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Bid to sanction boathouse rejected
An environment tribunal has refused to sanction an illegal boathouse in a protected and scheduled area in Ġnejna Bay. The case went to the tribunal after a planning commission declined to approve the...
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Man injured in fight
A man was injured in the face when he was hit by a tool, possibly a hammer, in an argument involving some workers. He was taken to hospital for treatment though the extent of the injuries are still...
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Unusual work of art at Malta Freeport
An unusual artwork was welcomed at Malta Freeport Terminals on the CMA CGM Magellan. This work of art, by world-renowned artist JR, currently features a pair of mesmerizing eyes all along its...
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Archbishop warns against drugs decriminalisation
Archbishop Paul Cremona said this evening that decriminalising the use of Cannabis could lead users to forget the negative effects of drug-taking. He was addressing guests at the graduation of former...
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Bride: Just let me talk to Jolie woman to woman
Maria Arpa would like to have a “woman to woman” talk with Angelina Jolie in the hope she can still have her “dream wedding” at Mġarr ix-Xini in October where the superstar will be filming. When she...
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Updated: Power station drilling works started – Mizzi
(Adds PN's statement) Works on the Delimara gas power station and LNG terminal have started, according to Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi. Boreholes were drilled into the ground over the past weeks as...
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Mystery of kitchen’s ‘clean bill of health’
St Vincent de Paul home for the elderly was “in constant breach” of health and food hygiene regulations and it was difficult to understand how it was given “a clean bill of health” in previous months,...
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Sai Mizzi explains some of her work - digital company eyes Malta free trade zone
A major Chinese digital products company is interested in setting up a free trade zone in Malta to showcase its products in Europe, according to Sai Mizzi, the Malta Enterprise representative to Asia....
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Updated: Two men plead not guilty to BOV bank messenger murder in 2000
Two men were this afternoon remanded in custody after they pleaded not guilty to the murder of bank messenger Alphonse Ferriggi on September 18, 2000 outside a San Gwann branch of Bank of Valletta....
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Reformed drug user jailed nine months for aggravated possession
A reformed 40-year-old mother of three who was caught with 25 ecstasy pills in 2005 has been sentenced to nine months in jail. Lorraine Grima, from Cospicua had committed her crime during the...
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Festa f’San Anton draws the crowds
Festa f’San Anton drew crowds to the President's Palace in Attard yesterday as the state rooms and private gardens were opened for public tours. The feast, a 'celebration of the Maltese identity' was...
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Population up 1%
The population at the end of last year stood at 425,384, upby one per cent when compared to 2012, the National Statistics Office said. It said the Maltese population accounted for 94.1 per cent of the...
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Birdlife reacts as Dilapidated hunting structures at Il-Majjistral Park removed
Several dilapidated trapping and hunting structures within a Natura 2000 site at Il-Majjistral Nature and History Park have been removed The Environment Ministry said the operation was carried out by...
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A record 4,500 people visited the Fiera l-Kbira at Montekristo Esatates during its first few hours yesterday evening. A total of 230 exhibitors are taking part in the fair, which was officially...
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‘High-quality design projects sacrificed for puerile points’
Innovative and high-quality design projects are being sacrificed for puerile technicalities that have to be ticked off religiously when submitting tenders, according to architects and civil engineers....
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President to call on Pope in September
President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca shall be calling on Pope Francis later this year. Speaking on RTK Radio this afternoon, the President said she will be at the Vatican on September 29. In April,...
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Benefactor couple fund first ever private migrant rescue at sea mission
A philanthropist couple who felt compelled to act following the Lampedusa shipwrecks that killed more than 700 asylum in October, has poured millions of euros into the first ever privately-funded sea...
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Annual gay parade celebrates recognition granted to same-sex couples
Malta’s gay community this evening held its annual Gay Pride Parade in Valletta on the theme “Family: Where Love Matters More”. Carrying posters and colourful balloons, participants in this year’s...
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€100,000 per annum for both the PN and the PL
Alternattiva Demokratika said today that it was necessary that the law on the financing of political parties was not one which only established the administrative burdens which should be shouldered to...
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MIDI to develop business centre at Tigné Point
MIDI plc has signed a joint venture agreement for the development of a 14,000 square metre business centre on Pjazza Tigné at Tigné Point. The joint venture called Mid Knight Holdings Limited was...
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