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“Potato blood in my veins”
The humble Maltese potato had the social networking sites in a tizzy this morning with a YouTube video that went viral overnight. The video, which is produced by Jansen Dongen and which carries the...
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Three solar energy schemes launched
The government this morning launched three schemes to help families reduce their electricity consumption and help Malta achieve its renewable energy targets by 2020. The first scheme, with an...
View ArticleFormer PM's car too costly for use
Former Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi’s official car, a BMW 7 Series, cost nearly €60,000 in repairs and replacement cars. The black saloon was bought in November 2003 for €62,254. However, it ended up...
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Updated - MUT orders one-hour strike over Sliema parking scheme
Updated - Adds council reaction - The Malta Union of Teachers has directed teachers who work in schools in Sliema to report for work an hour late next Tuesday in protest over the Sliema Residents'...
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Jason Micallef to head V-18 foundation
Jason Micallef, former general secretary of the Labour Party, is to head the foundation coordinating Valletta’s preparations to be the European Cultural Capital in 2018 – known as V-18, Parliamentary...
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Updated - Jason Micallef's appointment ridicules the country - PN
Updated - Adds comment by Jason Micallef - The Nationalist Party said this evening that Jason Micallef's appointment as chairman of the V18 Foundation was the worst advertisement for the capital city....
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Banned travel adapters on the market
Travel adapters banned some time ago are again on the market, the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority warned this morning. It said that these adapters (see photo) posed a serious risk of...
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Updated: PN leadership election - Gonzi proud of what has been achieved
Updated 10.50 a.m. Outgoing Nationalist Party leader Lawrence Gonzi is optimistic for the future of the party he has steered for the past nine years and which today chooses a new head. “This is an...
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PM urges Labour youths to keep government on its toes
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has urged the members of the Labour Party's youth forum to keep the government on its toes when it comes to decisions taken about its promised reforms. Dr Muscat was...
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Malta's financial situation discussed in Brussels
European Affairs Minister Louis Grech and Finance Minister Edward Scicluna today met the European Commission vice-president Olli Rehn, who is responsible for economy and finance, to discuss Malta’s...
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Three fatal traffic accidents in first quarter
Three people died in traffic accidents in the first three months of this year. The National Statistics Office said that there were 3,401 reported traffic accidents reached 3,401, 8.5 per cent less...
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Updated: Malta deficit expected to widen to 3.7% this year - European...
Malta's deficit in 2013 is expected to widen to 3.7 per cent, according to the European Commission's Spring Forecast. The forecast says that total current primary expenditure is forecast to increase...
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Ex-PM’s car repairs cost more than €58k
Former Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi’s official car, a BMW 7 Series, cost nearly €60,000 in repairs and replacement cars, Times of Malta has learnt. The five-metre black saloon was bought in November...
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Couple jailed for stealing handbags from elderly women
A 34-year-old woman was today jailed four years and had her driving licence suspended for 12 months after she was found guilty of stealing handbags from elderly women. Alexia Margo Calleja, 35, last...
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Updated: No injuries in bendy bus fire
No one was injured in a fire on a bendy bus near Mater Dei Hospital this morning. The fire was put out by the Civil Protection Department. Arriva said when contacted that the bus was servicing Route...
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Former minister is new MTA chairman
Former Justice Minister Gavin Gulia has been appointed chairman of the Malta Tourism Authority. The other members on the new board include two former Nationalist MPs - Frans Agius, who was nominated...
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Muscat defends Jason Micallef's appointment as V-18 chairman
(Adds audio clip) Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today he believed former PL general secretary Jason Micallef would do a good job as chairman of the V-18 Foundation. The V18 foundation is tasked...
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Update 2: Spectator critically injured at Hal Far horse races, girl also injured
Updated 9.15 a.m. Saturday - A 50-year-old man from Hamrun was critically injured during horse races in Hal Far late yesterday. The police said the incident happened at about 9.30 p.m.when a pony hit...
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Update 3 - Woman trapped as car crashes into the sea
A woman was trapped in a car which crashed into the sea at Gzira yacht yacht marina early this morning. People on the scene said the woman, 29 from Birkirkara, had given a lift to a foreign man who...
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What not to wear... in court
Dressing appropriately for the right occasion leaves many in distress – and when it comes to making an appearance in court, choices often leave much to be desired. Laughably short neck ties worn over...
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