Times Of Malta
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:48:00 +0100Not enough after-work fast ferry trips for Gozitans working in Malta
Gozitans working in Malta are being left to wait for hours to return home because the current schedule offered by the two fast ferry companies are not providing sufficient trips between 5pm and 7pm.
In a statement, the Association fo...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:05:00 +0100Live blog: Election watch - day eight
Day eight of the electoral campaign is underway on Monday with both parties set to hold events to detail further pledges.
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Abela says property deal report is 'spin'
10.28am Labour leader Rober...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0100Next-generation Ford Ranger Raptor revealed with 284bhp V6
Ford has revealed the new Ranger Raptor, giving its performance pick-up truck more power and better off-road abilities.
The key update is the introduction of a new engine, with the 284bhp, 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine replacing the old...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 08:41:00 +0100Masked men carrying knife rob St Paul's Bay shop
A shop attendant was held at knifepoint by two masked men on Sunday night, the police said.
In a statement on Monday morning, the police said that the incident happened at around 12.45 am on St Paul’s Bay’s Triq Efesu.
Preli...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 08:19:00 +0100The regatta rower who just won't give up
Seven minutes. That’s the longest average time a rower will spend racing on the day of the traditional regatta after months of rigorous training.
“Ah those seven minutes. There is nothing like them. They are tough and you have ...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0100From the bench: 'Ex-parte' experts in criminal proceedings
Ordinary witnesses cannot express opinions in a court of law.
This rule emanates from article 650(1) of the Criminal Code.
Opinion evidence not tendered by court-appointed experts in criminal proceedings is rendered inadmissible simp...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0100The benefits of using estate agents and their services
In the past, estate agents have been regarded as ancillary in the whole buying and selling process by the public. This perception has slowly been changing over the past few years, but in order to completely overcome the obstacles pre...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 07:32:00 +0100Floriana greening project runs all the way to Castille
The timeframes for Floriana’s garden city project are to be announced in the coming weeks, following a ground-penetrating radar investigation that is being carried out along the whole stretch of St Anne Street.
The proposal has lat...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 07:27:00 +0100Burlò – February 28, 2022
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Mon, 28 Feb 2022 07:25:00 +0100‘This is the start’: Klopp eyes quadruple after Liverpool win League Cup
Jurgen Klopp challenged Liverpool to chase a historic quadruple after the Reds won the League Cup final in a dramatic penalty shoot-out against Chelsea on Sunday.
Klopp’s side clinched the first of the four major trophies they are ...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 07:21:00 +0100Hugs, tears as 'Fortress New Zealand' relaxes border
New Zealanders stranded overseas by the pandemic returned home to tears and hugs Monday as the country began dismantling some of the world's toughest COVID-related border restrictions.
At Auckland airport, relatives carrying signs su...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0100Peru missionary celebrates Mass at Għajnsielem
Fr Raymond Portelli, a Gozitan priest and doctor who has been a missionary in Iquitos, Peru, for more than 27 years, recently celebrated Mass at Għajnsielem parish church.
During the homily, Fr Portelli said his visit to Gozo really...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0100The interest rates dilemma - John Cassar White
Fast-rising inflation divides policymakers on the best way to deal with its effect. For too long, central bankers have been expected to take the decisions politicians should take to stimulate economic growth.
Ultra-light monetary pol...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:59:00 +0100Russia facing World Cup exile after ‘unacceptable’ FIFA plan
Russia’s future in the World Cup teetered on a knife-edge Monday after FIFA plans to allow them to play on neutral territory were dismissed as “unacceptable” by rivals, plunging the qualifying process for football’s showpiece...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:59:00 +0100Fake social media accounts aimed at Ukraine, says Meta
Pro-Russia groups are orchestrating misinformation campaigns on social media, using fake profiles or hacked accounts to paint Ukraine as a feeble pawn of Western duplicity, Meta said Sunday.
The cyber security team at the tech giant,...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:50:00 +0100Editorial: Politics in a world of make-believe
When political parties try to sell a world of make-believe, they risk losing credibility with a large section of the electorate that understands the economic challenges the country faces now and in the future.
As the election campa...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:50:00 +0100Letters to the editor - February 28, 2022
Grech can promise anything to everybody
If anyone had any lingering doubt as to Bernard Grech being unfit for purpose as opposition and PN leader, such doubts must surely have vanished when hearing Grech’s ultra-hysterical speech o...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:50:00 +0100May the common good prevail - Claudio Farrugia
President George Vella, in his address following the signing of the election writ, stated: “This choice is not about personal interests but, rather, about creating the greatest prosperity possible, for the benefit and well-being of...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:50:00 +0100Announcements - February 28, 2022
Obituaries
GATT. On February 26, at Casa San Paolo, Buġibba, MARIA CARMELA, known as Lena, aged 97, widow of Albert, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her children Maria and h...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:33:00 +0100Revealed: Abela pocketed €45,000 from deal with suspected criminal
Contracts and notarial deeds shed light on a controversial property deal between Prime Minister Robert Abela and a man at the centre of a police investigation into organised crime.
The deal netted Abela €45,000 but the timeline of ...