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Teenager traced after absconding
An 18-year-old girl who had absconded police bail and failed to appear in court to face stabbing charges, was re-arrested after the police found that she was communicating with her mother through...
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PM in 'open' talks with the Pope on Church-State agreement
Last updated 1.59 p.m. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this morning had what he described as 'open' talks with Pope Francis at the Vatican and later led a government delegation at talks with Vatican...
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AD calls for countryside ownership maps after FKNK directive
Alternattiva Demokratika insisted today that maps of countryside ownership need to be produced following FKNK's directive for its members to ban access to private property for the Ramblers'...
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7% of babies have unknown father
Seven percent of babies born in the past five years were registered as having an unknown father, Home Affairs Minister Emanuel Mallia told Jason Azzopardi (PN) in reply to a parliamentary question...
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Court hears how burglars twice failed to enter jewellery shop
Robbers twice tried and failed to gain access to a Sliema jewellery but were thwarted by tough security glass and alert salesgirls, a court was told. A description of the attempts and two other crimes...
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Greece wants sea resources exploitation deal with Malta, Cyprus
The European Commission is working on a proposal by Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras for joint efforts by Greece, Malta and Cyprus on the exploitation of sea resources, particularly oil and gas....
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Updated - Valletta CVA system to be reviewed or scrapped
The government will review or scrap the CVA parking system in Valletta by the next Budget, the prime minister said at a public consultation meeting this evening. He said the system needed to be...
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Man on trial for human trafficking - migrants allegedly died in bid to leave...
A jury was told this morning how a dozen immigrants who had been trying to leave Malta in March 2006 ended up swimming back to Cirkewwa after the speedboat which was taking them away broke down and...
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Driver caught speeding... four times
The police over the past year handled four reports of speeding on the St Paul’s Bay Bypass. In all four cases – in January, February, April and May – the perpetrator was the same person. The...
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Isle of MTV going green - 18 tons of waste produced during the show
Isle of MTV will be going green this year with a new corporate social responsibility scheme that will see 18 tons of waste produced on the night separated for recycling at the Sant Antnin recycling...
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MP asks if minister interviewed people deployed to the Security Service
Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi asked today whether Home Affairs Minister Emanuel Mallia had interviewed policemen before they were transferred to the Security Service. Speaking in Parliament on the...
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Seven applications for speed cameras
There are seven application before Transport Malta for the installation of speed cameras, but a decision still hs to be taken about them, Transport Minister Joe Mizzi told Censu Galea (PN) in reply to...
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Updated - PN MPs warn of increased danger as Delimara gas storage...
Nationalist MPs this morning warned of the increased danger posed by the growth in gas storage requirements for the new power station in Delimara. The warnings were made during the debate on the...
View ArticleMinistry ‘didn’t know’ of EC action
The ministry responsible for EU affairs seems to be unaware of two new infringement procedures opened by the European Commission against Malta in May. In a statement issued by the Department of...
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Mallia urges correctional officers not to betray society
Home Affairs Minister Emanuel Mallia this evening called on a group of 24 new prison correctional officers not to betray the trust shown to them by society and not to give in to temptations. Dr Mallia...
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PM says Malta may use veto to press for EU solidarity on migration issue
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said this morning that the government is still ready to use its veto if it was not satisfied with the way the EU and member states treated Malta with regard to migration....
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Government borrows €50m for school-building
The government has negotiated a new loan of €50 million to be used for the building of new schools over the coming five years, Education Minister Evarist Bartolo said in reply to parliamentary...
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‘Well done, officers, you had a baby boy’
Stuck in traffic and despairing as his wife was about to give birth in a busy bus lane, Jesmond Cassar was mightily relieved when three police officers came to the rescue. These three “guardian...
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Video - Five divers rescued by helicopter
Five divers were plucked from the sea by an AFM helicopter yesterday after finding themselves in difficulty while swimming in rough sea off Ghar Lapsi. The divers were trapped under the cliffs close...
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Passengers hurt in bus-car crash
A number of people were injured this afternoon in a head-on collision between a bendy-bus and a VW Golf on the Coast Road. The crash took place at about 4.20pm at the junction to Maghtab. The road has...
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