Tag: Mater Dei
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When the Labour government used a kangaroo court to save Skanska from paying damages to the government
The Labour government is currently bringing up the Skanska case of Mater Dei when a previous nationalist administration paid for lower-quality concrete for the construction of Mater Dei. The Labour Party is now blaming the Nationalist administration for failing to recoup lost funds over this work. The Labour Party is trying to deflect attention from…
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36-year-old woman seriously injured in traffic accident in St Julian’s
A 36-year-old Italian woman residing in St Paul’s Bay was hospitalised following a traffic accident in St Julian’s on Saturday morning. The incident occurred at around 8:45 a.m. on Triq Sant’ Andrija. Preliminary investigations revealed that the woman was riding a Kymco Like motorcycle when she lost control and fell, colliding with a Toyota Tercel…
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Elderly woman, 87, seriously injured after being hit by pickup truck in Qormi
An 87-year-old woman from Qormi was seriously injured in a traffic accident in Triq l-Imdina, Qormi, on Sunday morning. The accident occurred at around 7:30am, when preliminary investigations revealed that the woman was hit by a Mitsubishi L200 driven by a 68-year-old man, also from Qormi. A medical team provided assistance on site before the…
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UPDATED: Pietà crash: police say woman hit, both suffer serious injuries
UPDATE: While initial reports indicated the victim was a man, police later confirmed it was a 41-year-old woman from Valletta. Police said the Volkswagen Caddy was being driven by a 62-year-old man from Mellieħa, while the Mercedes Benz E320 was parked at the time of the collision. The impact pushed the Mercedes forward, hitting…
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Swimmer critically injured after hitting head on rocks at Ta’ Xbiex
This morning at around 6:30 a.m., police were alerted to an incident requiring assistance along the Ta’ Xbiex waterfront. Preliminary investigations revealed that a 38-year-old man from Nepal found himself in difficulty while swimming, possibly after hitting his head on rocks and sustaining injuries. A medical team provided assistance on site, and the man was…
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UPDATED: Elderly woman dies, one man critical, another suffers minor injuries in Ħal Lija collision
UPDATED: Police have confirmed that the 24-year-old man involved in the incident was certified to have sustained minor injuries. The Magisterial inquiry and police investigations are still ongoing. This morning at around 10:30 a.m., police were alerted to a serious traffic accident in Triq il-Mosta, Ħal Lija. Preliminary investigations revealed that the collision involved a…
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Malta has less hospital beds than EU average: but comes fourth in beds for the elderly
According to the latest Eurostat report based on 2023 figures, Malta has just up to 400 hospital beds per 100,000 inhabitants, falling short of the EU average of 511 beds. According to official records Malta’s National Hospital, Mater Dei has just up to 1243 beds. The EU member states with the highest number of hospital…
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Motorcyclist seriously injured in Mellieħa collision with car
A 46-year-old motorcyclist from Ħal Qormi is recovering from serious injuries after being involved in a traffic accident in Triq il-Kbira, Mellieħa earlier today. The incident occurred at around 11:00 a.m., when police were alerted to a collision between a Hyundai Getz, driven by a 23-year-old man from Mellieħa, and a Honda motorcycle. Emergency services,…
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Motorcyclist injured in traffic collision on Triq Hompesch, Fgura
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a traffic accident that occurred yesterday at around 6:00 pm on Triq Hompesch in Fgura. Preliminary investigations by the police revealed that the incident involved a collision between a Chevrolet Aveo, driven by a 32-year-old Albanian woman residing in Fgura, and a Kawasaki ZR750 motorcycle, ridden by a 45-year-old…
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Armed robbery at lotto booth in B’Kara: Police searching for suspect
Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place at around 3:30 pm, at a lotto booth on Dun Karm Street, B’Kara. A masked man, allegedly armed with a knife, had approached the cashier’s window, grabbed a sum of cash, and fled the scene. The victim, a 57-year-old woman, was left in a state of…
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75-year-old man in danger of dying after falling from ladder in Siġġiewi field
A 75-year-old man from Ħaż-Å»ebbuÄ¡ is in danger of losing his life after falling from a ladder while carrying out work in a field at Wied il-Ħesri, SiÄ¡Ä¡iewi. The police were alerted to the incident at around 8:30 pm. A medical team, along with members of the Civil Protection Department, was dispatched to the scene…
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68-year-old man seriously injured in traffic accident in Paola
A 68-year-old man sustained serious injuries after being hit by a car on Triq il-Palma, Paola, yesterday evening. The incident occurred at around 7:00 pm. Preliminary investigations by the police revealed that the elderly man, a resident of Paola, was hit by a Renault Clio driven by a 44-year-old man, who is also a resident…
