Prof. Frank Bezzina has been officially elected as the 82 nd rector of the University of Malta, pledging to ensure research and teaching “are of the highest quality”. Bezzina, who has previously served as Acting President of Malta, was the only nominee for the post. He will take on his five-year term on July 1 succeeding Prof. Alfred J. Vella who has
Two individuals were arrested earlier today in connection with alleged drug trafficking and possession. Police stopped a Citroen on Triq in-Naxxar, San Ġwann at around 1.45pm. Inside the vehicle, the police found the two suspects: a 38-year-old Maltese man from Msida, who was driving, and a 39-year-old Maltese woman from San Ġwann. A search of the
The Labour Party has revealed the first group of 17 candidates who will contest the next general elections, including five new ones. In a statement on Thursday, on the fourth anniversary of the last election, the national executive of the Labour Party announced it has selected and approved a number of candidates following a “rigorous process” by the
A British national who recently arrived in Malta has tested negative for meningitis B, the health minister has said. In comments to MaltaToday , Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela said that tests of the British woman carried out at Mater Dei Hospital found “she does not have the type of meningitis B that there has been an outbreak of in England." Abela’s
