The Court of Magistrates has cleared the parish priest of Ħal Kirkop, Fr Martin Cardona, of harassment charges linked to the ringing of church bells, following a complaint filed by a neighbour. The case arose after the neighbour constructed a penthouse approximately eight metres away from the church's main bell tower and later lodged a complaint over
A court has rejected a third request for bail filed by four members of the Pace family who are facing criminal proceedings over alleged usury and money laundering. The accused are Keith Pace, 45, his partner Maria Grixti, 49, and brothers Carlos Pace and Cleaven Pace, aged 24 and 20 respectively. The decision came during the ongoing compilation of
If he truly wants to be credible that Malta comes first for him, Prime Minister Robert Abela should ensure that the fines which the Court ordered the State to pay as compensation for the occupation of properties used as Labour clubs are paid by the Labour Party itself and not from the taxes of the Maltese worker, the Nationalist Party said Wednesday
The defence in the ongoing Vitals and Steward hospitals concession criminal proceedings has asked the court to revoke the confirmation of the appointment of British forensic expert Jeremy Harbinson, arguing that he has repeatedly made it clear that he does not wish to take part in the Maltese proceedings. The request was made on Wednesday as the compilation
In recent months, the team behind Casinobonuser.nu has noticed an intriguing trend: an increasing number of people from different countries are searching online for “ Norwegian online casino ” -related terms and most of these queries are written in English. This observation led the team to an important conclusion: the audience interested in Norwegian-branded
A man from Żabbar has been handed an 18-month suspended prison sentence after a court found him guilty of heroin trafficking and possession dating back more than a decade. The case originated from a police observation in Żabbar on 13 August 2010, when police officers noticed John Mary Axiak behaving suspiciously near the band club playground area.
When the government announced a €25,000 incentive for people to surrender their driving licence, the measure was presented as a bold attempt to tackle Malta's chronic traffic congestion. Yet the way the scheme has been designed and the profiles of some of those benefiting from it suggest that it is failing in its purpose. Some of those who applied
Malta will not build its future by standing still in familiar sectors alone. If Malta Vision 2050 is to mean anything, it must also identify new strategic industries that can generate high-value jobs, specialist skills and long-term national competitiveness. Space is one of them. For Malta, Space is not about spectacle. It is about making a deliberate
After a record 20,000+ submissions, the Lovin Malta team is assessing all nominations and in the process of finalising the top six finalists for each category for the Lovin Malta Social Media Awards 2026 powered by Malta Vision 2050 . With a tense few days in the lead up to the closing of nominations, we had some standout categories, evident even in
For Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, it was perhaps the most humiliating Champions League debut of all time. Two miskicks. Three goals conceded. And substituted inside 17 minutes. No wonder the 22-year-old Czech player looked inconsolable as he walked down the tunnel at Metropolitano Stadium, with two teammates catching him up to offer their sympathies
