Malta Today

Sat,29 Nov 2025 10:14:45 +0100
StudentAssist: A fairer shot at success | Alison Micallef
When capable students are unable to pursue higher qualifications due to financial barriers, skills gaps widen, and employers often fill roles through overseas recruitment. Expanding access to education helps build local expertise and reduces depende...

Sat,29 Nov 2025 10:13:55 +0100
Appeals Court rules in favour of damages awarded by the Civil Court arbitrio boni viri | Andrew Drago
The 2018 amendments have added further uncertainty to Maltese tort law, and that there is a need for legislative action to guide the law towards a more humane and victim-centred approach.

Sat,29 Nov 2025 06:30:00 +0100
PA turns down attempt to sanction illegal Birgu kiosks
​The Planning Authority has refused an application to regularise two kiosks and outdoor seating in the historic Birgu ditch

Fri,28 Nov 2025 20:27:09 +0100
Abela: Socialist parties must continue to stand united
Prime Minister Robert Abela addresses Presidium of Socialist International, which convened this evening ahead of tomorrow morning’s Council of this global organisation in Malta

Fri,28 Nov 2025 18:47:10 +0100
Malta elected to IMO Council for 15th consecutive time
International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations, plays a critical role in establishing global standards for shipping safety, environmental protection, and marine security

Fri,28 Nov 2025 18:31:35 +0100
Black Friday sales register broadly positive performance: SME Chamber
SME Chamber says weather conditions dampened customer turnout in certain regions, but month-long promotions and businesses offering online shopping saw steady sales despite the rain

Fri,28 Nov 2025 16:21:47 +0100
WATCH | UN condemns Israeli forces after video shows summary execution of unarmed Palestinians
The incident was described by the Palestinian Authority as a field execution, while the Israeli military and police maintain that the men were 'affiliated with a terror network,' and that the killing is being reviewed

Fri,28 Nov 2025 15:27:59 +0100
Court hears financial, tax and corporate records in ongoing case against former fisheries director
Witnesses from tax authorities, banking institutions and the company registry testify as court examines income streams, transactions and company structures linked to Andreina Fenech Farrugia and Giovanni Ellul in the tuna export investigation.

Fri,28 Nov 2025 14:56:05 +0100
National Bank heir slams judiciary: ‘Not one MP has ever been processed by the courts’
Xtra on TVM | Jeremy Cassar Torregiani says Malta protects perpetrators of human-rights breaches more than victims, as debate reignites over long-delayed justice in National Bank case

Fri,28 Nov 2025 14:47:19 +0100
Court grants bail to man accused of breaching protection order and insulting ex-partner
Man is released on bail after admitting to breaching a protection order issued in March, despite both parties having resumed contact in defiance of that order

Fri,28 Nov 2025 14:37:38 +0100
Court denies bail to two men charged with cocaine, heroin offences after police surveillance operation
Two denied bail after being arraigned on a catalogue of drug, firearms and money-laundering offences

Fri,28 Nov 2025 14:09:17 +0100
Microtek Medical Malta to close as parent company restructures, 96 workers lose their job
Government launches task force to support 96 affected workers by company closure

Fri,28 Nov 2025 14:07:11 +0100
Deputy Speaker hosts courtesy meeting with US ambassador
Deputy Speaker David Agius holds courtesy meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador of the United States to Malta, Somers White Farkas

Fri,28 Nov 2025 13:08:06 +0100
Adrian Delia stands his ground on overpopulation remarks: ‘It’s about numbers not nationality’
Opposition MP Adrian Delia, who received widespread criticism over comments he made in parliament on overpopulation, insists his comments were not about race but about numbers, blaming government’s lack of forward planning

Fri,28 Nov 2025 11:50:05 +0100
Homeless man denies grievously injuring his brother while begging for money
The court hears that an argument over money had escalated into physical violence, with the victim said to have suffered a blow to the head

Fri,28 Nov 2025 11:08:14 +0100
Court rejects compensation claim over decades-long spoliation case delay
Court rules that a company cannot claim a breach of the right to a fair hearing over delays largely caused by its own conduct

Fri,28 Nov 2025 10:26:48 +0100
Court rejects Rothmans bid to invalidate ‘Business Royals’ trademark over use of wrong law
Rothmans’ 2019 attempt to action a cigarette trademark owned by BR International Holdings could not proceed because it relied on legislation introduced years after the mark was registered

Fri,28 Nov 2025 09:28:32 +0100
Three injured in separate traffic accidents, police say
Three people were hospitalised after two separate traffic accidents in Pietà and St Julian’s, with two of the victims suffering grievous injuries, police said

Fri,28 Nov 2025 07:59:27 +0100
Right of reply: ERA reacts to MaltaToday editorial on scrapyard fires
ERA says it ensured compliance at law before issuing permit for Marsa waste scrapyard

Fri,28 Nov 2025 06:30:00 +0100
My essentials: Paolo Micallef’s cultural picks
160| Theare performer, 23, Paolo Micallef

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