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Torched drug consignment had street value of €300m
Thirty tons of cannabis resin which were destroyed by fire on a ship off Malta on Friday-Saturday night had an estimated street value of €300 million. The drug was torched when the crew of the...
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Update 2 - MPs question real reason for closure of Family Park
Adds government reaction, PN reply - Nationalist MPs this morning called on the government to give the real reasons for the closure of the Family Park in Marsascala, pointing out that air quality...
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Insolvency fund for holidaymakers never set up, despite law
An insolvency fund that could have been used to pay those who had their holidays cancelled by Fantasy Tours, was meant to be set up in terms of the the Malta Travel and Tourism Service Act, which was...
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Investigation after biopsy goes missing
The Health Ministry has asked the Chief Executive of Mater Dei Hospital to conduct an investigation after a patient's biopsy went missing. The ministry learned of the missing medical test this...
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Playful dolphins off Paradise Bay
Six 'extremely friendly' Risso dolphins were spotted some miles off Paradise Bay this morning. Edward Rizzo, who took this footage, said they came right up to the boat and some people swam with them....
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Update 5 - Italian coastguard says ship that caught fire carried drugs
Adds video, details The Italian Guardia di Finanza said today that a ship which caught fire some 30 miles north of Malta yesterday had been carrying cannabis. The MV Gold Star was carrying more than...
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Phones, internet key but no drugs found in prison search
Two mobile phones, an internet key, a SIM card, a hard disk and a pen drive were found in an intensive search of Divisions One and Two of the prisons, but no drugs were discovered, the Home Affairs...
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Pimp and prostitute arraigned on theft charges
Donna Camilleri, 26 and Kyle Mifsud, 21, both of Sta Lucija, this morning pleaded not guilty to stealing €80 from a man in Marsa yesterday. Ms Camilleri also denied loitering with intent to prostitute...
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MUT in sharp reaction as MEA says government should not employ additional LSAs
Updated - See MUT reaction below - The Malta Employers’ Association has urged Government not to give in to pressure by the MUT to employ additional Learning Support Assistants (LSAs). The Association...
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Updated - Mizzi to discuss bendy buses with Arriva
Updated - Adds video - Transport Minister Joe Mizzi is to hold a meeting with Arriva Malta officials today to discuss the future of bendy buses. In brief comments this morning Mr Mizzi again refused...
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PN: Admission that Family Park air quality is fine shows closure was...
Updated 7.40 p.m. The Nationalist Party said this evening that the admission by the Environment Minister that air quality at the Family Park in Marsascala never posed any danger confirmed how the...
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Plans for CCTV on taxis dropped after pre-election deal
White taxis will no longer be required to have CCTV installed thanks to a pre-election deal between the government and the taxi association. All 300 white taxis in Malta and Gozo were supposed to have...
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Vince Farrugia resigns from GRTU post
Vince Farrugia has submitted his resignation from the post of Director-General of the GRTU. He has held the post for 20 years. The GRTU said its executive council regretfully and unanimously accepted...
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Three people were slightly injured when they came to blows during an argument over parking and noise in Gharb, Gozo, in the early hours of Sunday. One of the men emerged from his house brandishing an...
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Bendy buses to stay off the roads - Arriva given two days to react to report
The bendy buses will remain off the roads for the time being, and the government has given Arriva two days to react to a technical report presented to Transport Minister Joe Mizzi. In a statement, the...
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Young Maltese singer wows audience on Io Canto
Veronica Rotin, 9, wowed the audience in the season's first edition of the popular Canale 5 programme Io Canto yesterday. She sang "And I'm telling you" by Jennifer Hudson. See video below or...
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Man was shot dead in cold blood because of blackmail and usury
A 27-year-old man from Valletta was shot dead in cold blood because of blackmail and usury, a court was told this morning. The remains of Matthew Zahra were found buried in a field near Birzebbuga...
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Some of tanker's torched cannabis survives, nine arrested
About 3,400 kilograms of cannabis resin were saved from the flames out of the 30 tons torched by the crew of the Tanzanian registered cargo ship off Malta last weekend. A spokesman for Italy’s Guardia...
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Flamingos flyover
This flock of 52 Flamingos was observed flying over Qawra yesterday. Raymond Galea, who took this picture, described the sight as 'breathtaking'. mynews@timesofmalta.com
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15 held over drugs, one jailed for three years
Fifteen persons were arrested for drug possession or drug trafficking yesterday, of whom one was arraigned today and jailed for three years after being found in possession of 57 ecstasy pills. The...
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