“The sweet kiss of awareness” launched
The book "The sweet kiss of awareness" has been recently launched. Written by local author Steven Zammit the book aims at raising awareness in regard to various aspects of daily life and to propose...
View ArticleTraditional animal blessing at St Julians
As the village of St Julians prepares to celebrate the feast of St Julian next Sunday, the village today hosted the annual traditional animal blessings. The locality is traditionally associated with...
View ArticleCanadian drive
Maltese born veteran actor John Grima took up the challenge when he was 18 years old and moved to Canada to enhance his acting skills. There he recalls he matured tremendously by taking the stage in...
View ArticleItalian injured in argument
An Italian suffered head wounds during an argument in an entertainment establishment last night in Triq it-Trunċiera, Saint Paul’s Bay. Preliminary investigations found that the youth, 25, was with a...
View ArticleSeveral cars damaged by fire
Five cars were destroyed in a fire which spread through a workshop this morning at about 8.30 a.m., in Triq ix-Xwieni, Marsa. Preliminary investigations found that the owner, a 37-year-old mechanic and...
View ArticleLifeCycle Challenge off they go
After 18 weeks of arduous training, the 20 cyclists taking part in the Actavis LifeCycle 2013 Challenge finally set off this morning from Minsk in Belarus, feeling a mixture of relief that they are...
View ArticleRelapsers granted bail
Two relapsing youths charged with assaulting police officers were granted bail after the defence attorney argued the damage on the officer's uniform amounted to €5.06. The incident happened yesterday...
View ArticleGovernment had duty to hear version of wrongly accused – Prime Minister
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has strongly defended the Home Affairs Ministry for having listened to the wrongly accused man's version. Dr Muscat was giving his reaction on the Darryl Luke Borg's...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius : Judge sets trial date
[23video id="8570298" token="026c4ea2aa60ce17de58d7d3f426e4d2" width="665" height="374"] Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has now left court after a judge told him he will go on trial in March over...
View ArticleTerrorist threat on Europe’s rail network
Al-Qaeda is planning attacks on Europe’s high-speed rail network, according to German tabloid Bild. Citing intelligence sources, the report says the terrorist group could plant bombs on trains or in...
View ArticleSame sex marriage – gets nod from New Zealand
New Zealand has become the latest country to legalise same-sex marriage. Thirty-one couples are due to tie the knot following a decision taken by parliament to amend the 1955 marriage act. The...
View ArticleMalta Culture says Summer carnival was huge success
The Malta Summer Carnival broke records not only in the number of companies participating in the main defilé but also in the large crowds attracted and in the commercial activity generated in one of...
View ArticleFive youths charged with grievous bodily harm
Five youths were arraigned before Magistrate Paul Coppini in the Gozitan Courts and were accused of grievously injuring a young foreigner between in the night between August 15 and 16th 2013. The...
View ArticlePBS’ stations continue to be ever popular
TVM and TVM2 programmes have continued to increase in their popularity and have increased eyeballs. According the the recent Malta Broadcasting Authority's survey which review the audience rates...
View ArticleCall for Notarial archives to be restored
The National Notarial Archives is the home of not less than 30,000 volumes of contracts and deeds made by several notaries. The archives especially those that date back to the 15th century are a source...
View ArticleWhy was the Solar energy scheme stopped, PN asks
The Nationalist Party has asked the government to formally explain how and why Malta Enterprise discontinued the Solar Energy Grant Scheme for Small and medium sized enterprises. The government had...
View ArticleVendemmia bonanza at Siggiewi
The Siġġiewi Local Council is for the second year running organising the Festa Għeneb (Grapes Festival) – a unique, family-oriented event aimed at sharing the enjoyment and appreciation of the annual...
View ArticleFirst migrating protected birds of autumn shot within hours
Some of this autumn’s first migrating birds have already been shot at and killed by illegal hunters in four different locations around Malta. This was stated by BirdLife earlier today. the NGO added...
View ArticleVAT Lottery counts 154
17 individuals who have sent in their VAT receipts have bagged 60,000 between them during the last month. The VAT lotteries department organises its VAT lottery each month with a minimum winning of...
View ArticleMan suffers serious injuries
A man suffered serious injuries in an argument he allegedly had with his nephew yesterday, August 19, 2013, at about 8 p.m., in Triq il-Wied, Mosta. The man, a 60-year-old living in Ħamrun, said he...
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