**Parliament to Tackle Drink-Drug Driving in Landmark Bill: “One Joint Can Cost a Life”** Valletta – A sweeping overhaul of Malta’s road-safety laws landed in parliament last night, promising zero-tolerance for drivers who mix wheels with weed, wine or white lines. The “Traffic Safety (Amendment) Bill, 2024” introduces roadside saliva swabs, instant 48-hour licence suspensions…
**Parliament’s health chair cites role clash for calling no meetings in two years** For 24 straight months, while Maltese families debated COVID boosters, queued for cancer-screening delays and watched medical-staff strikes unfold on TV, the parliamentary committee that is supposed to scrutinise all things health has not met once. The reason, according to its own…
# Watch: Grim Reaper protest greets MPs over controversial planning bills A cloaked figure wielding a scythe stood sentinel outside Malta’s Parliament on Tuesday morning, as activists channelled the island’s centuries-old festa spirit to deliver a chilling message: “Your time is up.” The macabre stunt—organised by environmental coalition Front Ħarsien ODZ—greeted MPs arriving to debate…
Robert Abela’s “Attack Dog”: How a Nickname Became a Political Flashpoint in Malta When Prime Minister Robert Abela strode into Parliament last month, he was flanked not by security, but by a four-legged celebrity: his exuberant French bulldog, “Tyson.” Within minutes, footage of Tyson sniffing opposition benches and cocking a leg near a ministerial briefcase…
Alex Borg vows to push for party financing reform ================================================= Valletta – In a sun-splashed corner café just off Republic Street, Alex Borg drains his espresso and sets the tiny cup down like a gavel. “Every election we hand out ħobż biż-żejt and plastic fans, and every year we pretend it doesn’t cost anything,” the…
