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PN to move mass meeting to Independence day
The PN's secretary General, Dr Chris Said, said that the Nationalist Party will be organising its Annual Mass Meeting on the 21st September. This is a departure from the traditional meeting which used...
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Dublin leads the litterary world in mourning for Seamus Heaney
The funeral of renowned poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney is taking place in Dublin. Bono and U2, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and Irish President Michael D Higgins are among the mourners in the...
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Congressional approval for strikes against Syria far from certain
US President Barack Obama is facing an up-hill struggle to convince Congress to back military strikes against Syria in response to last month’s alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus. His aides...
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Malta-Libya sign favourable oil deal
Malta and Libya today signed a memorandum of understanding which gives Malta a preferential status on oil and fuel products. Prime Minsiter Joseph Muscat announced that Libyan Premier Zeidan committed...
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It’s confirmed – Gareth Bale snapped up by Real Madrid for €100 million
It's confirmed. Gareth Bale has signed up for Real Madrid in a world-record 100 million euro transfer. Tottenham Hotspur and the Spanish club announced the deal had been completed in separate official...
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Mother stabs son in the back, court hears
Alan Grech, 25, told the court how his mother stabbed him nine times in front of his two children, in Cospicua. Taking the witness stand Grech explained how the incident happened on 19 August in Matty...
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Inmate charged with smuggling drugs in prison
Inmate, Frankie Pace pleaded not guilty to drug possession and attempting to smuggle drugs into the prison building. The 34-year-old inmate was apprehended while trying to pass heroin to another...
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Brazil and Mexico call for investigation into US spying claims
Reaction in Brazil and Mexico has been one of indignation and anger after a Brazilian news report on Sunday accused the US National Security Agency of having spied on their presidents. The allegations...
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Eleven students kick start their studies following scholarships
[23video id="8636507" token="dde2be64053b866e03775b14cc68688d" width="665" height="374"] Eleven students were awarded scholarships in various arts, from creative writing to jazz composition. The Prime...
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The Nazi Idea that became a style icon
What have the iconic symbol of the free lovin’ flower power hippies and Adolf Hitler have in common? The answer lies on four wheels – the Volkswagen Beetle. The car developed from an idea by Hitler...
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Yacht beached at Ghadira
[gallery ids="51674,51672"] A yacht broke its moorings and ran into a jetty in the early hours of this morning. While no-one seems to have been injured, the yacht sustained damages at starboard side...
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Vandalism on a Monument in Tunnara Mellieħa
Vandalism acts were carried out on a monument in the area known as Tunnara (Tunny Net), Mellieha, on the night between the 1st and the 2nd September. Writing was sprayed all across the monument....
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Do you know your air?
[23video id="8636752" token="24737b18d4bbe77b241142045db10d82" width="665" height="374"] Plans are underway at MEPA in a bid to secure quality air all across the island. By tracking air quality in...
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Government promotes take up of design and manuafcturing courses
Minister for Education Evarist Bartolo this morning said that too few students are passing their SEC exams and government needs to address the issue. He said that only 44% of students who sit their SEC...
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Retired fire-fighter raises fund for ERRC
[23video id="8636867" token="96cc9b11d4bbee484af1a20f5db67533" width="665" height="374"] Colin King, a 58-year-old Londoner, is set to cycle some 1,200 miles around Sicily in a bid to raise funds for...
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Behold the People – an exhibition at the Casino Maltese
Fifty faces – fifty moods, fifty characters, fifty perceptions of reality. This is the essence of the exhibition by Raymond Dominic Agius entitled “Behold the People”. In this exhibition, the artist...
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Bailed out after injuring innocent bystander in the face
Jonathan Psaila, 23 of Zabbar was granted bail after pleading not guilty to seriously injuring Annalise Mifsud. The prosecuting inspector told the court the incident happened last Sunday at 11:30pm...
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Malta and Lithuania heighten cooperation
Consultations between Malta and Lithuania are to be heightened, following an agreement whereby delegations from both sides are to meet and discuss a number of subject of common interest. This was...
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Maltese Episcopal Conference calls for prayers for world peace
The Maltese Episcopal Conference is recommending that the parishes of Malta and Gozo join in the Pope’s request for a prayer for peace in Syria. On Sunday, 1st September 2013, whilst reciting the...
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