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Fuel prices revert to pre-budget rates
Fuel prices has reverted to the pre-budget rates, following yesterday's defeat of the budget, Enemalta said. The bBudget had raised fuel duties by 2c per litre. The prices are the following. Product...
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Review: A legislature dominated by the unexpected
It was the unexpected which dominated the legislature which is now coming to an end. When people cast their votes on March 8, 2008, few would have thought that this would be a legislature dominated by...
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Muscat confirms January 7 agreement
Labour leader Joseph Muscat confirmed this morning that the opposition had agreed with the government that Parliament should be dissolved on January 7. Following a meeting with President Abela this...
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Government workers to get pay raise as planned on January 1
Government workers will get their pay raise and cost of living adjustment as planned on January 1, but some Budget measures will be put on hold once the Budget was not approved by Parliament...
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PM: Changing direction now would be wrong
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi insisted once again this morning that the people knew where they stood with the Nationalist Party, and changing direction when the country was achieving good results...
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President says 'still too early to comment'
President George Abela would not comment on the political developments that will see the country heading to an election on March 9. "It is still too early to comment," he told timesofmalta.com in his...
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Update 3: Murder investigation as man is found dead at Qalet Marku
A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found dead at Qalet Marku, Bahar ic-Caghaq, with a shot in the head. Informed sources said that the man - 41 of Balzan - was found in a pool of...
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Dalligate: Silvio Zammit arraigned, remanded in custody
Former Sliema deputy mayor Silvio Zammit was remanded in custody today after being taken to court and accused of bribery, trading in influence and relapsing. He pleaded not guilty. The charges are...
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Update 3: PM advises President to dissolve Parliament
Updated The Prime Minister this morning called on the President and asked him to dissolve Parliament on January 7 for a general election to be held on March 9. Dr Gonzi was greeted with applause by a...
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PM says he disagreed with Muscat wish to hold February election
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this morning that during the contacts held with the Opposition earlier this week, Opposition leader Joseph Muscat had wanted the general election to be held before...
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Two fail to recover 'stolen' items
Two men who claimed to own stolen items recovered by the police, have lost a case where they sued the police after the items were returned to the person from whom they were seized. David Anastasi and...
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Animal carcasses confirmed as rabbits
Tests have confirmed that the carcasses collected by the police from a Chinese-run compound in Ħal Far were rabbits and not cats. The case is linked to last month’s arrest of a Chinese man suspected...
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Farrugia Sacco to sue Ombudsman for criminal libel
Mr Justice Lino Farrugia Sacco said today that he will sue Ombudsman Joseph Said Pullicino for criminal libel over a letter he sent yesterday to the President of Malta and copied to the press. The...
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Architectural firms, contractors, ordered to pay damages
Architects England and Borg Costanzi and the firm England & England have been ordered by a Court to pay Hubbalit Developments Ltd €93,600 in damages for a poorly constructed building while Gatt...
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PN holds rally in unofficial campaign opener
The Nationalist Party held a rally for its activists this evening in what can be viewed as the unofficial opening of its electoral campaign, two days after the Budget was defeated, precipitating the...
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Updated: Police questioning judge as part of criminal investigation
The police are questioning Mr Justice Raymond Pace in connection with a drugs investigation, well placed sources have said. The judge is being questioned at police headquarters. Mr Justice Pace, 54,...
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Police trying to establish last movements of murder victims
The police are trying to establish the last movements of the two men who were separately shot dead this morning. Senior police officers said this evening that they have no suspects at this point....
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PM clarifies election date comment after Muscat criticism
The Prime Minister in a statement has clarified comments he made on television this morning about the date of the general election and local council elections. Speaking on TVAM this morning, Dr Gonzi...
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Lawyer's partner leaked investigation information to Silvio Zammit, court hears
The investigation into former EU health commissioner John Dalli is still going on, although the police would not say of they plan to arraign the former PN Minister. Testifying in the compilation of...
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Man murdered in Mosta - was undergoing proceedings for Marsascala shootings
A 46-year-old man from Marsascala was shot dead in Mosta this morning in the second murder today. He was identified as Joseph Cutajar, known as Il-Lion, who was undergoing court proceedings after...
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