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Charmaine Galea has been promoted from magistrate to judge, and three others have been appointed as magistrates, following public calls to fill the judicial positions. Galea was appointed magistrate in 2013 and came within a whisker of being appointed judge last October, when the last round of new judges were appointed. She was among 12 candidates

European Union leaders on Thursday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to drop his tariff threats over Greenland but expressed reservations about getting involved in his Board of Peace project. After chairing an emergency summit called to reassess troubled ties with the Trump administration, EU Council President António Costa underlined

The Ministry for Inclusion and Voluntary Work, through the Malta Council for the Voluntary Sector (MCVS), has launched a call for voluntary organisations affected by the storm to formally register the damage they have suffered. Registered voluntary organisations that are compliant with the Office of the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations (OCVO)

Maltese environmental NGO Żibel is mobilising volunteers this weekend with a nationwide response to the damage left behind by Storm Harry . The organisation announced nine cleanups, one this afternoon and eight taking place across Malta this Saturday, targeting some areas heavily affected by storm debris. In a statement shared on social media, Żibel

Last week saw the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) head to Manchester in the UK to advertise Malta’s tourism product, including prominent branding at a football match and appearing at an industry expo. In a statement, the MTA said the “centrepiece” of its activities had been at a football match between its sponsorship partner Manchester United FC and

Food delivery couriers described perilous conditions on Malta’s roads on Monday evening as Storm Harry began battering the island. “It was so risky yesterday evening. I’d be riding on one lane, and I would feel the wind pushing me to the opposite side,” 25-year-old Akram told Times of Malta . Akram asked Times of Malta not to include his surname, as

Fishermen across Malta endured a sleepless night as they feared their boats would be damaged or swept away by Storm Harry, which struck hardest in the country's south. By 7am on Tuesday, wind speeds in Valletta had reached 56 knots (about 103 kilometres per hour), as fishermen across Malta anxiously assessed the damage to their boats. The Malta Met

A Transport Malta employee captured the "terrifying" moment waves surrounded his car on Marsascala’s promenade on Tuesday morning, as Storm Harry’s gale-force winds wreaked havoc on the seaside town. Throughout Tuesday morning, public officials and emergency services braved the lashing winds to clear roads from debris and restore order. A video sent

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday the bloc plans "massive" investments in Greenland, as it seeks to counter US President Donald Trump's threats to take the autonomous Danish territory in the name of securing the Arctic. "We are working on a massive European investment surge in Greenland," von der Leyen told the World Economic Forum in Davos,