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103 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 332 recoveries

67 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 323 recoveries
Mar 26 2021 Share

Malta has registered 103 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 2,252 swab tests, while 382 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Thursday 25th March 2021, 166,104 vaccine doses were administered of which 48,933 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 28,715 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 26,480 have recovered, 382 died and 1,853 are still active.

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30-year-old Eritrean man arrested over drug trafficking charges

Mar 26 2021 Share

Yesterday evening, the Malta Police Force Drug Squad arrested a 30-year-old Eritrean man residing in Imsida after being caught in possession of a considerable amount of drugs, reportedly ready for trafficking.

Following reports of suspicious activity, the Police followed the man until stopping the man in Imsida to search him, only to find 60 packets of a substance suspected to be cannabis, ready for trafficking.

After searching his residence, the man found more of the substance, objects related to drug trafficking and a substantial number of banknotes.

He is expected to appear in court at 1:30pm today to appear in front of police magistrate Dr. Caroline Farrugia Frendo LL.D with accusations relate to this case and others.

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Metsola & Dalli state their opinions on Malta’s political climate

Metsola & Dalli state their opinions on Malta's political climate
Mar 26 2021 Share

Earlier this week, Malta’s political powerhouses Roberta Metsola and Miriam Dalli took to the European and Local Parliament, respectively to voice their opinion on the current political climate climate.

The politicians took Malta’s current unsettlement in the light of the recent arrests and charges with corruption, money laundering, fraud and much more of people including the former OPM Chief of Staff Keith Schembri.

European Parliament Vice President Roberta Metsola went on to highlight the courage and attitude of Maltese legends such as Oliver Friggieri, Joseph Calleja, Edward Debono and Daphne Caruana, amongst others.

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Melvin Theuma tests positive for COVID-19 after hospitalisation

Melvin Theuma tests positive for COVID-19 after hospitalisation
Mar 25 2021 Share

The pardoned middleman in the Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination case was hospitalised with abdominal pain. After undergoing a routine swab test which is carried out on all patients, Theuma was revealed to be positive for COVID-19.

Them appeared earlier in court today testifying in the compilation of evidence against Yorgen Fenech but asked to be suspended after suffering abdominal pain and asking to sit down whilst testifying. The sitting had taken place in a small courtroom full of people and is understood that Theuma has been vaccinated.

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