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Photos released by Kyrgyz authorities showed dozens of seized poached birds. Photo: Kyrgyzstan Ministry of Natural Resources

Five Maltese poachers caught in Kyrgyzstan with dozens of protected birds

Deborah Calleja, inset, is accused of a fake lease racket targeting migrant workers.

Estate agent boasted about registering TCNs on abandoned properties, court told

Virtual render of the proposed thermal treatment facility (TTF). Photo: Planning Authority

‘Cancer Factory’: Residents slam proposed hazardous waste incinerator plant

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Actor Russell Crowe and director Ridley Scott (inset) have appeared to cross swords over the Gladiator sequel. Photos: Matthew Mirabelli (main) / AFP (inset).

'I love the place': Russell Crowe on Malta after Ridley Scott's 'joke'

Gladiator actor calls Malta 'one of the most incredible and unique places to visit'

December 31, 2024| James Cummings
People shopping. Domestic demand is expected to drive Malta's GDP up, the Central Bank said. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Central Bank expects 2025 to be a good year for Malta's economy

Bank revises GDP projections up and says wages will grow faster than in 2024

December 31, 2024| Times of Malta
Some of the well known faces who are no longer with us. Photo: Times of Malta

Farewell to those who died in 2024

A tribute to some of the prominent Maltese who died this year

December 31, 2024| Anthony Manduca
The current allocation of parliamentary seats is discriminatory, and every vote should count, ADPD is insisting.

ADPD appeals court decision on parliamentary seat allocation

The party insists that the allocation of extra seats only to the parties already in parliament is discriminatory

December 31, 2024| Times of Malta
Some of the Times of Malta team at work. Clockwise from top left: James Cummings, Emma Borg, Neville Borg, Giulia Magri, Mark Laurence Zammit, Daniel Ellul, Jacob Borg.

'I wasn't expecting that': Journalists on the story behind the stories of 2024

Times of Malta journalists and photographers pick one story that impacted them in 2024

December 31, 2024| Times of Malta
Malta's newspapers.

Today's front pages - December 31, 2024

The top stories in Malta's newspapers

December 31, 2024| Times of Malta
Malta’s ambassador to the OSCE Natasha Meli Daudey and Foreign Minister Ian Borg addressing a session of the OSCE summit in Malta in early December. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Rising influence, shrinking neutrality?

Tiny Malta’s global diplomatic footprint grew disproportionately in 2024

December 31, 2024| James Cummings
Ridley Scott speaking at the premiere of Gladiator II in Los Angeles. Photo: AFP

Ridley Scott: My comment about Malta was an attempt at humour

Days after sparking controversy, director says Malta is 'a jewel'

December 30, 2024| Times of Malta
Owen Bonnici, Jason Micallef, Olaf McKay and Owen Spiteri of G7 talking to press on the stage of the NYE event. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Over 50,000 expected for Valletta’s New Year’s Eve celebration

Fireworks, top local acts, and Cascada to headline festivities in St George’s Square

December 30, 2024| Emma Borg
Silvio Schembri speaking at an MDIA event. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

eSkills Malta Foundation to be integrated into MDIA

Economy Ministry announces consolidation of entities

December 30, 2024| Times of Malta
Owen Bonnici (second from left) leading the press conference. Photo: DOI/Alan Saliba

Watch: Culture Minister downplays Ridley Scott's Malta snub

Owen Bonnici dismisses calls for Johann Grech’s resignation

December 30, 2024| Emma Borg
Jason Azzopardi believes Robert Vella (inset) was involved in criminal activity. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Jason Azzopardi seeks magisterial inquiry into Lands Authority CEO

Lawyer claims Robert Vella played a major role in multiple shady deals

December 30, 2024| Edwina Brincat
Former Prime Minister Alfred Sant (R) welcomed Jimmy Carter (centre) and his wife Rosalynn (L) to Malta in 1997. Photo: Alfred Sant.

'Affable and a good listener': Alfred Sant remembers Jimmy Carter

The former prime minister was a student in the US during Carter's presidency

December 30, 2024| James Cummings
The weather will be ideal for outdoor celebrations to welcome 2025, the MIA Met Office said.

