He’s one of Malta’s most established retailers, but Pavi founder Victor Grech is now letting the public visit the product of his other great passion – model railways. Grech has been working on a massive, detailed model of a village for the past 20 years. He is now inviting the public into his Attard garage to see it for the first time, with donations
The scrapyard on Tal-Barrani Road was under an active stop-and-compliance order due to its failure to install fire hydrants when last month’s fierce fire erupted. The order was issued on November 7, 2022, by the Environmental and Resources Authority (ERA) due to the scrapyard breaching several conditions of its environmental permit. The fire , which
Retired judge Anthony Abela was on Wednesday sworn in as Malta's first Commissioner for Standards in the Judiciary, after his nomination received unanimous agreement. President Myriam Spiteri Debono appointed him for a three-year term during a ceremony at the Grandmaster's Palace, also attended by Prime Minister Robert Abela and Justice Minister Jonathan
People who apply for a job or a financial service 10 years after the end of treatment for cancer will no longer be required to disclose their medical history, nor can it be sought by employers or financial providers. The time threshold drops to five years in the case of people diagnosed when aged under 21. A law to this effect started being debated
British author Sophie Kinsella, who penned popular chick lit novels including the "Shopaholic" series, has died aged 55 after being diagnosed with brain cancer, her family announced on Wednesday. "We are heartbroken to announce the passing this morning of our beloved Sophie," her family said on Instagram. Madeleine Sophie Wickham, who wrote under the
St Aloysius College insisted on Wednesday that the resignation of its rector , just three months into her job, was not linked to overspending "or any misconduct whatsoever." Maria Montebello, the Jesuit-run school's first female and lay rector, resigned earlier this week while she was still on her probation period. No reason for the resignation has
The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to order visa-exempt foreign tourists to disclose their social media histories from the last five years before entering the country, according to an official notice. The proposal laid out in a notice published Tuesday in the Federal Register would apply to visitors from 42 countries, including Britain,
Albert Marshall has been given an unprecedented contract to keep him quiet after being removed as Executive Chairman of the Arts Council and replaced by Luke Dalli following a direct order from the Prime Minister, the Nationalist Party said Wednesday. Despite being removed earlier this year, Marshall will continue receiving a full salary until 2028
An internal dispute at Malta’s Arts Council has triggered a costly leadership settlement, with taxpayers set to shoulder more than €300,000 over three years following the removal of its veteran Executive Chairman, Albert Marshall. Marshall, 77, a long-standing Labour Party loyalist and former chief executive of the Labour Party’s ONE TV, was replaced
The Nationalist Party is challenging an agricultural law they deem “dictatorial” and against the interests of hunters and trappers. Introduced via legal notice in July, the law obliges landowners to use their fertile land for agricultural purposes. They risk paying a maximum €11,000 fine if they repeatedly fail to do so. It came into force in September
