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Black Dagger ballistic missile target, launched during an IBCS test in August 2020. (Photo: US Army) DoD issues FMS modification for Polish integrated air and missile defence programme. US Army Contracting Command has issued an $11.62 million FMS modification for Northrop Grumman to install its Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) in Poland. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of 31 December 2025, the DoD announced on 23 A...

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 (...

Tough sentence handed to drug-addicted armed robber Man behind month-long crime spree handed eight-year prison sentence   9 April 2021, 1:36pm by Matthew Agius A man from Senglea has been sentenced to nearly eight  years in prison after he admitted to a string of eleven thefts, some of them violent.  Frankie Pace, 41, stole photographic equipment, jewellery and cash from residences and garages in Marsaskala, Kalkara, Zabbar, Fgura and Zejtun as part of his month-long crime spree wh...

Mugger jailed for four years The man pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated theft and illegal knife possession 9 April 2021, 12:37pm by Matthew Agius A man from Senglea has been jailed for four years after admitting to robbing a woman at knifepoint. 34 year-old tile layer, Joseph Brincat, pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated theft and illegal knife possession when he was arraigned this afternoon before magistrate Ian Farrugia. Inspector Lydon Zammit, prosecuting together with Inspectors St...

A man who admitted to robbing a woman at knifepoint earlier this month was jailed for four years upon his arraignment on Friday over several theft-related charges. Joseph Brincat, a 34-year old Senglea resident, was escorted to court facing charges which allegedly linked him to a series of thefts, the last being a botched attempt to rob a woman at knifepoint on April 2. His alleged partner in crime was arraigned separately on Friday, also pleading guilty and landing an eight-year jail term for ...