FIL Sponsors Sustainability LIVE: Malta

Finance Incorporated Limited (FIL) is an Electronic Money Institution based in Malta that offers a scope of streamlined financial services. It delivers payments, accounts, acquiring services and card issuing to small business owners, corporate and retail …

Malta Bend man asleep in car facing drug possession charge

What’s on in Malta and Gozo this week: January 27 to February 2, 2025

THEATRE Id-dnub tal-magħżulin A contemporary retelling of an Old Testament tale is being staged at the Valletta Campus Theatre on January 31 and February 1-2, 7-9. The Unifaun Theatre production, written by Adrian Buckle and Trevor Zahra, reimagines the …

Alert on Malta betting platforms laundering proceeds from drug sales

Canada’s financial intelligence agency has issued an alert this week saying online betting platforms, including those based in Malta, are being used to launder proceeds from the production and sale of illicit synthetic opioids. The Financial Transactions …

Malta through international eyes: ‘Cultural heritage is crucial’

Exante director and writer Patrick J. O’Brien was the special guest on Minn Għajnejn Barranin on Campus Radio 103.7 last weekend, where he discussed the special bond between Malta and Ireland. During the one-hour-long programme, presented by Colin Fitz, O’ …

‘Corporate Bonds driving record growth in Malta’s Capital Markets’

The local corporate bond market has grown exponentially over the past few years driven mainly by more knowledgeable investors, who are more confident to invest. According to Nick Calamatta, Co-CEO at Calamatta Cuschieri Moneybase, this new breed of …

Fact-check: How do Malta’s school hours compare to others in Europe?

Claim: Malta should lengthen its school hours. Verdict: Maltese students typically spend less time in class and have more holidays than almost any other students in Europe. A study suggesting that Malta should lengthen its school hours to bring them in …

Police arrest 45 people for illegally living or working in Malta

45 people were found living in the country irregularly during inspections carried out by authorities in Malta on Saturday morning. Police said that they were assisted by the Detention Services Agency in conducting coordinated inspections in the areas of …

SL and Malta celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations

As Sri Lanka and Malta commemorate the 25th anniversary of their diplomatic relations this January, both nations reflect on a shared history of cooperation and look forward to a future filled with mutual growth and strengthened partnerships. A quarter- …

Sweden holds Malta-flagged ship after another Baltic Sea cable is damaged

Updated 9.04 am on Monday. Sweden has detained a Malta-flagged vessel suspected of involvement in “aggravated sabotage” that damaged an undersea fibre optic cable in the Baltic Sea on Sunday. This was the fourth undersea cable sabotage incident in the …