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Is your father a hero?
You don’t have to be David Beckham to be a hero to your kids. It’s Fathers’ Day on Sunday and timesofmalta.com is making an appeal to readers who would like to nominate their father, stepfather,...
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PN attacks Muscat for defending Franco Mercieca
The Nationalist Party this morning criticised the prime minister after he criticised the media in the controversy over private practice by Parliamentary Secretaryu Franco Mercieca. The Times of Malta...
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Updated: PN urges minister to apologise for transfers and withdraw them all
(Adds PL's reply) The Nationalist Party has called on the Minister for Social Solidarity - Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca - to apologise to workers who suffered vindictive political transfers at St...
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Dead turtle washed ashore at Armier
A large dead turtle was washed ashore at Armier beach yesterday evening. Reader Ramon Micallef, who took the photos above, said the turtle was at least a metre long.
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Police yet to investigate Gatt’s Swiss bank details
The police have still not verified Austin Gatt’s declarations about his Swiss bank account but Times of Malta can reveal it was valued at more than €700,000 when the former Transport Minister forgot...
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Update 2 - Mepa insists works did not affect ecological integrity of site
The Gaia Foundation, which manages Ramla Bay in Gozo, has defended the use of a bullzozer to remove pebbles from the beach early last Friday. In a statement, it said no intervention took place on the...
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Government considering home schooling
The Government is in the process of considering changes in the Education Act including the possibility of introducing the concept of home schooling, Education Minister Evarist Bartolo said this...
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Marsa traffic junction - Major changes under consideration
The government is considering a substantial change to the traffic junction near the Addolorata Cemetery in Marsa in order to solve the traffic congestion problems there, Transport Minister Joe Mizzi...
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AFM Deputy Commander to move to Detention Service
Colonel David Attard, Deputy Commander of the AFM, is to become the commandant of Safi Detention Centre while Lt Col Brian Gatt will head the other detention centres in the first phase of a reform of...
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Update 3: Wife recounts to court how she found murdered husband's body
The wife of murdered Gozitan lawyer Michael Grech this afternoon recounted to the court how she had found her husband covered in blood on the floor by following a blood trail. Testifying this evening...
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Weed killer traces in nine of 10 urine samples of people in Malta
Nine out of 10 urine samples from people in Malta contained traces of the weed killer glyphosate, laboratory tests carried out by Friends of the Earth Malta show. The results in Malta are mirrored in...
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PM says his choice of car was the cheapest option - he still pays his...
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said in parliament this evening that his decision to use his personal car as the official car meant considerable savings for the exchequer, more so as he still paid for...
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Air Malta lights up Gnejna Bay with candles
Air Malta lit up Gnejna Bay with over 430 candles for a commercial released on its YouTube channel today. The video shows Gnejna beach lit by a grid of candles some of which were lit and extinguished...
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Updated - PM comments as Franco Mercieca stops private ops
Updated - PM comments - Parliamentary Secretary Franco Mercieca will no longer conduct private eye operations, following an investigation by The Sunday Times of Malta which found he was earning €3,600...
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Updated - Inquiry into alleged abuse in old people's home
The Social Policy Ministry has ordered an inquiry into alleged abuse on elderly persons in an Old People's Home, the minister, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca said. She did not reveal when, where or how...
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Foundation to organise celebrations marking major anniversaries
The government is to set up a foundation to organise and coordinate national festivities, including the 50th anniversary of Independence, the 40th anniversary of the Republic, the 35th anniversary of...
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Elderly woman suffers shock following washing machine fire
An elderly woman was taken to hospital to be treated for shock following a fire at her residence in Victory Street, Senglea. The fire, which was controlled by the Civil Protection Department, is...
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Free medicines audit underway
Government does not yet have time frames to tackle the problem of out of stock medicines but these will be released after an external audit is complete in six weeks' time. Health Minister Godfrey...
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Former Żebbuġ mayor cleared
Former Żebbuġ mayor Brian Bonnici has been cleared of charges of abuse of power. Mr Bonnici had resigned in November 2009 following PN media allegations that he used council-paid staff to carry out...
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Why Cuddles isn’t a threat to you or to Malta’s wildlife
Cuddles sits on Chris McGowan’s arm, peering around curiously, as his keeper speaks about the importance of proper reptile care and the dangers of releasing reptilian pets into the wild. The two-year...
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