Watch: Freak hail storm hits parts of Malta

After months of hot, dry weather, Malta got a much longed for soaking with hail reported in certain localities on Saturday afternoon. Videos and photos shared by readers show hail coating Iklin and Għargħur while others living in Sliema reported a...

Greece’s Attica Bank Emerges as Preferred Buyer for HSBC Malta

HSBC Bank in Malta. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Continental Europe CC BY SA 4.0 HSBC Malta is set to change hands after its parent company confirmed on Friday that CrediaBank, formerly known as Attica Bank, has been selected as the preferred bidder....

Malta retail and office buildings sold for $3.2 million

Momentum wants urgent reforms to protect Malta and Gozo’s natural heritage

Malta’s natural habitats are increasingly at risk due to illegal activities, weak enforcement, and legislative gaps, Momentum has warned. Despite over 30% of the Maltese Islands being designated as Natura 2000 sites under EU obligations, many...

Amstel Malta Honours Igbo Women at Enugu August Meeting

On Saturday, August 9, Amstel Malta, in partnership with the First Lady of Enugu State, Nkechinyere Mbah, joined scores of women to celebrate one of the most powerful traditions in Igbo culture: the annual Women’s August Meeting (Nzuko Umu...

Urgent environmental enforcement reforms needed in Malta and Gozo, Momentum says

Malta's natural heritage is under increasing threat from illegal activities, weak enforcement, and legislative loopholes that continue to undermine environmental protection, Momentum said Saturday. While over 30% of the Maltese Islands have been...

MHRA backs calls for random roadside testing for drugs and alcohol

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) has come out in favour of revising laws to allow police to conduct random roadside drug and alcohol checks. Calls for a change in legislation have been amplified in recent weeks following a spate...

Watch: Heavy rainfall hits central part of Malta

Heavy rainfall has hit the central part of Malta, with readers reporting also lightning, thunder and hail. Earlier this week, the Met Office forecast rain for the weekend after hot deays leading up to the feast of Santa Marija. Rain has been...

Maltese man caught trying to smuggle 2,700 protected birds on Sicily ferry

A Maltese man has been caught by Sicilian authorities attempting to smuggle almost 2,700 protected birds worth an estimated €400,000 into Malta. The suspect, who Sicilian media outlets identified as a Maltese man, was caught by port authorities in...

Updated: From Mellieħa to Valletta, polluted sea problem persists, PN says; PL replies

The polluted seas problem continues to hit Malta at the height of summer, the Nationalist Party said, with people complaining about dirty waters from Mellieħa to Valletta. As we find ourselves in the height of summer, the Maltese and Gozitans head...

Updated: From Mellieħa to Valletta, polluted sea problem persists, PN says; PL replies

The polluted seas problem continues to hit Malta at the height of summer, the Nationalist Party said, with people complaining about dirty waters from Mellieħa to Valletta. As we find ourselves in the height of summer, the Maltese and Gozitans head...

Maltese among happiest in EU with current taxes

Nearly half of Maltese would keep taxes and public services at current levels, making Malta one of the most supportive of the status quo in the EU. The findings come from the European Commission’s latest Flash Eurobarometer on taxation. The...

Malta revokes sham ‘University’ licence after two years of ignoring complaints

Malta’s higher education regulator – known as the MFHEA – has finally decided to revoke the temporary licence for the operation of a Ukrainian University in Malta after wasting two years ignoring continuous complaints and serious claims of fraud,...

Borg and Delia are officially confirmed as candidates in PN election

Following yesterday’s receipt of nominations from Alex Borg and Adrian Delia for the post of Leader of the Nationalist Party, the PN Electoral Commission said that it has verified that the submitted nomination forms are correct. The Commission...

July’s rate of inflation as measured by the HICP stayed at 2.5%

Today’s National Statistics Office data show that the annual rate of inflation in July as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices remained at a constant rate of 2.5%. The NSO noted that the highest annual inflation rates in July were...

Arthur Miller’s ‘A View from the Bridge’ to be staged at the Manoel in October

Masquerade Malta, in collaboration with the Manoel Theatre, is presenting a new production of Arthur Miller’s timeless classic A View from the Bridge, opening this October at Malta’s national theatre. The modern classic tells the powerful story of...

Watch: Opposition MP gets hands dirty and joins garbage collectors

The Nationalist Party’s youngest MP, who has been critical about Malta’s garbage crisis, went out to collect rubbish and hear the issues collectors face while out on the job. In a social media video posted on Tuesday, Eve Borg Bonello said to...

Man caught stealing €273 worth of items from Tigne Point supermarket

​A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to shoplifting a total of €273 in food and beverage from a supermarket at Tigne Point. Razvan Constantin Dutcovici, a Romanian national without fixed address in Malta, was wheeled into the courtroom on...

Village of Malta Board of Trustees met Aug. 13.

Village of Malta Board of Trustees met Aug. 13. Here are the minutes provided by the board: 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. CITIZEN’S HEARING 3. CONSENT AGENDA – ACCEPT THE MINUTES a. Village Board Minutes b. Seedling Committee Minutes 4. POLICE REPORT 5....

Credia Bank in talks to acquire stake in HSBC Malta

ECONOMY Credia Bank, formerly Attica Bank, is in talks to acquire a 70.03% stake in HSBC Malta. “The bank has been chosen as the preferred investor,” Credia said in an announcement to the Athens Stock Exchange, but, so far, “no agreement has been...