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Budget will be frozen if it is not approved
The price of petrol, cigarettes and cement will go down once again next week while civil servants will not receive their wage increases at the start of the new year if the Budget is not approved on...
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Updated: Austin Gatt dismisses rumours he will quit
Transport Minister Austin Gatt yesterday rubbished speculation that he is planning on resigning his parliamentary seat to appease rebel MP Franco Debono before Monday’s crucial Budget vote. Dr Gatt...
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Muscat replies to the Budget speech, promises to remove income tax for...
Opposition leader Joseph Muscat this evening replied to the Budget speech, insisting that the people wanted a change of government but reiterating that the Budget measures would be retained by a...
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Soft opening for new open theatre next week
The new open theatre on the site of the old opera house in Valletta will have a soft opening on December 15 when it hosts a programme of Christmas entertainment which will continue till December 24....
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Paradise Bay shark encounter film ‘is a fake’
A Youtube clip posted by a young tourist showing a close encounter with a Great White Shark in Paradise Bay is a fake, according to shark expert Alex Buttigieg. The clip, which was posted on the...
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St Philip’s ‘binding’ deal is now ready to be signed
The owner of St Philip’s hospital said he has a “binding” agreement that is ready for signing, even though the Government insisted it was still negotiating. The former Nationalist Party MP and...
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Leah could spend birthday in hospital
Little Leah could be spending her fourth birthday at hospital in the US, despite indications that the toddler was going to be discharged earlier this week. Speaking to The Times from the Anderson...
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Air Malta gearing up for race with Ferrari F12
Preparations are well underway for next Sunday’s showdown race between an Air Malta Airbus A320 and a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. The event is being organised as part of the Paqpaqli Għall-Istrina...
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PM hopes for energy agreement with Libya
The Prime Minister has expressed hope that Malta would reach an energy agreement with Libya with a view to secure oil purchases from the North African state. He was addressing a news conference at the...
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Fenech says income tax for minimum wage earners is 'storm in a teacup'
Finance Minister Tonio Fenech said this evening that Joseph Muscat spoke for two hours in parliament about the Budget, but criticised nothing and gave no proposals, forgetting even the 51 "supposed"...
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Sexual abuse victims demand compensation
The victims of sexual abuse by two former priests this morning filed an official letter demanding compensation. The letter, from victims Lawrence Grech, Joseph Magro, Leonard Camilleri, Jason...
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€60,000 compensation for woman who was deprived of her property
A woman has been awarded €60,000 after the Constitutional Court ruled she should be adequately compensated for being deprived of her property. Angela Balzan had filed a constitutional application...
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Oil company gets exploration contract extension
Mediterranean Oil and Gas plc has been granted a one year extension to the first exploration phase of its Production Sharing Contract for Malta Offshore Area 4 to January 2014. The company said in a...
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Updated: Muscat reacts as ministry denies secret Arriva deal
Updated with Joseph Muscat's reaction The Transport Ministry this afternoon denied claims that the government had reached a secret deal with Arriva for higher subsidies on and beyond 2014. Referring...
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Defeat of the Budget would be 'the height of irresponsibility' - Chamber
The Malta Chamber of Commerce said this afternoon that leaving the country without a budget was 'the height of irresponsibility'. In a statement, the Chamber said it was extremely worried about the...
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Maltese queue for opening of new iCentre
Scores of Apple enthusiasts queued outside the new iCentre in Sliema as they waited for its opening at noon. Some 30 people were already in line at 8am, hoping to be among the first 50 to enter and...
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‘Are they just going to demolish our homes?’
Eleven families from Attard are likely to spend Christmas trying to save their homes after a court decided they must be demolished within six months. “I don’t know what to do... I’m half expecting a...
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Updated: Car driver hospitalised
The 32-year-old driver of a Peugeot 307 was slightly injured in a collision with a trailer at Mdina Road, Qormi, at about 4pm. The trailer was being driven by a 59-year-old man from Qormi in the same...
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COLA should be given irrespective of whether budget is approved - GWU
The cost of living adjustment was established by the incomes policy mechanism and should be given irrespective of whether or not the budget is approved, the General Workers’ Union said. The union said...
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Italy honours Oliver Friggieri
Maltese academic Oliver Friggieri has been awarded the Al Merito della Repubblica Italiana. He was given the award, which is the Italian equivalent to Gieh ir-Repubblika, this evening by Italian...
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