Gozitan construction tycoon Joseph Portelli may not be a saint, but in his hometown of Nadur he enjoys his own religious painting.   A likeness of Portelli, painted before 2019, caught the eye of passers-by in Nadur this week as it ...

Former Labour MP Jean Claude Micallef is vying to head a body representing top-flight football clubs, running against his old boss former prime minister Joseph Muscat.     Announcing the move on Facebook, Micallef appeared to take ...

These are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Saturday morning.  Times of Malta leads with a report on a new Housing Authority paper that warns youths are being priced out of the property market - suggesting Gozo could offer ...

Two people were killed and 14 others wounded, several seriously, in shootings near bars in central Oslo, Norwegian police said Saturday. Police said a suspect had been arrested following the shootings, which occurred around 1 am in t...

Young people are being priced out of the property market, a paper published by the Housing Authority has warned, suggesting Gozo could offer a cheaper alternative.   The paper concluded that “housing, be it rental or purchase, i...

The police are expected to drop criminal charges filed against two senior government officials over health and safety breaches at the Gozo courthouse. This follows the justice ministry paying a fine of €1,500 and doing a programme ...

Two torpedoes hitting PN Two political torpedoes have hit the PN within a few days. The first one is the latest “battle” within the PN’s civil war which has been ongoing since Adrian Delia made it known that he would be contest...

The findings of a magisterial inquiry and the documents forming part of it are not readily accessible to the public. By law, the procès-verbal can only be inspected and copies distributed at the discretion of the attorney general. H...

In its editorial of June 14, this newspaper questioned whether there is a “smell of dead cat at the opera house”, symptomatic of “another example of the government’s missteps with regard to the whole culture sector”. I coul...

The Commission on Gender-Based-Violence and Domestic Violence is leading an online campaign to raise awareness and educate the public about what constitutes sexual abuse and violence and how these can be prevented and handled when th...

Obituaries AQUILINA. On June 24, Sr ANTONIA, aged 91, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her great loss the congregation of the Sisters of St Dorothy, her beloved nephews and nieces and ...

After conceding their first league defeat at the hands of San Ġiljan, Sliema picked expected spoils at the expense of Birżebbuġa in the first series of crossovers. Likewise, in the other crossover match, there was nothing Exiles ...

Former US president Donald Trump on Friday said "God made the decision" to end the national right to abortion after the Supreme Court overturned nearly five decades of settled law. "This is following the Constitution, and giving righ...

The European Commission called Friday on the members of the aviation sector to join an alliance to prepare for the advent of carbon-neutral aircraft. It envisages the Alliance for Zero Emission Aviation alliance including representat...

The Planning Commission has approved an application for a deer farm on land outside the development zone near Mġarr, after the applicants dropped their original proposal for a slaughterhouse on site. The commission voted against th...

Former Manchester United and England star Wayne Rooney has resigned as manager of troubled Derby as the club prepare for their first season in the third tier for 36 years. Rooney was unable to keep Derby in the Championship last sea...

Xewkija celebrates the feast of St John the Baptist on Sunday, June 26. Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma will lead a Pontifical Mass at 9am. Fr Mario Attard, OFM Cap. will deliver the panegyric. The Missa Papa Giovanni XXIII, by Mro Joseph Ve...

Swedish veteran Sarah Sjostrom surged to her fourth straight world title in the women’s 50m butterfly in Budapest on Friday. In the night’s second final, Ben Proud claimed Britain’s first gold of the championships as he grabbed...

The issue of a sewage overflow which caused a “nauseating stench” for Sliema residents was resolved on Thursday evening but the situation is still being monitored. Last week, the health authorities banned swimming in part of the ...

Updated US lawmakers broke a decades-long stalemate on firearms control Friday, passing the first major safety regulations in almost 30 years, less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court bolstered the right to bear arms. Gun regulatio...