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Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights Anton Refalo together and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi visited Steve Galea, one of the beneficiaries in Naxxar who benefitted from European funds as part of the campaign ‘Gvern għan-Nies’. Measure 6.1 of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 forms part of the strategy to strengthen this sector and provide...
Keith Schembri, the former chief of staff at the OPM, is expected to appear in court this afternoon to face money-laundering charges. Earlier this morning Schembri could be seen entering the offices of the Economic Crimes Unit in Santa Venera. Also due in court today is Adrian Hillman, former managing director at Allied Newspapers. However it is being reported that he...
There were 210 news cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours with 230 recoveries. The number of active cases stands at 2,873.
The English clubs have survived through to the quarter-finals of UEFA's Champions League. Premier leaders Manchester City will play Borussia Dortmund, while last year's premier champions Liverpool face Real Madrid. Chelsea play Porto and defending champions Bayern Munich take on Paris St-Germain. In the semi-finals, the winner of the Real Madrid v Liverpool tie will face Porto or Chelsea and Manchester City...
A man suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car in Marsa. The accident happened in Triq it-Tiġrija, Marsa at around 6pm on Friday evening. The injured man was taken to Mater Dei Hospital. Source Malta Police File photo
Parliamentary Secretary for Sport, Recreation and Voluntary Organizations Clifton Grima, during a visit to the works on the Sirens ASC swimming pool, explained that the project is at an advanced stage. With an investment of around € 3 million, this regenerated swimming pool will begin to be enjoyed by the public in June 2021. Parliamentary Secretary Grima stressed that this...
1,500 students will benefit from funds generated by foreign direct investment An agreement of more than €100,000 was signed earlier today between the Community Malta Agency and three different schools. Around 1,500 students, 100 of whom have special needs, will benefit from this investment. The Community Malta Agency is the governmental agency responsible for administering and processing all Maltese citizenship-related matters....
Malta’s opponents in this month’s European Qualifiers leading to the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Russia, Slovakia and Croatia – have all named their squads. Malta hosts Russia at the National Stadium on Wednesday 24, kick-off at 8:45pm before two matches away from home against Slovakia at the Štadión Antona Malatinského in Trnava on Saturday 27, kick-off at 8:45pm, and...
There were 179 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours according to health authorities. The number of active cases has fallen to below 3,000 and today stands at 2,898. During the same period 314 people recovered from the virus.
Four EU member states, Italy, France, Germany and Spain, plan to restart AstraZeneca vaccinations after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) concluded that the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine is "safe and effective". Use of the vaccine had been suspended in a number of European countires over unconfirmed reports of an increased rate of blood clots among recipients. At a press conference, EMA executive...