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PM discusses Ukraine President's visit with Barroso
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this evening held a teleconference with European Commission President José Manuel Barroso to discuss Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who will be visiting Malta next...
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Mistra development: Mepa stands its ground
A permit can only be considered for revocation in the case of an error on the face of the record, fraud or public safety, the planning authority said this afternoon. It made its statement to rebut a...
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Mepa direct action at makeshift scrapyard in Siggiewi
The planning authority's Enforcement Directorate today removed a number of derelict vehicles and scrap material which had been dumped in a makeshift scrapyard in Siggiewi. Served with an enforcement...
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WSC gets new chairman, CEO
William Wait has been appointed chairman of the Water Services Corporation and will assume the additional role of CEO in February next year, the Energy Ministry said. Mr Wait is a director and deputy...
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Mistra: Government 'has no intention of protecting environment' - DLH
Environment NGO Din l-Art Helwa said today that the government's rejection of the findings of the planning commissioner on the granting of the Mistra permit showed in it had no intention to protect...
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Blaze destroys car in Fgura garage
A fire destroyed a car parked in a garage adjoining a house in Fgura tonight. The owner of the house said he was woken up by his wife who was alarmed by the smell of burning. He went downstairs and on...
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‘Capital of culture needs to have value for money’
Valletta 2018 Foundation directors unanimously decided not to renew the contracts of their seven artistic programme directors, according to chairman Jason Micallef. He said the board of governors,...
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Mistra: PM defends Mepa's decision
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this morning defended the planning authority’s decision in granting a development permit for a high rise complex at Mistra Village saying the authority had legal advice...
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Worker put severed fingertip in his pocket
A Public Works Department worker put the tip of his finger in his pocket when it was severed during an accident near the Upper Barrakka Gardens, a court heard. The incident happened when a manhole...
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Camilleri Jnr was hit with a tile and stabbed before he was shot, court hears
The late Mario Camilleri Junior was hit with a tile, stabbed and shot by his uncle Jason Galea, a court heard this morning. The statement was made during the compilation of evidence against George...
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Boy injured in traffic accident, police vehicle, private car damaged in...
A police car and another vehicle were damaged in a commotion which broke out this evening when a Syrian boy was hit by a Land Rover in Hal Far, the police said. The incident was sparked when the...
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Australia Hall: government's gift to Labour - MZPN
Australia Hall has been transformed into a Christmas Gift all wrapped up with red ribbon - from Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to the Labour Party. The building was wrapped up by the Moviment Zghazagh...
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Updated - EU Med Task Force proposes measures on migration - Malta expects...
A Mediterranean Task Firce set up in the wake of migrant tragedies off Lampedusa and Malta this morning proposed measures which need to be taken to stem the migration tide and avoid a repeat of those...
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Burden sharing not in new EU proposals
Malta’s push for effective burden sharing and reallocation of asylum seekers among EU member states has been left on the backburner in a fresh set of proposals published by the European Commission...
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Banks defend rates of interest
HSBC and Bank of Valletta have both defended their interest rate margins, saying the cost of borrowing was based on a number of factors. Their reactions come after Central Bank of Malta governor Josef...
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Busuttil to meet Yanukovich, but stay away from state visit events
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil will stay away from a concert and an official dinner which will form part of the programme of the state visit to Malta of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich. Dr...
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Dubai firm promises fast track to Maltese citizenship
A Dubai-based law firm is claiming it can help wealthy individuals “jump the queue” to buy a Maltese passport. M/Advocates of Law is advertising a “fast-track option”, which, it says, will soon be...
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Two injured in separate accidents
A 53-year-old-man was grievously injured when he fell off a ladder while carrying out maintenance works at a factory today, the police said. The incident happened at about 10 a.m., in Triq tal-Gruwa,...
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Woman injured in accident
A 35-year-old woman from San Gwann was hospitalised this morning following a collision between the car she was driving and a concrete mixer. Her condition is not yet known. The police said the...
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Updated: Mepa board maintains protection for Villa Mekrech and Palazzo Giannin
The Mepa board this afternoon unanimously decided to maintain heritage protection for Villa Mekrech in Ghaxaq despite a request for de-scheduling to permit the building of six apartments in its...
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