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Valletta en fête - Strong message against same-sex marriage in pontifical Mass
Valletta is en fête today for the feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck, the feast which marks the birth of Christianity in Malta. Fine weather saw hundreds of people going to Valletta to enjoy the...
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Update 2 - Legendary guitarist Brian May for Malta concert - Anniversaries...
Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May will be performing in Malta on April 5, it was announced today as the government unveiled a series of events to mark important anniversaries this year. May, author...
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New Parliament's office chairs to cost €370,000
More than €370,000 are being spent by the government on office chairs for the new Parliament. The bill does not include the seats in the chamber itself but only covers those being used in MPs’ offices...
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Ira Losco biggest winner at MMAs
Ira Losco was the biggest winner at the Malta Music Awards last night, winning the awards for Best Solo Artist, Best Video with her song Me Luv U Long Time and Best Album with The Fire. The band Red...
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No increase of particulate matter from BWSC plant despite use of heavy fuel oil
An assessment of air quality in Marsaxlokk and Birzebbuga following the commissioning of the BWSC power plant using heavy fuel oil has found no evidence that the power station contributed to elevated...
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Man arrested after Marsa shooting
The police have arrested a man after he allegedly fired a shotgun in the direction of a foreigner. The incident happened at about 5.15pm near the Addolorata Cemetery during an argument. No one was...
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45% of sexually active teenagers do not use contraception
Some 45 per cent of sexually-active people between the ages of 16 and 18 do not use contraception despite having multiple partners, according to a new study. The percentage increases to 65 per cent...
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Spill forces road closure from Fgura to Marsascala
The police have advised motorists to avoid Zabbar Road, Fgura, and the bypass to Marsascala, because of spillage of what is thought to be fuel. Zabbar Road and Hompesch Road, Zabbar, in the direction...
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Fine imposed on VRT station revoked
A tribunal today revoked a Transport Malta decision to fine a VRT testing station and withdraw the licence of the tester for a year after irregularities were found in a car which had just been tested...
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Laid off Arrow Pharm workers in the dark about alternative jobs
Arrow Pharm employees are still in the dark about their future, despite reports that new jobs have been found for all 110 made redundant last week. Union Ħaddiema Magħqudin general secretary Josef...
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Arrested while hitting his girlfriend
A man was granted bail today after having been arrested in Paceville while allegedly hitting his girlfriend. The incident happened on Sunday at around 10 p.m. A court was told how the accused, Johann...
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Three Enemalta workers suspended for tampering with 1,000 electricity meters
Enemalta has suspended three members of staff who allegedly tampered with up to 1,000 smart meters to slow down their recording of electricity consumption. Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi told a hastily...
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A French photographer who uploaded pornographic footage of a young Maltese man had filmed five other local models for his pay-per-view porn website last year. Renaud Ribas, who lived in Gżira but has...
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UK website's opinion on why Malta Eurovision is 'oddly compelling viewing'
The hugely popular London-based Metro website had its say about the Malta Eurovision Song Contest, giving five reasons why Malta Eurosong is 'oddly compelling viewing'. Caroline Westbrook,...
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Update 5 - Qawra murder: Serb died with single stab through the heart after...
Update 5 - details on police press conference. Last updated 6.15 p.m. A 27-year-old Serbian man who was murdered in the early hours of this morning was stabbed once through the heart, the police said....
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Updated - Enemalta suspends five more people in smart meters scandal
Enemalta has suspended five more staff members as investigations continue into the tampering of smart meters. Another three were suspended yesterday. Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi told parliament that...
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89 employees fired by Arriva for disciplinary reasons in 10 months
Arriva fired 89 employees for disciplinary reasons between March last year and January 13. Most of them were drivers. Seventeen of the employees were sacked while still on probation, Transport...
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Medicines being removed from government formulary - Opposition spokesman
The Opposition spokesman on health, Claudio Grech, has called on the government not to tackle the shortage of medicines by striking medicines off its formulary. Speaking on Times Talk yesterday, Mr...
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Coast Road project to cost €49m
The Coast Road project is expected to be taken in hand in the coming months with completion earmarked for the end of next year, at a cost of €49 million. Answering a parliamentary question by Toni...
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18,000 foreign workers in Malta
Half of all the new jobs being created in Malta are taken up by foreign workers, Education and Employment Minister Evarist Bartolo said. Speaking at a public consultation entitled Meet the Cabinet in...
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