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The BOV Premier League will be formed by 12 teams next season while 22 sides will form the Challenge League following a vote taken by the MFA Council on Tuesday. The MFA Council was due to decide the composition of next season’s competitions after season 2020-21 came to an early end after the authorities failed to lift the Legal Notice that banned organised sport by the end of April due to COVID-19. The Malta FA EXCO decided to propose that next season’s top flight will be composed of 12 te...

PHOTO / WORLD By Xinhua Published: May 12, 2021 11:37 AM A detention officer walks past migrants wearing face masks upon their arrival in Senglea, south of Malta, on May 11, 2021. A group of around 70 migrants were brought to Malta after being rescued in south of the island during Monday night following a distress call, a spokesperson from the Ministry for Home Affairs, National Security and Law Enforcement, said on Tuesday.(Photo: Xinhua)   Migrants are shipped to land by the Armed Forces ...

Mosta FC completed their first signing ahead of the upcoming season when they secured the services of Colombian midfielder Luis Riascos on a season-long loan from Gżira United, the Times of Malta can confirm. The young Colombian midfielder arrived in Malta in 2019 when he joined Sta Lucia FC where he left a good impression. Last season, Gżira United moved quickly to secure the services of the 19-year-old and decided to give the player an opportunity to secure more first-team football when the...

There were fewer accidents in the first quarter of this year when compared to the same period last year, according to official data. The National Statistics Office said there were 2,864 reported traffic accidents during the period, 14.7% less than the same period in 2020. Most - 1,023, or 35.7% - were in the northern harbour district. Casualties decreased by 0.3% to 305. Eighty one people - 52 drivers, 13 passengers and 16 pedestrians/cyclists/other - were grievously injured. The injuries suffe...

The American University of Malta is very much rooted in the historical context of the Three Cities. What does this add to the educational institution? The Amer

Florinda Sultana and former banker placed under bill of indictment The court has fond sufficient grounds for the indictment of ex-footballer Darren Debonos step-daughter    by Matthew Agius The decree, known as prima facie, was handed down in the case against Florinda Sultana and Albert Buttigieg in criminal proceedings filed over their involvement in a number of companies operating the Porticello - former Scoglitti- restaurant at Valletta and Capo Mulini at Marsaxlokk. Both restaurants are...

Malta is paying travelers to visit this summer Andrea Smith Malta is paying travelers to visit this summer © Dado Daniela / Getty Images The pretty archipelago of Malta is aiming to attract holidaymakers this summer by offering financial incentives to visitors. Those who take advantage of the offer will be able to enjoy its prehistoric temples, hidden coves, scuba-diving and walking tracks. Malta Tourism Authority is hoping to attract 35,000 visitors through its "Incentives for Free Independ...

Newsbook Prince Philip | Wikimedia Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna will be organising a gun salute to commemorate the passing away of “a dear friend of Malta” – H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on Saturday 17th April 2021 at 12.00 pm noon at the Saluting Battery in Valletta. Villa Guardamangia in Pietà served as the residence of Queen (then Princess) Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip from 1949 to 1951 when he was stationed in Malta as an officer of the Royal Navy – the captain ...

Suspected drug dealer arraigned after car chase Police had placed the man under surveillance in April, after receiving information that he was involved in drug trafficking 13 April 2021, 1:28pm by Matthew Agius A court has heard how a suspected drug trafficker from Zabbar crashed into a roundabout after allegedly leading police on a car chase in the South of Malta. Josef Zammit, 29, was accused before magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech of having violently resisted arrest and causing over €25...

The plague has never been endemic in Malta but it has been ‘imported’ several times from the Levant and spread rapidly throughout the islands with heavy loss of life. After the Order of St John was expelled from Malta in 1798, the first plague outbreak under the new British rulers occurred in April 1813. This is the basis of this month’s anniversary story. Lieutenant-General Sir Hildebrand Oakes (1754-1822), Civil Commissioner of Malta, 1810-13, in a portrait attributed to Henry Raeburn (...