Malta Today
Tue,16 Aug 2022 10:32:55 +0200 [WATCH] The Maltese festa dissected on Xtra Sajf
Xtra Sajf on TVM News Plus | Doctor and pyrotechnic licensee Godfrey Farrugia and historian Mario Coleiro discuss the challenges and evolution of Maltese feasts
Tue,16 Aug 2022 10:21:05 +0200 Mgr Philip Calleja who dedicated his life for migrants, dies aged 93
He founded the Migrants Commission in 1950 and built Dar L-Emigrant in 1971
Tue,16 Aug 2022 08:28:50 +0200 Transport Malta officers will soon be allowed to enforce rental scooter illegalities
Kick scooters, a convenient and fast way for individual commuters to travel around busy Maltese towns, are turning into ‘something people hate’ because of the unruly manner in which they block pavements and with which they are used by it...
Tue,16 Aug 2022 08:21:56 +0200 A meat tax is probably inevitable – here’s how it could work | Cameron Hepburn, Franziska Funke
The average retail price for meat in high-income countries would need to increase by 35%-56% for beef, 25% for poultry, and 19% for lamb and pork to reflect the environmental costs of their production
Tue,16 Aug 2022 08:19:26 +0200 If Frank Psaila is a ‘turncoat’… who the heck isn’t?
So if that makes Frank Psaila a ‘turncoat’ – even though he had no more reason to feel ‘allegiance’ to the PN, than you yourself did, to the company you ‘deserted’ when you last changed job – sorry, bu...
Tue,16 Aug 2022 08:13:53 +0200 Football, builders and religion: lobbying rules to cure the Maltese malaise
An OSCE report endorsing transparency rules by the Standards Commissioner goes a step further in addressing revolving doors, the role of consultants and a legislative footprint for the trail of lobbying on laws
Mon,15 Aug 2022 17:49:43 +0200 Man arrested after injuring police man and allegedly stealing several items
A watch, three mobile phones, and a catholic pyx were discovered after police searched the man in custody
Mon,15 Aug 2022 16:50:09 +0200 Tunisian ship captain to be charged in court over illegal fishing
Police arrested the man on Monday morning as the fisheries department seized approximately 500kg of fish and fishing equipment
Mon,15 Aug 2022 15:50:11 +0200 Park rangers warn of sea vessels speeding near divers at Ċirkewwa
Legal action will be taken, the HPF Ranger Unit says
Mon,15 Aug 2022 14:24:38 +0200 Hindu group wants subsidies for overseas cremation or space for traditional open pyres in Malta
A working crematorium in Malta is a long way off, forcing Hindus to cremate their loved ones abroad or bury them locally against their beliefs
Mon,15 Aug 2022 10:35:32 +0200 Bolt testing new mechanism to discourage multiple people riding single scooter
The weight-based mechanism will identify tandem riding, or the practice of having two or more people riding a scooter together
Mon,15 Aug 2022 09:54:50 +0200 Man injured after falling from balcony in St Paul’s Bay
The man fell from the balcony after the railing gave way
Mon,15 Aug 2022 09:40:33 +0200 Two hospitalised after fight breaks out in Birkirkara
A 38-year-old man and 48-year-old woman were assaulted after a fight broke out between a wider group of people
Mon,15 Aug 2022 06:30:00 +0200 A warped sense of sympathy: why do we feel sorry for the culprit?
When a 23-year-old driver was charged with killing Antoine Degabriele in a hit-and-run, there was a decided shift from feeling sorry for the victim, to people feeling sorry for the culprit
Mon,15 Aug 2022 06:30:00 +0200 There is hope after all
Graffiti’s show of force at Blue Lagoon is a reaction to decades of treating the Blue Lagoon as a postcard destination when in fact it is a veritable latrine, serving locals and foreigners alike but offering a small group of Gozitans and Malte...
Mon,15 Aug 2022 06:00:00 +0200 Study hopes to uncover social factors leading to risky sexual behaviour
Malta’s GU clinic at Mater Dei Hospital has experienced a progressive increase in clinic attendances, with over 6,400 persons attending in 2019, 64% of whom were male
Sun,14 Aug 2022 16:53:36 +0200 Santa Marija horse race organisers deplore time restriction on races
As animal welfare authorities ordered the halving of the time allocated for the races, the Leone Philharmonic Society says this puts the tradition at risk
Sun,14 Aug 2022 15:27:01 +0200 Maltese weightlifter Tenishia Thornton wins three gold medals at European Junior Championships
The 16-year-old's best lifts include 80kg in the Snatch and 96kg in the Clean and Jerk
Sun,14 Aug 2022 13:45:22 +0200 Alfred Sant slams Gozo tunnel and airport projects, says island is losing its charm
The Labour MEP and former prime minister says the airport project should have been discarded altogether
Sun,14 Aug 2022 12:10:20 +0200 The Voice Kids Now Filming at Teatru Manoel
The children’s version of the popular TV series franchise The Voice is recording at Malta’s national theatre and features three of the island’s top singers as judges