A jury has found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of African-American man George Floyd. The former Minneapolis officer was convicted with the killing Floyd on charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter today. Floyd, a 46-year-old man, died in May 2020 after being restrained by Chavin
Updated 11.06pm Tuesday A former Minneapolis police officer has been convicted of the murder of George Floyd last year in a case which sparked violent protests across the United States. After deliberating for 11 hours, the jury in "Minnesota vs Derek Chauvin" reconvened at 10.30pm (Malta time) on Tuesday and declared Chauvin guilty on all counts. A
Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi on Tuesday demanded action by the police for the arraignment of officials from Pilatus and BNP Paribas banks for their alleged involvement in plots that were robbing the Maltese people of millions of euro. Speaking in parliament on the adjournment, Azzopardi said the authorities needed to explain how officials of Pilatus
One in every three artists in Malta have reportedly given up their craft during the pandemic, leading to a significant “creative brain drain” on the islands. This was found in a survey by Culture Venture, a creative enterprise, carried out to gauge the effects of COVID-19 on the livelihoods of artists a year since the crisis began. It found that a
Jurors began a first full day of deliberations on Tuesday in the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd as US cities braced for a verdict in a case that sparked nationwide protests against racism last summer. After deliberating for four hours on Monday, the jury in "Minnesota vs Derek Chauvin" reconvened
A group of Sliema apartment owners have won a battle to stop a closed café from being converted into a bar outside their block, hailing the Court of Appeal decision as “good news for the rule of law”. The permit, PA/422/20, which proposed alterations and the addition of signage to the façade, was revoked last week, when Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti
Blood clots have been confirmed as a possible side effect of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine by the European Medicines Authority. This comes after EU countries suspended their rollout of the American jab following six reports of patients developing blood clots after taking the J&J jab. Over seven million US citizens have been inoculated with J&J the
An as-yet unpublished inquiry into the shuttered Pilatus Bank cost the Maltese taxpayer over €7.5 million. The information was revealed by Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis in reply to a parliamentary question by Opposition MP Jason Azzopardi. “I am informed that up until 29th March 2021, the cost of the magisterial inquiry into the bank amounted
The number of foreigners living and working in Malta stood at 69,919 as of September 2020, Minister for Finance and Employment Clyde Caruana said in parliament on Tuesday. Answering a parliamentary question by PN MP Jason Azzopardi, Caruana said that out of this total, 31,513 came from European Union countries, while 38,406 were third-country nationals,
Roberta Metsola, the First Vice President of the European Parliament, has weighed in on a proposal from football teams to form a European Super League, insisting that plans send a dangerous message that football, and sport in general, is about money and success. “It’s a slap in the face after a pandemic year and to all those people who support this
