A 16-year-old boy landed in the dock on Friday after an off-duty policeman saw him driving a motorcycle. It later transpired that the motorcycle was stolen and had also been fitted with stolen number plates. The court on Friday heard that the boy cooperated fully with the police. He admitted to stealing two motorcycles and a quadbike. Legal aid lawyer
Robert Abela on Friday stopped short of saying whether he agreed with Ian Borg’s recommendation of Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, calling the US president a “catalyst for peace”. The prime minister however he praised the nomination as being a “message of in favour peace”. On Thursday Borg said he had nominated Trump for the prize, citing his
“Oh my god… I have no words.” This was Maria Corina Machado's reaction to being told she was being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025. Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news with her directly before it was announced to the world. The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Machado for her tireless work
Standards Commissioner Joseph Azzopardi declared that after an investigation into former tourism minister Clayton Bartolo’s lavish wedding, he found no wrongdoing. Except, it wasn’t really an investigation. It was just a friendly chat between old pals, during which the Commissioner not only found excuses for the former minister but also attacked the
A 44-year-old Valletta man was remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to cocaine and heroin trafficking. Claudio Mallia appeared before magistrate Victor Axiak on Friday morning where he was also accused of aggravated heroin and cocaine possession, and money laundering. He was further charged with breaching a set of bail conditions. In a statement
Prime Minister Robert Abela and Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg met at the PN’s headquarters on Friday afternoon. This is the second time that the two have officially met since Borg was elected to the PN’s top post last month, with the first being at the Labour Party’s headquarters. In a Facebook post, Abela said that while meeting with the PN’s
Prime Minister Robert Abela and Opposition leader Alex Borg agreed that both sides of the House must work together to address Malta’s traffic problem through the implementation of a new mass transport system. This was agreed upon on Friday during a meeting between the leaders at the Nationalist Party headquarters. This meeting follows their first meeting
Malta International Airport has unveiled its flight schedule for this winter season, extending from October 2025 until March 2026. The schedule features a robust network of routes to 86 destinations served by 23 partner airlines. The season will see the introduction of three new routes to Tirana in Albania, Palma de Mallorca in Spain, and Gothenburg
Robert Abela and Alex Borg held a moment’s silence in honour of the baby who died in a car yesterday afternoon. In a statement, Prime Minister Abela also appealed for people not to pass judgment following the tragedy. A one-year-old baby was found dead in a car in the Mater Dei car park on Thursday afternoon. In a statement, the police said they were
A 31-year-old man was seriously injured after suffering burns in an accident with a blow lamp while he was working in St Paul’s Bay. Police said that the accident happened in a property in Triq San Franġisk at around 12pm. The man, who is from Siggiewi, was carrying out maintenance works at the time of the accident. He was taken to Mater Dei Hospital
An award-winning business owner behind Mamma’s Sugar is questioning why his application for Maltese citizenship was denied after living and working in the country for nine years. Alen Osman, 31, from North Macedonia, revealed hat his second application for citizenship by naturalisation had been refused. Osman said that he was given “zero explanation”
Infrastructure Malta has been criminally charged for allegedly failing to repair a collapsing wall in Mellieħa. The agency’s CEO, Steve Ellul, appeared in court before Magistrate Nadia Vella on Friday, charged with endangering public safety for failing to address a dangerous structure. The case stems from a five-year dispute between the government
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A conference organised by the Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure and Public Works on the Malta 2050 Vision, themed ‘Sustainable Mobility and Infrastructure’ , brought together stakeholders and organisations to discuss various aspects of the sector. The event forms part of a broader consultation and information process linked to the Government’s
Here’s something about foreign minister Ian Borg’s decision to nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize that seems to have fallen through the cracks of local news coverage: it probably never even made it to the judges’ in-tray. Given that the deadline for nominations was 31 January earlier this year, Borg either nominated Trump
The Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA) carried out a record 17,704 inspections between January and September this year, as part of a series of reforms aimed at strengthening enforcement, broadened worker protection, and led to a decline in workplace accidents and fatalities. In a statement on Friday, Minister for Justice and Construction
It’s been over a year since the President’s Kitchen Garden in Attard shut its gates for refurbishment, and locals are starting to wonder when, or if, it will reopen. The official Facebook page of the Office of the Presidency last posted an update on 1st August 2024, stating: “The Office of the Presidency informs the general public that the Kitchen
Tirana, Albania, is among the new destinations that Maltese holidaymakers can fly directly to. Palma de Mallorca in Spain and Gothenburg, Sweden, are the two other new routes that Malta Airport is servicing this winter season. “Albania’s Adriatic coastline will add variety for travellers seeking new destinations from Malta International Airport,” a
The Government will continue working tirelessly to strengthen employment conditions and social protection for all workers, Prime Minister Robert Abela said during a Budget 2026 consultation meeting with representatives from the Forum Unions Maltin at the Auberge de Castille. Robert Abela emphasised that, year after year, successive budgets have clearly
A 31-year-old man from Siġġiewi has suffered serious injuries after being burned while carrying out maintenance work in San Pawl il-Baħar. The police were informed of the incident at around midday (12:00 p.m.), when assistance was requested at a property in Triq San Franġisk. Initial investigations revealed that the man was injured while using a blow