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‘All my son can do is keep his head down... and wait’
Sixteen months into a decade-long sentence at Corradino Correctional Facility, Daniel Holmes sits in his cell waiting to hear about his appeal. He knows something about waiting, having seen almost six...
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The day after Tomorrow
When Gianluca Bezzina walks in through the sliding doors of the cafe, no one looks up. With his colourful hoodie, green jeans, earphones and rucksack, he looks like a student on a language course. But...
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The education system is sick, says former dean
The education system is partially to blame for the poor results obtained by Maltese students in international surveys, the former dean of the Faculty of Education Carmel Borg, said. The system is not...
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Busuttil admires de Marco for conceding early
PN leader-elect Simon Busuttil has admitted that he was not expecting such a swift election outcome on Saturday and he said he admired Mario de Marco for conceding immediately. He hoped that Dr de...
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Updated - Chef's Choice disputes discovery of undeclared horse meat, pork
Updated - Adds Chef's Choice reaction The Environment Health Department has found undeclared horse meat and pork in Chef’s Choice beef sausages frozen-packed in 1000g plastic bags in quantities of 20....
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Ex-judge Ray Pace found dead at home
Former judge Ray Pace was discovered dead in his Attard home yesterday morning. He was 54. According to sources, his body was discovered by a family member. No suspicious circumstances surround his...
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Security Service head visited man whom he had hit with his car
The former head of the Security Service, Godfrey Scicluna, went to hospital to visit a 91-year-old man whom he hit while reversing his car in Paola, a court heard this morning. He went to hospital the...
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Teenager hit by car in Naxxar
A 17-year-old girl from Naxxar was hospitalised this afternoon after she was hit by a car at Labour Avenue, Naxxar. The incident happened close to the zebra crossing at 2.20 p.m. The car, a Hyundai...
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BWSC plant suffering persisent faults - minister
Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi said in parliament this evening that the BWSC power plant is suffering consistent faults. He was replying to questions in Parliament by Nationalist MP Tony Bezzina about...
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Sliema parking scheme suspended
The government has suspended the Sliema timed parking scheme, saying it was introduced without an adequate trial period and it was causing problems to all those who wanted to park in the locality....
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Update 2 - Sliema schools start an hour late as teachers strike over parking...
The streets outside the five schools in Sliema were unusually quiet this morning as teachers stayed away in protest over the timed parking scheme introduced by the locality's local council. The...
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De Marco leaves the door on his future ajar
PN leadership runner-up Mario de Marco has stood by his decision not to run for the post of deputy leader, but insisted he was prepared to play any role the party felt was appropriate for him to...
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MPs to be briefed about the new Parliament House
A presentation on the state of play regarding the building of the new Parliament House will be given to MPs tomorrow week. The members of the House Business Committee were told today that the...
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Four charged with stealing €143,412 worth of food from Lidl
Four former Lidl employees were this morning charged with stealing €143,412 worth of food from the San Gwann supermarket, which they then sold on to other shops. The accused are Roderick Garcia, 28,...
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AFM searching for five persons missing from yacht off Gozo
The AFM has launched a search for five French persons reportedly missing from a French yacht. The alarm was raised when a Spanish man called at Victoria police station at 4.30 p.m. yesterday, saying...
View ArticleUpdated - Gozitan students to receive grant payments in a matter of days
Updated - Gozitan university students will receive their grant payments in a matter of days, the ministries for Gozo and for Education said this afternoon. The University Students' Group (GUG) this...
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Herrera says Jason Micallef's appointment was discussed with the PM
The new chairman of the Valletta 2018 Foundation, Jason Micallef, has avoided questions on his absence from cultural events to date. He said that he did not think the moment was right for questions...
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Property donation declared null
A donation of immovable property four months before the owner was ordered by the court to pay damages to a victim has been declared null and void. The court heard that Joanne Cassar had filed a case...
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Judge Pace case - Defendant allowed to go abroad
Raymond Caruana, one of two men accused of attempting to bribe late judge Ray Pace was today granted a change in his bail conditions to allow him to go abroad in connection with his work as a truck...
View ArticleUpdated - Magistrate orders that blogger be escorted to court
Magistrate Clare Stafrace Zammit has ordered that blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia be escorted to court after she did not turn up for a libel hearing this morning. The Magistrate noted that this was...
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