Movements in equity and bond indices The MSE Equity Total Return Index closed in the red for a third consecutive week, 0.4% lower at 8,892.602 points. A total of 25 issues were active, four of which headed north while another 10 closed in the opposite direction. The weekly total turnover reached €1.5m across 238 transactions. The MSE Corporate Bonds
During the 16th century, Għaxaq was part of the larger parish of Żejtun, and the earliest records indicating the presence of a church dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin at the current site of Għaxaq parish church date back to 1511. These references indicate the existence of a vernacular structure prior to Għaxaq’s establishment as an independent
Popeye Village, in Anchor Bay, just off Mellieħa, started life almost 50 years ago as a build-up of temporary structures, essentially an ephemeral film set for a Hollywood full-feature American musical comedy. The narrative pivoted round the legendary figure of the main personage, the spinach-enhanced Popeye. The fake timber pastiche the producers
Maltese artist Rebecca Bonaci is gearing up for her new solo exhibition entitled Wens: Comfortable Silence. Running from 19th September to 17th October at Valletta Contemporary Gallery, the exhibition explores the immense potential of the daily mundane, finding solace in the quiet rythms of lives lived together in love and intimacy behind closed doors
A former independent MEP candidate who failed to publish his election expenses in time is having his case reheard after being cleared by the court of magistrates. A Court of Appeal, presided over by Madam Justice Edwina Grima, passed this judgement on Friday, stating that the lower court failed to give the Attorney General (AG) the chance to submit
The sixth and final turtle nest of the season has officially hatched, bringing the total number of hatchlings this summer to 319. The last nest produced 62 turtles, capping off what ERA has called a hugely successful season for conservation. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta) The Environment & Resources Authority,
Holders of a €2 million bond issued by Yacht Lift Malta have “approved” an exchange of their existing bonds for new bonds repayable by 2027. Investors were asked by the company to approve the exchange of their bonds in a vote held just one day before Yacht Lift Malta was meant to repay the €2 million it owed bondholders. The bond exchange means Yacht
Minister for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation, Clifton Grima, together with the Minister for European Funds and the Implementation of the Electoral Programme, Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, on Friday launched the One Device Per Child (ODPC) project. This €54 million initiative, co-financed through national and European funds, aims to continue
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Saturday. Times of Malta leads with Police Commissioner Angelo Gafà, who said police will decide on the "way forward" on the Fortina land report after meeting the Auditor General. It also reports how Adrian Delia, who narrowly lost the PN leadership election, has ruled out contesting a deputy
