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'Il-pinzell' jailed for 12 years for Qormi shootout with police
Marco Pace known as Il-pinzell, was jailed for 12 years this morning after admitted to charges of attempted murder in a six-hour shootout in Qormi in 2005. He was arrested by the members of the...
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Updated - Mgarr to Victoria queue; ferry no-charge weekend to cost taxpayers...
Updated 6 p.m. A queue of cars stretching from Mgarr, past Ghajnsielem and Xewkija and on to Victoria in Gozo has built up as hundreds of people wait to return to Malta after benefiting from Gozo...
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Woman assaulted, robbed at home
The police are looking for two men who assaulted a woman and robbed her in her own home. The incident happened this afternoon in St Ursola Street, Valletta. The men, who were hooded and wore black...
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Enemalta had no choice but to accept off-spec fuel oil - official
Enemalta had no option but to accept four consignments of fuel oil with a higher sulphur content than laid down in the contract because it would otherwise have had to shut down part of the power...
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Bittersweet day for theology graduates
It will be a bittersweet experience for Licentiate in Sacred Theology students who will graduate this evening. Their joy at successfully completing a seven-year course will be dampened by the absence...
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PN slams planned raising of MFSA licence fees
The Nationalist Party this afternoon expressed disappointment over government plans to substantially increase licences for investment services companies and other financial institutions. Finance...
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Paceville administrative council running out of funds
Paceville’s administrative council members are appealing for better funding for repairs and cleaning. They are also asking for help to address the “terrible” congestion caused day and night because...
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Appeals Board allows further development at Portomaso
A Mepa decision to ban further development at Portomaso has been overturned by the Appeals Board, which has approved a proposal for the building of 46 bungalows around an artificial lagoon with a...
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Man injured in Birzebbuga crash succumbs to injuries
The 59-year-old man who was grievously injured in a traffic accident in Zejtun Road, Birzebbuga on Friday passed away yesterday, the police said. The accident happened when the man was driving an Opel...
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'Unknown fathers' should be made to shoulder responsibility - Labour MP
Labour MP Chris Agius said this morning that the State should step in and ensure that, as far as possible, 'single fathers' shouldered their responsibilities for their children and the mothers. Mr...
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Four hurt in Attard crash
Four persons were injured late yesterday in a crash between a private car and a taxi at the junction of Mosta Road with Old Railway Road in Attard. The incident happened at about 9.20 p.m. The most...
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Sand cloud may hit Malta
The Maltaweaathersite early this afternoon issued this satellite picture of a sand-laden cloud approaching Malta from Libya. A strong south-westerly wind is forecast for later today and tomorrow.
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Activist raising funds to buy passport for migrant
The citizenship-for-sale saga has inspired a Luxembourg-based human rights activist to try and raise €650,000 to buy a Maltese passport for the “most deserving” asylum seeker. Antoine Cassar has...
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Warden punched by driver who was talking on mobile phone
The police have arrested a man who this morning punched a female warden after she stopped him speaking on his mobile phone while driving. She was not seriously injured. The incident happened in...
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BOV warns of Internet fraud
Bank of Valletta this evening warned of a scam targeting customers through fraudulent emails purporting to be from the Bank. The e-mails state that the customer’s Internet Banking account is due to...
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Citizenship scheme is substitute for new taxes, minister says
Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia this evening defended the Individual Investor Programme, asking repeatedly on TimesTalk how the revenue would be substituted if the programme was dropped. The...
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Man gets fine, one month driving ban
A young man has been fined €3,000 and banned for driving for a month after a court found him guilty of involuntarily seriously injuring a woman, damaging her car and driving carelessly but not...
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Government has no position on spring hunting referendum
The Government has no position on the spring hunting referendum being proposed by a number of organisations, Parliamentary Secretary for Animal Rights, Roderick Galdes, said this morning. Speaking...
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Three men arrested after being found in possession of dead birds
Three men were apprehended at Malta International Airport yesterday after being found in possession of 45 dead birds including 12 protected specimens. Their flight had originated in Romania and they...
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Government wanted to call off all local council elections in this legislature...
PN deputy leader Beppe Fenech Adami revealed this evening that the Opposition had turned down a proposal by the government to put off local council elections throughout this legislature. In an...
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