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Saint gets a papier mâché makeover
A communication breakdown between the Church and a restorer has led to a complete makeover of St Gregory’s statue in Sliema, with its benefactors complaining they do not recognise the chubbier,...
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Eritrean who died in car crash was moving to US
Solomon Tefera, the Eritrean who died after a car crash early on Monday, was on the verge of moving to the US with his American fiancée and their one-year-old daughter. After almost a decade in Malta,...
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Three men arrested over slaying of flamingo
Three men were arrested in relation to the slaying of a flamingo on Saturday evening in the area known as Tal-Fessej in Xewkija. Then, the police were informed that a bird fitting the description of...
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Phone logs request was part of investigation into alleged corruption of...
The Police this afternoon defended their decision to request phone logs in the ongoing controversy over a meeting between the Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Home Affairs and a man who was wrongly...
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Maltese authorities sought information on 97 Facebook user accounts in six...
The Maltese authorities made 89 requests to Facebook on 97 user accounts in the first half of 2013, data issued by Facebook shows. Facebook today released its Global Government Requests Report. It...
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Old route buses back in service
Several former route buses which became tour buses after the old service was discontinued, returned to service today to plug the shortage created with the withdrawal of the bendy buses. Among them...
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Updated: Search for person seen spraying graffiti on new Valletta entrance
The police have launched a search for a person seen spraying graffiti on the new entrance to Valletta during a patrol at around 4am this morning. A graffiti depicting a man and a woman forming a heart...
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Update 4: Password change procedure to ensure secure process not followed in...
A procedure to change the password of a protected e-mail each time there was a fuel contract up for grabs to make the process secure had not been requested in May 2011, when a contract was awarded to...
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Renzo Piano appointed senator for life
World-renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano, who has designed the new entrance to Valletta, has been appointed senator for life by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano. He was given the honour for...
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Paceville security: back-up available in three minutes
Paceville security has been beefed up with police from the Rapid Intervention Unit available on standby to provide assistance within three minutes, according to the Home Affairs Ministry. A number of...
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Fate of ‘ugly’ Sliema room decided today
The planning authority board is today expected to decide the fate of a room built on a Sliema townhouse that jarred with the uniform streetscape. Sources said the board had an internal recommendation...
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Żebbuġ street row: ‘Caruana didn’t deserve to be a bishop’
Żebbuġ residents are up in arms over their council’s plan to rename Bishop Francesco Saverio Caruana Street after the mayor labelled the historic clergyman “a French lackey”. More than 80 per cent of...
View ArticleRyanair announces seat sale
Ryanair has kicked-off its City Break Season by launching a 100,000 seat sale, where passengers can fly on over 1,000 European routes from just €14.99 in October and November including: Malta to Bari,...
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Mepa to reconsider controversial permit issued for Sliema room
Updated 4.30 p.m. Mepa decided today that it will reconsider the controversial permit for an extra room built on top of an old Sliema townhouse. The decision was taken by the planning authority board...
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Clients planning class action against Fantasy Tours
Fantasy Tours may face a class action suit by furious customers after cancelling nearly €400,000 worth of paid-up holidays in the middle of summer. As the police continue their investigation into the...
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Update 4 - Power in the Mellieha/Ghadira area should be restored today -...
Updated 9.45am Friday - A power cut was reported throughout Gozo and parts of Mellieha and Sliema last night. Some residents said power returned briefly but then went out again. Enemalta said this...
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Dead flamingo found in freezer
A dead flamingo was found in a freezer at a residence in Kerċem during a police search yesterday. The police said the discovery was made in connection with an investigation triggered off by the...
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Woman to sue after breast surgery goes terribly wrong
A woman who lost her right breast and half her left one after undergoing cosmetic enhancement surgery will be filing a court case against the surgeon and the hospital over the coming days. Anita...
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Evacuations after fires in Sliema flat, Blata l-Bajda office block
Updated - An apartment in Sliema was extensively damaged by fire early this afternoon. The tenant, a 50-year-old woman, was not injured. The blaze, at about 3.30 p.m., forced the evacuation of...
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Serial restaurant thief jailed 18 months
Raymond Scicluna, the serial restaurant thief who stole a bag belonging to an 11-year-old girl from McDonald’s restaurant in Valletta last Monday has been jailed for 18 months. The girl filed a police...
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