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1 week ago | 
timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit
The woman discovered dead in Rome's Villa Pamphili has been identified as Anastasia Trofimova, according to Italian media. Il Corriere della Sera reported on Thursday that Trofimova was identified after a woman in Russia came forward claiming to be her mother.
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1 week ago | 
timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit
The American man suspected of killing his wife and baby contacted Malta-based film producers earlier this year to collaborate on a film which they were told he was directing. Francis Kaufmann, who went by the pseudonym Rexal Ford, told filmmakers in Malta that he was scouting locations on the island for his upcoming feature film Food Fight.
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1 week ago | 
timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit
Police officers on Tuesday descended on a relatively quiet Marsascala street, where an American who is suspected of having killed his wife and baby lived for a few months. The officers, reportedly part of a joint Maltese and Italian investigative effort, were seen knocking on the door of the apartment Francis Kaufmann is believed to have occupied for some months between 2023 and 2024.
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1 week ago | 
timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit
Alex Borg has said he feels “honoured” by a survey that placed him in pole position for the PN leadership, vowing to “contribute more and not let the people down” – while stopping short of saying he was running for the job. Fielding Times of Malta questions outside PN headquarters hours after the survey was published on Tuesday, the young Gozitan MP said this was a delicate time and any decision must be primarily in the interest of the people, and not simply his own .
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1 week ago | 
timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit
An American man who resided in Malta for a few months has been arrested in Greece in connection with the discovery of a woman and her infant daughter found dead in Rome's Villa Pamphili park earlier this month. Rexal Ford, a 46-year-old American citizen, was apprehended on the Greek island of Skiathos last week, following a European arrest warrant issued by Italian authorities.
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1 week ago | 
timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit
Robert Aquilina has rejected an offer to return as Repubblika honorary president after allegations of domestic abuse against him were dropped. He said Sunday he felt he should take the decision in the greater interest of rule of law causes he and the NGO were fighting. In a letter addressed to Repubblika president Vicki Ann Cremona, Aquilina said he appreciated her offer to be reinstated in his previous role, but felt his decision should be in the greater interest of the NGO's causes.
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1 week ago | 
timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit
Robert Abela told supporters Sunday that he was not happy with the PN's woes, and that the opposition's "chaos" should not give Labour a false sense of security, but motivate it to work even harder. "Don't think I'm enjoying what is happening in the PN," he said during a PL political event in Vittoriosa. "Don't become euphoric, because nothing is guaranteed and everything can change in a second.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit
Joseph Portelli and Andre Callus met for the first time in their lives at the top of Mercury Towers, for a Times Talk debate that saw the two trade talking points, accusations and even the odd insult. Portelli is one of Malta’s biggest construction moguls. Callus is arguably Malta’s best-known environmental activist. The hour-long debate was moderated by assistant editor Mark Laurence Zammit and was held before Times of Malta reported on payments Portelli made to former politician John Dalli.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit
Roberta Metsola has started a series of meetings with Nationalist MPs and officials to explore a possible return to Malta as party leader, sources told Times of Malta. The European Parliament president appears to be open to the prospect of taking the helm of the troubled opposition party but only if enough people within it are willing to cooperate with the radical change she feels is needed.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofmalta.com | Mark Laurence Zammit
A leading archaeologist from the University of Cambridge has described the recent discovery of Latnija cave as “world-class research” that manifests the extraordinary talent of Maltese scientists and their international collaborators.
