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Man admits punching off-duty policeman during football match
A Valletta man, Simon Azzopardi, 28, this morning admitted in court to injuring an off duty policeman, Clive Pace, at Ta' Qali stadium on Saturday during the Birkirkara-Valletta football match. The...
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The parish priest of Zejtun, Fr Eric Overend and his mother Carmen will have a joint funeral on Wednesday morning. Fr Eric, 47, died shortly after being admitted to hospital on Sunday. His mother died...
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Government to hold broad consultation on City Gate project
The Cabinet will discuss the City Gate project tomorrow and then launch a broad consultation on how it should develop, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said in Parliament this evening. He also said when...
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OLAF’s report highlights - the 'unambiguous circumstantial evidence'
When OLAF’s chief, Giovanni Kessler, used the phrase “unambiguous circumstantial evidence” to describe to journalists the outcome of the investigation involving John Dalli, he was making the case that...
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Mother challenges care orders as sons were 'forcibly' taken from her
A 19-year-old mother has filed an application before the Constitutional Court calling for the revocation of a care order which saw her two-year-old son and a baby of a few months 'forcibly' taken from...
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Fireworks ignite several fires
The Malta Fireworks Festival this year featured displays at Marsaxlokk and Ghajn Tuffieha. The display at Ghajn Tuffieha yesterday attracted hundreds of people. (Picture above by Charles Paul...
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Valletta in CNN's Top 20 heritage sites
Valletta has been included in a list of 20 top Unesco World Heritage Sites by CNN Traveller. Each year, around 25 sites deemed to have "outstanding universal value" are inscribed on the list of...
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Policeman hit by car while directing traffic
A young policeman was slightly injured when he was hit by a car while directing traffic late yesterday. The incident happened at about 11.15 p.m. at Ghajn Tuffieha Road, St Paul's Bay, as the...
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Football player accused of baby's attempted murder
A football player has been accused of the attempted murder of a 14-month baby through violent shaking. The baby is in intensive care at Mater Dei Hospital, having suffered brain damage. The accused,...
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Sliema Parking Scheme enforcement from tomorrow
Sliema Local Council said today that enforcement of parking restrictions in the areas covered by the Residential Parking Scheme shall start from tomorrow. The scheme was launched on February 14 and...
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Beppe Fenech Adami to seek PN deputy leader post
Nationalist MP Beppe Fenech Adami has confirmed that he will be contesting the post of PN deputy leader. “After much deliberation, particularly with my family, I have decided to contest,” Dr Fenech...
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Miriam Dalli expected to be on Labour's EP list
Journalist Miriam Dalli and MPs Joe Sammut and Marlene Farrugia are expected to be among Labour’s candidates for the 2014 MEP elections, The Times of Malta has learnt. Other candidates include...
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IRD, VAT Department merging tax tracking procedures
Out of €185 million estimated to be due in tax arrears to the government, it is believed that €27 million cannot be collected and another €45 million from pre-1999 balances are due from liquidated...
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Ministry consultants include Toni Abela, Yana Mintoff
Newly-appointed consultants and persons of trust within the Ministry for Social Solidarity include PL deputy leader Toni Abela, who is providing legal services and PL candidate Yana Mintoff, who is...
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€2 million freed for Masters scholarships
A €2 million scholarship scheme for would-be Masters students will be launched next week, Education Minister Evarist Bartolo said this morning. In a departure from standard scholarship eligibility...
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Malta prominent in latest UK controversy on tax dodging
Malta has again been labelled a tax haven as it features in the latest controversy on tax dodging by giant companies in the UK. The Sun newspaper reports that energy giant npower has dodged paying up...
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Updated - MCA chief says his forced resignation went against EU directives
Updated - The “forced resignation” of the chairman of the Malta Communications Authority, Antonio Ghio, has been accepted by the Government, which has replaced him with lawyer Edward Woods. Mr Ghio...
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Updated - PN explains why it stayed out of Action Committee for Economic Growth
The government said today that the Opposition had turned down its invitation to participate in a bipartisan Action Committee for Economic Growth. The PN said it did so because its representative would...
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Super 5 - Ticket wins €1.21m
The Super 5 draw was held today instead of tomorrow, which is a public holiday. The winning numbers were 32 • 27 • 20 • 1 • 30 One ticket holder guessed all five numbers and won the jackpot of...
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Updated - Garnishee orders issued against PN media company
Two garnishee orders have been issued by a court against Media.link Communications, the media arm of the Nationalist Party. The first was issued at the request of the Malta Communications Authority,...
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