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PN asking employees to postpone receipt of two months' salary
The Nationalist Party is asking employees of its media company to postpone receipt of their salaries for July and August to ease its cash-flow problems, Times of Malta has learnt. At a staff meeting...
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Clinic appointments cancelled due to shortage of nurses
Some 60 clinic appointments are being cancelled every day due to a shortage of nurses at the Gżira health centre, according to the nurses’ union. “We have just enough nurses to provide a service in...
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Mepa approves Zbibu lane development
Mepa approved the contentious development of a mega block of apartments in the narrow Zbibu Lane in San Gwann at a public hearing earlier today sparking outrage from residents who objected to the...
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Prostitute jailed for resisting the police
A prostitute has been jailed for seven months after she argued with police officers, violently resisted arrest and assaulted two officers when they stopped her loitering in Marsa. Carmela Spiteri,...
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Air Malta halves operating loss, increases revenue, passenger figures
Between April and June this year Air Malta halved its operating loss, increased revenue and passenger figures and maintained a steady seat load factor when compared to the same period last year. The...
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Open season 'best deterrent against illegal shooting' - FKNK
It has again been made evidently clear that legal hunting, and genuine hunters’ presence in the countryside, is the best deterrent against illegal shooting of protected bird species, the hunters'...
View ArticleStorm causes power cuts, delays repairs
Bad weather has affected repairs to a power cable which developed a fault and knocked out electricity to some parts of Sliema and Gzira yesterday, Enemalta said. Today's storm also caused power cuts...
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Maltco revamps the Grand Lottery - cheaper tickets, weekly draw
Maltco Lotteries said today it is revamping the Grand Lottery. The ticket price has been reduced to €3 (from €10) and a draw will be held every week from September 13.The game was previously every two...
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Boy, 10, injured in fall
A 10-year-old boy suffered fractures last night when he fell a height of one storey in the caravan area of Ghadira Bay. The accident happened at about 11.30 p.m. while the boy was playing with...
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Young passenger injured as car overturns
A 17-year-old boy from Luqa was injured when a car overturned at Ta' Kandja this morning. The accident happened at about 5.30. The boy was a passenger in a Hyundai Accent which was being driven by a...
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San Blas beach kiosk owner to face charges over removal of rocks
The owner of the kiosk at San Blas Bay in Gozo is expected to be charged with illegally removing a number of large rocks from the scenic beach. The rocks were removed in the middle of August, after a...
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Insults fly as court hears how accused lured l-Imniehru
Insults flew in court this morning between Mona Camilleri, widow of Mario Camilleri (L-Imniehru) and Jason Galea, one of the two men accused of his murder and that of his son Mario Jr. Mrs Camilleri...
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Update 2 - Children rescued after boats capsize - Storm causes some damage,...
Nine children were rescued from the sea early this afternoon when a number of small sailing boats capsized after being hit by a wave. The incident happened off Sirens pitch in St Paul's Bay as a...
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AFM acquires fast boats
The Armed Forces of Malta has acquired two Zodiac Hurricane ZH-558 IO Jet drive rigid dinghies to upgrade its fast response capability. The dinghies were acquired through the use of funds from the...
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Man jailed for smashing bottle over man's head
A 39-year-old man from Sliema was jailed 18 months today for smashing a bottle over the head of a man he saw drinking with his girlfriend. John Calvert had seriously injured Anthony Spicer on August 7...
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Man arrested after heroin and cocaine find
A 28-year-old man from Floriana was arrested this morning after heroin and cocaine were found at his residence during a police raid. The police said the person is expected to be arraigned shortly.
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Mounted police to help monitor autumn hunting
The mounted police will form part of the autumn hunting monitoring team, made of up to 100 officers, in what the Government says is as an “unprecedented” effort to curb illegal bird shooting. The...
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Charging drug users who seek aid 'putting lives at risk' - lawyer
Lives are being put at risk by the police practice of charging drug users who seek medical help, according to leading criminal lawyer Joe Giglio. If someone at a party sought medical attention after...
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CABS operation Bon Voyage to start on Friday
The Committee Against Bird Slaughter’s operation Bon Voyage will begin next Friday. The operation will include the participation of more than 40 volunteers from nine countries, who will take part in...
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Fantasy Tour customers file judicial letter
A group of 138 Fantasy Tour customers this morning filed a judicial letter against Golden Travel Club Ltd owner Karl Azzopardi, his wife - a shareholder of the company, Fantasy Tours Ltd and Mr...
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