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The Office of the Prime Minister is publishing the facts, considerations, conclusions and recommendations of the administrative inquiry appointed by the Prime Minister and led by retired Judge Geoffrey Valenzia into the facts and circumstances leading to the theft of cannabis resin stored at the Armed Forces of Malta Barracks in Safi, on the night of 22nd and 23rd...
The Phoenicia Malta has received two of the world’s top hospitality awards at the International Hotel Awards. Building on its earlier success at the national and regional levels, the iconic hotel was named Best International Spa Hotel and Best International Classic/Heritage Hotel at an event at The Savoy Hotel in London earlier this year. The accolades follow a rigorous judging process by an independent...
Malta U21 Coach Davide Mazzotta has added six players to his squad for the upcoming international friendly against Estonia. The match will take place on Tuesday 25th March at the Centenary Stadium, with kick-off at 19:00hrs. Four of the players were originally named in the provisional call-up of the senior Malta National Team squad but will now join the U21 squad,...
Agreement brokered by Transport Malta with cruise industry giant is first of its kind in the Mediterranean The Maltese government has today marked its reaffirmed commitment to a sustainable economic future by the signing of the first Shore Power Agreement in the Mediterranean cruise region with Carnival UK & P&O Cruises. Addressing a press conference at Villa Bighi in Kalkara,...
Malta has reinforced its commitment to protecting children affected by conflict with the launch of the Manual on Conducting a National Consultation Process on Children and Armed Conflict, developed by the Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society (MFWS) with the support of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Tourism. The manual...
The inquiry into the heist of over 100kg of drugs from an AFM barracks at Safi is to be published today. Prime Minister Robert Abela told journalists that after reading it himself, it would be made public. The inquiry, led by retired judge Geoffrey Valenzia, was tasked by looking into, among others, why the drugs was stored at the army barracks...
Malta National Teams Head Coach Emilio De Leo, has finalized the 26-man squad for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup European qualifiers. De Leo has already made history by retaining all nine foreign-based players— the highest number ever selected for Malta’s national team. Malta is set to commence its Group G campaign with a home fixture against Finland on Friday,...
Hamas government media says that more than 300 people have died after Israel launched a massive airstrike as a ceasefire stalled. The government media office called the attacks a "blatant violation of all international and humanitarian conventions". The airstrike has been condemned by the UN. The Israeli Defence Force has issued evacuation orders for a number of areas in Gaza, suggesting a...
Alfred Bugeja, better known as Il-Porporina, a man with a habitual criminal record in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 67. Bugeja passed away at the St Vincent de Paul home for the elderly, just two weeks after being released on parole from Corradino Correctional Facility.  
The government and opposition are at loggerheads over the behaviour on Nationalist MP Karol Aquilina towards the Speaker Anglu Farrugia. A government motion condemning accusations and disrespectful language aimed at the Speaker by Karol Aquilina but the Opposition refused to take part in a vote and walked out of Parliament. Opposition Leader Bernard Grech accused the government of trying to silence...