A total of 176 fines have been given out by inspectors for not wearing masks in public since 1st September. Over the past month, LESA carried out a total of 1,217 inspections on buses where 146 contraventions were issued to people not wearing a mask. Another 48 inspections were carried out on Gozo Channel trips and community officers issued a total
Just over 12 hours after Malta’s 24th COVID-19-related death was announced, the Health Ministry has announced yet another virus-related death, an 84-year-old man. The elderly man tested positive for COVID-19 on 18th September, and was immediately taken to Mater Dei’s Infectious Disease Unit. He passed away late last night. According to the ministry’s
An 84-year-old man has become the 25 th person to die with Covid-19, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. This is now the fifth consecutive day when a death of a person with Covid-19 was reported. The man was confirmed positive for Covid-19 on 18 September, and was admitted to the Intensive Therapy Unit at Mater Dei Hospital on that
An 84-year-old male coronavirus patient has died, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The man is the 25th COVID-19 patient in Malta to die. The ministry said that the man tested positive on September 18. He was admitted to the Infectious Diseases Unit at Mater Dei, where he died late on Tuesday night. He had underlying health conditions, the ministry
Is it time to restore our faith in the institutions on which Malta depends for the rule of law to prevail? That would be premature, but the dramatic news that came on Monday night sheds some light at the end of the dark tunnel of institutional paralysis that has shrouded Malta for the last few years. Former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri’s assets
Tista' taqra bil- Malti . MEP Sven Giegold said that the steps being taken against Keith Schembri are a direct result of the pressure made by the civil society following Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder. Giegold issued a press release, in which he showed his satisfaction that “finally, something is moving in the fight against corruption in Malta.” He
A video of a pair of teens cruising through Ħamrun on top of a bus has drawn the wrath of some Maltese people – but a quick search through their TikToks show that was just the beginning. @Nuisance69’s TikTok antics show that he and his friends are all about breaking rules and going where no people are allowed go. From scaling dizzying heights to trespassing
Isabelle Borg By Maria Galea Ten years ago, Malta lost a gifted artist and extraordinary woman, Isabelle Borg. A decade later, Isabelle is still with us, her influence embedded in her art, artistic journey, bold statements of the moment, and last but not least the treasured moments with her friends and loved ones. Today we value her importance more
The first weekend of autumn will see a substantial drop in temperature, and beach lovers who were hoping for a last swim of the season may have to change their plans. The Met Office is forecasting a possible thunderstorm on Thursday, when the temperature is however still to be around 30 degrees, going up to 31 on Friday. The expected drop in temperature
I have re-read Times of Malta ’s report of the testimony given on September 18 by Owen Bonnici in front of the board of inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, and cannot help but raise the following points. This in light of the fact that the man was in the home affairs ministry, and subsequently, our former justice minister. In other
