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Five bids submitted for construction of Kappara junction
Five consortia have submitted bids for the construction of a grade separated junction at Kappara, Transport Malta said. The call for tenders, issued last September, closed yesterday. The bids were...
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Bouncer attack: woman charged
A woman claiming she was beaten by two bouncers in Paceville has been charged by the police with attempting to use force and disturbing the public peace. The incident made the headlines after Michelle...
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Medical requirements for driving licence in line with EU directive -...
Medical requirements for the acquisition of a driving licence in Malta were in line with the relative EU directive, Transport Malta said this evening. TM’s statement came after the lawyers of a driver...
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Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil to vote for spring hunting
Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil said this afternoon he will be voting in favour of spring hunting. “I am not a hunter and I love animals and the environment but I personally worked for and...
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Thief escapes after pet shop hold-up
The police are on the lookout for a man who escaped after holding up a pet shop in Balzan valley at 6.30pm. The thief, who was hooded and brandishing a knife, made off with €500 after he threatened...
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Singer Fabrizio Faniello recovering from drug problem
Singer Fabrizio Faniello tonight publicly admitted he had a drug problem from which he is still recovering. Speaking on Xarabank which is tonight discussing drugs, the 33-year-old singer said he has...
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Former Malta Maritime Authority clerk's effective jail term suspended on appeal
Former Malta Maritime Authority clerk Ivan Muscat had a two-year effective jail term suspended on appeal after a court agreed that his boss may have pressured him to "turn a blind eye" to forged...
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Elderly man found unconscious at home in Luqa
An elderly man who was found unconscious at his residence in Luqa this morning is in a critical condition. The police said the 70-year-old man, who lives alone, was found at 9.40am at his residence in...
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Sliema council calls on authorities to act on illegal structures, hawkers,...
The Sliema council is calling on the authorities to enforce the law and ensure that law and order were observed with regards to illegal structures, hawkers and beggars in the locality. Addressing a...
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Worker critical after fall
A 48-year-old Italian plasterer who lives in Swieqi is in a critical condition after he fell from a scaffolding in Triq il-Parrocca, Naxxar where he was working. The accident happened at around...
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Three police officers to face 'perjury' probe
A magistrate has ordered three police officers to be investigated for perjury in connection with an affidavit they presented over an illegal trapping case. Magistrate Anthony Vella, who was presiding...
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Parents of truants face action over unpaid fines
One hundred families which have repeatedly ignored truancy fines will be receiving a “letter of final notice” warning they will face legal action if they fail to pay up, The Sunday Times of Malta has...
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Seven foreigners being held by immigration police
Eight foreigners who entered Malta legally with documents issued by Italy were today found living in a precarious state at Hal Far during a raid by immigration police at 6.30am. The raid was carried...
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Government may consider withdrawal of oil trader George Farrugia's...
The government will decide whether rogue oil trader George Farrugia’s Presidential pardon should be withdrawn following police investigations into allegations made today that a government official had...
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Government official suspended pending investigation
Godwin Sant has been suspended from the Sustainable Energy and Water Conservation Unit pending investigation, with immediate effect, the government said this morning. The suspension follows a report...
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Respiratory virus worsens overcrowding in hospital
A respiratory virus with symptoms of a common cold is stretching resources at Mater Dei Hospital, which is at almost full capacity, The Sunday Times of Malta has learnt. Although incidence of the flu...
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Shout - No to spring hunting referendum campaign launched
Shout - the ‘No’ to spring hunting referendum campaign was launched this afternoon by the Campaign for the Abolition of Spring Hunting. The campaign is entitled Sping Hunting Out (Shout) and will be...
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Elderly man found unconscious at home on Friday passes away
The elderly man who was found unconscious at his residence in an alley off Triq il-Karmnuin Luqa on Friday morning has passed away, the police said. The man, 70, was found after a friend and family...
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Leaders’ common stance on vote ‘won’t be decisive’
The common position adopted by the two party leaders in favour of spring hunting may not necessarily spell bad news for the anti-hunting lobby, according to experts who spoke to this newspaper. A...
View ArticleMan, 37, denies sex with girl, 17
A 37-year-old man from Birżebbuġa yesterday denied having sexual relations with an underage girl, though she is pregnant with his child. The court heard how the 17-year-old girl told police that...
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