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Birzebbuga group claims ship contaminated bay
The Birzebbuga Action Group has called on the Malta Environment and Planning Authority to fine the Freeport after a container ship last week scraped the seabed as it entered harbour and contaminated...
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PM's message to mark first 100 days
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat delivered a 10-minute televised message this evening to mark the government's 100 days. He underlined decisions taken so far and said the government was determined to win...
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PN: First 100 days not a good augury for the legislature
The Nationalist Party this evening gave its views on the first 100 days of the Labour government and said they were not a good augury for the rest of the legislature. It recalled that the Labour Party...
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Ramla before and after
The Gozo Tourism Association has welcomed action to remove pebbles from Ramla Bay in Gozo. It noted that the authorities took the necessary measures in order to reinstate the popular beach, making it...
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Updated - Children hurt in Zabbar crash
Five people were injured in a head-on crash at Xaghjra near Zabbar this morning. The incident happened at 10.40am at Zejtun Road and involved a Ford Escort and an Opel Astra. The injured included a...
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Justice to be transferred to OPM - Labour MP is Commissioner Against Bureaucracy
The justice portfolio has been transferred to the prime minister from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Owen Bonnici will still remain parliamentary secretary for justice. The move was announced by Prime...
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UPDATE 2 - Gozitan lawyer's murderer gets life
Updated with sentence - David Zerafa was this evening sentenced to a life in jail after he was convicted of the murder of Gozitan lawyer Michael Grech. The prosecution requested life imprisonment as...
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GO plc HR manager claims sexual harassment by director
A director of GO plc has filed an application in court to stop the company from taking disciplinary proceedings against him for alleged sexual harassment against the company's HR manager. The...
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Updated - Parliamentary sitting lost after MPs argue on transfers - Speaker...
Updated - Tempers rose in Parliament this evening as Nationalist MP Mario Galea backed by the Leader of the Opposition complained of vindictive transfers at St Vincent de Paul Home for the Elderly....
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Updated: Privatisation Unit chairman resigned after clashes with minister -...
Updated 7.55 a.m. on Tuesday - The chairman of the Privatisation Unit, Emanuel Ellul, has resigned. Economy Minister Chris Cardona said in reply to a parliamentary question that he was notified by the...
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Swede rescued in Comino
A Swedish man was rescued by the volunteers of the Gozo-based E.R.R.C. rescue corps yesterday when he hurt himself while jumping off Cominotto. The incident happened at about 4.45 p.m. The man, who...
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Trucks caught dumping construction material in valley
Officers from Mepa's Enforcement Directorate today caught two trucks illegally dumping construction material into Wied Ta’ Xhajma in Nadur. The officers, who went on site following a tip off,...
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Sandro Chetcuti case: Lawyer accuses Vince Farrugia of perjury
The lawyer representing developer Sandro Chetcuti, who is accused of having injured GRTU Director-General Vince Farrugia when he assaulted him at the GRTU's headquarters two years ago, this morning...
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Government, opposition argue on Chinese company blacklisting
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat in a statement to Parliament this evening spoke on the options being considered by the government to improve links between Malta and Gozo. His statement was greeted with a...
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Court rejects GO director's application in sexual harassment case
A court this morning rejected an application by a director of GO plc to stop the company from taking disciplinary proceedings against him for alleged sexual harassment of the company's HR manager. The...
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Mallia: PM's decision not a sign of mistrust
Home Affairs Minister Emanuel Mallia insisted this morning that the prime minister's decision to put the justice portfolio under his wing was not a sign of mistrust. The justice portfolio was assigned...
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Civil unions for same sex couples by end of the year - Prime Minister
Civil unions for same sex couples will be introduced by the end of the year, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said this afternoon after he was presented with the Soldier Award as an "agent of change". The...
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Muscat defends Dalli appointment - 'We will not be dictated to by anyone in...
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that he did not expected problems with the EU after his decision to appoint former European Commissioner John Dalli to head the Mater Dei Hospital reform....
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Updated: Two hurt in 12th May Fireworks Factory incident
Two men were hurt in an explosion at 12th May Fireworks Factory, near Zebbug this afternoon. They are a 57-year-old man from Ta' Xbiex and a 33-year-old man from Msida. The older man was grievously...
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Car chase driver arraigned - a case of déjà vu
Sean Zammit, 21 of Birkirkara, the man arrested after a dramatic car chase last night, was remanded in custody this afternoon after being accused in court of driving without insurance and without a...
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