Owners of boats moored outside the American University of Malta campus in Cospicua will be allowed to keep their vessels in place following an agreement reached between the government and the university, Parliamentary Secretary Glenn Bedingfield has said. Bedingfield said a deal had been struck with AUM and that owners would be informed of further
The Nationalist Party has accused the government of “discriminating” against voluntary organisations following a Standards Commissioner report which found that two NGOs led by Michelle Muscat had been given preferential treatment in the secondment of public employees. The report concluded that rules had been repeatedly breached and there was insufficient
Ami Nakai and Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto upstaged Alysa Liu and the rest of the "Blade Angels" from the U.S. to take the lead after the short program in the women's figure skating competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday. Nakai rode her opening triple axel to a career-best 78.71 points, while Sakamoto was right behind with 77.23 as
Malta has heard promises about the regeneration of the Grand Harbour before. They have come from governments of different political colours, launched with varying degrees of fanfare, and too often faded into the background as other priorities took centre stage. This history inevitably tempers enthusiasm for the newly unveiled Grand Harbour Revival
In the case Alexander Xuereb vs Mark Anthony Vella, Hon. Dr Joanne Vella Cuschieri, sitting in the First Hall, Civil Court examined the elements of the actio de in rem verso. The actio de in rem verso is a Roman law principle which, although expressly incorporated into Maltese law in 2007, has long been embedded in the jurisprudential history of the
The Champions League playoffs were overshadowed by claims of racism towards Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior in angry scenes after the Brazilian scored a brilliant winning goal against Benfica on Tuesday. Play was halted when Vinicius claimed he had been racially insulted by an opponent during Madrid's 1-0 win. "He's been subjected to this a few
Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two "Godfather" movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in "Tender Mercies," has died at age 95. Duvall died "peacefully" at his home Sunday in Middleburg, Virginia, according to an announcement
In a conference organized by Xjenza Malta in collaboration with FinanceMalta, stakeholders from the banking, insurance, legal, and government sectors met to discuss the convergence between space technologies and financial services. The event served as a strategic platform to explore how satellite data is creating new business models and improving risk
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, has died. He was 84. His daughter, Santita Jackson, confirmed that Jackson died at home, surrounded by family. As a young organizer in Chicago, Jackson was
A major €3 million investment by the Water Services Corporation is transforming wastewater infrastructure in Wied iż-Żurrieq, Qrendi, by connecting the area for the first time to the Żurrieq sewage network, the government said Tuesday. The project will eliminate the long-standing reliance on cesspits for residents and businesses, delivering a significant