New Year's eve weather 'ideal for outdoor celebrations' - Met Office

The temperature will be higher than the norm

December 30, 2024| Times of Malta
A long queue of vehicles for the Gozo ferry on Saturday.

Gozo ferry delays are impacting restaurant business, association says

People waited for hours to cross to Gozo in the past few days

December 30, 2024| Times of Malta
Claudette Buttigieg delighted the audience with a rendition of her classic 2000 Eurovision hit 'Desire'

Watch: Claudette Buttigieg delights panto audience with rendition of 'Desire'

Nationalist MP was attending performance of Rapunzel

December 30, 2024| Matthew Bonanno
Eighteen years after a traffic accident, a motorist has been banned from driving for three months.

Driver paid for damages he was never accused of causing, court hears

Motorist banned from driving for three months, 18 years after accident

December 30, 2024| Edwina Brincat
On December 9, the news of a dismembered body found in a suitcase off the coast shocked Malta. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Man charged in Gżira body case has clean record in native Colombia

Besides being accused of disposing of the body of a fellow Colombian in the sea off Gżira, Andres Leonardo Gamboa Duran is also facing drug trafficking charges

December 30, 2024| Daniel Ellul
Joe Grech was Malta's first singer at the Eurovision Song Contest (right) and continued to sing until recently.

Joe Grech, Malta's first Eurovision singer, dies aged 90

His name is associated with the song Marija l-Maltija

December 30, 2024| Times of Malta
Government debt has soared, as has the cost of servicing it, the PN said.

Abela has racked up record debts, with nothing to show for it - PN

Debt servicing costs have risen to €710,000 every day

December 30, 2024| Times of Malta
Smoking dramatically shortens a person's life, researchers have found. File photo.

A single cigarette takes 20 minutes off a person’s life, new study shows

Smokers must quit completely to get the full benefits of health and life expectancy

December 30, 2024| Times of Malta
The 20th-century fort in the limits of Birżebbuġa has the highest level of heritage protection. File photo

Plans to take back Fort Bengħajsa ‘in the coming weeks’

Lands Authority sends legal letters to households occupying the historic fort

December 30, 2024| Daniel Ellul
Photo: Times of Malta

The most memorable 2024 quotes in The Sunday Times of Malta

Anthony Manduca lists some of the comments that made the headlines in The Sunday Times of Malta in 2024

December 30, 2024| Anthony Manduca
Malta's newspapers. File photo.

Today's front pages - December 30, 2024

The top stories in Malta's daily newspapers

December 30, 2024| Times of Malta
Former minister Tonio Borg (right) believes there is no need for the reform Robert Abela discussed with Jonathan Attard. Composite: Daniel Ellul

Requests for inquiries have enough safeguards against abuse − Tonio Borg

As Robert Abela pledges reform, the former justice minister says current system already prevents misuse

December 30, 2024| Daniel Ellul
Neil Aguis (top), Steve Zammit Lupi, Myriam Spiteri Debono, Roberta Metsola, Ian Borg, Malta Rangers Unit, Jamie Cardona. Graphic: Christian Busuttil

Neil Agius is Times of Malta Person of the Year

Athlete leads the list of inspirational people in Malta who triumphed against the odds in 2024

December 30, 2024| Times of Malta
Some of the drugs and cash found by the police. Photo: Police CMRU.

Two held for suspected drug possession

Arrests made in Hamrun early on Sunday

December 29, 2024| Times of Malta
The members of the Porsche Club make their donation to Puttinu Cares on Sunday.

Charity with a rear engine - Porsche club raises €33,045 for Puttinu

This was the sixth edition of the club's charity run

December 29, 2024| Times of Malta
The police pounced after observing the delivery of a parcel containing drugs. Shutterstock file photo.

Three held under arrest after police foil drug delivery

A courier company raised the alert over a suspicious parcel

December 29, 2024| Edwina Brincat
Neil Cassar cycling ahead of the group as he approaches the end of the cycle. Photo: Jonathan Borg.

Neil Cassar, 13, cycles 127km around Malta for charity

Young teenager beats his own cycling record

December 29, 2024| Marc Galdes