Mark Laurence Zammit

Malta

Journalist, TV Show Host and Producer at Times of Malta

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Table tennis champion left out of small nations games

5 days ago | timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit

The reigning Maltese table tennis champion said he feels "tired, betrayed and discarded" after discovering he was left out of the national team competing at the upcoming Small Nations Games this year. In a strongly-worded Facebook post, athlete and medical student Gabriel Grixti detailed his rigorous training schedule alongside his medical studies and questioned the transparency and fairness of the selection process.
When the new pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost, dined at ‘Il-Barri’

5 days ago | timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit

When Rita Vella was serving dinner to Cardinal Robert Prevost at their famous Mġarr restaurant Il-Barri, little did she know the man would be pope a year-and- a-half later. “Who would have told us,” she told Times of Malta with a proud smile yesterday, standing in her restaurant on the spot where the now-pope sat that day. Stephen Sammut and Rita Vella recall what happened that night.
How and when would you be able to terminate your life?

1 week ago | timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit

One of Malta's youngest cabinet members is taking on one of the nation's hottest issues, and this week she sat down with Times Talk to explain why she believes it is necessary. On Wednesday Reforms Parliamentary Secretary Rebecca Buttigieg unveiled government proposals for 'Assisted Voluntary Euthanasia'. These proposals, currently open for a two-month public consultation, outline conditions under which terminally ill patients with less than six months to live could voluntarily end their lives.
inside the court as the Daphne bomb trial unfolds

1 week ago | timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit

Four men are in the dock, charged with playing a key role in two separate murders. One of those killings, the 2017 assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, is arguably the most significant crime in Malta's history. In this episode, Mark Laurence Zammit speaks to Times of Malta court reporter Monique Agius and online editor Bertrand Borg about the ongoing trial. This episode was recorded on April 29, 2025 in a trial where new developments are emerging daily.
Erin Tanti may have impregnated partner via unauthorised insemination

1 week ago | timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit

Convicted killer Erin Tanti may have illicitly fathered a child from behind bars through artificial insemination, Times of Malta has learned. Prison sources allege that Tanti, who is serving a 20-year sentence, could have smuggled his sperm out of Corradino Correctional Facility in an attempt to impregnate his partner. Tanti is currently serving a 20-year sentence for the murder of teenager Lisa Maria Zahra in 2014.
Free gym membership for young people officially launched

1 week ago | timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit

Young people born between 2005 and 2007 can officially register for a six-month free gym membership as of Sunday. The initiative, which was first announced in last October's budget, was officially launched by Prime Minister Robert Abela at the Mediterranean College of Sport in Birkirkara on Sunday. Robert Abela speaking to reporters ahead of the event.
Malta offers to pay for Gaza flotilla repairs but will not let vessel in

1 week ago | timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit

Malta has offered to pay for the repairs of the Gaza-bound flotilla and help it reach its destination, but it continues to refuse to let the vessel in Maltese territorial waters and ports. The government will not let them in unless it is allowed to inspect the ship and ensure it is truly carrying humanitarian aid and that its damage is compatible with the damage sustained by an attack, Prime Minister Robert Abela told reporters Sunday.
Inspector allegedly harassed two female officers through text of 'sexual nature'

2 weeks ago | timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit

A police inspector is expected to be criminally charged with harassment at the workplace, Times of Malta is informed. Sources close to the police force said the inspector is alleged to have harassed two female police officers under his charge through a text message that was of a “sexual nature”. Last week he was handed a precautionary suspension from the force pending the outcome of criminal proceedings. Allegations concerning him are understood to have first surfaced some months ago.
Minister’s commuting vision angers residents

2 weeks ago | timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit

When Chris Bonett told Times Talk he envisioned a future mass-transportation system where Marsascala commuters would take a fast ferry and a bus to Żabbar, little did he know how angry that would make some public transport users in that area. Many accused him of being out of touch with commuters’ realities, since there already is a much simpler, efficient option by bus.
Ambulance blocked by tables and shop stands while man suffers heart attack

2 weeks ago | timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit

An ambulance called to Gozo’s St George’s square to save a man who was having a heart attack had to wade through tables, chairs and shop stands as it struggled to get into the square. The driver even had to get out of the ambulance and move the tables and chairs himself while a man was fighting for his life inside the church.