• Venezuela Malta

    Suspended sentence for thrill seekers who sneaked onto Sicily ferry

    Two foreign youths who boarded the Malta-Sicily ferry without authorization were each given a suspended sentence and a stern warning. Venezuelan Miguel Alberto Armas Zambrano, from Venezuela, and Spaniard Javier Ocana De Lucas, both 20, were caught sneaking on to the catamaran to Sicily by onboard security. In court today they admitted ...

  • Panama Malta

    Criminal complaint against Simon Busuttil worrying signal - EPP

    Manfred Weber, Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament expressed his concern after the OPM chief of staff filed a criminal libel complaint against Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil."I am concerned about the latest developments in Malta. The fact that a Prime Minister's Chief of Staff files a criminal ...

  • Qatar Egitto Oman Turchia USA Iran Kuwait Yemen

    Why have other Gulf states cut ties with Qatar?

    Gulf Arab countries summon images of oil-fueled wealth, luxurious malls and strong Muslim identity. Nasty regional rivalry, diplomatic ruptures and panicked citizens stockpiling groceries don’t usually figure.So why have Gulf states Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemen, as well as non-Gulf Egypt, dramatically ruptured relations with ...

  • Germania Malta

    Air Malta announces Frankfurt flight schedule as from end October

    Air Malta will be flying again to Frankfurt as from Sunday 29 October with up to four weekly frequencies every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.Paul Sies, Air Malta Chief Commercial Officer said: “We are thrilled that the new Board of Directors supported our plans to re-introduce the Frankfurt route. We ...

  • Malta Montenegro

    Ronnie Mackay sentenced to prison for two years, fined €2,000 over match-fixing charges

    Infamous footballer Ronnie Mackay was sentenced to two years imprisonment and fined €2,000 after the court found him guilty of match-fixing.This is not Mackay’s first brush with the law, when last October he was convicted of a separate match-fixing case. This morning’s case relates to an international under 21 match ...

  • USA Malta Cipro

    Facing up to competitive pressures - interview with GO CEO

    On 01 June, GO appointed Attila Keszeg, a Hungarian, as Chief Executive Officer. He has had a dynamic high profile career; prior to this appointment, he was Senior Vice President Commercial at Deutsche Telekom AG, responsible for the overall business to consumer activities in 12 countries. His experience also includes ...

  • Malta

    TMID Editorial: Destruction of the environment - Does anyone care?

    Our front page story yesterday, exposing how the fines for illegal cranes are lower than those for littering, shows how little importance we give to the environment we live in and the country’ general lack of adequate rules and enforcement. Not only has this country become covered with tower cranes ...

  • Malta

    Equality, Energy, Finance Ministries spent €800,000 on advertising since January

    The Ministry for Finance, the Ministry for European Affairs and Equality (former Ministry for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties) the Ministry for Energy, spent a total of €796,808 on advertising throughout 2017, according to figures tabled in Parliament this week.The figures were tabled in reply to parliamentary questions ...

  • USA Malta

    FIRST: Wonder women - Bringing women in business together

    In a nutshell, what is SHE Malta?SHE - Social Hub Entrepreneurs - aims to bring together all women living in Malta, whether already established in business, just starting up or looking to do so, through a series of networking events and workshops around the island. Our events are specially formulated ...

  • USA Kenya

    Business: This app helps us get good bargains

    Using the MtiCalc, tree farmers can tell the current market prices for their various trees as set by Kenya Forest Service.