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Update 9 - Oil procurement audit: Audit Office saw no need to refer to the...
Updated 12.37 p.m. (Most recent in italics at the bottom) Nationalist MP Beppe Fenech Adami this morning criticised members of the National Audit Office (NAO) for not interviewing people against whom...
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Update 2 - Second bendy bus on fire - this time in Mellieha - Minister comments
A bendy bus was extensively damaged by fire this evening in Mellieha - the second such case in 24 hours. The fire developed as the bus was being driven downhill on the main road soon after entering...
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Farmer who confronted thief is assaulted
An unemployed waiter, Roderick Fiteni, 32, from Zebbug, today pleaded not guilty to trying to steal fruit from a field, assaulting the farmer and breaching bail conditions. A court was told that the...
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Update 2: Minutes started deteriorating when corruption was alleged - Owen...
Minutes taken down by Enemalta's fuel procurement committee started deteriorating in 2003 when corruption in oil tenders was alleged, according to Parliamentary Secretary Owen Bonnici. He insisted...
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PL representative in Australia made High Commissioner
An Australian citizen who “uses every possible occasion to promote Labour”, according to newspaper KullĦadd, has been appointed Malta’s High Commissioner in Canberra. Foreign Minister George Vella...
View ArticleRoad rage foul mouth is embassy employee
The US Embassy has admitted that an American man who verbally abused a Maltese driver in a road rage incident caught on camera is a member of staff. “The US Embassy can confirm that the subject of...
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Second group of migrants arrives
Updated 6am Wednesday. A group of 115 migrants was brought to Malta last night. The immigrants - 102 men and 13 women, were rescued from a dinghy by a patrol boat of the Armed Forces of Malta. The...
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PN files data protection complaint over Police Commissioner's actions
The shadow minister for home affairs, Jason Azzopardi, insisted today that the Commissioner of Police had no right to request phone logs from telephony companies regarding the ongoing controversy...
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Vox pop: Are people worried about the buses?
Fires on two bendy buses in one day, following several other similar incidents, have stoked a debate about their safety and suitability for Malta’s roads. But commuters yesterday did not appear to be...
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Bibi Camilleri passes away
Frank Camilleri, a popular pianist known as Bibi, passed away last night. Bibi Camilleri, 90 made a name for himself in the entertainment spots in Stait Street, Valletta, in its heyday and at Cafe...
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US Embassy confirms road rage American was staff member, says he has now left
The US embassy has confirmed that an American involved in a road rage incident in Sliema was a member of its staff. The incident was recorded on video footage which went viral. "“The US Embassy can...
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Prison officers suspended after testing positive for drugs
Updated - Two prison officers have been suspended after have tested positive for drug-taking, informed sources said. The two were found out during random tests. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Home...
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Updated: Situation under control as UBS vehicles take the place of bendy buses
(Adds video) UBS buses this morning joined Arriva’s in service as the latter’s 68 bendy buses were yesterday removed from service pending investigations following a number of fires. The situation in...
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UBS to augment Arriva as bendy buses are withdrawn - Route details
Coaches of the Unscheduled Bus Service will be used as from tomorrow to augment the Arriva route buses following the withdrawal of 68 bendy buses from the roads, the Transport Ministry said. Transport...
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Memes poke fun at Arriva
Memes have been showing up on Facebook making fun of Arriva's predicament as three buses burst into flames. Here are some of them. See also the timesofmalta April fool's joke 'Old buses, drivers to...
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Updated - Ministry, Transport Malta, tell Arriva to withdraw all bendy buses
Updated 2.46 p.m. The Transport Ministry and Transport Malta have instructed Arriva Malta to take bendy buses off the road pending investigations. The decision was taken at an urgent meeting between...
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Oil spill technology may help migrant search and rescue operations
Oil spill tracking technology might play a vital role in migrant search and rescue operations, the Sicilian focal point of a project being carried out between Malta and Italy said today. The Calypso...
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EC's eyes on Malta as Government relaxes autumn hunting rules
The European Commission is closely following the Government’s relaxation of autumn hunting rules, but has not indicated any change in its position on finch trapping. A Commission spokesman said it is...
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Two men injured at work
Two men were injured in separate occupational accidents this afternoon, the police said. A 35-year-old from Zejtun was injured when a loaded pallet fell on him in Valletta Road Luqa. The accident...
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Three cars damaged in suspected arson
Three cars were extensively damaged in a suspected arson early this morning in a field in Triq ix-Xgħajra, Żabbar, which is being used as a car park. Preliminary investigations found that a BMW 535D...
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