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Gonzi defends Richard Cachia Caruana's severance package
Opposition leader Lawrence Gonzi this evening defended the severance package for Richard Cachia Caruana, saying people should be judged according to the results they achieved. Earlier Foreign Minister...
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Air Malta flight returns after suspected bird strike
An Air Malta Airbus returned to Malta safely this morning after reporting a suspected bird strike. The incident happened at about 7.15 a.m. as the aircraft took off for Lyon. The airport adopted alert...
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€2,000 fine for taxi driver who did not switch on meter
A taxi driver who failed to switch on the tariff meter while carrying passengers has been fined €2,000 and has had his licence suspended for six months. His car has been confiscated for a month and...
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Updated: PN denies that $1.3 million hospital management report was ignored
The Nationalist Party this evening denied that the former government and the hospital administration had not started to implement the recommendations of a report commissioned by the former Health...
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Power station call issued - Government uses exemptions to EU procurement rules
The Government and Enemalta today issued an international call for expressions of interest for a long-term Power Purchase Agreement and a Gas Supply Agreement. The agreements are key to the...
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Small marina to be set up at Valletta Waterfront
Mepa has approved a planning application for the development of a small marina in the lagoon area of Valletta Waterfront. The project consists in the adaptation of the lagoon for the berthing of 37...
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Woman, 56, critically injured in Paola crash
A 56-year-old woman from Ghaxaq was critically injured in a crash in Paola this afternoon. The incident took place at 4.20 p.m. in Vjal Santa Luċija and involved a Toyota Corolla and an Erf 3 Axle....
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Fly like a bird, swim like a dolphin
Simon Desira took to the waves on his Flyboard in St Thomas Bay today, attracting the attention of the few people who happened to be in the area as he perfected his skill. The Flyboard allows users to...
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Tonio Fenech to chair Public Accounts Committee
Former Finance Minister Tonio Fenech will chair the Public Accounts Committee, the Nationalist Party said. It said in a statement that its other members on the committee with be Kristy Debono and...
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Updated: Government demands resignation of ARMS CEO
The government has called for the resignation of the ARMS chief executive officer Wilfred J. Borg. In a statement this evening, it said that the situation at ARMS had been problematic since the...
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Court dismisses discrimination claim by wheelchair doctor
A claim of discrimination filed by a doctor in a wheelchair against the Committee for the Approval of Specialists has been dismissed by the courts after it was established that the doctor did not...
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Minister denies visit to housing authority apartment was meant to ridicule CEO
Solidarity Minister Marie-Louise Coleiro denied today that her visit yesterday to a housing authority-owned apartment was an attempt to ridicule the CEO. The minister yesterday said that more than 700...
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Peter Paul Zammit appointed Police Commissioner
Peter Paul Zammit is being appointed Police Commissioner replacing John Rizzo who will take over as head of the Civil Protection Department, the government said this evening. Mr Zammit, 52, is a legal...
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Surprise mother’s boyfriend also had mental disability
The father of a girl born to a mentally disabled woman, who did not know she was pregnant, also has an intellectual disability. The couple met about six years ago at the Eden Foundation and had even...
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Rita Schembri 'lied' to review board, used public office for private work -...
The head of the Government’s internal audit agency, Rita Schembri, lied under oath to a review board investigating allegations that she had abused her public office, an inquiry found. The board...
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Columnist describes how Zurrieq mayor harassed her
Columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia this morning described to the court how Zurrieq mayor Ignatius Farrugia had followed her in Rabat on March 19, insulting her and chanting Malta Taghna Lkoll until she...
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Heritage Malta sites open for free on Sunday
Nearly all of the sites run by Heritage Malta will be open free of charge this Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of Heritage Malta. The only site which is not included in this initiative is the Ħal...
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New Arms Ltd board did not question CEO before suspending him
The new board of Arms Ltd did not directly question CEO Wilfred Borg before suspending him, Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi revealed in parliament this evening. Asked by Nationalist MP George Pullicino...
View ArticleNorman Rossignaud, former MUBE president, passes away
The Malta Union of Bank Employees has announced the passing away of its former president Norman Rossignaud. Mr Rossignaud was also a former director of Bank of Valletta. Expressing its condolences,...
View ArticleGonzi’s Head of Secretariat ‘overpaid for years’ – PM
Although guidelines on the engagement of staff for ministers’ secretariats establish specific salary and allowances for the Head of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, Dr Lawrence Gonzi’s Head of...
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