening has been found after a family member returning from work spotted her in the Maghtab area. Speaking to Times of Malta on Thursday morning, Mika’s ...

January of this year recorded the killing of two young women – Paulina Dembska and Ashling Murphy. One in Malta, the other in Ireland.  They shared several things in common. Both were young, educated, well-liked and smart.  Both ...

Obituaries BORG. On February 8, at Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre, JOE, former Mayor of Mellieħa, aged 81, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his children Janet and Edwin, Chr...

The start of the year was extremely eventful for US equity markets. During the first week of January, share prices hit fresh record levels, thereby continuing the very positive momentum with double-digit gains during the past three y...

When the modern economic history of the country is written, historians will have to describe some of the failures in the management of public projects that have cost Maltese taxpayers dearly. These failures are all attributable to ma...

An El Salvadorian woman was freed from prison Wednesday, after the remaining 20 years of her 30-year sentence for having an abortion were commuted. "We celebrate Elsy's release from prison after 10 years behind bars," said Morena Her...

So, this newspaper approached Robert Abela to ask for his reply to Steward Health Care’s damning statements about his government and its predecessor. And Abela dealt with it by gaslighting the press. He couldn’t understand, he sa...

Half of Malta’s population believe the country’s elected politicians are corrupt and only 15% disagree, according to a survey by the University of Malta. The survey was carried out in January by the Faculty of Social Wellbeing, a...

The government’s recently announced €70 million cash grant of €100 and €200 cheques to students, workers and pensioners came under heavy criticism from the independent media. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana justified the hando...

We are into the fifth year since the horrible assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The wheels of justice are turning so slowly that some fear they might grind to a halt. Confused prosecution strategies and alienating l...