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The following are the top stories in the national and international press today. The Times leads with a story saying that a disused landfill to be Gozo is to be transformed into a solar farm that...
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Santa dives for l-Istrina
Divers could take their photo with Father Christmas this morning, against a donation for l-Istrina. The event was organised by the Emergency Response and Rescue Corps at Hondoq ir-Rummien in Gozo....
View ArticleLunch break for Gozo Channel employees
Gozo Channel will be suspending its ferry service tomorrow and on New Year’s Day from noon to 3pm. This will allow employees to enjoy lunch with their families and friends. On both days, the noon,...
View ArticleG4S airport security workers not to lose job
It will be a good Christmas after all for G4S airport security workers who have just been informed they will not be losing their job. The General Workers Union and the Union Haddiema Maghqudin, who...
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Fire destroys car
The police are investigating a car fire in the area known as tal-gibjun tal-barrani, limits of Zejtun, this morning. The police said the car, an Isuzu KBD, caught fire at around 7.30am. The fire was...
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Imbalance between rights and duties brings suffering - Archbishop
Democracy depends upon a balance between rights and duties and in the absence of such balance, there is bound to be suffering, because citizens would not be afforded a fair deal, Archbishop Paul...
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Drunk passenger makes bomb threat on flight
It was a happy ending for passengers on Air Malta’s flight from Munich on Sunday afternoon when they got off the airline after a safe landing. The passengers got the fright of their life when a drunk...
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Press digest
The following are the top stories in the national and international news today. All national newspapers today lead with the news of L-Istrina’s success yesterday. The national fund raising event has...
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Press digest
The following are the top stories in the international press today. National newspapers are not published on Boxing Day. Official results from Egypt show voters have backed the controversial new...
View ArticleMost tourists stay in four-star hotels
A total 43 per cent of tourists (55,831 of 129,913) who came to Malta in October stayed at four-star hotels, the National Statistics Office said. It said that 37,208 stayed in five-star hotels, 25,063...
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Man conditionally discharged for assaulting officer
A 32-year-old-man from Ghaxaq was this morning conditionally discharged for two years and fined €240 after he pleaded guilty to violently resisting arrest early on Christmas Day and assaulting a...
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Underwater tree
Trees may not grow underwater but some Christmas ones do. The Calypso Sub Aqua Club and Dive Systems organised an Underwater Christmas Tree Event at Exiles in aid of l-Istrina this morning. Around 60...
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Man jailed for trafficking heroin
A 38-year-old man from Marsalforn was today jailed two years and fined €500 after he pleaded guilty to trafficking heroin. Anthony Said also pleaded guilty to being in possession of heroin in amounts...
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Hold up at Gzira store
A hooded man armed with a knife entered a food store in Gzira and demanded money from a Chinese woman who was inside. The thief escaped with €300. The police said no one was injured during the...
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Young man injured in traffic accident
A 19-year-old man from Iklin was seriously injured this morning following a traffic accident in Sta Venera. He is not in a critical condition. The police said the man was driving a Mercedes in Triq...
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Updated: World's largest ship docks at Freeport
The world’s largest ship, the Marco Polo, docked at the Freeport's Terminal Two North Quay this morning carrying 16,000 containers. The 396 meters long and 54 meters wide vessel is larger than a US...
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L-Istrina sets new record
An all time record of €3,294,997 million were collected during today's L-Istrina, well over last year's record of €2,566,539. The annual charity fundraiser, which kicked off just after noon to raise...
View ArticleGamma probe for Mater Dei
The Action for Breast Cancer Foundation has donated a piece of equipment to the Mater Dei hospital which will be used in conjunction with breast surgery for the treatment of breast cancer. The gamma...
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All set for baroque festival
All is set for the first edition of the Valletta Baroque Festival being held between January 9 and 26 at the Manoel Theatre, the Palace, St John’s Co-Cathedral, the Jesuit Church and the Church of All...
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New president for Cana Movement
Arthur Galea Salomone has been appointed president of the Cana Movement. A lawyer by profession, Dr Galea Salomone, led the anti-divorce campaign before a vote was taken in a referendum last year. He...
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