Delia can do it

Many people in Malta, mostly politicians, have long been saying that we need ‘a new kind of politics’. In the daily noise of Maltese politics – the press conferences, the party rallies, the endless exchange of accusations – one theme is quietly...

Editorial: Time for action, not a slimy excuse

Read this introduction from a Times of Malta story dated September 2016: “The operators of four tuna fish farms were served with an emergency enforcement order this morning, hours after it emerged that more than half of the fish farm cages are...

Cardinal Grech warns Malta needs 'collective awakening' from apathy

Malta needs a “collective awakening” from apathy that has rendered us “ like the three monkeys of history – seeing nothing, hearing nothing, and saying nothing”, Cardinal Mario Grech said on Friday. Delivering his sermon during the celebration of...

Today's front pages - August 20, 2025

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Wednesday. Times of Malta leads with details of how two tourists claimed the notorious owner of a kiosk at St Peter's Pool pointed a firearim at their face after they found the tyres of...

Momentum calls for urgent environmental enforcement reforms in Malta and Gozo

Momentum has warned that Malta’s natural heritage is “under increasing threat from illegal activities, weak enforcement, and legislative loopholes that continue to undermine environmental protection.” In a statement on Saturday, the Party...

Lyndsay Pace nominated for a World Entertainment Award in Hollywood

Lyndsay Pace is a Maltese singer/songwriter whose passion for music was evident from a very young age. With natural presence and self-confidence she boasts not only a professional aura, but stamina, attitude and pure energy too. Read the full...

TMID Editorial: Malta’s paradox with age and responsibility

Age is but a number. Or so it is said. As it happens, age is a lot more than just a number, particularly when considering whether one is classed as an adult or as a minor. That may seem cut and dry on paper - but in Malta, it is anything but. This...

Report: 77% of the 202 students at Malta Elementary School not on "college track" in 2023-24 school year

Of the 202 students at Malta Elementary School in New Boston, 155 (77%) weren’t on track for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to Upper East Texas News' analysis of STAAR scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The TEA considers...

Parts of Malta drenched in rain after freak hailstorm

Parts of Malta became drenched in rain and hail on Saturday afternoon as the yearly għarajjex made its way to the island. Despite days of hot and sunny weather, a bout heavy rainfall on Saturday swept over the island. Earlier this week, a...

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....

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...

Watch: Recognising Palestine a ‘strong prize to Hamas’ – Israel ambassador

Malta’s plans to recognise a Palestinian state next month would mean awarding a “strong prize to Hamas”, according to Israel’s new envoy to Malta. Speaking during an interview with Times of Malta, ambassador designate Ruth Cohen Dar – who assumed...

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...

Malta retail and office buildings sold for $3.2 million

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...

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...

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,...