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Updated - 97 migrants brought to Malta
A group of 97 migrants was brought to Malta last night after their boat was intercepted some seven nautical miles off Marsaxlokk. The migrants - 91 men, five women (one of whom is pregnant ) and a...
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Mother and children aged 11, 12 and 14, admit theft
A mother and her three children were arraigned in court today and admitted to theft. The 36-year-old and two daughters and a son, aged 12, 14 and 11 respectively, were accused of stealing mobile...
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Norman Lowell has sentence reduced
An appeals court this morning confirmed a Magistrates' Court judgement finding right-wing activist Norman Lowell guilty of three charges of inciting racial hatred. However the court overturned a...
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Baby rescued from locked car
A quick-acting traffic policeman this morning forced open a car after it was locked by mistake with the keys – and an 18-month-old baby girl– inside. The incident happened just after 10 a.m. in...
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Update 2 - Man arrested in Qrendi house fire case
A 55-year-old man from Qrendi is expected to be arraigned in court in the coming days after a house was extensively damaged in an early morning blaze in Qrendi today. The fire, in Bali Guarena Street,...
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You gave the country an unconditional service, PM tells Gonzi
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this evening thanked his predecessor Lawrence Gonzi saying that although many might imagine that it was difficult for one to find words of appreciation for an opponent, it...
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Cardona controversy: Muscat says Privatisation Unit did not need to be involved
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this morning refused to pass judgement on Economy Minister Chris Cardona’s decision to change recommendations by the Privatisation Unit after a government call for legal...
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Hit by car, assaulted and robbed
A man who was hit by a car was then robbed by the people who offered to take him to hospital, a court was told today. The story emerged during the arraignment of Raymond Psaila, 43 of Zabbar, who was...
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Petition demands regulation of motorised bicycles
An online petition calling for the regulation of motorised bicycles has been launched in the wake on an accident in Fleur-de-Lys Road which left an elderly pedestrian seriously injured. The bicycle...
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Serial fraudster has jail term reduced
A serial fraudster who is attempting to reform herself this morning had her six year three month jail term reduced to three years six months on appeal. For her last case, Alexia Cross had been jailed...
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ARMS gets its third chairman since April
Anthony Valvo has been asked to step down from chairman of ARMS Ltd, fewer than three months after being appointed by the new Labour government. Mr Valvo noted when contacted that his appointment on...
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Gonzi says farewell - 'Let us be proud to be Maltese'
Former Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi resigned from Parliament this evening, saying he was returning his Parliamentary seat to the people so that it could be occupied by someone “who can give the...
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Foreign Ministry publishes 'guiding principles' - Minister defends appointments
Foreign Minister George Vella has not denied the government will soon be appointing former Labour Party employees to ambassadorial posts around the world and said he saw nothing wrong in this....
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Updated - Ministerial declaration of assets published
Updated - adds declarations of parliamentary secretaries The declarations of the financial assets of government ministers and parliamentary secretaries were tabled in parliament this evening. Many of...
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Maltese Stompers take bulls by the horns in Pamplona
A group of Maltese rugby players escaped unscathed from the annual running of the bulls in Spain’s San Fermin festival in Pamplona last week, which left 40 seriously injured. “You’re running...
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Former TVHemm presenter files judicial protest against PM
Former TV presenter Norman Vella has filed a judicial protest against the Prime Minister and the Chief Permanent Secretary calling for the reason behind the termination of his deployment with Public...
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Minister to use the bus to personally experience people's problems
Transport Minister Joe Mizzi will be commuting with Arriva in the coming days to personally experience and better understand problems being reported by users. Speaking this morning, the minister said...
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Thank you for the honour, stay true to your values says Gonzi
Lawrence Gonzi has urged the Maltese to remain true to the values that “have stood the test of time” as he bows out of Parliament today after a glittering political career spanning a quarter of a...
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12-year-old boy chases thief - Arrest made after quick police action
A man was arrested today after he stole a bag from a car and was chased by a12-year-old boy who had been in the same vehicle. The incident happened at about 9.30 a.m. in Patri Magri Street, Marsa. A...
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Update 2 - Employers, GRTU disappointed by Industrial Tribunal appointments -...
Updated - Adds ministry's reaction, GRTU statement - The Malta Employers’ Association expressed serious concern today that the majority of persons who have been appointed as chairpersons of the...
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