Police confiscate illegal nets and live decoys
In the course of the first three days of Operation ´Skyfall´, conducted by the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS), more than 330 contraventions of the hunting curfew imposed by the authorities on...
View ArticleDrug trafficker arrested in Sliema
A 45 year old man from Birkirkara is being held under arrest after he was found in possession of drugs namely cocaine. The Police said that it arrested the man in Sliema last night after reports that...
View Article200 years of Government’s gazette
The first issue of the Government's gazette was published in 1813 and this year it coincides with the 200th year anniversary since the establishment of this publication. The Government's gazette has...
View Article80,000 visit Tarxien temples each year
Around 80,000 persons visit the Tarxien Temples yearly. The temples have recently undergone an intensive refurbishment with a huge investment that is yet to increase over the next years.
View ArticleSilence falls over London Marathon as thousands remember Boston
For a moment, the nervous chatter, rustling costumes and jovial jostling came to a standstill. Silence fell over the 36,000 competitors who just minutes earlier had been impatiently rearranging...
View ArticleCardinal Grech speaks about vocations and more
On the occasion of the international vocational day Pope Francis has presided over the ordination of ten new priests that will work in Rome. TVM spoke with Maltese Cardinal Prospero Grech on this...
View ArticleMarsa secondary school to undergo extensive refurbushment
According to the rector of the Santu Wistin College Fr Alan Scerri, the Marsa secondary school will undergo extensive refurbishments so that as from September it can accommodate and welcome its primary...
View ArticleWalks in aid of charity
Two separate walks in aid of charity were organised this morning one in St Julians and the other in the limits of Siggiewi. Both walks had the aim to promote awareness on mental illness. This walk was...
View ArticleRelapsing hunter handed fine and suspension
Hunting illegally in a Natura 2000 reserve, two days ago cost Christian Gauci €4,685 and his gun. The Magistrate handed the accused the fine and suspended from hunting for three years. Christian Gauci,...
View ArticleUpdated – MEPA discusses waste treatment applications
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority approved two applications related to the treatment of waste. In a long and sometimes tense meeting, the new board came to grip with the realities of the...
View ArticleLocal school aims to promote literacy among students
[23video id="8048031" token="687ae78da82c146e0804c046a4bacb84" width="665" height="374"] St Benedict’s college this week is taking various initiatives to promote literacy among students attending...
View ArticleNet threat shooting suspect arrested in the Netherlands
Dutch police have arrested a former student of the British School in Leiden following online threats to go on a shooting rampage. Schools were closed down in Leiden after the authorities failed to...
View ArticleTourism Minister emphasizes role of tour operators
Minister for Tourism Karmenu Vella stressed the importance of the tour operators in advertising Malta as a tourist destination. Speaking a a conference organized by RTK, (Raiffeisen-Tours-Kooperation),...
View ArticleMalta-Portugal Chamber of Commerce to be set up
A Chamber of Commerce between Malta and Protugall will be set up in the coming months, as announced by Malta’s Chargé d’Affaires en pied in Lisbon Dr Raymond Bondin during an official meeting in Lisbon...
View ArticleUpdated 2: Forensic Expert plays down PN’s Tony Zarb recordings
Forensic Expert, Ian Mc Arthur played down ‘tendergate’ recordings, which had been released by the Nationalist Party, claiming they have been ‘maliciously tampered’. In the tapes, GWU general...
View ArticleGay rights consultative council set up
[23video id="8048132" token="e333825fe4f6cfb406f02691844eaadb" width="665" height="374"] The Gay rights consultative council will be in charge of giving advice, raising issues and preparing white...
View ArticleFinance Minister Scicluna in high-level talks in Washington
Finance Minister Professor Edward Scicluna has held high-level talks with officials from the International Monetary Fund and the rating agency Standard and Poors while in Washington for the IMF/World...
View ArticleRudimental and Rita Ora to feature in Isle of MTV
[23video id="8048083" token="21d854d514797468d3de56c3cd36d564" width="665" height="374"] The first names of the singers and bands featuring in this year’s edition of Isle of MTV are Rita Ora and...
View ArticleGWU reiterates Gafa Saveway Cleaners employing staff on precarious contracts
‘General Workers’ Union’s efforts against precarious work will not be stopped’ said the Union in reaction to a press release issued by Gafa Saveway Cleaners Limited. GWU will keep on accusing the said...
View ArticlePile up in Zebbug
Early this afternoon, a woman was injured in a crash in Zebbug. The crash involved five cars. The crash took place on the road near St Dorothy's School at about 2 p.m. It appears that two cars crashed...
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