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Woman who failed to arrange adoption ends up in jail
A woman who failed to procure a girl from Pakistan for would-be adoptive parents and also failed to refund some €7,000 that they had paid her, has had an 18-month suspended jail sentence converted...
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PL accuses PN leader of using EP contacts to hinder Government
The Labour Party has accused Nationalist leader Simon Busuttil of using his European Parliament contacts to hinder the Government from continuing with its process to reduce electricity tariffs while...
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French woman who was assaulted by police in 2007 is accused of assaulting...
A French woman resident in Malta, Catherine Sophie Pernot Sprangers, was accused in court today of having hit a policeman on the head with a camera, slightly injuring him. The incident happened as the...
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Updated: Cyrus Engerer acquitted of circulating pornographic material,...
Former Sliema deputy mayor Cyrus Engerer has been acquitted of circulating pornographic material and computer misuse. Mr Engerer had pleaded not guilty to distributing obscene images of his former...
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Chris Said, Ann Fenech are uncontested
Only two places in the administration of the PN, those of treasurer and international secretary, are being contested. The call for nominations closed today at Noon. The PN said the following...
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Worker suffers loss of part of hand
A worker suffered the loss of the fingers and part of his left hand when it got trapped in a granulating machine this morning. The worker, a 58-year-old man from Msida, was working in a scrap metal...
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Elderly man injured in petard explosion
A man has been hospitalised after a small petard exploded in his hand in a lane off Triq Wenzu Dalli, Hal Ghaxaq, this afternoon. The incident happened at about 12.15 p.m. The injured man, 69, was...
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Lower gas prices from tomorrow
The price of Liquigas LPG in cylinders will go down as from tomorrow, the company said. It said the 12kg cylinder will cost €16.60, down from €17.90 while the 15kg cylinder will cost €20.75, down from...
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Political corruption cases no longer time barred - PM defends appointments
Politicians and others involved in political corruption will no longer be able to invoke prescription when cases land in court. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and the Parliamentary Secretary for...
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Updated: Fire at Hal Farrug carnival stores
Three carnival stores at Hal Farrug were completely destroyed by fire this morning. The fire was most probably started when rubbish left outside the stores caught fire at around 11am. The fire then...
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Updated: Driver in critical condition as car overturns in Birzebbuga
A 33-year-old man from Birzebbuga is in a critical condition after his car overturned and crashed heavily on the road down to Birzebbuga at around 7am. The police said the man was driving a Peugeot...
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The 'dudu' is all set to hit the streets of Malta
In India it is called a rickshaw, in Thailand a tuk-tuk and in Malta it will be the dudu, a little bug, which will offer commuters the chance to go green. It is essentially a bicycle with a tiny...
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Update 3: Marsa murder - Police looking for two suspects
The police are looking for two people who they suspect could have been involved in this morning’s murder during which a well-known criminal suspect was killed with multiple gunshot wounds. According...
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Nato minesweepers in Grand Harbour
Two Nato minesweepers, the Turkish TCG Edincik (M-260) and Italian Crotone 558 arrived in Malta this morning on a four-day visit. They form part of the Standing NATO Mine-Countermeasures Group 2. Such...
View ArticleTimes of Malta staff dominate Journalism Award nominations
Five journalists, two photographers, a cameraman, three opinion writers and a freelancer with The Sunday Times of Malta, Times of Malta and timesofmalta.com are finalists in this year’s Malta...
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Woman released after day in prison
A woman who was jailed yesterday was released from prison today, after she paid €7,000. The woman, Concetta Charles, had failed to procure a girl from Pakistan for would-be adoptive parents. She had...
View ArticleOral contraceptive tablets recalled
A voluntary preventative product recall of Cilest® 250/35 Oral Contraceptive Tablets (250μg norgestimate 35μg ethinyl estradiol) is being initiated by Janssen-Cilag International N.V. The recall is...
View ArticleAir Malta denies delay claims
Air Malta has denied reports that its flight KM 117 from London Gatwick to Malta on May 24 was delayed so that the aircraft could wait for Susan Davies, wife of CEO Peter Davies. The airline said Ms...
View ArticleChurch school vacancies
The Church is accepting applications for two vacant places at Our Lady Immaculate, Ħamrun (first year girls’ secondary) and five places in boys' fourth year primary schools as follows - two places at...
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New law will facilitate transfer of business between family members
The government has started working on a Family Business Act which will facilitate continuity on the transfer of family businesses, Economic Affairs Minister Chris Cardona said. He said the new law...
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