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Temporary residence for prisoners set to be freed
Paul*, barely 30, has already been in prison three times and, unfortunately, his is far from being an isolated case. A worrying 56 per cent of inmates are repeat offenders, having broken the law and...
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The 'monti' is shifted...by a few metres
The monti open market in Merchants' Street, Valletta, was shifted by a few metres this morning to facilitate work on the Palace. The hawkers were moved up Merchants' Street. The market is expected to...
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MPs to sit on government boards - Busuttil
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil this evening criticised the government for planning to move legislation which would enable it to appoint MPs to the boards of government entities and authorities. The...
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Hunters hit at judge’s call to ban blood sports
A hunter’s organisation, St Hubert Hunters, believes that Mr Justice Michael Mallia’s argument that all forms of blood sport, including hunting, should be banned is “ludicrous”, given that the judge...
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Flamingo under police watch in Salina
Updated - Adds pictures - An adult Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus, arrived at the Salina saltpans, near St Paul’s Bay this morning, BirdLife said. ALE police officers and BirdLife Malta staff...
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Flamingo's whereabouts unknown - shots heard during the night
A flamingo which landed at Salina yesterday morning was seen flying out in the late evening and its whereabouts are unknown, a BirdLife spokesman said this morning. The bird was seen flying off at...
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Ian Rush in Malta as wife threatens divorce
Former Liverpool legend Ian Rush has been threatened with divorce after his wife discovered he has been having an affair. Rush, 51, was last week spotting flying off to Malta with 30-year-old Carol...
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Updated - Rome flight goes to Milan before coming to Malta
An Air Malta flight from Rome to Malta was combined with the service from Milan to Malta this afternoon, resulting in a five-hour delay for passengers flying in from Rome. Passengers who boarded at...
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Elvis arrives in Malta
He pushed his own luggage trolley. The welcoming crowd was small. But there was no mistaking Elvis at the airport this morning. It was Gordon Elvis, a Naxxar-born Elvis Presley impersonator who has...
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108 transfers in the police force
A total of 108 transfers have been made within the police force since the elections, Home Affairs Minister Emanuel Mallia said in Parliament this evening. Replying to questions by Nationalist MP Jason...
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Audacious gang killings in public a new phenomenon
Criminal gangs attacking each other is not a new phenomenon but the audacity of recent killings shocked people, according to a criminologist. Saviour Formosa says fighting between gangs happened in...
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Marsa murder - new identikit issued
The Police have issued a fresh indentikit of the man suspected to have committed last Friday's murder in Marsa. The illustration is based on fresh eye-witness descriptions. Anyone having any...
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Updated - Policeman hospitalised, man arrested after chase
A police motorcyclist was hospitalised this afternoon after being hit by a stolen quadbike he was attempting to stop. The driver of the quadbike was eventually arrested by policemen of the mobile...
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Justice Reform Commission makes 135 recommendations
The Justice Reform Commission headed by Judge Giovanni Bonello this morning presented its first report to Parliamentary Secretary for Justice Owen Bonnici. The report features 135 recommendations....
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Injured motorcyclist dies
A 68-year-old motorcyclist who was injured in a collision with a car in Marsa on May 9 died yesterday at Mater Dei Hospital, the police said. The accident had taken place in Labour Avenue, close to...
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Paul Borg Olivier signing off
Paul Borg Olivier ends his term as general secretary of the Nationalist Party today, when the party executive is due to appoint Chris Said as his successor. Dr Said was the only contender for the...
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Project description statement gives options for new gas power station, gas...
Enemalta and Mepa have published the Project description Statement for the new Delimara gas power station and the liquefied natural gas receiving, storage and regasification facilities. The Statement...
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Updated - Scicluna announces measures to encourage VAT defaulters to pay up
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has announced five measures which will make it easier for those who are in default of VAT payments to regularise their position. In the past, individuals or companies...
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Tancred Tabone and Frank Sammut blocked MOBC privatisation
Former Enemalta Chairman Tancred Tabone and his consultant Frank Sammut acted to block the 2004 privatisation of the corporation’s oil storage facility when they were secretly partners in a private...
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Man pleads not guilty to hitting policeman with stolen quad bike
A man who yesterday allegedly hit a policeman with a stolen quad bike was this afternoon remanded in custody, after he pleaded not guilty to 20 counts of traffic related offences, theft and attempted...
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