The Malta Entertainment Industry and Arts Association (MEIA) said Monday it is deeply concerned by remarks made by the Minister for Arts, Culture and National Heritage, Malcolm Paul Agius Galea, at the Festival of Ideas. The Minister described his first four months in office as "traumatic" , and said that finding creativity to be "the order of the
A man who was found to be carrying 150 capsules of cannabis resin in his stomach pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking on arraignment before a magistrate on Tuesday. The 45-year-old Moroccan was arrested at the airport on Monday after flying in on a flight from Madrid. Police had received a tip-off about his arrival and searched him. Scans revealed
An archaeologist is replacing an engineer at the helm of Malta’s energy and water regulator, confirming what The Shift reported almost a month ago. Edward Calleja’s confirmed appointment as chief executive of the Regulator for Energy and Water Services corroborates The Shift’s 12 October report identifying him as Maria Aquilina’s replacement. The appointment,
The man who died after a boat ran aground off Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq on Sunday evening has been identified as Keith Caruana, 48, from Mellieħa. His 14-year-old son was also seriously injured in the incident. Caruana sustained fatal injuries when the boat struck a reef, with sources indicating that his injuries were consistent with being thrown onto the rocks
