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Diesel leakage, cooling problems, caused bendy buses fires
Diesel spillage and poor cooling were the cause of the fires on three bendy buses in August last year, according to a report prepared by experts appointed by Transport Malta and Arriva. The experts...
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Wartime shelter discovered after slabs collapse
A long-forgotten wartime shelter was discovered in Main Street, Mosta this afternoon when slabs which had been hidden under old tarmac collapsed. The incident happened as heavy machinery was being...
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Former minister Wistin Abela passes away
Wistin Abela, 80, a long-serving minister in successive Mintoff governments, has passed away. Mr Abela, served in Parliament from 1966 to 1996, having been repeatedly elected from his home town...
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Motorcylist injured in Attard
A motorcyclist was injured this morning when his motorcycle was involved in collision with a Ford Fiesta. The incident happened on the Rabat Road in Attard at about 11.30 a.m. A bus was also involved....
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Government to hold citizenship talks with EU Commissioner Reding - Parliament...
The government will have talks in the coming days with the European Union's Commissioner responsible for citizenship, Viviane Reding, the prime minister said in Parliament this evening. Speaking in an...
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Cabinet to meet at Mellieha band club
The Cabinet is to hold tomorrow's scheduled meeting at the Imperial Band Club in Mellieha. It is the second time that the Cabinet will be meeting out of Castille during this legislature, with another...
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Brussels 'may have legal case' over citizenship
The possibility of Brussels pursuing legal action against Malta over the citizenship scheme should not be taken lightly, as the European Commission may have a case in arguing it would breach the EU...
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Traffic policeman injured
A sergeant in the police traffic section was injured and hospitalised this morning after an accident in St Anne Street, Floriana. The incident happened at about 10 a.m. as the policeman was driving...
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Investigation launched after fire destroys bus - Similar buses withdrawn for...
Updated - Adds pictures below - Malta Public Transport has launched an investigation after a fierce fire destroyed a route bus in Burmarrad this afternoon. No one was injured in the 3 p.m. incident....
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'Airstrip preparatory works' welcomed by Gozitan organisations
Two Gozitan organisations issued a statement this afternoon welcoming “the commencement of the preparatory works in connection with the airstrip on Gozo”. The Gozo Tourism Association and the Gozo...
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Arriva projected €3m loss last year, but lost €18.7m by November
Far from cutting subsidies the new Arriva bus service cost public coffers €9.8 million in subsidies in the first five months of operation in 2011. The company started operations in July that year amid...
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Five Nigerian migrants repatriated
Five immigrants have been repatriated to Lagos, Nigeria, by the Police Immigration Section in a Frontex operation organised by the Italian Authorities and coordinated in Malta's case by the Foreign...
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Officials deny receiving gifts during Enemalta petroleum division...
Officials of the Privatisation Unit and the committee which adjudicated bids for the privatisation of Enemalta’s petroleum division this morning denied in court that they were ever pressured or...
View ArticleEP candidate asks how criminals can apply for citizenship
Stefano Mallia, a Nationalist candidate in the European Parliament elections, has called on the Minister of Home Affairs to explain why a criminal can still apply to become a Maltese citizen. He asked...
View ArticleCompany dismisses 65 workers
Northway, a financial services company with offices in Sliema, has dismissed 65 workers. Another group of 30 workers was dismissed in December. The dismissals were revealed in Parliament yesterday by...
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Updated - Projects by local councils to benefit from IIP funds - Prime Minister
Updated - Adds PN reaction - Capital projects administered by local councils would be benefiting from some of the funds that would be raised through the individual investor programme, Prime Minister...
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Maltese-Australians campaign against citizenship scheme
More than a thousand Maltese citizens living in Australia have signed a petition, launched just last week, against the Maltese government’s controversial cash-for-citizenship scheme. The petition has...
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Park and ride cash was overestimated
Arriva was expecting to make €390,000 from the new park and ride sites which it operated last year, but in fact revenue only topped €46,000. Company accounts showed that Arriva, the company that used...
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Access to breakwater bridge closed because of damage
Access to the breakwater bridge in Valletta has been closed because of damage to the wooden decking caused by rough seas. A number of wooden planks are missing while others were damaged. Repairs are...
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Minister objects to MP's comments, demands action from the Speaker
Transport Minister Joe Mizzi this evening demanded a ruling from Acting Speaker Censu Galea after remarks by Nationalist MP George Pullicino who complained that Social Policy Minister Marie Louise...
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